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| Company type | Foundation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Knut Olav Åmås (Executive Director) Grete Brochmann (Chair) |
| Revenue |  NOK 307 million (2004) |
| NOK 236 million (2004) | |
Number of employees | 11 (2024)  |
| Website | frittord |
Fritt Ord is a Norwegian private foundation, whose aim is to support freedom of expression and a free press. It was established on 7 June 1974 by Narvesen Kioskkompani's leaders Jens Henrik Nordlie and Finn Skedsmo as well as the lawyer Jens Christian Hauge.
Fritt Ord has significant funds and is playing a part in supporting various projects in Norway, as investing in the newspaper Morgenbladet, supporting an encyclopedia (Store Norske Leksikon) and holding a 10.1% ownership in the media group A-Pressen. In addition it awards scholarships to students within media and journalism, awards the Fritt Ord Prize, and supports writing competitions. It has also provided funding for controversial projects, e.g. an upcoming book written by the blogger Fjordman,[1] who calls for the deportation of all Muslims from Europe.[2]
The organization awards three annual prizes to support freedom of speech;[3][4] the Fritt Ord Award (Norwegian: Fritt Ords pris), the Fritt Ord Honorary Award (Norwegian: Fritt Ords honnør) and the Press Prizes for Russia and Eastern Europe (Norwegian: Pressepriser for Russland og Øst-Europa). Those prizes not to be confused with "Ytringsfrihetsprisen", the annual Freedom of Expression Prize awarded mostly to international writers by the Norwegian Authors' Union.
- ^ Ramnefjell, Geir (2013-06-14). "Fritt fram i Fritt Ord?". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on Mar 4, 2016.
- ^ Fjordman foreslo nazi-løsning, Dagbladet
- ^ NTB (8 November 2012 Fritt Ords Honnør til Nina Johnsrud (in Norwegian) Dagbladet, Retrieved 28 June 2013
- ^ Emil Flatø (20 February 2013): Det skal ikke være lov å kalle romfolket «parasitter» og «brunsnegler» (in Norwegian) Dagbladet, Retrieved 28 June 2013