Berlingske
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Berlingske, previously known as Berlingske Tidende ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, 'Berling's Times'), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen.<ref name=fact>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> First published on 3 January 1749,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=con>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Berlingske is Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper and among the oldest newspapers in the world.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=bbc5>Template:Cite news</ref>
History and profile
Berlingske was founded by Denmark's Royal Book Printer Ernst Henrich Berling and originally titled Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> then the Berlingskes Politiske og Avertissements Tidende. The paper was supported by the Conservative Party.<ref name=cashans>Template:Cite journal</ref> Until 1903 it had the official right to publish news about the government.<ref name=cashans/> In 1936, the newspaper's title was shortened to Berlingske Tidende.<ref name="Madsen"/>
Mendel Levin Nathanson twice served as the editor-in-chief of the paper: between 1838 and 1858 and between 1866 and 1868.<ref name=fact/> The publisher is Det Berlingske Officin.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
The paper has a conservative stance<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and has no political partisan affiliation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Due to its traditionalism and its offices on the Pilestræde, it is known by the nickname Tanten i Pilestræde ("Aunt in Pilestræde").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The paper is also one of the "big three" broadsheet-quality newspapers in Denmark along with Jyllands-Posten and Politiken. Traditionally itself a broadsheet, Berlingske has been published in the tabloid/compact format since 28 August 2006.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
Berlingske has won many awards. It is the only newspaper in the world to have won the World Press Photo Award 3 times. It also won the most prestigious journalistic award in Denmark, the Cavling prize, in 2009. In addition, it was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of national newspaper by the European Newspapers Congress in 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following a long period of ownership by the Berling family, the whole Berlingske-group was acquired in 1982 by a group of investors from the Danish corporate establishment including Danske Bank and A.P. Møller Mærsk. This takeover saved the group from an impending bankruptcy caused by a long strike period as well as dwindling circulation and advertising revenues.Template:Citation needed
In 2000, Det Berlingske Officin was acquired by the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Orkla Group; the Danish organization was integrated within a multinational Orkla Media group. In 2006 Orkla Media was sold to the British Mecom Group.<ref name="orkla2">Ketupa Template:Webarchive Media Profiles: Stock values rise: €209m in 2000; €900m in 2006 Template:Webarchive Ketupa</ref>
In January 2011, the newspaper's title was abbreviated to Berlingske following a large-scale redesign of the newspaper's web and digital presence.<ref name="Madsen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In February 2015, Berlingske was acquired by the family-owned Belgian media company De Persgroep together with the rest of Mecom Group.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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The historic first cover page of Berlingske (1749)
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The cover page of Berlingske September 7, 1807 (Royal Danish Library)
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The cover page of Berlingske September 4, 1865 (Royal Danish Library)
Circulation
In 1910 Berlingske Tidende had a circulation of 8,500 copies.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> During the last six months of 1957 the paper had a circulation of 157,932 copies on weekdays.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
It was the second best-selling newspaper in Denmark with a circulation of 149,000 copies in 2002.<ref name=wan>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The circulation of the paper was 142,000 copies in 2003, making it again the second best-selling Danish newspaper.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 129,000 copies.<ref name=bbc5/> The circulation of Berlingske was 103,685 copies in 2008 and 103,221 copies in 2009.<ref name=ifabc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was 101,121 copies in 2010 and fell to 96,897 copies in 2011.<ref name=ifabc/>