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so small. English papers, such as the «Daily Chronicle» and
«Standard», and French papers like the «Journal des Débats» and
«Le Temps» cost about 4 times as much per annum as our most
expensive papers, that have two editions a day; and even in
comparison with our nearest neighbours, our papers are not a
little cheaper. With regard to advertisements the case is the
same. While the large foreign papers take as much as 4 kr. and
upwards per brevier line, the highest advertisement price here is
from 30 to 40 øre, i.e. ⅒ of what is taken abroad. Lastly it
must be considered that whereas papers abroad can reckon on a
circulation of hundreds of thousands, the newspapers of this capital
have only in exceptional cases more than about 15,000 subscribers,
and the provincial papers not more than 5000.
From this it will easily be seen that it is not brilliant financial
prospects that tempt Norwegian men — and of late women too —
on to the path of journalism. Due appreciation will be paid to
the unselfishness and rectitude which has characterised the
Norwegian press, and — with very few exceptions — has kept it
from speculating in the delight taken by the public in scandal.
Those men, therefore, who have devoted themselves to journalism
have done so from a desire to spread knowledge, or to carry on
propagandas for their ideas. It is owing to their self-sacrificing
work that there is now not a valley to be found into which, in
addition to school-books and religious publications, a newspaper
has not penetrated, which nourishes the national feeling of the
people, and gives them a peep into the great world beyond.
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