Johann Roppen (born 29 June 1967) is a Norwegian professor of media studies. Since 1 August 2015, he has been the
rector
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of
Volda University College
Volda University College ( no, Høgskulen i Volda or HVO) is one of the no-tuition state institutions in the system of higher education in Norway. It is located in the town of Volda, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
History
HVO was established ...
.
Education and career
Roppen was born in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
and raised in in
Ulstein
Ulstein is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein is the town of Ulsteinvik. The municipality occupies the western half of the island of Hareid ...
. He studied media and mass communications at
Møre og Romsdal District University College, now Volda University College, and at 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 ...
, where he completed his doctorate in 2003 with a thesis on the
concentration of media ownership, focussing on .
In 2004 he published ''Medieindustrien'', a book which explores the political and economic consequences of this concentration.
Roppen has worked as a journalist at ''Vikebladet'', now ''
Vikebladet Vestposten'' (1984–87) and served on the national media commissions of both Norway and Denmark (2010, 2011) and the financing committee for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation,
NRK
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...
(2015–16).
[ He has also served on the boards of various businesses and the Volda football team, and been media contact for the deaf for the Norway national women's football team. At Volda University College he has been a faculty member since 1994, was advisor on research and development from 2013 to 2015,][
]
Personal life
Roppen is married and has three children.[
]
References
External links
Johann Roppen
on the website of Volda University College
1967 births
Mass media people from Bergen
People from Ulstein
Norwegian mass media scholars
Academic staff of Volda University College
Rectors of universities and colleges in Norway
Living people
Volda University College alumni
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