Rune Ottosen (born 7 December 1950) is a Norwegian professor. He graduated in journalism in 1973 at the

Norwegian College of Journalism Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

and in political science in 1984 at the

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. He teaches journalism at Oslo University College. He has published many articles and books within the field of press history, the role of the journalists and media coverage of war and conflicts. With professor Stig Arne Nohrstedt, Ottosen has published several books on media and war coverage. In 2005, they published ''Global War – Local Views. Media Images of the Iraq War''. In 2014 they published "New Wars, New Media and New War Journalism". He was

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of the Workers' Communist Party periodical '' Røde Fane'' from 1979 to 1980. Ottosen is a son of the resistance member

Kristian Ottosen Kristian Ottosen (15 January 1921, Solund – 1 June 2006, Oslo) was a Norwegian non-fiction writer and public servant. While still a student, he was also active in the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II and was imprisoned as a Nach ...

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