Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Introduction: The Role of the Press in a European Periphery
2. Prehistory: 1660-1799
3. The Press Pattern is Formed: 1800-1870
4. The Years of Liberalism: Prosperity and Steady Progress: 1860-80
5. The Birth of the Party Press: 1880-1920
6. An Industry in a Shrinking Market: 1920-40
7. Language, Style and Material before 1940
8. Foreign Powers, Pressures of War: 1905-40
9. Ruled by Germany: 1940-45
10. Re-Building and New Growth: 1945-55
11. Peak and Fall of the Party Press: 1955-80
12. The Press in the New Post-War World: 1945-2000
13. Capturing Readers: 1950-2000
14. From Newspaper Business to Media Conglomerate: 1980-2000
Epilogue: Newspapers in the Digital World

About the Author

Hans Fredrik Dahl is Professor Emeritus in Media and Communication at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is formerly the cultural editor of Dagbladet, and the author of numerous books about the Second World War and Norwegian media in the twentieth century. His previous publications include a biography of Vidkun Quisling and a three-volume history of broadcasting in Norway.