Vestlandsnytt (The Western Norway Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Fosnavåg in Møre og Romsdal county.
The paper is published in Nynorsk and is edited by Endre Vorren. It is issued twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Its primary coverage area is the municipalities of Herøy and Sande. The newspaper was launched in 1935 by Olav Aurvoll. After Aurvoll, the paper's ownership and operations were taken over by Frantz Frantzen. Today his son, Fred Frantzen Jr., is the paper's owner and manager. Vestlandsnytt has its main office in Fosnavåg and a branch office in Larsnes.
Circulation
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers, Vestlandsnytt has had the following annual circulation:
- 2006: 5,357
- 2007: 5,393
- 2008: 5,406
- 2009: 5,320
- 2010: 5,228
- 2011: 5,120
- 2012: 5,040
- 2013: 4,884
- 2014: 4,767
- 2015: 4,652
- 2016: 4,320
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon: Vestlandsnytt.
- Vågnes, Stig. 2016. Tok ikkje spøken. Sunnmørsposten (April 2).
- ^ Karlsen Høgstavoll, Ole-Ottar. 2017. Sunnmørsposten kjøper Vestlandsnytt. Vikebladet (April 28).
- Medienorge: Opplagstall norske aviser.
Further reading
- Rabben, Bjarne. 1995. Vestlandsnytt – bodberar i 60 år. Fosnavåg: Vestlandsnytt