Berlingske

Berlingske is one of Denmark's oldest daily newspapers, published in Copenhagen. It covers national politics, business, and international affairs and is generally regarded as conservative or centre-right in editorial outlook. As a long-established broadsheet, it is among the country's leading quality newspapers.

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Berlingske at a glance

Country: Denmark
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 1749
Owner: Berlingske Media (DPG Media)
Published from: Copenhagen
Website: berlingske.dk ↗
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How Crosswire groups Berlingske

Crosswire groups Berlingske as Right-leaning for comparisons within Denmark's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Denmark, Information is listed as Left-leaning, while Politiken and DR are listed as Centrist — so you can open Berlingske beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Berlingske sits in Denmark's press

Berlingske was founded in 1749, is published from Copenhagen and is owned by Berlingske Media (DPG Media). It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Denmark, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Politiken, Jyllands-Posten and Information. 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 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Berlingske outside Denmark, starting with Northern Europe, are Morgunblaðið (Iceland), Aftenposten (Norway), Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) and Helsingin Sanomat (Finland). Opening one of them beside Berlingske is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.