<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This article shows the great interest in foreign affairs and other international influences in three Norwegian newspapers between 1880 and 1930. International coverage has received relatively little interest in Norwegian press history, but should be considered a vital element in creating a national imagery in a young state which gained its independence in 1905. The article shows how proximity and distance are political as well as geographical concepts, contributing to our notions about social dynamics in other societies. The article is based on a pilot study conducted on behalf of the Norwegian Press History project.</p></abstract>

This article shows the great interest in foreign affairs and other international influences in three Norwegian newspapers between 1880 and 1930. International coverage has received relatively little interest in Norwegian press history, but should be considered a vital element in creating a national imagery in a young state which gained its independence in 1905. The article shows how proximity and distance are political as well as geographical concepts, contributing to our notions about social dynamics in other societies. The article is based on a pilot study conducted on behalf of the Norwegian Press History project.

Proximity and Distance

Cand.Polit., Associate Professor, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science, Oslo University College P.O. Box 4, St. Olavs plass, NO-0130 Oslo,

Nordicom Review

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Time and Space in Norwegian Newspaper Articles about the World 1880-1930

This article shows the great interest in foreign affairs and other international influences in three Norwegian newspapers between 1880 and 1930. International...

Proximity and Distance

Published Online: Feb 14, 2017

Page range: 79 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0163

Keywords
press history, journalism, foreign news, time, space, nationalism

© by Anne Hege Simonsen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Proximity and Distance

Published Online: Feb 14, 2017

Page range: 79 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0163

Keywordspress history, journalism, foreign news, time, space, nationalism

© by Anne Hege Simonsen

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
press history, journalism, foreign news, time, space, nationalism