Hallandsposten
Local newspaper in Halland, Sweden
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Hallandsposten is a Swedish local morning newspaper printed in Halmstad, Sweden. It is the major newspaper of Halmstad, Hylte and Laholm municipalities
Headquarters in Halmstad | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Mediebolaget Västkusten, MBVK |
| Editor-in-chief | Herman Nikolic |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Political alignment | Independent liberal |
| Language | Swedish |
| Headquarters | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Circulation | 29,900 (2013) |
| Sister newspapers | Hallands Nyheter |
| ISSN | 1103-9361 |
| Website | Hallandsposten |
History and profile
Hallandsposten was established in 1850.[1] The first issue appeared on 30 July 1850.[2] The paper became daily in 1900, before that it was printed two times a week. One of the editors of the paper was Eric Hägge who served in the post in the early 1940s.[3]
Hallandsposten is part of the Mediebolaget Västkusten, MBVK, which also owns Hallands Nyheter.[2] Hallandsposten was published in broadsheet format until 2007 when it switched to tabloid format.[4] The paper has an independent liberal leaning.[2]
Hallandsposten was the first newspaper in Sweden to make old prints available to the public.[5] The newspaper has digitalised all print editions since 1931.[6] They are scanned, OCR-processed and available to the public.[7][8] Older prints were excluded because original quality was too low to OCR-process.