Ekstra Bladet

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Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid

Owner	Politiken-Fonden (88.4%) Ellen Hørups Fond (4.4%) Others (7.3%)
Publisher	JP/Politikens Hus A/S
Editor	Hans Engell
Founded	February 12, 1904
Political allegiance	Social liberal
Language	Danish
Price	DKK 11.50 (Monday–Thursday) DKK 13.50 (Friday–Sunday and holidays)^[1]
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark

Website: ekstrabladet.dk

Ekstra Bladet [ˈɛg̊sd̥(ʁ)ɐˌb̥læð̪ˀð̪̩(d̥)] is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist stories. It gets a share of its income from sex ads. Since 1979 it has always had a partly or completely naked woman on page nine which is referred to as Side 9 Pigen ("The Page 9 Girl"), a Danish equivalent of the English Page Three girl.

The current editor is Hans Engell, a former chairman for the conservative party, a position he left in disgrace after a drunk driving episode. This has not prevented the paper, true to its tabloid nature, to be among the most aggressive critics of the current government coalition, which include the conservative party.

The political leaning of the newspaper might traditionally be viewed as social-liberal (as it is an offspring of Politiken), but it would probably be more accurate to say that the newspaper considers itself in opposition to anyone in a position of power, and the defender of the ordinary man. Ekstra Bladet has always strived on being there for the people and that has proven to be a successful path. It's outselling its major rival BT and has one of the most visited websites in Denmark. A major key to the success, is always being available to the public. If a person has a grotesque case and they aren't receiving any help from the government or police, they turn to Ekstra Bladet. In the later years, it has become even easier to get in touch with the newspaper. If one have a story or a tip, they can send it to 1224^[2]. The introduction of this feature, has led to Ekstra Bladet being first with many stories.