Aftenposten has stopped producing its "News in English" service.
2008-11-18
Media house Aftenposten in Oslo, faced with a need to dramatically cut costs, has decided to shut down its
Aftenposten announced last month that it needs to cut NOK 100 million (nearly USD 20 million) in costs over the next two years. Early retirement incentives and severance pay packages have been offered to employees in an effort to reduce staff through attrition.
Advertising sales have declined in recent months, and Aftenposten editors determined that prospects for the commercial viability of «News in English» were unfavourable.
An exact
The editorial staff of Aftenposten’s «News in English» wishes to thank their thousands of loyal readers around the world for their continued interest in news from Norway over the years.
Nina Berglund, Aftenposten English web desk: «We’d also like to thank our readers for all the
It’s been impossible to answer all the mail, but it has cheered us greatly, and reminded us once again that it’s you, the readers, who have made this all worthwhile. We will miss you, too.
«Med vennlig hilsen,» as the locals would say»
Source: www.aftenposten.no
