Trondheims-Pressen
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Trondheims-Pressen was a cooperative newspaper
published in Trondheim
, Norway
from May 8 to May 12, 1945 by Arbeider-Avisen, Nidaros
and Adresseavisen
.
The common newspaper was established after the Second World War, when the Norwegian resistance movement
and the Norwegian government in exile
pressed news agencies to make common newspapers until those that had been discontinued during the German occupation had time to reestablish themselves. The discontinued newspapers were to be allowed to use the production facilities of other newspapers in order to prohibit the latter from gaining a competitive advantage. In Trondheim
, two of the three remaining newspapers had been dicontinued, namely Arbeider-Avisen and Nidaros. Newspapers that voluntarily allowed themselves be nazified
were discontinued, leading to the abandonment of Dagsposten
.
The resistance movement decided that, as far as possible, the discontinued newspapers were to be common newspapers with neutral names, and that approved editor
s would be used to meet the enormous demand for information during peacetime. The chosen editors were given ample preparation time because they were informed about this assignment in April. Transition arrangements were made to ensure that journalists from all types of newspapers could both cooperate in printing the common newspapers and plan their own newspapers at the same time. The resistance movement forced the surviving news agencies to make equipment available.
Oslo-Pressen was published as a common newspaper in the capital of Oslo, which was given a large amount of attention from journalists, especially on the city's living conditions. Other locations, such as Askim-Pressen, Fellesavisen (Lillehammer), Fellesavisen (Harstad), Fredrikstad-Pressen, Den frie Rørospresse, Fritt Norge (Drammen), Halden-Pressen, Hamar Frie Presse, Mosjøpressen, and Romsdalspressen (Molde) og Sarpsborg-pressen began receiving their common newspapers from May 8 onwards.
Newspaper
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published in Trondheim
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...
, 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 May 8 to May 12, 1945 by Arbeider-Avisen, 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...
and Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. It is an independent, conservative newspaper with a daily circulation of approximately 85,000. It is also informally known as Adressa. The newspaper covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre.Adresseavisen...
.
The common newspaper was established after the Second World War, when the Norwegian resistance movement
Norwegian resistance movement
The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...
and the Norwegian government in exile
Cabinet Nygaardsvold
Nygaardsvold's Cabinet was appointed on 20 March 1935, the second Labour cabinet in Norway. It closed the brought to an end the non-socialist, minority Governments that had been dominating politics since the introduction of the parliamentary system in 1884, and replaced it with stable, Labour...
pressed news agencies to make common newspapers until those that had been discontinued during the German occupation had time to reestablish themselves. The discontinued newspapers were to be allowed to use the production facilities of other newspapers in order to prohibit the latter from gaining a competitive advantage. In Trondheim
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...
, two of the three remaining newspapers had been dicontinued, namely Arbeider-Avisen and Nidaros. Newspapers that voluntarily allowed themselves be nazified
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
were discontinued, leading to the abandonment of Dagsposten
Dagsposten
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...
.
The resistance movement decided that, as far as possible, the discontinued newspapers were to be common newspapers with neutral names, and that approved editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
s would be used to meet the enormous demand for information during peacetime. The chosen editors were given ample preparation time because they were informed about this assignment in April. Transition arrangements were made to ensure that journalists from all types of newspapers could both cooperate in printing the common newspapers and plan their own newspapers at the same time. The resistance movement forced the surviving news agencies to make equipment available.
Oslo-Pressen was published as a common newspaper in the capital of Oslo, which was given a large amount of attention from journalists, especially on the city's living conditions. Other locations, such as Askim-Pressen, Fellesavisen (Lillehammer), Fellesavisen (Harstad), Fredrikstad-Pressen, Den frie Rørospresse, Fritt Norge (Drammen), Halden-Pressen, Hamar Frie Presse, Mosjøpressen, and Romsdalspressen (Molde) og Sarpsborg-pressen began receiving their common newspapers from May 8 onwards.