The Dagblad van het Noorden (; ), abbreviated as DvhN, is a Dutch regional daily newspaper that is published and circulated in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands. The newspaper is owned by Mediahuis. Erik Wijnholds has been editor-in-chief since 2017. It had a circulation of 96,515 copies in 2015.
History
The Dagblad van het Noorden is a merger of the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (founded in 1888), the Groninger Dagblad (founded by merger in 1992) and the Drentse Courant (founded by merger in 1991).
Its first edition was published on 2 April 2002. Jan Bonjer, who had been the editor-in-chief of the Drentse Courant, was the first editor-in-chief from 2002 to 2003. Marjan Agerbeek, "Stoelendans van bazen", Trouw, 2005. Retrieved on 24 September 2014. Pieter Sijpersma was editor-in-chief from 2004 till 2017, when he was succeeded by Erik Wijnholds. "Pieter Sijpersma voorgedragen als hoofdredacteur DvhN", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2004. Retrieved on 24 September 2014. "Colofon ", Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved on 24 September 2014.
Circulation Year Circulation Year Circulation 2002 176,944Dagblad van het Noorden verliest opnieuw enkele duizenden abonnees, RTV Drenthe, 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016. 2009 141,623 2003 171,712 2010 137,813 2004 167,474 2011 130,145 2005 161,987 2012 123,475 2006 156,247 2013 115,012 2007 152,743 2014 107,085 2008 147,625 2015 96,515Abonneeverlies Dagblad van het Noorden vlakt af (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
The newspaper circulation started around 180,000 subscribers in 2002 and diminished to less than 100,000 subscribers in 2015.
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External links
Dagblad van het Noorden, official website De krant van toen, digital archive