Klassekampen , is a Norwegian daily newspaper, which styles itself as "the daily left-wing newspaper". It had a circulation of 11,386 in 2007, and a readership of 50,000 on week days and estimated 90,000 readers on Saturdays.
Klassekampen was founded in the 1969 with a
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platform. Until recently, it was owned by The
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, which has maintained a minority stake in the corporation which today publishes the newspaper.
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has been the editor of Klassekampen since 2002, succeeding
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Among its staff are Anders Horn, Hans Petter Sjøli, Alf Skjeseth and
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. Weekly columnists include
Paul BjerkePaul Bjerke is a Norwegian media scientist.He currently works as a research fellow at the Volda University College and the research institute deFacto, having graduated from the University of Oslo with the mag.art degree in 1982. Bjerke was the editor-in-chief of Klassekampen from 1995 to 1997, and...
, Arild Rønsen and Dag Seierstad, and cartoonists Hallvard Skauge contributes on Saturdays. On Saturdays the newspaper features a book magazine. Editors of this section have been Bendik Wold (2006-2008) and Karin Haugen (2008-present).