Bien (newspaper)

Bien is the only weekly Danish-language newspaper published in the United States. It is published in Burbank, California, and has a circulation of approximately 3,000.

"Bien", which is Danish for “the bee”, was founded in 1882 by a Norwegian clergyman. It was originally published in San Francisco. In 1975, it was bought by Poul Andersen, a printer for the Los Angeles Times, who relocated "Bien" to Burbank so he could edit the newspaper after completing his shift at the Times.

To commemorate the newspaper’s 100th anniversary, Andersen was knighted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 1982 for his work to unite the Danish American community.

"Bien" is considered the last newspaper in California to be printed using Linotype, according to the California Newspaper Publishers Association. When Andersen, who was a Linotype operator at the Los Angeles Times, sold "Bien" in 2001, the newspaper switched from Linotype to computer typesetting.

Jytte Madsen currently serves as publisher and editor-in-chief of "Bien".

"Bien" is one of two Danish-language newspapers published in the United States. The other is a biweekly, "Den Danske Pioneer", originally published in Omaha, Nebraska. "Den Danske Pioneer" was founded in 1872, a decade before "Bien".

References

* [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-andersen4jul04,1,70547.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Nelson, Valerie J. (2006, July 4). "Poul Andersen, 84; Published Nation's Only Danish-Language Weekly Paper". The Los Angeles Times]

External links

* [http://www.biendk.com/ "Bien" on the Web]