Ten times in just two years, the employees in NRK has been involved or a victim of so serious threats and harassment from the public that it is decided to review the relationship. It shows an overview of the reviews that the Review has disclosed (see information below).
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In dealing with cases of racist vilification against the [employees with minority background, asked Dagbladet, NRK on access to reported threats since the end of 2016.
the Chart shows that the journalists are not only threatened via telephone, sms, Facebook and Twitter. According to the information it also happens that the individual dishes so serious threats to NRK-employees to people working in other media, that colleagues in other media houses must call and notify the NRK.
– Personally upset
the Newspaper-the matter last week about the person who hetset “Debate”presenter Fredrik Solvang with the derogatory characteristics of the “eastern people”, attracted great attention and debate.
Kringkastingssjef Thor Gjermund Eriksen takes all cases very seriously, he says to Dagbladet.
I am personally upset that people want to deprive people the right to be visible, because of how they look or what background they have. NRK is obliged to protect the people’s right to be visible in Norway, and this excites me greatly.
– Diversity shall seem in the public arena and no one should be scared away because of skin color, opinion, belief or cultural background. I am sorry that some mean that some do not have the right to and seems. It is discrimination in practice.
Increase in threats
– My impression is that there are more threats and harassment against journalists now than before. We have, therefore, decided that NRK is to map this over christmas, by asking the employees. As an employer, I believe we have a duty to this, ” says kringkastingssjefen.
TV 2 is not far away from the numbers to the NRK. Since 2016 has channel reviewed nine cases to the police, ” says TV 2’s director of communications, Sarah Willand.
It is sad that it is like that, but this is a growing problem. Especially the employees that are visible on the screen, are extra susceptible. In some cases we have hired security personnel because of the threats. Then it can be about actions around housing and individuals, ” says Willand.
– TV 2 has a low threshold for review. The most important thing for us is that we have a clear attitude, and shows that we do not accept that our employees are exposed to threats, ” she adds.
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IN the NRK is Thor Gjermund Eriksen concerned that the employees and the profiles are to be safeguarded and protected.
– This is sharp, professional staff that is prepared for the reactions from the audience, but it is of course a anstendighetsgrense, not to talk about when it comes to direct threats. It may not be accepted. The most visible marks it the most, ” says kringkastingssjefen.
Eriksen believes many of those who threaten and hetser, really want attention.
the Dilemma is to weigh how to deal with it. How to highlight that this is not okay and to protect the employees, but at the same time does not fulfill the goal of those who threaten, spread racism, or discriminate against, which often is to scare and to be visible. We often see that they inspire each other and that the unacceptable speech has a trickle-down effect.
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