– It is an important story, because it shows neglect, incompetence and powerlessness to an extent that can be difficult to imagine, says Broadcasting Manager Vibeke Furst Haugen. – Diversely, news is not ready to tell the story with the high journalistic standard news’s content should have. Just days after the documentary was published last week, news chose to unpublish the documentary in order to make changes to it. Now news has decided to withdraw the series and that he will not be published again. After publication, it emerged that the main character had a 30-year-old conviction for the abuse of six children. news chose not to mention this in the documentary. – news regrets that the series has become a burden on the family, and news would like to apologize to the family and those offended in the case from 1991. Tore Strømøy’s documentary series “Ingen elsker bamsegutt” has received great media coverage since it was published last Wednesday. Photo: Kjetil Nesgård “Nobody loves a teddy bear” created a lot of interest and a Spleis was quickly set up that raised over NOK 4 million for the family in the Philippines. – Many people have been drawn into the case, both directly and indirectly. Consideration of what effect this will have for them, whether the series is taken down or republished, has weighed heavily: – The context surrounding the series and the family’s situation has changed since the series was published. The premises for participation have also changed: the participants lack substantial information. The viewing success took a sudden turn Earlier on Wednesday, news published the documentary series “Ingen elsker bamsegut” which is about Jan Egil Granfoss. In four parts, we got the story of a disabled man in his 60s, who with his wife and a child was stuck in the Philippines. In the documentary, it appears that they could not afford to get home to Norway. About “Nobody loves Bamsegut”: The documentary series “Nobody loves Bamsegut” is made by the program department of news Trøndelag. The news division works journalistically independently with the news coverage of the case. A burdensome childhood with bullying and abuse led Granfoss to a life as a disabled person with little trust in the Norwegian welfare state. Granfoss had also on several occasions sent death threats to several people who were connected to the case. It was after a report of concern from child protection that Granfoss and his family moved to the Philippines. After publication, it emerged that Granfoss was convicted of assaulting six children in 1991. news was aware of this, but chose not to include it in the documentary series. It has received criticism from several quarters. A misjudgment news was informed of the assault verdict three or four weeks before publication. It was out of consideration for the family of Granfoss and the victims that emphasis was placed when news did not mention the verdict in the documentary. District director Marius Lillelien has apologized and said it was a misjudgment. – We will continue to take care of Granfoss and the family. We made a big misjudgment, but the history of Granfoss is important, Lillelien said at the press conference on Wednesday. The Broadcasting Council has received several hundred complaints, and the series has also been complained to the Press’ Professional Committee (PFU). – We will go through the timeline and see what has happened, we also have to review procedures and routines, says the news boss to the press. Leif Strøm, the lawyer for Granfoss, has said that Granfoss himself wanted the verdict to be mentioned in the documentary series, and that the family is having a hard time after all the mentions. – Not only psychologically, but also materialistically. They live under unsustainable living conditions, said Strøm in Debatten on Tuesday. Tore Strømøy’s documentary series “Ingen elsker bamsegutt” has received a lot of media attention since it was published last Wednesday. Photo: Kjetil Nesgård
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news will not republish the documentary about “teddy bear” – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
