Resett
Norwegian website
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Resett, also known as Resett.no, was a Norwegian alternative news website[1][2][3] that was described by media scholars as "the leading far-right outlet in the Norwegian context"[2] or as one of the "two main websites" of "the extreme right in Norway."[3] It was founded by Helge Lurås in 2017.[1]
| Type | Alternative media[1][2][3][4] |
|---|---|
| Format | Online newspaper |
| Editor | Maria Zähler |
| Founded | 28 August 2017 |
| Ceased publication | December 2022 |
| Political alignment | National Conservatism and Anti-Arabism |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Website | https://www.resett.no |
Historian Torkel Brekke has compared Resett to Document.no and noted that both publications are known for their "hostility against Islam."[5] The Norwegian Centre Against Racism has described Resett as a "radical right-wing blog."[6] Dagsavisen argued that Resett is not a journalistic medium, and described it as part of the radical right.[7]
Resett described its aim as to "present cases from a different angle than established mass media, and to cover news that other media do not want to cover".[8] The newspaper ceased operations in December 2022.[9]
In July 2018, the newspaper claimed around 30,000 unique readers per day.[10]
In June 2022, Maria Zähler became the editor-in-chief after Helge Lurås.[11] When she was appointed, she declared that she wants to make Resett to "a center-right, realpolitik newspaper, with common sense as a guiding principle" and "to establish a decent newspaper on the right of Norwegian center".[12] Zähler is transgender, and has written about her transgender experience.[13]
In October 2022, Resett was bought by the Norwegian investor Petter Inge Remøy. Remøy stated that he wanted to save the economically challenged newspaper so that it could produce honest journalism.[14]
Before Resett was established, Editor-in-chief Helge Lurås was a critic of Norwegian military campaigns abroad.[15] His scepticism is also expressed in Resett in their published analysis of NRK's coverage of the civil war in Libya.[16]
Resett states that it follows the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press, but its application for membership in the established media organizations in Norway has been rejected.[17][18]
Reception
Political commentators in Dagsavisen and Dagbladet argued that Resett routinely violated the Ethical Code of Practice, and that the website therefore had to be considered a political campaign rather than a newspaper. A research report analyzing articles and comments in Resett found no clear violations of the Ethical Code of Practice.[19]
In 2018, Resett published the "Grande" case; the female head of the Venstre political party reportedly had sex with an underage person at a wedding. Disclosing the name of a female perpetrator in a MeToo-related case was controversial at the time. Later, other newspapers also covered the case.[20][21] The editor-in-chief, Helge Lurås, also conveyed an offer of payment for the young man to step forward. The monetary offer was criticized as a breach of ethics.[22]