Frøy Gudbrandsen

Norwegian newspaper editor

Frøy Gudbrandsen

Born|  (1978-09-25) 25 September 1978 (age 46)

Drammen, Norway

Education| Journalism
Comparative politics
Alma mater| University of Sheffield
University of Bergen
Occupation(s)| Journalist and newspaper editor
Employer| Bergens Tidende

Frøy Gudbrandsen (born 25 September 1978) is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. Since 2019 she has been chief editor of the newspaper Bergens Tidende.

## Career

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Born in Drammen on 25 September 1978, Gudbrandsen graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Sheffield in 2000. In 2012 she graduated with a PhD degree in Comparative politics from the University of Bergen.[1] Her dr. thesis was titled Explaining Scandinavian Immigration Policy 1985–2010.[2]

She was appointed as political commentator in the newspaper Bergens Tidende in 2012. Serving as political editor from 2015, she was appointed chief editor of the newspaper from 2019,[1] taking over from Øyulf Hjertenes.[3][4]

In December 2023 she was appointed political editor for the newspaper Verdens Gang.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Garvik, Olav. "Frøy Gudbrandsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. ^ Svendsen, Njord V. (30 December 2019). "Doktorgradsredaktøren". khrono.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
3. ^ Ramsvik, Marita (15 November 2019). "Øyulf Hjertenes slutter som sjefredaktør i Bergens Tidende". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
4. ^ Ramsvik, Marita (6 December 2019). "Frøy Gudbrandsen blir ny sjefredaktør i Bergens Tidende". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
5. ^ "Frøy Gudbrandsen går til VG". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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Preceded by

Øyulf Hjertenes

|  Chief editor of Bergens Tidende
2019–2023  | Succeeded by

Trond Olav Skrunes

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