Nordjyske

Nordjyske is a daily regional newspaper published in the North Jutland Region of Denmark. It is Denmark's second-oldest newspaper.

Nordjyske

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Publisher	Det Nordjyske Mediehus
Editor-in-chief	Kevin Walsh
Editor	Karen Edelmann Keinicke
Associate editor	Dorthe Andersen
Founded	1767; 258 years ago (1767)
Language	Danish
Headquarters	Aalborg
Website	Nordjyske

History and profile

The newspaper was founded in 1767^[1] as Nyttige og fornøyelige Jydske Efterretninger. In 1827, it merged with Aalborg's second newspaper Aalborgs Stifts Adresse-Avis. The paper was known as Aalborg Stiftstidende until 1999, when it was rebranded to Nordjyske Stiftstidende to create a broader geographical appeal. In 2017 the name was shortened to just Nordjyske.

The publisher of Nordjyske is the Det Nordjyske Mediehus.^[2] The paper is published in broadsheet format.^[3] It has no political affiliation and has a liberal stance.^[1][4] The paper was also described as having a right-wing tradition in a 2006 study.^[5]

Nordjyske Stiftstidende has its headquarters in Aalborg.^[4] The paper now serves the whole of Vendsyssel and most of Himmerland and has local editions in Aalborg, Hjørring, Hobro, Frederikshavn, Fjerritslev, Skagen and Brønderslev.^[6]

Circulation

Nordjyske had a circulation of 82,000 copies on weekdays and 98,000 copies on Sundays in the first quarter of 2000, making it one of the top 20 newspapers in the country.^[7] The circulation of the paper was 83,000 copies in 2002.^[3] In 2003 the paper had a circulation of 82,000 copies on weekdays and 94,000 copies on Sundays.^[4] Its circulation was 74,000 copies in 2004.^[8] The 2005 circulation of the paper was 69,000 copies on weekdays and 80,000 copies on Sundays.^[1] Its circulation was 62,075 copies in 2006.^[9]

In 2007 the circulation of Nordjyske was 64,186 copies.^[10] It sold 41,723 copies in 2013.^[11]