{{Short description|Norwegian political and literary magazine}} {{Use dmy dates | date=January 2024}} {{Infobox magazine | image_file = | image_size = | image_caption = | publisher = Aschehoug (1900-2021) <br/> Medier og Ledelse (2022-) | circulation = | frequency = 4 per year | language = Norwegian | category = politics, literature | previous_editor = {{hidden|ta1=left|Former editors|Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran (1890-1891)<br>Gerhard Gran (1892-1925)<br>Jacob S. Worm-Müller (1925-1940, 1945-1963)<br>A. H. Winsnes (1940-1942)<br>John Sanness (1963-1969)<br>Torkel Opsahl (1969–79)<br>Helge Rønning, Mariken Vaa and others (1979-1988) <br/>Trond Berg Eriksen (1989–1993)<br/> Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1993–2001)<br>Knut Olav Åmås 2001–2006)<br/>Cathrine Sandnes (2006-2014)}} | editor = Magne Lerø (2022-present) | editor_title = Editor | founded = {{start date and age|1890}} | country = Norway | website = [http://www.samtiden.no/ www.samtiden.no] | issn = 0036-3928 | oclc = 464037763 }} '''''Samtiden''''' is a Norwegian political and literary magazine.
==History and profile== ''Samtiden'' was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran in 1890.<ref name=snl-samtiden/><ref>{{cite web|title=Samtiden|url=http://www.magazinelist.net/detail/811/samtiden.html|publisher=Magazine List|accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref> The magazine's first publisher was ''John Griegs forlag'' (Bergen), and from 1900 Aschehoug (Oslo),<ref name=nbl-gran>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2001|volume=3|title=Gerhard Gran|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|editor=Helle, Knut|editor-link=Knut Helle|first=Sigurd Aa|last=Aarnes|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Gerhard_Gran/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 March 2009}}</ref> until 2021, and from 2022 the magazine was published by the media company {{ill|Medier og Ledelse|no}}.<ref name=snl-samtiden/>
Gran was the magazine's editor from 1892 to 1925. As of 2002 Thomas Hylland Eriksen was the editor-in-chief of the magazine.<ref>{{cite book|title=Norway: Country Study Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17Mc6Pi73cYC&pg=PA56|date=1 February 2002|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|isbn=978-0-7397-4398-0|page=56}}</ref> Cathrine Sandnes was editor-in-chief since 2006 to 2014.<ref name=snl-samtiden>{{cite web|title=Samtiden|url=https://snl.no/Samtiden|publisher=Store Norske Leksikon|accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref>
In 2021 the magazine was awarded the prize {{Ill|Årets tidsskrift|no}} (Magazine of the year) from the organization {{ill|Norsk Tidsskriftforening|no}}.<ref name=snl-samtiden/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tidsskriftforeningen.no/debatter-og-arrangementer/aarets-tidsskrift/2021/samtiden-er-kaaret-til-aarets-tidsskrift-2021|title=Samtiden er kåret til Årets tidsskrift 2021 |date=19 December 2021 |access-date=4 October 2025 |language=no|website=tidsskriftforeningen.no}}</ref>
''Samtiden'' is a member of the Eurozine network.<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.eurozine.com/journals/samtiden/selfdescription.html|publisher=Eurozine|accessdate=20 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120065558/http://www.eurozine.com/journals/samtiden/selfdescription.html|archivedate=20 November 2014}}</ref>
==Editors==
*1892–1925: Gerhard Gran<ref name=snl-samtiden/> *1925–1963: Jacob Worm-Müller (except 1940–1942) *1940–1942: Andreas Hofgaard Winsnes *1963–1969: John Sanness<ref name=snl-samtiden/> *1969–1979: Torkel Opsahl<ref name=snl-samtiden/> *1979–1988: Editorial committee (including Helge Rønning, {{ill|Mariken Vaa|no}} and others) *1989–1993: Trond Berg Eriksen *1993–2001: Thomas Hylland Eriksen *2001–2006: Knut Olav Åmås *2006–2014: Cathrine Sandnes *2014–2016: Different editor for each issue: ** 4/2014: Lena Lindgren ** 1/2015: Espen Søbye ** 2/2015: Simen Ekern ** 3/2015: {{ill|Hege Ulstein|no}} ** 4/2015: Torgrim Eggen ** 1/2016: Marta Breen ** 2/2016: Christian Kjelstrup ** 3–4/ 2016: {{ill|Christine Amadou|no}} *2017–2022: Christian Kjelstrup<ref name=snl-samtiden/> *2022– : Magne Lerø<ref name=snl-samtiden/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://samtiden.no/ Official website]
Category:1890 establishments in Norway Category:Magazines established in 1890 Category:Magazines published in Oslo Category:Norwegian-language magazines Category:Literary magazines published in Norway Category:Political magazines published in Norway Category:Mass media in Bergen Category:Quarterly magazines published in Norway
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