Ságat
Norwegian-language Sámi newspaper
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History and profile
Ságat was founded in Vadsø in 1957[1] and moved to Leavdnja in 1981, where it still is based today. It maintains offices and reporters in Deatnu, Kárášjohka, Evenášši, Máttá-Várjjat, and Áltá, Norway.[2]
The editor since 1978 has been Geir Wulff. Since October 2008, the paper has published five days per week on weekdays.[3] Later it became a daily newspaper.[1]
Ságat had a circulation of 2,717 copies in 2007.[4] Although the original idea of the newspaper was that it should have articles written in both Sámi and Norwegian, today it uses Norwegian almost exclusively in its articles.
Editors-in-chief
- Kristian Olsen 1956–1957
- Hans J. Henriksen and Thor Frette 1958–1961
- Hans J. Henriksen 1961–1964
- Nils Jernsletten 1964–1966
- Isak Østmo 1966–1966
- Hans J. Henriksen 1966–1967
- Albert Johansen 1967–1968
- Odd Mathis Hætta 1968–1974
- Peder Andreas Varsi, Johan Store and Arne Wulff 1974–1975
- Geir Wulff 1976
- Bjarne Store Jakobsen 1976–1978
- Geir Wulff 1978–
