INVESTIGATION – Steiro is publisher of VG, the most successful Norwegian newspaper, constantly winning national and international awards for their investigative journalism and digital innovations. VG would compete for the top in an international ranking of remarkable business achievements transforming itself from a tabloid single copy sales strategy to the fastest growing subscription base in Norwegian media history. It’s ambitious «moon-landing» is to create a sustainable digital revenue base to fund their journalism completely not depending on print revenue at all. Gard Steiro is the inspirational head of this editorial beacon. He will give insights in how the mediahous became the digital powerhouse of the Schibsted Company and be rewarded best in class.

Ståle Grut is in the midst of writing a book on how journalists can extend their knowledge in critical thinking and work with digital sources. Examining known methods and combining experiences from different editorial newsrooms, his intention is to give fellow journalists guidance in executing traditional source skills in the digital age.

What is the significance of the traditional media for the local electoral movements? For the first time since 2006 their role is studied and analyzed at various local and regional electoral movements.

Martin Holmberg from Medier & Democrati and Sanna Volny at Södertörn University notes that local media has lost its previously obvious position. However, the news media has not been replaced by social media, but rather it is a complement. There is still a great deal of news produced by traditional media and information from the political parties that is republished, disseminated and debated.

NODA AWARDS – Awards has grown to be biggest and most prestigious inter-Nordic journalistic competition for investigative, feature and applied reporting. More than 50 entries at NODA18.se constitutes the interest and importance for newsrooms to show the qualities and learn from each other cross borders and cross company entities.

Tormod Utne, former journalist and editor in Norwegian news outlets as Nettavisen and Sunnmørsposten and now lecturer and researcher at the Volda J-school, has taken upon the task to lead the jury nominating finalists and the winners of the NODA Awards.

Tormod Utne will be joined by distinguished mediapeople and academics in all the Nordic countries when the full jury is to be announced.