Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Kristenfolkets pressestøttefond (13.7%) Finn Jarle Sæle (5.2%) Inger Marie Volstad (2.4%) Erlend D Skumsnes Sæle (2.1%) Other Shareholders (76.3%) |
Editor | Finn Jarle Sæle |
Founded | 1999 |
Political alignment | Christian conservative |
Headquarters | Bergen, Norway |
Circulation | 11,574 (2017) |
Website | idag |
Norge Idag (literally "Norway Today") is a Norwegian Christian conservative weekly newspaper published in Bergen that was founded in 1999. The editor-in-chief is Finn Jarle Sæle.
Publishing
The newspaper receives financial press support from the Norwegian state, and has a circulation of about 11,000.
In cooperation with the television channel Visjon Norge, Norge Idag bought former cinema Forum Kino on Danmarksplass in Bergen to be used as a centre for evangelism.
Influenced by American evangelicalism, the newspaper was the only one in Norway to largely support Donald Trump during his presidency.
Controversies
Among the editorial positions taken by the newspaper is opposition to legalizing gay marriage and gay adoption. The paper also served as a mouthpiece for Jan-Aage Torp when he encouraged Christians to use directed prayer in order to oust gays from positions of power. This call for a prayer campaign was discussed in a number of media, including Dagbladet.
References
- "Norge IDAG - Bønes - Roller". www.proff.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Norge IDAG (avis)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 21 March 2023.
- "Medietilsynet snur: Den kristne avisen Norge IDAG får likevel pressestøtte". M24 (in Norwegian). 19 December 2016.
- "Vekkelsesmøte i Forum kino". NRK (in Norwegian). 3 September 2007.
- Torp, Jan-Aage (16 January 2006). "Avsett lesber og homser på makttoppen i Norge, ved bønn". Norge Idag (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- Vold, Henrik Brattli (16 January 2006). "- Makthomser må fratas sine stillinger – Pastor Torp i hardt vær igjen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
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