Ekstra Bladet
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Politiken-Fonden (88.4%) Ellen Hørups Fond (4.4%) Others (7.3%) |
| Publisher | JP/Politikens Hus A/S |
| Editor | Poul Madsen |
| Founded | 12 February 1904 |
| Political alignment | Traditionally centre-left. No current alignment. |
| Language | Danish |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Circulation | 60,000 (2012) |
| Website | ekstrabladet.dk |
Ekstra Bladet (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɛɡsdʁɐˌblæˀð]) is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist news and political revelations.[1][2] Since 1979 it has always had a partly or completely naked woman on page nine which is referred to as Side 9 Pigen ("The Page 9 Girl"),[3][4] a Danish equivalent of the Page 3 girl in the United Kingdom. The current editor is Poul Madsen, who on 6 September 2007 replaced Hans Engell.[5]
History and profile
The newspaper began publication 1904[6][7] in a Politiken newspaper, and a year later, it became a separate newspaper. The headquarters of the paper is in Copenhagen.[8] Victor Andreasen served as the editor-in-chief of the paper for two times, between 1963 and 1967 and between 1971 and 1976.[9]
The political leaning of the newspaper might traditionally be viewed as social-liberal (as it is an offspring of Politiken), but it would probably be more accurate to say that the newspaper considers itself in opposition to anyone in a position of power (a watchdog),[2] and the defender of the ordinary man.[1][citation needed]
In December 2010 Ekstra Bladet editor-in-chief Poul Madsen threatened to complain to the European Court of Justice after its submission of an application to Apple's App Store was rejected.[10] Madsen claimed the application was deemed offensive, and in an editorial described Apple as being an "American nanny".[11]
Circulation
Ekstra Bladet's readership and circulation has declined in recent years, and continues to do so.[8][12] During the last six months of 1957 the paper had a circulation of 68,178 copies on weekdays.[13] The circulation of the paper was 210,000 copies in 1991, 198,000 copies in 1992 and 185,000 copies in 1993.[14] It fell to 177,000 copies in 1994, to 168,000 in 1995 and to 166,000 copies in 1996.[14] Although its circulation grew to 169,000 copies in 1997, it again decreased and was 159,000 copies in 1998 and 148,000 copies in 1999.[14]
It was 134,000 copies in 2000 and 127,000 copies in 2001.[14] The circulation of the paper fell to 119,000 copies in 2002.[15] It was the fourth best selling Danish newspaper in 2003 with a circulation of 110,000 copies.[16] In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 110,000 copies.[17] There is another report giving its 2004 circulation as 106,000 copies.[18] In 2012 the paper had a circulation of 60,000 copies.[8]
In March 2013 the Alexa rank of ekstrabladet.dk was 1.949, making it one of the 2.000 most popular websites worldwide.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 22 September 2010. "noise and ruckus", "occasional indignation", "Always in opposition"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Said about us (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved: 22 September 2010.
- ↑ Page 9 girl Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
- ↑ Side 9-pigen (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
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- ↑ Apple clashes with tabloid over breasts The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Kommentar: Vi har ikke brug for en amerikansk nanny (in Danish) Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Readers Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
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External links
- (Danish) Official website
