Norsk oljejournalistikk – Statoils utenlandsvirksomhet som transnasjonalt nyhetsbeite

Abstract

The privatization and registration of Statoil on an international stock exchange has placed the Norwegian oil company firmly within the global economy. In this article, we therefore seek to analyse how this represents a challenge to Norwegian journalists and affects the ability of the press to monitor business practice. How is the transnational news beat organized around Statoil structured? And how does the Norwegian press cover Statoil’s business abroad? Our analysis focuses on three arenas where negotiations are taking place: the physical, the social and the cultural. The study is based on interviews with sources and journalists and a content analysis of press coverage.

Keywords

• Internationalbusinessjournalism
• Source-journalist-relationship
• Economicvs.journalisticpower
• MultinationalCorporation