Dagsposten
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Dagsposten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Trondheim
in Sør-Trøndelag
county.
It was started on 2 October 1877 by Olai Olsen. He chose a connection with the liberal politician Johan Sverdrup
, who later founded the Liberal Party. It soon became the largest newspaper in Central Norway. From 1886 to 1890 Hjalmar Løken
was editor, and from 1890 to 1902 Håkon Løken
was editor. After a conflict with the owners, who wanted a Coalition Party connection, Løken left and founded Nidaros
. H. O. Oppedal took over. In 1909 Dagsposten became affiliated with the Liberal Left Party. In 1917 Johannes Knudsen took over as editor, and in 1940 he affiliated the newspaper with the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling. After a while it was allowed to remove the sub-header "Organ for Nasjonal Samling", which had caused a loss of advertisement and discrediting among the populace. It was abruptly stopped when the Second World War ended in Norway on 8 May 1945
.
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county.
It was started on 2 October 1877 by Olai Olsen. He chose a connection with the liberal politician Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first Prime Minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism. Sverdrup was Prime Minister from 1884 to 1889.- Early years :...
, who later founded the Liberal Party. It soon became the largest newspaper in Central Norway. From 1886 to 1890 Hjalmar Løken
Hjalmar Løken
-Personal life:Hjalmar Løken was born in Vang, Hedmark as the son of cand.jur. Edvard Martin Løchen and his wife Anne Elisabeth Grøtting. He was a brother of painter and actor Kalle Løchen, County Governor of Hedmark Thorvald Løchen, politician and Minister of Justice and the Police Einar Løchen,...
was editor, and from 1890 to 1902 Håkon Løken
Håkon Løken
Håkon Løken was a Norwegian jurist, journalist, newspaper editor and non-fiction writer. He was a journalist for the newspaper Dagsposten from 1890 to 1902. He founded the newspaper Nidaros in 1902, and was its chief editor from 1902 to 1910. From 1910 to 1918 he served as a public...
was editor. After a conflict with the owners, who wanted a Coalition Party connection, Løken left and founded Nidaros
Nidaros (newspaper)
Nidaros was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag.Nidaros was started on 1 May 1902. Its first editor was former Dagsposten editor Håkon Løken, and with its Liberal Party affiliation Nidaros became the largest newspaper in Trondheim, with a circulation of 20–30,000...
. H. O. Oppedal took over. In 1909 Dagsposten became affiliated with the Liberal Left Party. In 1917 Johannes Knudsen took over as editor, and in 1940 he affiliated the newspaper with the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling. After a while it was allowed to remove the sub-header "Organ for Nasjonal Samling", which had caused a loss of advertisement and discrediting among the populace. It was abruptly stopped when the Second World War ended in Norway on 8 May 1945
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