The Bellard Bell

The Bellard Bell is the largest daily newspaper in Koranel, and is the only regional daily that covers the Greater Bellard Area. The Alliance for Audited Media lists it as the 118th largest newspaper in circulation. The Bellard Bell has been published by Borre Media owned by Torrent Investment Group and its investor Greatbank since October 1, 2018.

Copies are sold for $2 daily or $3 on holidays; prices are higher outside Bellard and adjacent provinces.

History
The newspaper was founded in 1889 by Myr Bjarne Marum after the previous Bellard-owned newspaper - Bellard Abroad - went bankrupt. Being 1889, the nation of Koranel was not existent and was still under Myrish territory. Marum would own the newspaper for 67 years until his death. At his death, the newspaper was sold to Borre Media where it remains to this day.

In 2021, a fire at The Bellard Bell headquarters resulted in the injury of 5 and the irreplaceable loss of approximately $0.8 million dollars in damages. The building had been burnt completely to the ground, and a new headquarters was soon moved into by the company. The newspaper is still facing issues rooting from the fire.

Headquarters
The current TBB headquarters are located at 100 W. Main in the Decade Center office building, connected to the Welhaven Hotel, in downtown Bellard.

Circulation
The Bellard Bell has seen like most Koranelan newspapers a decline incirculation. Its total circulation dropped by 0 percent to 232,332 copies daily from 2009 to 2015.

Columnists

 * Ivan Hille
 * Dan Sorby
 * Hugo Welhaven
 * Kim Huseth
 * Jim Melhus
 * Mats Broas
 * Tor Heiberg
 * Simen Granberg
 * Bent Bredahl
 * Ina Magnus
 * Helved Sokos
 * Rakel Hamar
 * Kine Alden
 * Kirsti Stordahl
 * Aslaug Mehus
 * Unni Nylund
 * Rakel Satter
 * Jorunn Grambo
 * Ulrikke Tingelstad
 * Aud Meloy