Jyllands-Posten
Summary
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɒː.ɒnæˌʋiːˀsn̩ ˈjylænsˌpʰʌsd̥n̩] ( listen); English: The Morning Newspaper "The Jutland Post"), commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Viby, a suburb of Århus, and with a weekday circulation of approximately 120,000 copies, it is among the largest-selling newspaper in Denmark. Its main competitors are the broadsheet Politiken and compact Berlingske Tidende.The foundation behind the newspaper, Jyllands-Postens Fond, defines it as an independent liberal (centre-right) newspaper. The paper officially supported the Conservative People's Party until 1938.The newspaper was the subject of a major controversy concerning cartoons that depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad.The newspaper was founded in 1871 and issued its first copy on 2 October of that year.
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Media foundations launch European Press Prize
Seven of Europe's leading media foundations have joined forces to launch the European Press Prize to reward excellence in journalism across all 47 countries of Europe.
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Men jailed for planning attack on Danish newspaper
Investigators said plot to strike Jyllands-Posten, which printed cartoons of prophet Muhammad, was linked to al-Qaida.
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Danish Press Subsidies 2012
No less than 59 newspapers will receive money from the Danish Press Fund in 2012. The total amount is DKK 347m (EUR 47m). The pdf of the complete list can be viewed here and shows that 26 foreign newspapers receive EUR 420,000 in total. Among these ‘ailing’ papers are USA Today (EUR 180), The Independent (EUR 390), The Guardian (EUR 960), IHT (EUR 33,000) and The Financial Times (EUR 95,000).
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Print declines in Denmark
Print sales continue to drop in Denmark, according to data from.
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Denmark's newspaper readers desert print
We tend to think that it is only British and American newspapers that are losing sales and readers.
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Muhammad cartoon plot trial opens in Norway
Three men accused of plotting to bomb the offices of Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper plead not guilty on opening day.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Will Latest "Muhammad" Firebombing Cause More Self-Censorship?
The Paris offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed Wednesday, the same day the magazine released an issue caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad on its cover. The new issue, which previewed online on Monday, names the Prophet as its "guest editor" in a mock tribute to the Islamist Ennahda Party's victory in the Tunisian elections and the inclusion of Sharia law in Libya's new constitution.
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Charlie Hebdo, French Magazine, Firebombed
The office of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly, had recently published an issue “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad in recognition of the Islamist party that won the Tunisian elections.
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Swede in 'cartoon plot' extradited
A man arrested in Stockholm over a foiled plot to murder staff at Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, is to go on trial in Denmark.
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Five held over Muhammad cartoons plot
Police in Denmark and Sweden arrested five men yesterday on suspicion of planning to attack the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons portraying the prophet Muhammad.
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