Dagbladet

Dagbladet is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation — a tendency expressed, tabloid-style, as much through story selection and headline framing as through opinion pages. In Norway, VG and Aftenposten are listed as Centrist — so you can open Dagbladet beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read Dagbladet beside another title from Norway and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Tabloid front pages compress the day into one dominant image and a short, emphatic headline, so with Dagbladet the editorial choice is mostly in what earns that single slot — and what is pushed off the page entirely. Because Dagbladet is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from Norway on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.