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THE PRESS

Norway’s first newspaper, Norges Intelligenssedler, appeared in Oslo on May 25, 1763. It was followed by Efterretninger fra Adressekontoret i Bergen in 1765, Trondhjems Adressekontors Efterretninger in 1767, and Christiansands Ugeblad in 1870. The Norske Intelligenssedler ceased publication in 1920. The Bergens Aftenblad in Bergen and Adresseavisen of Trondheim are the successors of the two old newspapers in those towns. It was not until the nineteenth century and particularly after the Year of Independence (1814) that the Norwegian press began to make vigorous growth. Immediately following 1814 the various journals were strongly partisan, but the country did not get a purposeful political party-press until the latter half of the past century, when the strong political parties were formed. At December 31, 1933 the number of newspapers published in Norway was 1082. In the same year Norwegian newspapers had 1,972,000 inland and 4600 foreign postal subscribers. In all, 143,062,000 copies of Norwegian newspapers were sent through the post to inland subscribers in