ITromsø

iTromsø (formerly Bladet Tromsø) is a daily (save for Sunday) newspaper published in Tromsø, Norway.

History and profile
Bladet Tromsø was first published on 24 January 1898 with Erling Gjemsø as the first editor-in-chief. He was followed by Erling Steinbø in the post.

The newspaper initially supported the Liberal Party. Following the party split in 1972, it aligned with the new Liberal People's Party for a short time before declaring its support of the Conservative Party.

The newspaper was owned by the company which owns Verdens Gang from 1986 to 1992. It is now published by Mediehuset iTromsø A/S, a subsidiary of Polaris Media, which was earlier owned by the Schibsted Group. The editor-in-chief is Stig Jakobsen.

In December 2009, the newspaper changed its name to iTromsø. , it had a circulation of 9,500 copies.

Editor in chief

 * 1898 – 1898	Erling Gjemsø
 * 1898 – 1912	Erling Steinbø
 * 1912 – 1916	Anders Hamre
 * 1916 – 1916	Sverre Melvær
 * 1916 – 1917	Karl Sjurseth
 * 1917 – 1917	Andreas Aas
 * 1917 – 1917	Anders Hamre
 * 1917 – 1961	Oscar Larsen
 * 1961 – 1972	Kjell Larsen
 * 1961 – 1982	Sverre Larsen
 * 1972 – 1974	Wiggo Jentoft
 * 1974 – 1980	Erlend Rian
 * 1980 – 1985	Einar Sørensen
 * 1985 – 1985	Kjell Larsen
 * 1985 – 1986	Arnulf Hartviksen
 * 1986 – 1990	Pål Stensaas
 * 1990 – 1993	Per Eliassen
 * 1994 – 2007	Yngve Nilssen
 * 2007 -	2009 Jonny Hansen
 * 2009 – 2014	 Jørn Chr. Skoglund
 * 2014 – 2015 Jonny Hansen
 * 2015 – Stig Jakobsen

Lindberg case
Bladet Tromsø became internationally known in 1988 when they published an official report on seal hunting written by Odd F. Lindberg. The report received international attention and led to a discussion about the Norwegian seal hunt and freedom of speech. The newspaper was sued by the seal hunters and sentenced after two court rounds to pay compensation. In May 1999, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg reversed the ruling of the Norwegian court, marking a change in the standards of publication.