Rune Ottosen (1950) is Professor emeritus in journalism at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. He has written extensively on press history and media coverage of war and conflicts. He is co-author with Stig Arne Nohrstedt of several books, the latest New War, New Media and New War Journalism (2014). In 2010 he was one of the editors and co-author of the four volume Norwegian Press History, Norsk Presses historie (1767-2010). Rune Ottosen was for many years president of the Norwegian Association of Press History (2009-2015) and was president of The Norwegian Non-fiction Writers and Translator Association 2001-2005. He was vice -president of PEN Norway 2018-2019 and is currently the head of the Assange committee PEN Norway. Ottosen is a member of the Norwegian UNESCO-commission since 2017.

This website is intended as a resource for those interested in my activities and publications. Here you will find books and articles to download. You will also find links to the arenas I am active in, such as PEN Norway, The Norwegian Unesco Commission and the Norwegian Media History Association.

To find relevant publications in English you can access the headline Publikasjoner (publications). You will find several articles and books in English under the headlines Bøker (books) and Vitenskapelig artikler (scientific articles).