Fjuken

Fjuken
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherSkjåk Mediautvikling AS
Founded1989
HeadquartersSkjåk
Circulation4,109 (2006)
Websitewww.fjuken.no

Fjuken is a weekly local newspaper published in Skjåk Municipality, Norway. It serves the municipalities of Skjåk, Lom, and Vågå.[1]

History and profile

Fjuken was founded in 1989.[2] The founders were initially community members.[2] The paper is published by the company Skjåk Mediautvikling AS, which in turn has the following owners:[3]

  • Lom og Skjåk Sparebank (21.5%)
  • Fjordingen AS (21.3%)
  • Polaris Media[2] (18.7%)
  • other (38.5%)

The paper had a circulation of 4,109 copies in 2006, of which 3,895 were subscribers.[4]

References

  1. ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond, ed. (2024-11-26). "Fjuken (avis)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  2. ^ a b c Sue Robinson (14 April 2016). Community Journalism Midst Media Revolution. Routledge. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-317-60875-2.
  3. ^ "Norwegian Media Registry". Archived from the original on 2004-03-30.
  4. ^ "Circulation of local newspapers in Norway" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Landslaget for Lokalaviser. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.