Ekstra Bladet

Ekstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid founded in 1904 and published by JP/Politikens Hus, the group that also owns Politiken and Jyllands-Posten. Known for irreverent front pages, campaigning consumer journalism, and extensive sports and celebrity coverage, its website is consistently among Denmark's most-visited news sites, giving it mass reach across the country.

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Ekstra Bladet at a glance

Country: Denmark
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Tabloid
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1904
Owner: JP/Politikens Hus
Published from: Copenhagen
Website: ekstrabladet.dk ↗
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How Crosswire groups Ekstra Bladet

Crosswire groups Ekstra Bladet as Centrist for comparisons within Denmark's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Denmark, Information is listed as Left-leaning, while Berlingske and Jyllands-Posten are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Ekstra Bladet beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Ekstra Bladet sits in Denmark's press

Ekstra Bladet was founded in 1904, is published from Copenhagen and is owned by JP/Politikens Hus. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Denmark and the only tabloid tracked there. By outlets tracked, Denmark ranks 11th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Ekstra Bladet outside Denmark, starting with Northern Europe, are BILD (Germany), Kronen Zeitung (Austria), Blick (Switzerland) and Correio da Manhã (Portugal). Opening one of them beside Ekstra Bladet is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.