Bratsberg-Demokraten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien

Skien

' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

 in Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 county. From 1924 to 1929 it was named Telemark Kommunistblad.

Bratsberg-Demokraten was started on 7 April 1908, as the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

 needed an organ in the county Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 (then named Bratsberg). On 10 January 1921 it was merged with Nybrott

Nybrott (Larvik newspaper)

Nybrott was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Larvik in Vestfold county.Nybrot was started on 9 September 1911, as a Labour Party newspaper. It was first weekly, was then published twice a week, then daily from 1915...

to form Folkets Dagblad, a regional newspaper for both Telemark and Vestfold

Vestfold

is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

, but the merger was reversed after 19 May 1922. Bratsberg-Demokraten continued.

In 1923 it was usurped by the Communist Party of Norway

Communist Party of Norway

The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...

. It changed name from 2 January 1924 to Telemark Kommunistblad. It lasted until 28 June 1929, and was survived by Labour's Telemark Arbeiderblad

Telemarksavisa

Telemarksavisa is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county.Telemark Arbeiderblad was started on 1 October 1921 as a reaction to the perceived moderate stance of Skien's labour newspaper Bratsberg Demokraten. However, Telemark Arbeiderblad was not published out of Telemark, but...

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Eivind Reiersen

Eivind Reiersen

Eivind Reiersen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He served one term as an MP, was deputy mayor of Skien, and edited the newspapers Fremover, Ny Dag, Bratsberg-Demokraten Eivind Reiersen (11 June 1877 – 16 September 1947) was a Norwegian...

was a noted editor, holding the post from 1919 to 1921 (a bit into the Folkets Dagblad period) and from 1924 to 1928.