Henrik Grue Bastiansen

Education

University of Oslo.

Career

He took the doctorate at the University of Oslo in 2006, with the thesis Da avisene møtte television Partipressen, politikken og fjernsynet 1960-1972. He has published several books, about topics such as freedom of speech in Norway, the Norwegian press, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, television documentaries and telephony, as well as general media history. Participated in the establishment of The University of Oslo Film Society 1989.

Scholarship from The Research Council of Norway 1994.

Academic degrees: Candidate Magazine. (1991), Candidate Philological

(1995) and Doctor art Editor of book reviews for Norsk Medietidsskrift 2011-2015.

Since 2013, head of the jury of The Freedom of Expression Foundation"s Competition for Young People. Chair of the Division for Media and Communication History at the Nordmedia conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2015.

Professor at Faculty of Media and Journalism at Volda University College, Norway. and Pål Aam (eds):: Bastiansen and Pål Aam (eds)::::, Idar Flo and Rolf Werenskjold (eds) and Rolf Werenskjold (eds).

Achievements

• Member of the jury of the Holberg Prize School Project 2005-2011.

Views

"Norwegian Media and the Cold War 1945-1991", page 155-169 in Harald Hornmoen and Kristin Skare Orgeret (eds): Defending Democracy: Nordic and Global Diversities in Media and Journalism, Special Issue Nordicom Review, Volume 35.

Membership

. Member of the jury of the Norwegian Contest for Young Scientists 2001-2013.

Connections

Father:

Odd Bjørn

Mother:

Ruth Bastiansen