Avisa Oslo

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Avisa Oslo
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TypeOnline local newspaper
Owner(s) Amedia
Editor-in-chief Eirik Hoff Lysholm
Founded30 November 2020
Language Norwegian
Headquarters Oslo
Country Norway
Website ao

Avisa Oslo, stylized as ao, is an online newspaper based in Oslo, Norway, which was started in 2020. It is one of the publications owned by the Amedia.

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History and profile

Avisa Oslo was established by Amedia and was first published on 30 November 2020. [1] [2] It has no print edition. [1] Magne Storedal was its first editor-in-chief who was succeeded by Kristin Stoltenberg in September 2022. [1] Storedal was removed from the post in early September 2022 due to lower levels of subscription rates. [2] Stoltenberg's tenure as editor-in-chief was very brief and lasted until August 2023 when she left the paper. [3] She was replaced by Eirik Hoff Lysholm as editor-in-chief of the paper who assumed the post on 9 October 2023. [4] [5]

Avisa Oslo features news reports and based in Oslo. [5] [6] It is a subscription newspaper, although a great deal of the content is openly available to everyone. [6]

As of Autumn 2023 Avisa Oslo had 9,000 subscribers. [4]

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References

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