Aftonbladet
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | tabloid |
| Owner(s) |
LO (9%) Schibsted (91%) |
| Founder(s) | Lars Johan Hierta |
| Editor-in-chief | Jan Helin |
| Founded | 6 December 1830 |
| Political alignment | Independent social-democrat |
| Language | Swedish |
| Headquarters | Västra Järnvägsgatan 21, |
| Circulation | 154,900 (2014) |
| ISSN | 1103-9000 |
| Website | www.aftonbladet.se |
Aftonbladet (Swedish: [²aftɔnˌblɑːdɛt]) is a Swedish tabloid published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of Aftonbladet i Stockholm during the modernization of Sweden. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, Aftonbladet, after 25 name changes. It describes itself as an "independent social-democratic newspaper". but it also publishes extreme left wing columnists in its culture section.
The owners of Aftonbladet are the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) which bought it in the 1950s and Norwegian media group Schibsted which acquired its share in the paper in the late 1990s. LO sold a large of its shares in the paper to the Schibsted group. As per 15 June 2009 Schibsted bought another 41% and became the majority owner with 91%. However, LO has the right to appoint the political editor of the paper.
Aftonbladet, based in Stockholm, is published in tabloid format. The paper reported news and also criticised the new Swedish king Charles XIV John. The king stopped Aftonbladet from being printed and banned it. This was answered by starting the new newspaper "Det andra Aftonbladet" (The second Aftonbladet), which was subsequently banned, followed by new versions named in similar fashion until the newspaper had been renamed 26 times, after which it was allowed by the king.
During its existence, Aftonbladet has leant in different political directions. Initially liberal, it drifted towards conservatism under Harald Sohlman, editor in chief from 1890 to 1921. During World War I, a majority holding was sold to the German government in a secret arrangement.
In 1929 the newspaper came under the control of the Kreuger family, when a majority of the shares was bought by Swedish Match, at that time the heart of Ivar Kreuger's corporate empire. Aftonbladet was labeled "neutral". In 1932 it backed Per Albin Hansson's new Social Democratic government. Just a few years later it realigned with the Liberal Party and turned to advocate liberal politics. Heavily influenced by pro-German staff members, the newspaper supported Germany during World War II.
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