Name: Reidun Kjelling Nyb

Age: 52 years old

Score: Secretary General of the Norwegian Editors’ Association

Currently: Takes over earlier this year as new head of the Norwegian Editors’ Association after Arne Jensen

– Where did the holidays go this year?

– To Brennsund in Steigen where we took over my father’s childhood home. There we have the best views of Northern Norway (voted by NRK in 2018). There’s nowhere else I’d want to be in the sunniest months of summer. Also, it’s always good to land in a quiet place when you’re traveling at other times of the year. It was a trip abroad in May – to Spain. Now I rejoice that I won’t be setting foot in the airport until August.

– Which Norwegian editor-controlled media impressed you the most so far this year?

– Great effort is being put in editorial offices across the country, and there are countless skilled editors. Lately, I’ve been very impressed with the efforts of Subject and the editor Danby Schoi. Both newspapers and Choi have become important and courageous voices in the field of culture – at least when it comes to freedom of expression.

– You arranged a trip this summer and invited three guests. Who did you take with you, what did you eat and where did you go?

– I brought the chief editor of the Kyev Independent, Olga Rudenko, Novaja Gazeta-editor Dmitry Muratov and editor Meduza Ivan Kolpakov with Steigen and offers great halibut, crab and white wine. The trio clearly needed a break after months of demanding in the editor’s chair.

– What are you good at and what are you bad at?

– I’m pretty good at solving editorial problems head-on, I think. It’s also the most important part of my job. And then I am one of those who think that the glass is half full and not half empty. It helps me every day. I’m not always good at thinking before speaking when I’m provoked. It has gotten me into some unnecessary conflicts. I’m also miserable both for diving and whistling.

– Both mortgage rates and interest rates increased. What’s the first thing that comes out of consumption if you have to tighten your belt?

– There will probably be fewer overseas trips, I guess. Both because of economic development and for environmental reasons.

– NRK recently deleted the NRK Nyheter Facebook page with over half a million followers. Is that true and should more media follow suit?

– It is up to the individual editor to choose which platform to use. I understand NRK’s ​​choice well. Distribution channels that act as editors and that are constantly changing the rules are hard to connect. It is also wise to invest in your own platform.

– Why is it okay with fast lane at the airport, but not at Tusenfryd?

– I think it’s okay fast lane both places, I. Have visited theme parks overseas and have never had a problem with someone buying faster access to various offers. They pay for it – just like they pay for any other service. There will always be someone who has the opportunity to pay for faster access to something or a better location – for example on a plane. As long as it’s about private companies, it should be fine. If there is access to public services, of course something completely different.

– Ingrid Alexandra’s 18 year old daughter and first boyfriend poster has been published. Does the Palace have to accept that the media turns every stone in the privacy of the princess?

– As number two in the succession to the throne of Norway, the Princess must Ingrid Alexandra live with great interest from most people and also from editor-controlled media. Of course, this did not mean that he should lose all opportunities for privacy. I think editors Look and Hear Ulf Andre Andersen argues well that they chose to publish information about the princess’s boyfriend after she attended a banquet at the Palace earlier this summer.

– Who has the biggest PR job ahead of them if they want to improve their image?

– Bernt Hulsker.

– The Storting Pulpit will be yours for one day. Which issue would you like to highlight as the most important?

– Its main themes are freedom of expression and publicity. And I will obviously also talk hotly about the importance of a good framework for editor-controlled media. But I’ll start with an appreciation for the disagreement that we should love and not be afraid of. Like my predecessor Arne Jensen has said so beautifully: We must learn to support freedom of expression – this is not a problem, but a resource and a value. Then we must also work to counter speech we disagree with and guard against those who are subject to hatred and incitement. But so-called “safe” speech is not the way to go.

– I also want to remind you that the contribution of the West to civilization has never been faith, but doubt – our willingness and ability to challenge and ask questions, even unpleasant ones, of all accepted truth. It is through differences of opinion that the world develops. On the publicity front, I would demand action. The two laws that are most frequently violated in this country are the Law on Public Access to Information and the Law on Archives. The public and the media do not receive information to which we are entitled from public authorities, and we experience extraordinary ingenuity when it comes to hiding information. And it has no consequences. The Hurdal Platform states that the government will “ensure that the Public Access to Information Act and greater public access principles are practiced in all public activities, and consider stricter sanctions for violations of the Public Access to Information Act”. It is time for this to be followed up.