Bjarne Corydon minister for finance. Nicholas Summer was his spin doctor. And they made themselves noticed in an article in the magazine the Journalist from 2014.
Corydon had made claims to both DR and TV2, on the would let themselves interview unedited in the large broadcasters documentaries about the sale of DONG shares.
concerned, None of the editors would, however, give redigeringsretten to the minister, who was responsible for the controversial sale.
Nikolaj Sommer, who bore the title as head of communications in the ministry of Finance, could not see the problem.
He thought that the viewers were best served by ’we give the answers in the right context,’ as he expressed it, when the Journalist asked for a comment.
in the ears, when I hear such things. For me as For other journalists is redigeringsretten holy. But there is, unfortunately, often a slippage, when the journalists changes him and the officials.
The interesting thing is, what happens when they switch back again.
Nikolaj Summer is now nyhedsdirektør on the stock Exchange. Employed by Bjarne Corydon, who is editor-in-chief and executive director of the same place.
the Other day, he asked me a question:
’Ekstra Bladet have in connection with the discussion of laws to advocate that the greater the access, which is to look to politicians and officials over his shoulders, the better – without limit. Would your management of the Extra Blade work better or worse than today, if there was public access to all of your emails and documents – f.ex. sketches for redeployment or cuts on your newsrooms or plans for the new konkurrencerettede actions – or have you as a leader need for a confidential space’, he asked.
by asking a new question: ’Now I am seriously worried for Our leadership. Think Nikolaj Summer that you really can treat elected politicians with private companies? It is deeply disturbing for a man in his position. There is a journalist present on the stock Exchange, which can bring him out of his delusion?’
It is netmediet world’s most popular websites, which has prompted us editors tease each other in their annual julestafet. But even if it is a play, there is seriousness behind the discussion of the Danish open administration act.
Nikolaj Sommer says, that it is too easy, if the media only thunders for more transparency. We must recognize that it is ultimately in the public interest, that there is a limit to transparency, he believes.
But the Summer calls for easy, is in fact a duty. Even a duty, as every journalist and editor should know. The obligation to persistently fight for, that it is possible to look the powers over the shoulders.
it is our task as journalists. We are put in the world to keep an eye on how power is exercised. There are enough politicians and officials, who want to get blacked out conditions in the central administration. Just read the book ’Mørkelygten’ by journalist Jesper Tynell about the methods used.
It’s pretty simple. I go inside to turn on the light in the Christiansborgs corridors. Yesterday the stock Exchange in favour of the dark?
