The Association of Norwegian Editors ( no, Norsk Redaktørforening, NR) is an interest group for

editors Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, or ...

and middle managers in the various Norwegian media.Østbye, Helge. 2007. The Norwegian Media Landscape. In: Georgios Terzis (ed.), ''European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions'', pp. 157–168. Bristol, UL: Intellect Books, p. 167. The organization is not a professional organization in the traditional sense, but it is intended to "protect freedom of expression and freedom of expression as the pillars of the rule of law and democracy."Norsk Redaktørforening: Vedtekter.
/ref> The association was established in 1950 and has about 720 members. It is headquartered in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. It is a member of the

Norwegian Press Association The Norwegian Press Association ( no, Norsk Presseforbund, NP) is Norwegian association established in 1910, for press people with journalism as their main profession. Among its members are the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of Nor ...

. The association's general secretary is Arne Jensen, who succeeded Nils E. Øy on September 1, 2013. Reidun Kjelling Nybø is the deputy general secretary.

Current board (2015–2017)

Harald Stanghelle Harald Stanghelle (born 13 January 1956) is a Norwegian newspaper editor. Career He was born in Vaksdal. He started his career as a journalist when still a teenager, and left school after primary school. His first role was that of editor of ''Va ...

(chair), political editor for ''

Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 million ...

'' * Hanna Relling Berg (vice chair), chief editor of ''

Sunnmørsposten ''Sunnmørsposten'' () is a newspaper published by Polaris Media in Ålesund, Norway. History and profile In its early days, ''Sunnmørsposten'' competed with several other local newspapers, including ''Aalesunds Avis'' (1917–1957), '' Aalesu ...

'' * Hilde Garlid, chief editor of ''

Jærbladet ''Jærbladet'' is a Norwegian local newspaper published in Bryne, at Jæren in county Rogaland. It covers the three municipalities: Time, Hå and Klepp. It is issued three days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It started in 1949. The newspa ...

'' *

Thor Gjermund Eriksen Thor Gjermund Eriksen (born 2 October 1966) is a Norwegian journalist and editor who has been Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2022. Career Journalistic career Born in Oslo, he was hired as a journalist in ' ...

, head of broadcasting at

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

* Britt Sofie Hestvik, chief editor and CEO of ''

Kommunal Rapport ''Kommunal Rapport'' (meaning ''Municipal Report'' in English) is a Norwegian daily news web site and weekly newspaper which covers municipal affairs. The newspaper was established in 1987. In 2011, the media company established an independent su ...

'' * Kjersti Mo, chief editor for Egmont Publishing, Oslo * Jan Ove Årsæther, news editor for TV2

Deputies

* Eirik Hoff Lysholm, chief editor and CEO of ''

Dagsavisen ''Dagsavisen'' is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. ...

'' * John Arne Moen, chief editor of ''

Trønder-Avisa ''Trønder-Avisa'' is a regional newspaper in Norway. It is printed in the town of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag. The newspaper was founded as a union of '' Nord-Trøndelag'' (founded 1919) and '' Inntrøndelagen'' (founded 1897) after both newspape ...

'' * Espen Stensrud, chief editor of '' Autofil'', Oslo * Vibeke Madsen, news editor for ''

Avisa Nordland ''Avisa Nordland'' is a local newspaper published in Bodø, Norway. History and profile ''Avisa Nordland'' was established in February 2002 through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers ''Nordlandsposten'' and '' Nordlands Framti ...

'' * Kristin Monstad, chief editor of ''

Drammens Tidende ''Drammens Tidende'' is a Norwegian Bokmål language newspaper published in Drammen, Norway. History and profile The former ''Drammens Tidende'' dates back to 2 January 1832, when it was known as ''Tiden'', taking the new name in thirteen years la ...

References

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External links

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Norwegian journalism organisations Professional associations based in Norway Organizations established in 1950 Organisations based in Oslo