Jyllands-Posten

Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten
Jyllands-Posten (cover of 30 July 2011)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Jyllands-Postens Fond
PublisherJP/Politikens Hus A/S
EditorMarchen Neel Gjertsen
Founded2 October 1871 (2 October 1871)
Political alignmentLiberal conservatism
Conservative People's Party (until 1938)[1]
LanguageDanish
HeadquartersAarhus C, Denmark
Websitewww.jyllands-posten.dk

Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɒˀn̩æˌviˀsn̩ ˈjylænsˌpʰʌstn̩] ; English: The Morning Newspaper "The Jutland Post"), commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Aarhus C, Jutland, and with a weekday circulation of approximately 120,000 copies.[2][3]

The foundation behind the newspaper, Jyllands-Postens Fond, defines it as an independent (centre-right) newspaper.[4] The paper officially supported the Conservative People's Party until 1938.[1]

In 2005-2006 the newspaper published cartoons that depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad which sparked violent protests around the world, and led to several attempted terrorist plots against the newspaper or its employees.[5]

  1. ^ a b Jyllands-Posten. "JP historie 1918 - 1939" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Publication figures for Jyllands-Posten, Dansk Oplagskontrol (in danish), 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Jyllands-Posten. "Denmark's international newspaper". Archived from the original on 9 February 2006.
  4. ^ "About Jyllands-Posten". 13 April 2011.
  5. ^ Marion G. Müller and Esra Özcan. "The political iconography of Muhammad cartoons: Understanding cultural conflict and political action." PS: Political Science & Politics (2007) 40#2 pp: 287-291.