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Nordområdene- på trykk i Klassekampen lørdag 13. sept

■ Journalist Anne Viken har reist fire uker i norsk, svensk og finsk Barentsregion og stilt næringslivsledere og lokalpolitikere spørsmålet: Hvordan ser nordområdestrategien ut fra ditt lokale ståsted? ■ Reportasjereisen er finansiert av Nordisk Råds journaliststipend 2008. ■ I dag: Lokalpolitikere og lokalt næringsliv slakter regjeringens nordområdesatsing. ■ Tirsdag: Næringslivet ser mot Russland. ■ Onsdag: Lokalsamfunn i nord. ■ Torsdag: Finske Lappland lanserer sin nordområdestrategi.

Travelling by train - part 2

I got on the train, and went to Stavanger. When I wake up, I pushed all the buttons on the wall, trying to switch on the lights. One minute later a man opened the door: - You needed any assistance? he asked. Well, I am fine, thanks, I replied. Laying in my bed. I had pushed the assistance button. Traveling by train is fare from easy.

Travelling by train - part 1

Yesterday I was supposed to ride the night train to Stavanger. I catched a cab, since I am always late for trains/busses/plains, and went to the station. I walked in, looked at the timetable, and thought, wow, I have plenty of time, BUT why have they changed the departure time of my train? Well, Norwegian trains are almost always late, and I went to buy some magazines. I walked to the plattform, sat waiting, thinking; why did I catch a cab? I have plenty of time. I started writing a sms to a friend in Bergen: "Hi, I am on my way to Berge.." Bergen?? Oh shit! This is the train to Bergen, I should have been on the train to Stavanger. I looked at my watch, and started understanding a few things. The train for Stavange left at 22.47, and the train for Bergen left at 23.11... I am still in Oslo.

Destination North - articles from The Barents Region will soon be published

Soon, I will publish my articles from the High North: Norway, Finland and Sweden. They are quite massive. The first will be published September 13., and the rest will follow. I will, in this blogg, get back to where you can read them, but I will not give you more details before the articles hit the news. So what is The High North like? Tourism or industry. Well, I would of course say industry, I like the business, but it is also a magnificent view up there. I love the outdoors, and while riding the bus from Kirkenes, Norway to Rovaniemi, Finland, I thought that I will go back some day, fishing and camping for a few weeks. I watch the DVD called Destination North which I got from Linda B Randal in Kirkenes, Norway. You can get religious from the beautiful sceneries. I also watch the DVD Success in the North, which I got from the Lapland Chamber of Commerce, Rovaniemi, Finland. You can get religious from the exciting industrial development in the Russian parts of the Barentsregion. But...

Country living on the west coast of Norway, featurearticle in Dag og Tid today

Ukritisk- atter ein gong i lokalmedia

Når ein stortingsrepresentant går frå tinget til ikkje ein gong å vere vara ved neste valg, er det kult om ein gjer meir enn å referere kilda. "På eit medlemsmøte i lokallaget, først referert i NRK, fann ein ikkje rom til å ta med stortingsrepresentanten Ingrid Heggø frå Kyrkjebø, heller ikkje som listefyll." Nei då er det nok berre det at ein heller vil ha ein representant frå Førde. Geografi betyr trass alt alfa og omega. Kva med EIT kritisk spørsmål? Denne saka er jo kun eit klassisk referat, men referat er jo ord på skjerm og om målet er ord på skjerm, er jo dette godt nok. Korvidt det er journalistikk, er ei heilt anna sak.