Det fri Aktuelt
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder(s) | Louis Pio |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Political alignment | Social democrat |
| Language | Danish |
| Ceased publication | April 2001 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen |
Det fri Aktuelt was a Danish language daily newspaper published in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 1871 and 2001. It was the first socialist and the earliest newspaper published by a labor union in the world. In addition, it was the last leading social democrat newspaper in Denmark.
The newspaper was established under the name of Socialisten (meaning the Socialist in English) by the cofounder of the Social Democratic party, Louis Pio, in 1871. The paper was the organ of the Social Democratic party. Its headquarters was in Copenhagen. In the mid-1970s the owner of the paper was A/S FagbevægeIsens Presse, a limited liability company. Then It became owned by the trade union movement until 1987 when it declared its independency and freedom. The paper was published by the Labour Movement Press during its final years.
The paper was published under different names. The original name, Socialisten, was changed into Socialdemokraten in 1874. It was used until 1959 when it began to be published under the name of Aktuelt. In 1987 the paper was renamed as Det fri Aktuelt.
Being an official media outlet of the Social Democratic party the paper had a social democrat political leaning. In 1881 Emil Wiinblad was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper. At the end of the 1880s it discouraged the immigration of Swede workers to Denmark. However, its attitude towards them totally changed in the 1890s and it supported the right of poor Swede workers to obtain Danish citizenship. The paper followed the decisions taken in the Second International and adopted a positive approach towards labor immigration to the country until World War I. It also supported the immigration of the Russian socialist refugees and Jews to the country from 1905 to the end of World War I.
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