målands-Tidningen is an independent liberal six-day newspaper with news from northern Småland. The magazine was founded as a competitor for Eksjö magazine 1899 in Eksjö where the first own print shop was opened in 1909. 1987 Smålands-Tidningen collaborated with Smålands Dagblad, but these two newspapers were again split in each edition in 2013. Today, the newspaper is owned by the Herenco Group where it is part of the Hallmedia and SmT group together with Tranås Tidning, Vetlanda-Posten and Smålands Dagblad. The magazine has a household coverage of 43.0 percent and a range: 54.1 percent. The newspaper's spreading area is Eksjö, Aneby and Outer municipalities. Responsible publisher at the start was the bookkeeper J. Aug. Carlson. When the newspaper was threatened with closure two years later, Pastor Martin Karlgren went in and rescued it. He was the newspaper chief until 1938. Marie Johansson Flyckt is the responsible publisher, while Johan Hedberg is the editorial and deputy responsible publisher. Leading writer is Ana Cristina Hernandez.