Gunnar Stavrum (born 24 October 1961) is a

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newspaper editor and author. Since 2003 he has been chief editor of the online newspaper ''

Nettavisen ''Nettavisen'' is a Norwegian online newspaper, launched in 1996 as the first online-only newspaper in Norway. The current editor is Gunnar Stavrum. As of 2015 it was one of Norway's most popular news websites. History The online newspaper (its l ...

''.

Early years

Stavrum was born in

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, and grew up in

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and

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Career

He began his career as a substitute journalist for ''

Fædrelandsvennen ''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristians ...

'' in 1982, and for

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Sørlandet in 1983. He was hired as a journalist for ''

Bergens Tidende ''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. ''Bergens Tidende'' is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

'' in 1985, and became managing editor of '' Kapital'' in 1990, and of ''

Dagens Næringsliv ''Dagens Næringsliv'' (Norwegian for "Today's Business"), commonly known as ''DN'', is a Norwegian newspaper specializing in business news. , it is the third-largest newspaper in Norway. Editor-in-chief is Janne Johannessen, who was appointed i ...

'' in 1993. He worked as a reporter for '' TV 2'' from 1996 to 2000, and from 2000 he was manager of TV 2 Interaktiv AS. Since 2003 he has been chief editor of ''Nettavisen'' (named ''TV 2 Nettavisen'' until 2008), and executive director of Mediehuset Nettavisen AS from 2008. As an author he has written biographies about Norwegian billionaires

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, Petter Stordalen and Kjell Inge Røkke. In 2015, he was awarded the "opinion carrier of the year" by the Oslo Editor's Association.

Personal life

He is married to the secretary general of the

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Kjersti Løken Stavrum Kjersti Løken Stavrum (born 1 March 1969) is a Norwegian journalist and editor. Since April 2013, she has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Press Association. Born in Sarpsborg in south-eastern Norway, Stavrum is a graduate in political s ...

References

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