Gunnar Stavrum

He began his career as a substitute journalist for Fædrelandsvennen in 1982, and for NRK Sørlandet in 1983.^[1] He was hired as a journalist for Bergens Tidende in 1985, and became managing editor of Kapital in 1990, and of Dagens Næringsliv in 1993.^[1] He worked as a reporter for TV 2 from 1996 to 2000, and from 2000 he was manager of TV 2 Interaktiv AS.^[1] Since 2003 he has been chief editor of Nettavisen (named TV 2 Nettavisen until 2008), and executive director of Mediehuset Nettavisen AS from 2008.^[1]

As an author he has written biographies about Norwegian billionaires John Fredriksen, Petter Stordalen and Kjell Inge Røkke.^[1]

In 2015, he was awarded the "opinion carrier of the year" by the Oslo Editor's Association.^[3]

He is married to the secretary general of the Norwegian Press Association, Kjersti Løken Stavrum.^[1]