Mass media in Norway explained

Mass media in Norway outlines the current state of the press, television, radio, film and cinema, and social media in Norway.

Press

Reporters Without Borders ranks Norway 1st in its Worldwide Press Freedom Index. Freedom of the press in Norway dates back to the constitution of 1814. Most of the Norwegian press is privately owned and self-regulated; however, the state provides press support.

Television

See main article: Television in Norway.

The two companies dominating the Norwegian terrestrial broadcast television are the government-owned NRK (with four main services, NRK1, NRK2, NRK3 and NRK Super) and TV2 (with TV 2 Filmkanalen, TV 2 Nyhetskanalen, TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Zebra and TV 2 Livsstil). Other, long-running channels are TVNorge and TV3.

Radio

See main article: Radio in Norway and List of Norwegian-language radio stations. National radio is dominated by the public-service company NRK, which is funded from the television licence fee payable by the owners of television sets. NRK provides programming on three radio channels – NRK P1, NRK P2, and NRK P3 – broadcast on FM and via DAB. A number of further specialist channels are broadcast exclusively on DAB, DVB-T, and the internet including Radio Norway Direct Norway's new English language Radio Station.

Additionally, there are a number of commercial radio stations as well as local radio stations run by various non-profit organizations.

Social media

See main article: Social media. As of June 2023, it is estimated that 3.4M Norwegians use Facebook.^[1] For comparison, the total number of inhabitants is about 5,504,329 people

Institutions

Institutions within organized labour are the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of Norwegian Editors and the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association—these are organized in the umbrella Norwegian Press Association. The Press Association is responsible for Pressens Faglige Utvalg, which oversees the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press. The Broadcasting Council oversees the state-owned Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The Norwegian Media Authority contributes to the enforcement government regulations.D

See also

• Communications in Norway
• Culture of Norway
• Internet in Norway
• Open access in Norway

Lists

• List of Norwegian newspapers
• List of Norwegian magazines
• List of Norwegian television channels
• List of Norwegian-language radio stations
• List of Norwegian writers

Further reading

in English

• Book: Europa World Year Book . . 978-1-85743-255-8 . 2004. Norway: Press.
• Book: Euromedia Research Group . Mary Kelly. etal. Media in Europe . . 978-0-7619-4132-3 . 3rd . 2004. Norway.
• Book: Books in Early Modern Norway . Gina Dahl .

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  . Brill . 9789004207202 . 2011.

in Norwegian

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia: 2007. Norge – massemedier. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no.

Books

• Book: Østbye, Helge. Massemediene. 1984. Tiden. Oslo. 82-10-02375-6. no.
• Book: Eide, Martin. Blod, sverte og gledestårer. VG, Verdens Gang 1945-95. 1995. Schibsted. Oslo. 82-516-1557-7. no.
• Book: Ottosen, Rune. Fra fjærpenn til Internett. Journalister i organisasjon og samfunn. 1996. Aschehoug. Oslo. 82-03-26128-0. no.
• Book: Allern, Sigurd. Når kildene byr opp til dans. Søkelys på PR-byråene og journalistikken. Sigurd Allern. 1997. Pax. Oslo. 82-530-1868-1. no.
• Book: Dahl, Hans Fredrik. Hallo - hallo! Kringkastingen i Norge 1920-1940. Hans Fredrik Dahl. 1999. 2nd. Cappelen. Oslo. 82-02-18478-9. no.
• Book: Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Dette er London". NRK i krig 1940-1945. Hans Fredrik Dahl. 1999. 2nd. Cappelen. Oslo. 82-02-18577-7. no.
• Book: Dahl, Hans Fredrik. Over til Oslo. NRK som monopol 1945-1981. Hans Fredrik Dahl. Bastiansen. Henrik G.. 1999. Cappelen. Oslo. 82-02-17644-1. no.
• Book: Eide, Martin. Den redigerende makt. Redaktørrollens norske historie. 2000. IJ-forlaget. Kristiansand. 82-7147-205-4. no.
• Book: Allern, Sigurd. Flokkdyr på Løvebakken. Søkelys på Stortingets presselosje og politikkens medierammer. Sigurd Allern. 2001. Pax. Oslo. 82-530-2316-2. no.
• Book: Allern, Sigurd. Nyhetsverdier. Om markedsorientering og journalistikk i ti norske aviser. Sigurd Allern. 2001. IJ-forlaget. Kristiansand. 82-7147-210-0. no.
• Book: Ottosen, Rune. Norsk pressehistorie. Røssland, Lars Arve . Østbye, Helge . 2002. Samlaget. Oslo. 82-521-5750-5. no.
• Book: Eide, Elisabeth. Verden skapes hjemmefra. Pressedekningen av den ikke-vestlige verden 1902-2002. Simonsen, Anne Hege. 2008. Unipub. Oslo. 978-82-7477-288-5. no.
• Book: Bastiansen, Henrik. Norsk mediehistorie. Henrik G. Bastiansen. Dahl, Hans Fredrik . Hans Fredrik Dahl . 2008. 2nd. Universitetsforlaget. Oslo. 978-82-15-01353-4. no.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facebook Users by Country 2023 . 2023-06-09 . worldpopulationreview.com.