1949. At that time, the editor-in-chief was elected by the national convention of the Labour Party, and the editor-in-chief was also an ex officio member of the party's central committee. This practice continued with editors-in-chief Reidar Hirsti and Einar Olsen, until abolished in 1975. From this point, the board of directors appointed the editor-in-chief. In 1974, Tor and Trygve Bratteli, aided by Jens Chr. Hauge, forced Hirsti out of his job. Arbeiderbladet was formally owned by the Labour Party until 1991, when a separate, but affiliated, entity Norsk Arbeiderpresse took over. The labour-inspired name Arbeiderbladet was changed in 1997, to the neutral Dagsavisen ('The Daily Newspaper'). In 1999 a step towards independence was taken, as the newspaper was published by the public company Dagsavisen AS, which is in turn was owned 100% by the foundation Stiftelsen Dagsavisen. As of 2016, this foundation only owns 9% of the shares of Dagsavisen directly, with the remaining 91% of the paper owned by Mentor Medier AS. This company also owns the Christian daily Vårt Land, and is partly owned by Christian groups such as Normisjon, Blå Kors and the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. The largest owner is Mushom Invest (10%). Stiftelsen Dagsavisen controls 6% of the shares in Mentor Medier AS. The newspaper depends on economic support from the Norwegian Government. Publishing The newspaper changed to tabloid format in 1990, having used the Berliner format since 1976. In 1997 it launched its Internet version, and also started publishing on Sundays. The Sunday edition was discontinued in 2007 due to economic problems. It is widely accepted that Dagsavisen would face drastic problems if the distinctively Norwegian press support were to cease. Dagsavisen is published six days a week. Dagsavisen had a circulation of 28,337 in 2009, making it the fifth largest Oslo-based newspaper, after Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, Aften, Dagbladet and Dagens Næringsliv. It is also smaller than the regional and local newspapers Bergens Tidende, Adresseavisen, Stavanger Aftenblad, Fædrelandsvennen, Drammens Tidende, Romerikes Blad, Sunnmørsposten and Haugesunds Avis. Its slogan is "Nyheter med mening" ('Meaningful news'). Editors-in-chief Editors-in-chief of the newspaper: 1884–1886: Christian Holtermann Knudsen 1887–1891: Carl Jeppesen 1892–1893: Christian Holtermann Knudsen 1894–1897: Oscar Nissen 1898–1900: Ludvig Meyer 1900–1903: Anders Buen 1903–1906: Olav Kringen 1906–1912: Carl Jeppesen 1912–1918: Jacob Vidnes 1918–1921: Olaf Scheflo 1921–1940: Martin Tranmæl 1940–1945: stopped 1945–1949: Martin Tranmæl 1949–1963: Olav Larssen 1963–1974: Reidar Hirsti 1974–1975: Einar Olsen 1975–1991: Per Brunvand 1991–1994: Arvid Jacobsen 1995–2000: