{"id":28266,"date":"2012-01-05T22:32:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T22:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/svalbard\/companies\/the-svalbard-post\/"},"modified":"2012-01-05T22:32:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T22:32:12","slug":"the-svalbard-post","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/svalbard\/companies\/the-svalbard-post\/","title":{"rendered":"The Svalbard Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/svalbardposten_882_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Svalbard Post  \" title=\"The Svalbard Post\" width=\"882\" height=\"516\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/svalbardposten_882_1.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/svalbardposten_882_1-600x351.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/svalbardposten_882_1-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The Svalbard Post<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4160\" title=\"Svalbardposten Headline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_old.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbardposten History, Headings\" width=\"271\" height=\"250\">P.O. Box 503,<br \/>\n, 9171 Longyearbyen<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a title=\"The Svalbard Post\" href=\"http:\/\/www.svalbardposten.no\" target=\"_blank\">www.svalbardposten.no<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: post@svalbardposten.no<\/p>\n<p>Svalbardposten is published every Friday, with a total of 50 issues per year. The newspaper is usually 32 pages long and has a circulation of around 3,000.<x id=\"gid_0\"><\/x>The editorial office is located in Longyearbyen.<x id=\"gid_1\"><\/x>Everything has a beginning. The first issue of Svalbardposten in November 1948 consisted of a few pages reproduced on an old and worn-out stencil machine.<x id=\"gid_2\"><\/x>From the start, Svalbardposten was not a newspaper in the traditional sense, but a welfare initiative. Svalbardposten in 1948 was in every way a primitive printed matter, but nonetheless the beginning of something that has since become part of Svalbard\u2019s pulse: Never a Friday without Svalbardposten.<x id=\"gid_3\"><\/x>The evolution from a rudimentary information sheet to a newspaper operated according to critical, journalistic principles took place very slowly.<x id=\"gid_4\"><\/x>Svalbardposten is the only local newspaper in Norway to have been awarded the \u201cLocal Newspaper of the Year\u201d distinction three times, most recently in 2010. The award is presented by the National Association of Local Newspapers.    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The History of the Svalbard Post<\/strong><br \/>\n1948\/49<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjartan Olsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; first issue in November 1948<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; radio programs, informational content, brief news items from the mainland about fishing, foreign policy, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; jokes and wisecracks from the mining community. Witty remarks from the mess hall, etc. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; interviews \u2014 minimal journalistic treatment. &#8220;Fantasy&#8221; interviews, e.g., with a stunningly beautiful woman <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper was a wall newspaper, usually four pages long, which was posted on the barracks<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Entertaining at times, but lacking in substance and seriousness. Very little local content <\/p>\n<p>1949\/50<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Thoralv Lund:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First year with a paid welfare secretary and editor<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; information and public education<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Norway&#8217;s line of monarchs and prime ministers since 1905<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A great deal of very factual material, and at times moralizing, on social participation, the war, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; According to Lund (No. 8, 73\/74, when SP was 25 years old), the newspaper had a circulation of 350 copies. The duplicator they had was well-used, and during the war it was used to print the illegal newspaper \u201cFri fagbevegelse\u201d in Oslo. <\/p>\n<p>1950\/51<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Alf S\u00f8rensen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; pin-up girls who were drawn<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; interviews<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; announcements, events, and foreign policy news<\/p>\n<p>1951\/52<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Arne Aulie<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper did not come out due to a paper shortage. In his post-season report, Auli writes: \u201cOn the day of my arrival, I checked the welfare office\u2019s supplies for the winter season. There was practically nothing in the way of materials for study work, etc., and when I learned at the same time that the welfare office was to publish a weekly newspaper, the plans for the winter seemed impossible. I immediately ordered the necessary materials, but the last boat had already departed from Norway. The final result was that the plane this fall brought some paper for the Svalbard Post. It was destroyed during unloading, and we had to face a season with practically no resources or materials. The draft of the first issue of Svalbardposten had been prepared, but even with the kind assistance of the parish priest and the office, several attempts showed that the collected paper was unusable. It is added that Aulie\u2019s predecessor, Alf S\u00f8rensen, had noted in his report that the paper had been used up. (source: SP No. 40 1980\/81)   <\/p>\n<p>1952\/53:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4161\" title=\"svalbardposten_53\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_femtitre-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Svalbard Post from 1953\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_femtitre-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_femtitre.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Arne Aulie<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Articles on occupational hygiene, scurvy, tax regulations, and classical music<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 19. March 1953: Mining accident in Ny-\u00c5lesund in which 19 people diedTo date:<\/p>\n<p>Very few ads<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper is published only during the winter season<\/p>\n<p>1953\/54:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Karl Nusser<\/p>\n<p>-English language instruction, the UN, jokes, ski race results, and bridge<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The mail plane on Bj\u00f8rn\u00f8ya (No. 21)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 73 out of 74 wage earners in Ny-\u00c5lesund donated a day&#8217;s wages (No. 26) to the bereaved<\/p>\n<p>1954\/55:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: \u00d8yvind Haddeland<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; News from home and abroad<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tips for Housewives No. 8<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; jokes, poems, songs, daily life in the Soviet Union, Churchill&#8217;s 80th birthday, frostbite<\/p>\n<p>1955\/56:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Hans Engebretsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The poet Erik Skald (the editor) makes his debut. The saga became a very popular feature in the newspaper <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; More local news<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; more letters to the editor and discussions in the columns<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Svalbardposten is becoming a bit more of a newspaper than before<\/p>\n<p>1956\/57<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: C. E. Sollie<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Very informative<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ongoing discussions between SNSK Director Atle Bj\u00f8rkum and the editor; class divisions in Lyb. are a topic of discussion <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bj\u00f8rkum and parish priest Erling N\u00f8dtvedt were frequent contributors throughout the season<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bj\u00f8rkum, who occasionally finds it difficult to come up with something to write about, says, \u201cIdeally, it should be something that interests as many people as possible\u2014and I\u2019ve already written about spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A general overview of the newspapers so far:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; leaders in nearly every grade<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The opening editorial every year: \u201cNow the last boat has left and we\u2019re all alone,\u201d etc., or: \u201cThe wake left by the last boat has long since vanished.\u201d Otherwise, frequent editorials in which the editor asks for help filling the paper (letters to the editor, articles, etc.) &#8211; Quite philosophical; about life, joy, love, money, and greed\u2014quite moralizing, also about the spread of rumors and negative attitudes among the population  <\/p>\n<p>1957\/58:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Einar Nesje<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The first photo? Two photos stapled into the bound volume. Were they inserts in the newspaper?  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the church was built<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; in-depth interviews with key individuals<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; recurring themes: The miner&#8217;s son wanted a living room<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First land plane in Svalbard. Landed on a makeshift airstrip in Adventdalen in February to pick up a sick person. Came from Bod\u00f8. (No. 13)<\/p>\n<p>1958\/59:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: K. R. Nordb\u00f8e<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The offices will be moved from Barracks 106 to Barracks 101 before the start of the season<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A women&#8217;s column is introduced. Household tips on growing your own vegetables, treating burns, etc. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The children&#8217;s column will feature fairy tales and other content<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; domestic and international news<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; crossword puzzle<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; radio program<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vaccination against the common cold<\/p>\n<p>1959\/60:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Odd Sverre Knutsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; a music column featuring, for example, jazz pages with profiles of famous musicians<\/p>\n<p>1960\/61:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Alf E. Heggelund<\/p>\n<p>1961\/62:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4162\" title=\"svalbardposten_sixteen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstien-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Svalbard Post from 1961\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstien-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstien.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Hans Engebretsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Regular illustrations of city life accompanied by witty captions<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Svalbard song<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the saga<\/p>\n<p>1962\/63:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Hans Engebretsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NO. 2: 21 killed in the mining accident in Ny-\u00c5lesund. Barely mentioned in the newspaper\u2014a memorial notice and a list of all the victims <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Same issue: The editor is requesting a helicopter in connection with the mining accident.<\/p>\n<p>1963\/64:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Engebretsen until April 1964, when Svein Jensen took over<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: \u201cIn recent years, new people have been arriving in March. On passenger planes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 2: The first ad with a logo!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 4: SP has 125\u2013130 subscribers in the city and 9 in Norway<\/p>\n<p>1964-65:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Svein Jensen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Image ads (bank)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The first photos to appear in the newspaper&#8217;s editorial section<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement for the &#8220;Varg&#8221; and &#8220;Bamse&#8221; snowmobiles, with a top speed of 30\u201340 kilometers per hour<\/p>\n<p>and 10 hp<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; single-color ads<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Average length: 40 pages, maximum 50<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Content areas: crime serials, teen columns, bridge, chess, women&#8217;s pages with recipes, children&#8217;s pages, and popular science<\/p>\n<p>1965\/66:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Svein Jensen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; continues with ads featuring a logo and illustration<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 2: The Svalbard Transportation Committee advocates for an airport at Hotellneset<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Season&#8217;s Greetings from SP<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 18: Governor Tollef Landsverk has received approval from the Ministry of Justice to offer a bounty of 1,000 kroner to anyone who shoots stray dogs  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 26: the latest issue. It says here that there will be a special summer issue, just as there has been for the past two years!  <\/p>\n<p>1966\/67:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Odd Madsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper moved from Barracks 101 to the basement of 104<\/p>\n<p>New look<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; uses different fonts and a variety of them<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; clearer text<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; a neater and more organized appearance<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; purchased an offset press, published 28 newspapers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: Interview with the Prime Minister<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; supports the airport<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Svalbard has a bright future in tourism<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Per Borten<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The first scooters had arrived, but there was a ban on buying gasoline because the company needed it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; For the first time in Svalbard&#8217;s history, some of the workers went on vacation in the middle of winter (No. 4)<\/p>\n<p>-plane, \u201cprogress cannot be stopped\u201d \u2014 were able to celebrate Christmas with their own families<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; introduces the &#8220;Svalbard Girl&#8221; (pin-up illustration), which became a regular feature in this volume<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; some objections that this was harmful reading material<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Year&#8217;s issue: interview with the Minister of Justice<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Totakter&#8217;n has launched \u2014 Bj\u00f8rn Henningsen is the new chairman<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 20 in the editorial: Calls for a ban on or a quota for polar bear hunting. One person shot four bears while out on a Sunday trip using a snowmobile. Shortly thereafter, seven bears were shot at Agardh.  <\/p>\n<p>1967\/68:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Varanger-fly and the European Space Research Organization have signed a contract for flights between Ny-\u00c5lesund and Lyb. This is the closest thing to a scheduled flight on Svalbard.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; neat and organized layout<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; good pressure<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; small color vignettes<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The &#8220;Busen lurer p\u00e5&#8221; column is coming, with an illustration by Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; still children&#8217;s pages with fairy tales<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Two passengers killed in a truck rollover in November near Hotellneset (No. 5)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Welfare flight for Christmas. 60 passengers (No. 6)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor&#8217;s Pick \u2014 Alvheim drew illustrations and added short captions about the week&#8217;s latest events<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 19. Transportation Minister H\u00e5kon Kyllingmark says Svalbard would benefit from an airport <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Discussion for and against polar bear hunting, self-culling, quotas, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Overarching theme: It&#8217;s tough being an editor<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; frequent incidents of complaints and the spread of rumors in the city<\/p>\n<p>1968\/69:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4163\" title=\"svalbardposten_60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstini-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Svalbard Post, 1969\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstini-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sekstini.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; increasingly a local newspaper. It is deliberately focusing on local content to a much greater extent than before <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; polar bear hunting<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; plans for television broadcasts<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 9, p. 5: Ryke Yse Islands <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; two columns, no images, still typed on A4 pages<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; more ads<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; lots of drawings<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; scooter debate<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 30 newspapers were published<\/p>\n<p>1969\/70:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: Ad rates are listed. First time? <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: September, the first television broadcasts<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; videotapes recorded on the mainland, three weeks after the programs had aired there, daily television broadcasts\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Photos in the newspaper&#8217;s editorial section! (first photo in issue no. 1) <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Herta Gr\u00f6ndal took the photos<\/p>\n<p>1970\/71:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Same old, same old<\/p>\n<p>Alvheim says:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; acquired an offset press (Gestetner)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; be able to format the text<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; be able to print in color<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Static electricity caused the pages to stick together\u2014it required a lot of cleaning. He had to clean the machine after every page was printed. When he occasionally ran four-color jobs, it took forever  <\/p>\n<p>1971\/72:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Erik Gabrielsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The number of issues will increase from 30 to 40<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Is the position of combined editor\/welfare secretary being eliminated? (Yes, according to Skogmo. Gabrielsen is the first full-time editor, but he still served as secretary for the Welfare Council.) <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Svalbard Council will be established this fall<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 5 (the front page incorrectly lists No. 4): The Svalbard Council takes effect and the Welfare Council is dissolved. The Svalbard Council takes over as publisher of the newspaper starting with No. 6 <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; a more journalistic tone and approach<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; more &#8220;newspaper-like&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; lots of ads<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; photos<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; lots of items on the pages<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 40 issues<\/p>\n<p>1972\/73:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Gabrielsen until October, then Gudbrand Gr\u00f8t<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Many handwritten titles with poor handwriting<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A more cluttered layout and poorer image quality<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; shipped 434,000 tons of coal<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Interview with Viva M\u00f8rk Kvello in Issue No. 17<\/p>\n<p>1973\/74:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4164\" title=\"svalbardposten_seventy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sytti-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbardposten in the 1970s\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sytti-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_sytti.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SP 25 Years \u2014 Issue No. 8 is the &#8220;anniversary issue&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the airport under construction<\/p>\n<p>1974\/75:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The airport opens (No. 1)<\/p>\n<p>1975\/76:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Herleiv Alvheim for the first issues, followed by Bj\u00f8rn Hansen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Svalbard coming under Norwegian sovereignty<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There was also supposed to be an official opening of the airport, but the king was unable to land &#8211; The SP falls under the Welfare Committee of the Svalbard Council<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; When BH takes over as editor, the newspaper\u2019s tone changes noticeably<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; formerly of Helgeland Arbeiderblad, Fremtiden, and Nytt fra Norge<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 8: The SR decides that SP must cut back, and employees are not allowed to work overtime\u2014the newspaper is facing financial difficulties, the books are in disarray, there is a deficit, etc. It is unclear what is causing this. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 10: Hilmar N\u00f8is has died<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 32: It is reported that a new editor has been hired. Hansen states that he believes the hiring violates the Labor Protection Act. The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) has reviewed the case and concluded that the Welfare Council has acted in such a way that legal action should be considered. (Hansen later received 23,000 kroner from the Svalbard Council, but it is unclear whether this was some form of compensation for his dismissal.)   <\/p>\n<p>1976\/77:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Bj\u00f8rn Hansen, followed by Otto Risanger starting with issue No. 9<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No major issues, but the SP&#8217;s &#8220;most left-wing&#8221; class?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; a lot about the mining bus and &#8220;ordinary working people&#8221; \u2014 little about management<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; two May Day events in 1977 <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the AKP and the AP\/Lyb. Workers&#8217; Association <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jon Michelet and Thoralv Lund, respectively, as speakers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; caused a stir when Risanger gave each of the speakers a full page in the newspaper<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; was asked if he was a member of the AKP and wrote an editorial about it<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; no major technical changes<\/p>\n<p>1977\/78:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Otto Risanger until New Year&#8217;s, after which Lilleba Knudsen will take over<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Risanger published a special issue on the role of \u201cFl\u00f8tsen\u201d in Lyb. and its relationship with Svalbardposten. Risanger explains:  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He was the editor, with Lilleba Knudsen serving as secretary<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; To include photos in the newspaper, they had to apply a screen over the images and expose them for a long time. Store Norske launched a company newsletter and purchased repro masters, which they were allowed to borrow <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Typed on a typewriter<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We almost had a total printing disaster with the first issue. I happened to run into Ragnar Asbj\u00f8rn Larsen (who was originally a printer) before printing began, and asked him to come inside to check if everything looked okay before printing. It wasn\u2019t okay at all, and Larsen prevented a disaster.  <\/p>\n<p>1978\/79:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kristian Hus<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Starting with this first issue, SP has switched to being a Friday paper! It used to be published on Saturdays <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; small newspapers; the first issue had only 10 pages<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In May, two issues were published in tabloid format! This was due to technical problems and staff illness. The idea of switching to tabloid format in Troms\u00f8 had been discussed on several previous occasions, and the newspaper\u2019s board agreed to a trial project. This lasted for only two issues, after which the paper returned to the old format.   <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The tabloid format caused a great deal of irritation and dissatisfaction: It was impractical to file in a ring binder for those who collected the newspaper! This was also discussed in the SR. There, one representative went so far as to request that the two tabloid-sized issues be reprinted in A4 format afterward, so that everyone could get a copy. (This was estimated to cost 10,000 kroner.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The relationship between Hus and SR isn&#8217;t particularly good. He is frustrated by their unwillingness to look ahead and discuss the newspaper&#8217;s problems. In his latest issue, he says that unless SR improves conditions, the turnover in the editorial staff will only continue.  <\/p>\n<p>1979\/80:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjetil Anthonsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Helicopter crash: Pastor Kjell loses an eye. (No. 1) <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; House fire in Lia; 15 people were left homeless, including Hallvard Holm (No. 6)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kjetil introduces \u201cWorth a Flower,\u201d the precursor to \u201cRose of the Week\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rabies outbreak in Svalbard, No. 28<\/p>\n<p>1980\/81:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: P\u00e5l Skogmo<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; improved image quality, repaired projection equipment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A new page layout made it possible to increase the page count beyond 16 pages<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; not managers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Two men arrested for smuggling hashish into Svea from the mainland. First drug case in Svalbard <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In issue No. 40, Skogmo asks for the first year&#8217;s worth of newspapers<\/p>\n<p>1981\/82:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4165\" title=\"svalbardposten_atti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_atti-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbardposten in the 1980s\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_atti-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_atti.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: P\u00e5l Skogmo<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The power plant is being built<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The museum officially opened (No. 21)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Spaniards are attempting to reach the North Pole by motorcycle (nos. 26, 27, and 28)<\/p>\n<p>1982\/83:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: P\u00e5l Skogmo<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The first Russian left Barentsburg after spending a month there. He was supposed to be sent back because, according to management, he wasn\u2019t up to the job. He left at the airport and contacted the district governor. (No. 14)   <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Polar bear shot on Skj\u00e6ringa (No. 15)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It happened on Friday at 12:00 p.m., and they managed to get the article and photos into today&#8217;s paper!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A helicopter crash at Cape Wijk in which a Svalbardposten journalist was involved. It caused quite a stir and a lot of media coverage. The editor and the journalist were summoned by the Governor and ultimately had to sign a statement in the newspaper to restore peace. (Nos. 18, 19, and 20) &#8211; No. 33: The Ministry of Justice and SR discuss whether SP should transition from being a subcommittee to a foundation. Justis supports this, as the structure at the time was entirely unique in Norway and meant that, in the worst-case scenario, the Minister of Justice was responsible for what was written in the Svalbardposten.    <\/p>\n<p>Skogmo says:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; didn&#8217;t have his own reproduction camera, so he borrowed one from Store Norske<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; eventually bought my own film camera<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Was located in Nybyen, in Building 104. Moved to Post\/Bank during Easter 1983 <\/p>\n<p>1983\/84:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Vibj\u00f8rn Madsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SP received computers for registering subscribers and printing labels<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u201cWhat\u2019s Happening in Svalbard\u201d on the back page<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; many items on each page<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The first CM was put into operation in Mine 7<\/p>\n<p>1984\/85:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Svein Haaland<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: Talk about getting live TV in December<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; purchase of a new Gestetner machine<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sverdrupbyen is on fire (No. 40)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 40 issues of the newspaper<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u201cIt\u2019s Happening in Svalbard\u201d on p. 3<\/p>\n<p>1985\/86:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Svein Haaland<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 1: Lompen and Busen are put into service<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the polar bear photo from Vindodden<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dagrun Bakketun: the first female mine bus driver (No. 13)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 21: Plans for year-round operation of SP. First summer operation planned for the summer of 1986 <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 28: Anne Berg was hired as an editorial staff member, meaning that the editorial staff has grown to two people<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Summer 1986: Summer newspaper published for the first time<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Year-round operations with two employees were intended to be a pilot project for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Second half of 1986:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Svein Haaland<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 18: Plane crash in which 6 people were killed at Svalbard Airport<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 18: The SR resolves that SP will become a permanent year-round newspaper<\/p>\n<p>1987:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Mette Bleken<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 10: Rabies confirmed<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 36: Dutch man mauled by polar bear on Edge\u00f8ya. Was out in the field without a weapon <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 38: Fixed-term contracts in the SP are being abolished (when will they be reintroduced?)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 39: Debate for and against hospital births (went on for weeks)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 48: Is it the end of the road for the year-round newspaper? An article in the paper reports on SP\u2019s faltering finances. <\/p>\n<p>1988:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Mette Bleken<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New debate on childbirth in the newspaper<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 8: Bj\u00f8rg Tvede hired as the new editorial staff member, succeeding Anne Kolbj\u00f8rnsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 32: Tvede is stepping down again, and Merete Larsen is taking over<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Anita Johansen is starting work at the mine<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper is in financial trouble. Several executives addressed this issue in the fall, and the newspaper\u2019s board issued press releases (e.g., issues 38, 41, and 42). &#8211; Emergency measures are being implemented at the newspaper to stabilize its finances. These include an end to overtime work, no longer printing radio and TV schedules in the newspaper, and a directive to focus more effort on securing advertisements. This results in very few pages of editorial content in some newspapers (as few as 5\u20136 pages).- SR applies to the Ministry of Justice for additional funding for operations and investment in new equipment. &#8211; The newspaper board and SR discuss whether SP should return to publishing 40 or 45 issues of the newspaper, as well as whether to revert to having only one editorial staff member. It is decided to wait for a response from the Ministry of Justice regarding extraordinary support for operations and new equipment. &#8211; In the editorial, questions are posed to readers: Do people need the newspaper, and what do they want from it? etc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 37: A petition campaign has been launched in support of the SP. 300 signatures have been collected under the slogan: \u201cLet the Svalbardposten continue year-round!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 47: The Ministry of Justice advocates providing financial support for new media outlets and new computer equipment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; During the period of emergency measures, the newspaper has managed to reduce its deficit from 230,000 to approximately 50,000 kroner <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The subscription price will increase from 275 to 400 kroner<\/p>\n<p>1989:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Mette Bleken initially; Kjetil Anthonsen takes over starting with issue 5<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Ministry of Justice is providing an additional appropriation of 668,000 kroner to cover the 1988 deficit (58,000 kroner) and to purchase new equipment. It is purchasing a Heidelberg press. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 4: Two people were killed when their snowmobile veered off the road into a ravine near Cape Murdoch<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 5: There are no plans to reduce the number of newspapers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Page 5 has been redesigned as a supplementary &#8220;What&#8217;s Happening&#8221; page<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Braathens is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Svalbard (on April 2, 1959, the very first Braathens plane landed, according to an advertisement) <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1988 financial statements: SP had budgeted for a surplus of 64,000, but ended up with a deficit of 58,000 (No. 17)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 22: The new technical equipment is in place<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 23: Landslide in Vannledningsdalen. No fatalities or injuries <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 24: The cruise ship Maxim Gorkiy ran aground and became stuck in the ice. Several hundred passengers had to board lifeboats or were picked up by the KV \u201cSenja.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 27: SP receives 100,000 in press subsidies<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 32: 5 Russians killed in a mining accident in Barentsburg<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 44: The current logo is introduced<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 50: Reducing the newspaper&#8217;s subscription rates. The economic situation is much better  <\/p>\n<p>1990:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4166\" title=\"svalbardposten_ninety_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti_1-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbardposten in the 1990s\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti_1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti_1.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjetil Anthonsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 20: Colors on the front page<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 23: The commercial building opens<\/p>\n<p>1991:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjetil Anthonsen until issue 23; Tor Ole Ree takes over. Ellen Marie Hagevik hired as editorial staff member <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 37: The hospital opens<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 50: SP has 1,700 subscribers, the highest number ever<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper received an honorable mention for 1991 at the national convention of the National Association of Local Newspapers<\/p>\n<p>1992:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Tor Ole Ree<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Rose of the Week&#8221; is back<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; publishes several Russian-language editions of the newspaper<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Several articles from BB, including one about a miner and another about the woman who tends the pigs. Svetlana is there as an interpreter   <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ree makes history by marrying Svetlana, a Russian woman who has lived in Pyramiden. This is the first time someone from a Norwegian settlement has married someone from a Russian settlement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; plans to convert SP into a foundation<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 46: 33 employees at SNSK are being laid off due to cost-cutting measures<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SP is to be converted into a foundation. The board of the Svalbardposten Foundation held its inaugural meeting in the fall, and the foundation became effective on January 1, 1993. The reason for the reorganization was that when SP was published by SR, the Ministry of Justice was ultimately responsible for the newspaper. Under the new structure, SR will appoint three representatives to the board, the Ministry of Justice one representative, and SP\u2019s employees one representative.     <\/p>\n<p>1993:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4167\" title=\"svalbardposten_ninety\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbardposten: The '90s in Color\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/svalbardposten_nitti.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Tor Ole Ree<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 10: New hospital staircase at Skj\u00e6ringa<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper received an honorable mention for 1992 at the National Association of Local Newspapers&#8217; annual conference<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Debate for and against the road to Svea (Issue No. 32)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 49: Polar bear shot between the museum and the House. It had wandered past Ahlmank\u00e5ken, and the woman who lived there looked the bear right in the face when she peeked out the window <\/p>\n<p>1994:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Tor Ole Ree<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 22: Photo of the landslide in Vannledningsdalen in June 1953, in which three people were killed and several houses were destroyed<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Russian edition (No. 8)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Summer 1994: Russian settlements are being emptied of children<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; German tourist dies in climbing accident at Newtontoppen (No. 31)<\/p>\n<p>1995:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Tor Ole Ree until the summer, after which Kjetil Anthonsen will take over<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 44: The Governor&#8217;s administrative building is on fire<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No. 47: The Heidelberg press at SP breaks down, and the newspaper is published as a makeshift emergency edition thanks to the goodwill of Troms Trykk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A repairman from the mainland comes up, but concludes that the repairs will be very expensive. The board has been discussing switching to mainland printing for some time, and it is decided to move forward with these plans. It is decided to purchase new computer equipment and prepare the newspaper for electronic transmission to the printing plant. Until the New Year, however, finished pages (paste-ups) must be sent by plane to Troms\u00f8.   <\/p>\n<p>1996:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjetil Anhonsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Since early this year, the finished newspaper has been sent to the printer via an ISDN line. Printing on the mainland entails higher costs for printing and postage, but at the same time provides far better image and print quality and reduces labor costs. The editorial staff no longer has to worry about printing or equipment, and darkroom work is eliminated. Films are now developed at an hourly lab, and the negatives are scanned directly. Color images are gradually becoming a common sight in the newspaper.    <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper is being reorganized into a limited liability company. This is because limited liability company status is required to receive press subsidies. There is one share in the company with a par value of 500,000 kroner. It is owned by the Svalbardposten Foundation. The same board serves on both the foundation and the limited liability company.    <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The plane crash at Operafjellet<\/p>\n<p>1997:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Kjetil Anthonsen until the summer, then Nils Lorentsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper was named &#8220;Local Newspaper of the Year 1996&#8221; at the national convention of the National Association of Local Newspapers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The mining accident in Barentsburg<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The front page is posted online<\/p>\n<p>1998:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Nils Lorentsen<\/p>\n<p>1999:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Nils Lorentsen through issue No. 33, after which Arne O. Holm takes over<\/p>\n<p>2000:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Arne O. Holm<\/p>\n<p>2001:<\/p>\n<p>Editor: Arne O. Holm<\/p>\n<p>2002:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Arne O. Holm through issue No. 20, after which Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen takes over<\/p>\n<p>2003:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<p>2004:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen through issue No. 44, after which Sigri Sandberg M. takes over as acting editor<\/p>\n<p>2005:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Sigri Sandberg M. will serve until Birger Amundsen takes over starting with issue No. 5<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; January: The Governor decides to retain the fixed-term appointment system and extends the term from five to six years<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July: Fatal accident in Svea Nord. The work crew breaks through to a new adit and ends up in a stream of <\/p>\n<p>oxygen-deprived air. A person dies. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July: A fire breaks out in Svea Nord<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; September: Per Sefland takes office as the new county governor<\/p>\n<p>2006:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Birger Amundsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; June: Store Norske is fined 10 million kroner following a fatal accident the previous year<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Svalbardposten is launching a new website on September 15 <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10. A historic issue of *Svalbardposten* will be published in November. For the first time, the entire newspaper will be in color. *<x id=\"gid_0\"><\/x>* 2007: <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Birger Amundsen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The newspaper is launching a new design, and the entire issue is in color<br \/>\n&#8211; Honored by the National Association of Local Newspapers (LLA) with the \u201cFront Page of the Year 2007\u201d award and an honorable mention in the category<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal Newspaper of the Year\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2008:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Birger Amundsen<br \/>\n&#8211; New front-page design with a new masthead (logo)<br \/>\n&#8211; Karine Nigar Aarskog serving as acting editor for three months in the fall<br \/>\n&#8211; celebration of the newspaper\u2019s 60th anniversary with a special issue, T-shirts, and a poster featuring front pages from 1948\u20132008<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; As of December 1, one of the journalism positions was increased from 60% to 100%, bringing the total staff to five <\/p>\n<p>Full-time staff: editor, two reporters, secretary, and advertising\/web manager<\/p>\n<p>2009:<br \/>\n&#8211; Editor: Birger Amundsen<br \/>\n&#8211; New website launched on January 1 <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The 60th-anniversary book *Memorial Book and Wailing Wall* will be launched for the city\u2019s residents at the Polar Hotel on December 10 <\/p>\n<p>All subscribers will receive the book by mail at no cost<\/p>\n<p>2010:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Editor: Birger Amundsen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Svalbard Post P.O. 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