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''Verdens Gang'' (lit. "The passage of the world", in the sense "The tide of the world" or "The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper owned by Schibsted. In 2013, circulation numbers stood at 164,430, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ==History and profile== ''VG'' was established by members of the resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945. Christian A. R. Christensen was the first editor-in-chief of ''VG'' from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died. ''VG'' is based in Oslo.〔 The paper is published in tabloid format.〔 The owner is the media conglomerate Schibsted,〔 which also owns Norway’s largest newspaper, ''Aftenposten'',〔 as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some of Norway’s larger regional newspapers. Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967.〔 Just before the change in the ownership ''VG'' was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a circulation of 34,000 copies.〔 The editor-in-chief is Torry Pedersen. ''VG'' is one of the most award-winning newspapers in Norway for its journalism.〔(SKUP - Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse )〕 In 2010 the newspaper had 10 different revealing news-stories 〔(Gravejournalistisk bonanza | Journalisten.no )〕 competing for the prestigious Skup-prisen. ''VG'' is not affiliated with any political party. The 1996 circulation of ''VG'' was 370,000 copies. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 386,137 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country. Its circulation was 388,000 copies in 2001. ''VG'' had a circulation of 284,414 copies in 2008. It was for many years the largest newspaper in Norway, but was surpassed by ''Aftenposten'' in 2010.〔Mediebedriftene.no. Retrieved 1 February 2009.〕 ''VG'' was Norway’s second largest print newspapers, measured in circulation, but had the largest number of readers,〔(VGs kanaler er mest lest - VG Nett om Media )〕 with a daily readership of 631,000 in 2013.〔(Readership of Norwegian print newspapers 2013 ) MEDIANORWAY ©2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verdens Gang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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