Gunnar Stavrum (born 24 October 1961) is a Norwegian newspaper editor and author. Since 2003 he has been chief editor of the online newspaper Nettavisen . [1]
Stavrum was born in Kristiansund, and grew up in Bergen and Kristiansand. [2]
He began his career as a substitute journalist for Fædrelandsvennen in 1982, and for NRK Sørlandet in 1983. [1] He was hired as a journalist for Bergens Tidende in 1985, and became managing editor of Kapital in 1990, and of Dagens Næringsliv in 1993. [1] He worked as a reporter for TV 2 from 1996 to 2000, and from 2000 he was manager of TV 2 Interaktiv AS. [1] Since 2003 he has been chief editor of Nettavisen (named TV 2 Nettavisen until 2008), and executive director of Mediehuset Nettavisen AS from 2008. [1]
As an author he has written biographies about Norwegian billionaires John Fredriksen, Petter Stordalen and Kjell Inge Røkke. [1]
In 2015, he was awarded the "opinion carrier of the year" by the Oslo Editor's Association. [3]
He is married to the secretary general of the Norwegian Press Association, Kjersti Løken Stavrum. [1]
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