- Bladet Tromsø
Infobox Newspaper
name = Bladet Tromsø
type = Dailynewspaper
format =Tabloid (Compact)
foundation =1898
owners =Harstad Tidende
editor =Jonny Hansen
political = None
headquarters =Tromsø ,Norway
language = Norwegian
website = [http://www.itromso.no www.itromso.no]"Bladet Tromsø" is a daily newspaper published in
Tromsø ,Norway by Bladet Tromsø A/S, a subsidiary ofHarstad Tidende , and through this part of the Schibsted Group. In 2006 the paper had an average circulation of about 110.000. It distributes daily, except Sundays.Editor-in-Chief isJonny Hansen . Bladet Tromso was founded 24. January 1898, withErling Gjemsø as the first editor in chief, followed by his namesakeErling Steinbø .The Lindberg case
The newspaper became internationally known when they in 1988 had published an official report on
seal hunt , written byOdd F. Lindberg , about Norwegian methods on hunting seal. The report received international attention and lead to a discussion about Norwegian seal hunt and about thefreedom of speech .The newspaper was sued by the seal hunters, and sentenced in two court rounds to pay compensation.
The
European Court of Human Rights inStrasbourg , in May 1999, reversed the ruling of the Norwegian court, and marked a change of time in what may be published. [ [http://www.lovdata.no/avg/emdn/emdn-1993-021980-norge.html Case of BLADET TROMSØ and STENSAAS v. NORWAY] , Lovdata]References
External links
* [http://www.itromso.no/ www.itromso.no]
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