Tag: media
Conflict blacks out cable TV channels
Around a million Norwegians lost their cable access to television channels TVNorge, MAX, Fem and Eurosport on Tuesday. There's no technical trouble, only quarreling...
Media struggle with shipowner’s suicide
NEWS ANALYSIS: The death last week of Norwegian shipowner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen continues to stir interest, not least after it became known that he took...
MGP winner keeps her eye on the prize
Amidst all the turmoil, anger and scandal following state broadcaster NRK's voting system breakdown at the MGP national song contest Saturday night, Ulrikke Brandstorp...
Scandal envelopes Eurovision run-up
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) named a winner Saturday night to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest this spring, but her victory was bittersweet. A...
New book exposes media’s Nazi past
Norwegian historians and newspaper officials have downplayed the role of the Norwegian press in spreading anti-Semitism both before, during and after World War II,...
Suddenly, a string of business woes
NEWS ANALYSIS: A huge surprise loss at Norway's biggest bank, a bankruptcy that set off massive inconvenience, layoffs at major Norwegian companies, calls to...
Newspaper scolded over Giske coverage
One of Norway's largest national newspapers, VG, was declared guilty Wednesday on five counts of breaking ethical standards set by the National Press Federation...
‘Arendalsuka wastes taxpayers’ money’
Top politicians, state officials, journalists and not least lobbyists are gathering in the scenic coastal town of Arendal again this week, to see and...
State agency sorry for its fake news
The new chief executive of the state-owned and funded Innovation Norway, which promotes business development and tourism in Norway, responded to charges on Wednesday...
Tourism promoters fooled the world
State-funded Norwegian tourism promoters mounted what may be their most dubiously successful campaign ever. A northern island that supposedly wanted to stop time grabbed...
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