Gefle Dagblad

Gefle Dagblad
TypeDaily newspaper
OwnerBonnier Group
Editor-in-chiefJacob Hilding
Founded11 April 1895 (1895-04-11)
Political alignmentLiberal
LanguageSwedish
CityGävle
CountrySweden
Circulation21,100 (as of 2015)[1]
Websitegd.se

Gefle Dagblad is a Swedish daily newspaper. Its first edition was published on 11 April 1895. A liberal paper, it competes with the social democratic daily newspaper Arbetarbladet, also based in Gävle.[2] As of 2015, it had a daily circulation of 21,100, making it the largest newspaper in Gävleborg County.

History

Founding and early years (1895–1918)

Front page of the first issue of Gefle Dagblad (11 April 1895)

It was founded by Theophil Petersson in collaboration with Linkoln Blom, a printer.[3][4] Its first edition was published on 11 April 1895.[5] Karl Lindh was appointed editor-in-chief in 1896.[6] In 1901, it was among three newspapers in Gävle, the other two being Gefle-Posten and Norrlandsposten.[7] It was cited as a liberal newspaper in 1906.[8] Alongside Dagens Nyheter and Karlstads-Tidningen, Gefle Dagblad had expressed support for women's suffrage by 1911.[9] The paper published a series of articles commissioned by the National Association for Women's Suffrage.[10] Karl Lindh's wife Klara Lindh, a notable suffragist, herself penned two articles, which were published in February 1912.[6] The paper was described pro-prohibition in 1913, but their editorial statement also clarified that the Liberal Party contained both supporters and opposers.[11]

1919–1999

Jonas Modén became editor-in-chief in 1919.[12] By 1938, the street they were located on, Hattmakargatan, was known as "Gävle's Fleet Street" because four newspapers existed in close proximity there: Gefle Dagblad, Arbetarbladet, Norrlandsposten, and Nya Extrabladet.[13][14]

In 1951, Modén was succeeded by Erik Brandt.[12] In 1958, the paper won Pressen Tidning's Award for Best Front Page.[15]

By 1965, Gefle Dagblad and Arbetarbladet were the two primary newspapers in Gävle.[16] Per Hilding was editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1988.[17][18] There was controversy in 1971 after Arbetarbladet received press support and Gefle Dagblad did not, despite a circulation difference of about 500 between them.[19]

2000–present

The newspaper received a bomb threat in September 2015 after reporting connections between a mosque in Gävle and the Islamic State.[20] The person who called in the threat demanded they remove an article about the imam Abo Raad of Gävle Mosque from their website. No bomb was ultimately found.[21] In 2017, Abo Raad's son Raad al-Duhan was convicted of threatening journalist Anna Gullberg, who was then the editor-in-chief of Gefle Dagblad.[22][23] The same year, the paper moved with Arbetarbladet to a new building in Brynäs. Gefle Dagblad had been previously located on Hattmakargatan since their inception in 1895.[13] In January 2019, one of the newspaper's reporters was allegedly threatened and forced to delete pictures he had taken while reporting on the Nya Kastet school in Bomhus.[24] The school, which had Islamist links, was later closed by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate and the former principal was later convicted of accounting violations.[25][26]

In February 2019, it was announced that Bonnier News would be acquiring Mittmedia, a group of local newspapers including Gefle Dagblad.[27] The paper received press support for the first time in April of that year.[28] Katarina Ekspong became editor-in-chief in November.[29]

In 2023, it was announced that printed newspapers would no longer be published on Sundays, starting 1 October.[30]

In February 2025, newspaper's culture editor Kristian Ekenberg was recognized with the Dagen Nyheter critics' award, Lagercrantzen.[31] Jacob Hilding, the grandson of Per Hilding, became editor-in-chief of Gefle Dagblad in July.[32]

Circulation

In 1965, it had a circulation of about 32,000, slightly less than Arbetarbladet.[33] In 1971, circulation was 31,800. Nine out of ten households in Gävle subscribed to one of the two primary newspapers.[19] By 1981, Gefle Dagblad's circulation had increased to 34,003.[34]

In 2015, it had a daily circulation of 21,100, making it the largest newspaper in Gävleborg County.[35]

References

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  2. ^ Luthander, Per (14 December 1996). "Tuff konkurens: Kampen hårdnar i Gävle. Sjudagarsutgivning Gefle Dagblads nya vapen" [Tough competition: The fight is getting tougher in Gävle. Seven-day publication Gefle Dagblad's new weapon]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ Sollbe, Barbro (23 May 2010). "Theophil Petersson och Gefle Dagblad" [Theophil Petersson and Gefle Dagblad]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Linkoln Blom död" [Linkoln Blom is dead.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 3 December 1941. p. 7.
  5. ^ Sundström, Jan (11 April 2020). "GD 125 år: Från Blom till Bonnier – så växte GD till en mediekoncern" [GD is 125 years old: From Blom to Bonnier – how GD grew into a media group]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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  7. ^ "Gäfletidningsarnas fest" [The Gäfletidningen newspapers' party.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 June 1901. p. 2.
  8. ^ "De nya senatorerna" [The new senators.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 September 1906. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Kvinnan och pressen" [Women and the press.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1 December 1911. p. 10.
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  11. ^ "Hos pressgrannar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 October 1913. p. 7.
  12. ^ a b "Redaktörsskifte i Gefle Dagblad" [Editorial change at Gefle Dagblad]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 5 June 1951. p. 14.
  13. ^ a b Ekenberg, Kristian (11 April 2025). "Grattis Gefle Dagblad – i 130 år har vi skrivit Gävles historia" [Congratulations Gefle Dagblad – we have been writing the history of Gävle for 130 years]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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  15. ^ "Två nya namn i TU-styrelse" [Two new names on the TU board]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 22 May 1958. p. 12.
  16. ^ "Statlig annonsering" [Government advertising]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 13 April 1965. p. 2.
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  19. ^ a b Svensson, Roland (11 March 1971). "Djungelns lag i Gävlepressen: 500 skiljer i upplagekriget" [The law of the jungle for Gävle press: Difference of 500 in the circulation war]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 32.
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  22. ^ Carlsson, Mattias; Ewald, Hugo (5 May 2021). "Ekots reporter inledde relation med dömd islamist" [Ekot reporter started a relationship with a convicted Islamist]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2025. I maj 2017 dömdes mannen till böter och villkorlig dom för att ha hotat Expressen-journalisten Anna Gullberg som då var chefredaktör för tidningen Gefle Dagblad. Hoten var kopplade till en granskning som Gefle Dagblad gjort av islamisterna. [In May 2017, the man was fined and given a suspended sentence for threatening Expressen journalist Anna Gullberg, who was then editor-in-chief of the newspaper Gefle Dagblad. The threats were linked to an investigation by Gefle Dagblad into Islamists.]
  23. ^ "Newspaper editor threatened after mosque story". Sveriges Radio. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Chefredaktör efter hot mot Gävlejournalist: Det är synnerligen allvarligt" [Editor-in-chief after threats against Gävle journalist: It is extremely serious]. Sveriges Radio. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  25. ^ Jacobsson, Joel (9 November 2020). "Skolinspektionen stänger Nya Kastets skola i Gävle" [The School Inspectorate closes the New Caste school in Gävle]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Tidigare rektorn till Nya kastets skola döms till fängelse" [Former principal of New Caste School sentenced to prison]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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  30. ^ Haimi, Elina (4 October 2023). "Papperstidningen på väg att försvinna i glesbygden" [The paper newspaper is on the verge of disappearing in rural areas]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2025. Bonnier News Local slutar att ge ut en söndagstidning för titlarna Gefle Dagblad, Arbetarbladet och Sundsvalls tidning från den 1 oktober. [Bonnier News Local will cease publishing a Sunday newspaper for the titles Gefle Dagblad, Arbetarbladet, and Sundsvalls tidning as of 1 October.]
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