Morgenavisen
Encyclopedia
Morgenavisen is a former Norwegian
daily newspaper, published in Bergen
, Norway
from 1902 to 1984. Its first editor was Anders Stilloff
, who edited the newspaper from 1902 to 1915.
From its establishment the newspaper was a supporter of businessman and politician Christian Michelsen
, and eventually also a supporter for his new political party, the Liberal Left Party. Later the newspaper became a supporter for the Conservative Party. During World War II
Morgenavisen had installed a Nazi editor. From 1942 Morgenavisen and Bergens Tidende
were the only two remaining newspapers in Bergen, as Bergens Aftenblad and Dagen ceased publication. Three other major newspapers published in Bergen, Gula Tidend
, Arbeidet
and Bergens Arbeiderblad, had stopped earlier in the war. Gula Tidend stopped its publication already on 10 April 1940. The Communist newspaper Arbeidet
was forbidden from August 1940, and Bergens Arbeiderblad was forbidden from 4 January 1941.
In 1945 the newspaper bought Bergens Aftenblad
. In 1977 Morgenavisen was the largest newspaper supporting the Conservative Party in Western Norway, with a circulation of around 11,000. The newspaper presented a petition for compulsory winding-up in February 1984, after a failed fund-raising effort.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
daily newspaper, published in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from 1902 to 1984. Its first editor was Anders Stilloff
Anders Stilloff
Anders Stilloff was a Norwegian journalilst, playwright, newspaper editor and theatre critic. His theatre debut was the play Sagfører Hellmanns from 1902. He was the first editor of the Bergen newspaper Morgenavisen, which he edited from 1902 to 1915.-References:...
, who edited the newspaper from 1902 to 1915.
From its establishment the newspaper was a supporter of businessman and politician Christian Michelsen
Christian Michelsen
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...
, and eventually also a supporter for his new political party, the Liberal Left Party. Later the newspaper became a supporter for the Conservative Party. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Morgenavisen had installed a Nazi editor. From 1942 Morgenavisen and Bergens Tidende
Bergens Tidende
Bergens Tidende is Norway's fourth largest newspaper and largest newspaper outside Oslo, with a circulation of about 87,000 copies . Founded in 1868, it is a Norwegian-language newspaper published daily in Bergen. It reaches approximately 260,000 readers every day , mainly in the counties of...
were the only two remaining newspapers in Bergen, as Bergens Aftenblad and Dagen ceased publication. Three other major newspapers published in Bergen, Gula Tidend
Gula Tidend
Gula Tidend is a former Norwegian newspaper. It was established in 1904 by Johannes Lavik, and disestablished in 1996. The newspaper was a proponent for the Nynorsk language in Western Norway, located in Bergen....
, Arbeidet
Arbeidet
Arbeidet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Bergen in Hordaland county.Arbeidet was started in Bergen as a socialist newspaper on 6 December 1893, by a grouping called . It was the first socialist daily newspaper in Norway...
and Bergens Arbeiderblad, had stopped earlier in the war. Gula Tidend stopped its publication already on 10 April 1940. The Communist newspaper Arbeidet
Arbeidet
Arbeidet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Bergen in Hordaland county.Arbeidet was started in Bergen as a socialist newspaper on 6 December 1893, by a grouping called . It was the first socialist daily newspaper in Norway...
was forbidden from August 1940, and Bergens Arbeiderblad was forbidden from 4 January 1941.
In 1945 the newspaper bought Bergens Aftenblad
Bergens Aftenblad
Bergens Aftenblad was a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Bergen, Norway from 1880 to 1942. It supported the Conservative Party.The paper was started in 1880, and absorbed the long-running Bergens Adressecontoirs Efterretninger in 1889....
. In 1977 Morgenavisen was the largest newspaper supporting the Conservative Party in Western Norway, with a circulation of around 11,000. The newspaper presented a petition for compulsory winding-up in February 1984, after a failed fund-raising effort.