Metoo-debatten i norske medier : Med et dypdykk i Giske-saken

2020

Master's thesis in History (HI501) This master thesis focuses on the media coverage of the Norwegian Metoo debate. The main focus is howthe mediadealt with the Giske-case, where in the autumn and winter of 2017 and 2018 Arbeiderpartiet (the Norwegian Labor Party) received several sexual harassment notices regarding Deputy Leader Trond Giske. The text is based on a primary research question and a minor research question that will shed light on the primary research question. The primary research questionis: How did Norwegian media shape the Metoo debate? Was the media coverage of the Giske-case characterized by good press practice and objectivity, or did journalists push ethical boundaries? I…