Akershus Amtstidende

Akershus Amtstidende
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Amedia (100%)[1]
EditorJan Mattias Mellquist
Founded1874; 150 years ago (1874)
HeadquartersDrøbak
Websitewww.amta.no

Akershus Amtstidende, "Amta", is a local newspaper published in Drøbak, Norway. It covers the western Follo district, with its stronghold in Frogn and Nesodden.

History and profile

It was established in 1874[2] under the name Follo Tidende, and got its current name in the year 1884.[3]

Akershus Amtstidende is published by the company Akershus Amtstidende AS, which is in turn owned 100% by Amedia. Its editor is Jan Mattias Mellquist. A hundred years later, it had a circulation of 5,655, and had the same editor-in-chief as Akershus Arbeiderblad and Romerikes Blad.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Akershus Amtstidende AS". www.proff.no.
  2. ^ Henrik G. Bastiansen; Hans Fredrik Dahl (2003). Norsk mediehistorie. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 216. ISBN 82-15-00325-7.
  3. ^ a b Helge Østbye (1984). Massemediene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 29. ISBN 82-10-02375-6.


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