Norway

The typical Norwegian newspaper is small, serving one or a few local communities. But there are also regional and national newspapers. With the exception of some of the smaller newspapers, almost all newspapers used to have close links to a political party, but these links were ended between 1970 and 1995

Print page

1

Press freedom ranking
99.6 %

Internet penetration
14

Peace index ranking
N/A

Most trusted medium
N/A

Net trust index
Constitutional monarchy

Government type

Sources

Legislation

Lovdata (Current Norwegian Laws)

Accountability system

Kringkastingsrådet (Broadcasting Council)
Norsk Presseforbund (Norwegian Press Association)
Pressens Faglige Utvalg - PFU (Press Council)
Vær varsom-plakaten (Code of Ethics for the Norwegian Press)

Regulatory authority

Konkurransetilsynet (Competition Authority)
Kulturdepartementet (Ministry of Culture)
Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authority)