The case in summary news published this week a case about Per Flåthe taking over the editor’s chair at Drangedalsposten at the same time that he is on the party Rødt’s electoral list in Bamble municipality. Flåthe resigned from the Red party a few hours after news’s case was published. Steinar Ulrichsen, leader of the Norwegian Association of Editors’ local team in Vestfold, Telemark and Buskerud, believes it is very unfortunate that an editor is listed on an election list. Eirik Haugen, chairman of Drangedalsposten, has confidence that Flåthe evaluates all cases against the Vær varsom poster and press ethics. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication – A real soup. That’s what Steinar Ulrichsen, who is the leader of the Norwegian Editors’ Association’s local team in Vestfold, Telemark and Buskerud, says. – It is very unfortunate that an editor is listed on an election list. I hope for the role of editor that he is not elected to the municipal council. Flåthe is on the party Redt’s electoral list in the neighboring municipality, Bamble. After news published a case on Wednesday about Flåthe taking over as acting editor and general manager, it was only a few hours before he announced through a reader post that he had resigned from Rødt. Debt to news Earlier in the week, Flåthe said that the membership would remain until he knows how long he will function as editor. – What is behind the fact that just a few hours after news published the case, you chose to resign from the party? – That explanation is simple. news has made a good and pragmatic solution to a huge principled problem, without understanding the framework that applies to small rural newspapers in a vulnerable position. In order to avoid harming Drangedalsposten, I found it perfectly reasonable to unsubscribe. Per Flåthe resigned from Rødt after news wrote about his double role. Photo: Else Børte / Drangedalsposten Read Flåthe’s full response further down in the case. General secretary Reidun Kjelling Nybø of the Norwegian Editors’ Association is clear that there is no difference between, for example, a local newspaper and a national media house. General secretary Reidun Kjelling Nybø of the Norwegian Association of Journalists. Photo: Hans Trygve Holm – When it comes to press ethics and the content of the Be careful poster, the same considerations must be observed whether it is news or Drangedalsposten. Chairman Eirik Haugen of Drangedalsposten says he has no problems seeing the pages Steinar Ulrichsen points to. – We have also been completely open and told our readers about this from the start. This is a temporary solution to solve a special situation, says Haugen. He says that Flåthe will only work in the position for a few weeks. Wrote wind power case with one-sided source selection The Electoral Act is clear that even if Flåthe has opted out of Rødt, he will remain on the party’s list at the municipal election. Per Flåthe has been clear to news that, as an editor, he would not write political matters and be very conscious of his dual role. On Monday, however, Drangedalsposten published an issue from a wind power meeting organized by Motvind Norge. The case, written by, among others, Flåthe, exclusively had sources that are negative about onshore wind power. The Red party has the same view. Chairman Eirik Haugen will not interfere in editorial assessments in Drangedalsposten. Photo: Amedia – As chairman, I do not interfere in the editorial decisions that the editor-in-chief of Drangedalsposten makes, says Haugen, adding that he has confidence in Flåthe’s assessments. Read Per Flåthe’s full answer here – Do you feel that you complied with VVP’s point 3.2, which states: “Be critical in choosing sources, and check that the information provided is correct. It is good press practice to strive for breadth and relevance in the choice of sources”? ANSWER: Yes, I feel that that page is taken care of. Drangedalsposten’s case from the meeting was a short but continuous impression from the event. – When you wrote the aforementioned case, you were a member of Rødt. In retrospect, should you have included sources that could balance the article’s one-sided focus on onshore wind power being negative, which is also in line with Rødt’s policy? ANSWER: Yes, I was. It had no bearing on the minutes. Instead, Kjell Peder Haugene has a broad and insightful case in today’s newspaper (paper). This will also come online. For the record, I have a byline on two pictures. – As a member of Rødt, should you have written this case at all? ANSWER: Yes, there was no one else who could mediate directly. EXACTLY why the other two were present. – What is behind the fact that just a few hours after news published the case, you chose to resign from the party? ANSWER: That explanation is simple. news has made a good and pragmatic solution to a huge principled problem, without understanding the framework that applies to small rural newspapers in a vulnerable position. In order to avoid harming Drangedalsposten, I found it perfectly reasonable to unsubscribe. In the Vær varsom poster it is stated that the media must be critical in the choice of sources and that it is good press practice to strive for breadth and relevance in the choice of sources – I feel that this aspect has been taken care of. Drangedalsposten’s case from the meeting was a short but continuous impression from the event, Per Flåthe believes.
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Hope for the role of editor that Flåthe does not become a member of the municipal council – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
