Östra Småland

Local newspaper in Sweden (1928–2019)

Östra SmålandType| Local newspaper

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Format| Tabloid format
Owner(s)| Swedish Social Democratic Party
Publisher| Östra Småland AB
Founded| 1928
Political alignment| Social democracy
Language| Swedish
Ceased publication| 2019
Headquarters| Kalmar
Country| Sweden
ISSN| 1104-0416
OCLC number| 185290443

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Östra Småland, also known as Östran, was a local newspaper based in Kalmar, Sweden. The paper was in circulation between 1928 and 2019.

## History and profile[edit]

Östra Småland was started in 1928.[1][2] The paper was owned by the Swedish Social Democratic Party.[3] It was published by Östra Småland AB, a subsidiary of Gota Media AB which acquired the company in 2011.[4][5][6] The paper had a social democratic political stance.[7] It was published in tabloid format.[8]

In the second half of the 1950s Östra Småland enjoyed higher levels of circulation.[1] In December 2019 the paper ceased publication due to low profitability.[4][9] Gunilla Persson was the last editor-in-chief of Östra Småland.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Jonas Ohlsson (2012). The Practice of Newspaper Ownership (PhD thesis). University of Gothenburg. hdl:2077/29101.
2. ^ Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden. Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
3. ^ Patrick Jansson (September 2013). "Switching Costs in the Swedish Morning Newspaper Market". Lund University. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. ^ a b Peter Akinder (25 November 2019). "Gota Media släcker lyset". Sydöstran (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. ^ Mart Ots (2012). "Competition, Collaboration and Cooperation: Swedish Provincial Newspaper Markets In Transition". Journal of Media Business Studies. 9 (2): 43–63. doi:10.1080/16522354.2012.11073543.
6. ^ "Company Overview of Östra Småland AB". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
7. ^ Anna-Sara Lind; Mia Lövheim; Ulf Zackariasson (2016). Reconsidering Religion, Law, and Democracy: New challenges for Society and Research. Nordic Academic Press. p. 242\. ISBN 978-91-88168-23-8.
8. ^ "Newspapers Next Generation World wide trends" (PDF). Boström Design and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2015.
9. ^ Lovisa Åkesson (25 November 2019). "Tidningarna Östra Småland och Nyheterna läggs". Kvallsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
10. ^ Daniel Hultqvist (25 November 2019). "Gota Media lägger ner tidningar i Småland – så många drabbas". Smålands Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.