Norway – (E9) Participation
In general, newsrooms are normally closed, selected news item are open for comments by citizens – lately more often through Facebook or […]
Countries: Norway
Norway – (E8) Level of self-regulation
There are clearly formal rules for how the news media should conduct the best journalistic practice. In Norway there are some underlying […]
Norway – (E7) Code of ethics at the national level
Norway has a strong and respected national-level code of ethics for the press.
The Norwegian Press Association (Norsk presseforbund) has responsibility for the code of ethics (called Vær varsom-plakaten) and the board of ethics (Pressens faglige utvalg), which received complaints on breaches of the code of ethics. https://presse.no/om-oss/
There is also a code of ethics for editors (Redaktørplakaten), administered by The Association of Norwegian Editors (https://www.nored.no).
Norway – (E6) Content monitoring instruments
In Norway, content monitoring is done irregularly or occasionally by various organizations. The Broadcasting council monitors NRK’s output, and the Media Authority […]
Norway – (E5) Affordable public and private news media
Average household income, after tax, all households, yearly: 431 000 NOK (https://www.ssb.no/97014/median-inntekt-etter-skatt-etter-fylke-og-husholdningstype.kroner) Cost, newspaper subscription: ca 300 NOK per month? Licence fee (before […]
Norway – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
The Sami minority has a politically recognized and institutionally strong presence, but other minorities less so – at least in established media Formats.
Norway – (E3) Diversity of news formats
The Norwegian news media market has an abundance of news formats, with a long list of news formats across media sectors: online-outlets […]
Norway – (E2) Media ownership concentration regional level
Similar to E1: Schibsted is major player in several regional markets with main regional newspapers, but NRK is also a large actor […]
Norway – (E1) Media ownership concentration national level
By 2018, 125 of 223 Norwegian newspapers were owned by large media companies, with Amedia and Schibsted being the biggest owners. Commercial […]
Norway – (F11) Protection of journalists against (online) harassment
While no high-profile recent cases is known as critical cases, leading news media provide full and unlimited legal and other forms of support for their journalists in case of harassment.
