Hilde Sandvik (born 30 April 1970) is a Norwegian journalist working in the whole of Scandinavia and based in Bergen. She was born in

Erfjord Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until 1965. It encompassed the area around the Erfjorden in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Suldal. The administrative ...

and has a cand.philol. degree from the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

, majoring in

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

. She edited the periodical ''

Syn og Segn ''Syn og Segn'' is a Norwegian quarterly cultural and political periodical published in Oslo, Norway. History and profile ''Syn og Segn'' was founded in 1894, and Rasmus Flo and Arne Garborg were the first editors. The magazine is published in N ...

'' from 2003 to 2006, was briefly debate editor in ''

Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newsp ...

'' in 2005, and later journalist and debate editor in ''

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 ...

'' from 2006 to 2016. She has also released several books. Sandvik became board member of the

Association of Norwegian Editors The Association of Norwegian Editors ( no, Norsk Redaktørforening, NR) is an interest group for editors and middle managers in the various Norwegian media.Østbye, Helge. 2007. The Norwegian Media Landscape. In: Georgios Terzis (ed.), ''European ...

in 2013 and

Amedia Amedia AS is the second largest media company in Norway (the largest is Schibsted and the third largest is Polaris Media). The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and ...

in 2016. She initiated and promoted a number of digital and analogue brand-strengthening products, the main one beying Broen.xyz, which now produces the radio progra
Norsken, Svensken og Dansken
for NRK and SR, she is a board member and one of the driving forces behin
Support not protect
and is an internationally well sought after moderator, critic and TV and radio commenter.

References

1970 births Living people People from Suldal Norwegian journalists Norwegian women journalists Norwegian magazine editors University of Bergen alumni Norwegian women editors 21st-century Norwegian writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers Women magazine editors {{Norway-journalist-stub