Ny Tid
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Ny Tid is Norway's only international news magazine, published in Newsweek
-format every Friday. Politically, its history and editorial line is on the left side of the political spectrum and, until its recent sale, it was founded and owned by the Socialist Left Party of Norway. It is currently owned by new media group, Monitor Medier.
Currently, Ny Tid is headed by author and historian Dag Herbjørnsrud
who was formerly the political columnist for Al-Jazeera's English website.
, which was founded as an independent weekly in January 1953.
The newspaper gained notability thanks to the quality, reputation, and success of its writers including Sigurd Evensmo
(the first editor-in-chief), Jens Bjørneboe
, and Johan Borgen
. Evensmo was a member of the Student's Communist Organisation and had been active in the resistance against the Nazis in Norway; Bjørneboe was a self-described anarcho-nihilist who was at the center of literary life in Norway; and Borgen was an author sent to prison by the Nazis for his writings.
In 1975 Orientering was included in the new Ny Tid. From 1975 until 1998 Ny Tid was owned by the Socialist Left Party
(SV).
On January 24th 2006 the publishing house Damm
, a part of Egmont
, bought 100 percent of Ny Tid. On January 27 2006 Ny Tid was relaunched as Norway's first news magazine. In January of 2008 the magazine was transferred to a new media group, Monitor Medier, which at the same time also purchased the monthly Le Monde Diplomatique
.
, Nawal El Saadawi
, Irshad Manji
, Elena Milashina
, Katiuska Natera, Martha Roque, Blessing Musariri, Tsering Woeser, Orzala Ashraf Nemat and Natalia Novozhilova. The columns are mostly written in English. The project is called "Voices Without Borders" and is a project in memory of Anna Politkovskaja, who was a Ny Tid columnist from February 10 to October 7 2006.
(Great Britain), Irshad Manji
(Canada), Anna Funder
(Australia), Shah Muhammad Rais
(Afghanistan), Saskia Sassen
(USA), Natalia Novozhilova, and Anna Politkovskaya
(Russia), the independent journalist assassinated after a series of articles she published about corruption and the KGB under the Putin presidency.
The magazine has a global outlook with most of its articles focusing on current events across the globe. It is published in Norwegian for its print edition and in both English and Norwegian for its online edition. It covers politics, culture, environmental issues, and international affairs. The current editor is Dag Herbjørnsrud
. The editorial staff is based in Oslo
, while the correspondents are situated in five continents.
Ny Tid has links to Al-Jazeera and to Le Monde Diplomatique and frequently shares content with both online publications.
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
-format every Friday. Politically, its history and editorial line is on the left side of the political spectrum and, until its recent sale, it was founded and owned by the Socialist Left Party of Norway. It is currently owned by new media group, Monitor Medier.
Currently, Ny Tid is headed by author and historian Dag Herbjørnsrud
Dag Herbjørnsrud
Dag Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian historian and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly left-wing periodical Ny Tid since 1 February 2008....
who was formerly the political columnist for Al-Jazeera's English website.
Political Past
Ny Tid's predecessor was the weekly OrienteringOrientering
Orientering was a Norwegian newspaper which was initially published in December 1952 as an alternative voice. It was absorbed into Ny Tid in 1975....
, which was founded as an independent weekly in January 1953.
The newspaper gained notability thanks to the quality, reputation, and success of its writers including Sigurd Evensmo
Sigurd Evensmo
-Career:He was born in Hamar. In his younger years he was active in Clarté, a student organization at University of Oslo and in contact with Mot Dag, a forum among the social democratic students . He then joined the Workers' Youth League and worked actively with them...
(the first editor-in-chief), Jens Bjørneboe
Jens Bjørneboe
Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society and Western civilization on the whole...
, and Johan Borgen
Johan Borgen
Johan Collett Müller Borgen was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudonym of Mumle Gåsegg he wrote shorter articles in the newspaper Dagbladet, particularly during World War II...
. Evensmo was a member of the Student's Communist Organisation and had been active in the resistance against the Nazis in Norway; Bjørneboe was a self-described anarcho-nihilist who was at the center of literary life in Norway; and Borgen was an author sent to prison by the Nazis for his writings.
In 1975 Orientering was included in the new Ny Tid. From 1975 until 1998 Ny Tid was owned by the Socialist Left Party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
(SV).
On January 24th 2006 the publishing house Damm
Damm
Damm may refer to:*DAMM Cellular Systems A/S, a Danish provider for TETRA solutions.*Damm , a village in the municipality of Dummerstorf, district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
, a part of Egmont
Egmont Publishing
The Egmont Group is a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise media generally....
, bought 100 percent of Ny Tid. On January 27 2006 Ny Tid was relaunched as Norway's first news magazine. In January of 2008 the magazine was transferred to a new media group, Monitor Medier, which at the same time also purchased the monthly Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique is a monthly newspaper offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first created mainly for a diplomatic audience as its name implies...
.
Voices Without Borders
Every week an exclusive column is printed, in which writers from free speech-challenged countries are invited to comment and outline. These columnists are: Parvin ArdalanParvin Ardalan
Parvin Ardalan, born 1967 in Tehran, is a leading Iranian women's rights activist, writer and journalist. She was awarded the Olof Palme Prize in 2007 for her struggle for equal rights for men and women in Iran. In the 1990s Ardalan, along with e.g...
, Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi , born October 27, 1931, is an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. She has written many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society....
, Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji is a Canadian author, journalist and an advocate of "reform and progressive" interpretation of Islam. Manji is director of the Moral Courage Project at the Robert F...
, Elena Milashina
Elena Milashina
Elena Milashina is a Russian investigative journalist for Novaya Gazeta.In October 2009 she was awarded Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism....
, Katiuska Natera, Martha Roque, Blessing Musariri, Tsering Woeser, Orzala Ashraf Nemat and Natalia Novozhilova. The columns are mostly written in English. The project is called "Voices Without Borders" and is a project in memory of Anna Politkovskaja, who was a Ny Tid columnist from February 10 to October 7 2006.
Content and Style
Since the relaunch in January 2006, the independent magazine, regularly prints exclusive columns by writers like Noreena HertzNoreena Hertz
Professor Noreena Hertz is an English economist, author and campaigner.In her 2002 book The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and The Death of Democracy, Hertz warned that unregulated markets, corporate greed, and over-powerful financial institutions would have serious global consequences that...
(Great Britain), Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji is a Canadian author, journalist and an advocate of "reform and progressive" interpretation of Islam. Manji is director of the Moral Courage Project at the Robert F...
(Canada), Anna Funder
Anna Funder
Anna Funder is an Australian writer who grew up in Melbourne. She studied creative writing at the University of Melbourne, also later studying at the Free University of Berlin as the recipient in 1994 of a DAAD Scholarship...
(Australia), Shah Muhammad Rais
Shah Muhammad Rais
Shah Muhammad Rais from Afghanistan is the real life Bookseller of Kabul as written of in Åsne Seierstad’s book from 2002....
(Afghanistan), Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is a Dutch sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is currently Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Centennial visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Sassen coined the term global city...
(USA), Natalia Novozhilova, and Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist, author, and human rights activist known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and then-President of Russia Vladimir Putin...
(Russia), the independent journalist assassinated after a series of articles she published about corruption and the KGB under the Putin presidency.
The magazine has a global outlook with most of its articles focusing on current events across the globe. It is published in Norwegian for its print edition and in both English and Norwegian for its online edition. It covers politics, culture, environmental issues, and international affairs. The current editor is Dag Herbjørnsrud
Dag Herbjørnsrud
Dag Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian historian and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly left-wing periodical Ny Tid since 1 February 2008....
. The editorial staff is based in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, while the correspondents are situated in five continents.
Ny Tid has links to Al-Jazeera and to Le Monde Diplomatique and frequently shares content with both online publications.
Editors
- Dag HerbjørnsrudDag HerbjørnsrudDag Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian historian and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly left-wing periodical Ny Tid since 1 February 2008....
2008–present - Martine Aurdal 2006–2008
- Dag HerbjørnsrudDag HerbjørnsrudDag Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian historian and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly left-wing periodical Ny Tid since 1 February 2008....
2005–2006 - Anders Horn 2001–2005
- Anne Hege Simonsen 1998–2001
- Runar I. Malkenes 1995–1998
- Turid Grønlund 1994–1995
- Gunnar Ringheim 1991–1994
- Bernt Eggen 1989–1991
- Finn GustavsenFinn GustavsenFinn Gustavsen was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 to the late 1970s. He was noted for his uncompromising style and willingness to take contrarian stands....
1986–1989 - Ingolf Håkon TeigeneIngolf Håkon TeigeneIngolf Håkon Teigene was a Norwegian journalist.Teigene hailed from Hareid. He started his career as a journalist, and was editor-in-chief of Ny Tid from 1982 to 1986, at that time a newspaper owned by the Socialist Left Party...
1982–1986 - Steinar Hansson 1979–1982
- Audgunn Oltedal 1975–1979
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