Håvard Narum

Håvard Narum (born 23 June 1944) is a Norwegian journalist and author.

Håvard Narum
Born (1944-06-23) 23 June 1944
Hov, Norway
OccupationJournalist

Biography

Born in Hov, Norway, Narum has degrees in political science, history and English from the University of Oslo.[1] He started his career in journalism at Oppland Arbeiderblad in 1964, joining the Norwegian News Agency in 1969.[2]

Narum joined the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1975, where he headed the international newsroom at Dagsnytt from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 Narum was a news correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Washington, D.C. Returning to Norway, Narum headed the political newsroom at Dagsnytt from 1991 to 1997.[2]

In 1997, Narum joined Aftenposten, where he worked as head of the political newsroom (1997-2000), and acting political editor (2000). Since 2000, Narum was a political commentator and editorial writer at Aftenposten.[2] In a 2009 survey conducted by Journalisten among a bi-partisan selection of Norwegian political party leaders, Narum was tied with Trine Eilertsen as the best political commentator in Norway.[3][4][5][6][7] He is often referred to as the "grand old man" of political commentary in Norway.[4][5]

Narum retired from Aftenposten in September 2012.[8] His retirement ceremony was attended by Jens Stoltenberg, then Prime Minister of Norway, who made a surprise speech.[9][10][11] Following his retirement from journalism, Narum was recruited by Julie Brodtkorb as a communications consultant at JKL Group, becoming a colleague of Göran Persson.[8] He has maintained his participation in public affairs as a freelance writer and public speaker.[8]

References
  1. "En journalist ser tilbake" [A Journalist Looks Back] (in Norwegian). Folkeuniversitetet. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. Gunvaldsen, Morten (October 27, 2008). "Håvard Narum" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. "Geir Almåsvold Mo" (in Norwegian). Journalisten. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. "Silje Schei Tveitdal" (in Norwegian). Journalisten. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2019. Kommentatoriets grand old man leverer stødige kommentarer.
  5. "Torvild Sveen" (in Norwegian). Journalisten. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2019. Kommentatorenes grand old man - som alltid leverer gode analyser og betraktninger om norsk politikk.
  6. "Eirik Lunde" (in Norwegian). Journalisten. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. "Sindre Fossum Beyer" (in Norwegian). Journalisten. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. Lorentzen, Marius (August 31, 2012). "Håvard Narum Blir Kommunikasjonsrådgiver" [Håvard Narum Becomes A Communications Consultant] (in Norwegian). E24 Næringsliv. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  9. Jan Furuly [@jfuruly] (September 5, 2012). "Jens Stoltenberg Holder "Overraskelstale" For Aftenposten-Kommentator Håvard Narum Som Nå Går Av Med Pensjon" [Jens Stoltenberg Is Making A "Surprise Speech" For Aftenposten-Commentator Håvard Narum, Who Is Now Retiring] (Tweet) (in Norwegian). Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. Mette Bugge [@remebugg] (September 5, 2012). "Ikke Hver Dag Jens Stoltenberg Kommer I Aftenposten" [It Ain't Everyday That Jens Stoltenberg Visits Aftenposten] (Tweet) (in Norwegian). Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. Jan Furuly [@jfuruly] (September 5, 2012). "Håvard Narum Takkes Av Som Aftenposten-Kommentator Med Overraskelsestale Av Statsminister Jens Stoltenberg" [Håvard Narum Retires As An Aftenposten-Commentator With A Surprise Speech By Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg] (Tweet) (in Norwegian). Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Twitter.


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