Mann (magazine)
| Categories | Men's |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Final issue | November 2015 |
| Country | Norway |
| Based in | Oslo |
| Language | Norwegian |
Mann (English: man) was a Norwegian monthly men's magazine published in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] The magazine was in circulation in the period 1996–2015.
History and profile[edit]
Mann was established in 1996.[3] The target group was men aged between 20 and 40.[2] It contained feature articles, as well as material on fashion, movies, music and technology.[2] The editor-in-chief of the monthly was Knut Christian Moeng.[4] It was owned by Hjemmet Mortensen AS, and its publisher was Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen.[4] As of 2010 the company described the readers of Mann as the modern, confident, and active men.[5]
Mann was the second best-selling men's magazine in Norway in 2003 with a circulation of 16,000 copies.[6] Its circulation was 16,662 copies in 2008.[5]
In 2014 Mann was named as the magazine of the year by Norwegian Media Business Association.[4] However, the magazine ceased publication in November 2015, with the last issue appearing on 30 November.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Playboy and Media Holding to Launch Scandinavian Edition of Playboy Magazine". PR News. Chicago. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Mann (Norway)". Publicitas. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b Erlend Fossbakken (27 October 2015). "Egmont legger ned magasinet Mann". Kampanje (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "MANN is Magazine of the Year". Egmont. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b Ann Kristin Gresaker (2016). "Sex, Violence, and the Religious "Other": The Gendering of Religion in Scandinavian Men's Magazines". Men and Masculinities. 20 (2): 230–253. doi:10.1177/1097184X15625311. S2CID 146450088.
- ^ "World Magazine Trends. Norway" (PDF). FIPP. Retrieved 23 May 2015.