Media Freedom

Norwegian pubcaster NRK’s hit teen drama Skam (aka Shame) will be remade across Europe after German distributor struck deals in five countries. The innovative show, produced by NRK and written …

The European Court of Human Rights believes the source protection must be in front of testimony. Thus, DN journalist Cecilie Langum Becker won against Norwegian state in Strasbourg. Norway has …

IPE today announced that TV 2, Norway’s largest commercial broadcaster, has installed IPE’s IDS production timing system as part of the construction of new broadcast and production facilities in Bergen. …

A Norwegian investor whose firm owns the Swedish version of the Metro has bought a 5pc stake in UK regional publisher Johnston Press. Christen Ager-Hanssen, left, who is reckoned to …

As TV ratings continue to take a beating, broadcasters are searching for ways to keep audiences — particularly hard-to-reach teenagers — engaged in their shows. For Norway’s public service broadcaster, …

Norway is supporting The Irrawaddy news organization to strengthen its coverage of women, peace and security issues over a 19-month period as part of Norway’s commitment to the implementation of …

Three journalist associations say ‘ban on any media outlet is an outrageous attempt to censure’ public debate. Journalist associations in Norway representing thousands of media workers have strongly criticised a …

Norway is considering introducing “uniformed police profiles” which would patrol Facebook looking for criminal activity. Kripos, Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service, is reportedly examining the legal aspects of how police …

One of the sucky legacies of 2016 is the surge of fake news. Donald Trump rode a wave of misinformation to the White House and British voters shot themselves in …

Imagine that The New York Times, The Washington Post and PBS launched a joint fact-checking project. That is, roughly speaking, what happened in Norway earlier this week. VG and Dagbladet, …

A romantic Norwegian guy has gone out on a limb to get back in touch with a young woman he met in Bondi on Thursday. The man was taken by …

A Norwegian travel agency has received around 1500 cancelations of trips between Norway and Iceland scheduled next summer according to a RUV report. The managing director sais that cancelations are …

Norway has been judged to be the happiest country in the world, in the United Nations’ latest World Happiness Report, released Monday. The Scandinavian nation, which was ranked fourth in …

Four trumpets, four trombones, a horn and a tuba. All of them played by women. That’s the unusual formula adopted by tenThing, a group of Norwegians who brought their particular …

The Director of Communications for the Foreign Ministry of Norway, Frode Overland Andersen, said that the country condemns Moscow’s for ban the entry of Norwegian journalist Thomas Nielsen into Russia. …

An pro-Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) group has attacked a Norwegian journalist in Istanbul, thinking that he was from the Netherlands. Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) …

Russian officials have banned a Norwegian journalist from entering the country for the next five years. The Barents Observer, a website based in Norway, says the Federal Security Service told …

A Norwegian friend of Armenia, presented his Norwegian language book, a love confession to Armenia and Armenians, to an excited audience in Oslo today, the Armenian Cultural Association of Norway …

A Norwegian news website is forcing readers to take a quiz about the contents of an article before they are able to comment on it, in an attempt to stop …

Norway’s National Museum has appointed Karen Hindsbo as its new director, reports ArtDaily. Hindsbo has directed Bergen’s KODE, the Sørlandets Kunstmuseum in Kristiansand, and Copenhagen’s Den Frie Udstilling. She was …

Turkish authorities are seeking the closure of Kurdish television channels broadcasting in Norway and Sweden, on the grounds that the supposedly incite terrorism, according to an article on the Norwegian …

Norway is taking a nose dive into the digital world — at least with radio. The Norwegian government will be the first country to completely transition to digital radio, and …

Celebrations have begun as people around the world ring in the New Year. From Sydney in Australia to Pyongyang in North Korea, festive crowds gathered to say goodbye to 2016, …

What’s there to like about Facebook, and what makes Espen Egil Hansen determined to work with the social network after his open letter to Mark Zuckerberg in September? In September, …

Denmark and Norway are home to the world’s happiest and most loyal employees, according to a study released Thursday. Austria was in fifth place when it came to employee satisfaction, …