Elin Floberghagen of the Norwegian Press Association made use of the right of initiative and complained about the documentary “Ingen elsker Bamsegut” to the Press’ Professional Committee. Floberghagen believes the documentary violates three points in the Vær varsom poster. 2.2 About independence and integrity 3.2 About information control and breadth of sources 4.8 About taking children into account news acknowledges in the reply a breach of points 3.2 and 4.8. Did not inform about moral conviction The documentary series “Ingen elsker Bamsegutt” was depublished after only one week, after it became known that the man who participated in the series had a conditional moral conviction against him. news was made aware of the verdict one month before publication of the series, but chose not to mention it. – We have given the public an incomplete picture, said broadcasting manager Fürst Haugen at the press conference on 22 November last year when it became clear that the series had been withdrawn. Internal review Floberghagen writes in her complaint to PFU that she believes presenter Tore Strømøy has a participating and active part in history. Among other things, she points out that Strømøy assisted the man’s wife in applying for a residence permit in Norway. Floberghagen has also emphasized the omission of the sentence from the series, as well as the exposure of the man’s 14-year-old son. The documentary series has also been up for consideration by the Broadcasting Council after receiving 300 complaints. In addition, an internal review is ongoing at news. Media diversity and cooperation editor Hege Iren Frantzen and news manager (and PFU member) Stein Bjøntegård lead the work, according to Journalisten.
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