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The content of Nrk.no was merged into NRK on 5 December 2010. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

Spelling of the name

I moved "Norsk Rikskringkasting" to "Norsk rikskringkasting", but someone moved it back. The name of the broadcasting corporation is stated in the Norwegian Broadcasting Act as "Norsk rikskringkasting", and the organization spells the name with a small r itself.

Yikes, that's quite a mouthful for non-Norwegians. Could we not just call the article Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation? Drutt 01:04, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

That's rubbish. Would you call an article about CBS in Norwegian Wikipedia "Columbia rikskringkasting" or Microsoft "Mikroveik"? --88.77.29.59 10:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree you do not translate the names, we DO NOT call Fox News "Revenytt", that is just silly. Jllo782 (talk) 08:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

@IP: You said it right. You can move "Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation" back to "Norsk Rikskringkasting".--92.73.207.36 (talk) 17:29, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

The history of this article seems to indicate that there was a (discussion-less?) "cut-and-paste move" to the current title in June 2007, followed by some remedial tidy-ups from other editors.

As far as I am concerned, it is a pity that the article was ever moved from Norsk rikskringkasting: that is the name of the organization, and there is no such entity as the "Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation" – which is no more than an English-language paraphrase. If the names of such broadcasters as Bayerischer Rundfunk, Český rozhlas, France Télévisions, Kol Yisrael, and Radio Telefís Éireann don't need this translation/paraphrase-in-the-title treatment, why should it be applied to NRK? -- Picapica (talk) 13:26, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Norsk rikskringkasting AS is the legal name of the organisation, however, it is usually known as NRK, not as Norsk rikskringkasting AS. Also, the NRK uses Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as its English name (http://www.nrk.no/about/). The title should either be NRK or Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The use of the name Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in English has a long tradition (since the 1930s). Traveller Bort (talk) 22:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

The name Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (and its Norwegian counterpart) is actually based on the name of the BBC, which is the reason the NRK calls itself the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in English and has done so since 1933. Olkmoo (talk) 02:45, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

The NRK itself uses "Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation" as it's English Name. ^[1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.24.97 (talk) 19:28, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree, but weird that they call a state owned broadcast a "corporation". Jllo782 (talk) 08:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

[1]
NRK's English information pages http://www.nrk.no/about/

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The result of the move request was: page moved. The supporters argue COMMONNAME, which outweigh the preferences of opposers. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:18, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation → NRK – Yes, NRK already redirects to the article, and that Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation is an official English name, but NRK as an acronym is the broadcasters official name, and is probably known more as. From Google 'NRK' gets 56,000,000 results and 'Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation' gets 6,460,000 (Unfortunately Google does not show these numbers when searching for English only)

On the BBC, 'NRK' gets 1,810 and 'Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation' gets 49 [[ axg ◉ talk ]] 01:02, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Oppose, it seems more sensible to me to present the English name of the company for non-native readers. The individual channels should retain names like NRK1, NRK2, NRK P1 and so on, though. Geschichte (talk) 14:40, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
Oppose "Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation" is the official English name of the company. Articles on organizations should not be located at initialism unless that is the official name of the organization. Arsenikk ^(talk) 15:22, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Is that your opinion, or is it a Wikipedia-policy that says that? If you tell me what policy you are referring to, I'll change my !vote below. Mentoz86 (talk) 11:12, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm confused, you say "Articles on organizations should not be located at initialism unless that is the official name of the organization", but NRK is the official initialism of the organisation and has been used decades. -- [[ axg ◉ talk ]] 20:27, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Support - per WP:NAME, article titles are based on what the subject is called in reliable English-language sources. When BBC uses NRK 39 times more often than Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, I believe that the other English-language sources do the same. Mentoz86 (talk) 11:10, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Support - per WP:COMMONNAME. Based on Mentoz86 above, it is more common to use the NRK name instead of the full name. This would be consistent with American broadcasters like NBC. Also per WP:NAME the legal or official or full name is not necessarily the correct article name. Tiggerjay (talk) 23:39, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Support. Seems to be the more common name in English sources.Cúchullain ^t/c 16:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

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HD section problems

Merge from Herreavdelingen and Norsktoppen

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Is NRK left-leaning?

"Government-influenced"

I think "government-influenced" in the first paragraph is poorly worded, it makes NRK seem more regulated than it is due to connotations. Although it is the national broadcasting company, so the wording is technically correct, it's feels a bit bad faith. They don't exactly do propaganda. Might just be my own bias here though. - Marvelousbench (talk) 20:25, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

"It feels" to you. Indeed, it might just be your own bias. Going out of one's way to omit the fact it is openly government-influenced is what might invite the interpretation the lead is biased. It is enshrined in Norwegian law. Toblb (talk) 11:41, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

It is poorly worded and absolutely filled with bias in it's own rights. A label of being "Government-influenced" definitely carries an implication that the state has direct editorial control over the corporation. That is not true. NRK is still independent and can, and does criticize the government. So it is not government influenced in any right what so ever. The leadership of NRK is appointed by the government, but that is not what "Government-Influenced" means. Stating that it is "Government-Influenced" is 100% a step in creating a false narrative that it is "Government-Controlled". While it should not be omitted from the article that the Chief Editor is appointed in-the-end by the government, it should rather be stated further down under the "Organisation" section. The source listed for this [4] also does not state or use the word "Influenced" anywhere what so ever. It is also not mentioned that the employees of the company elect 3 out of 8 board-members as stated in the NRK-bylaws.

Adding to this, it is even more false to call it "State-Run". It is not. It is state-owned, and independently run, even if some board-members in the end are appointed by the government, governments that also change regularly.

Article 13 and 29 of the NRK-bylaws state the following:

- Article 13 NRK shall safeguard free speech and conditions of free speech for citizens. NRK should be editorially independent and balanced over time. NRK should promote public debate and play its part in ensuring that the entire population receives sufficient information to enable it to actively participate in democratic processes.

- Article 29 NRK should safeguard its integrity and credibility in order to act freely and independently in relation to persons or groups, who for political, ideological, economic or other reasons wish to influence its editorial content. NRK should be characterized by high ethical standards. Objectivity, an analytical approach and neutrality should be striven for (see, inter alia, the Guiding Principles For Editors, the Code Of Ethics Of The Norwegian Press and the Code Of Ethics For Printed Advertising and Sponsoring).

Both labels in the beginning are legally and factually incorrect. Stating that it is "Government-Influenced" states that it has been influenced, and makes assumptions that the editorial narrative of NRK is pro-government, which it is not. Also stating that it is "State-Run" also completely ignores the fact that it is independently operated in every other and practical right.

In Norwegian the Ethics Guide Book for (Etikkhåndboka) NRK Point 1.7 also state the following:

2.1 Den ansvarlige redaktør har det personlige og fulle ansvar for mediets innhold og avgjør med endelig virkning spørsmål om redaksjonelt innhold, finansiering, presentasjon og publisering. Redaktøren skal opptre fritt og uavhengig overfor personer eller grupper som av ideologiske, økonomiske eller andre grunner vil øve innflytelse på det redaksjonelle innholdet. Redaktøren skal verne om redaksjonens produksjon av fri og uavhengig journalistikk.

2.2 Redaktøren og den enkelte redaksjonelle medarbeider skal verne om sin uavhengighet, integritet og troverdighet. Unngå dobbeltroller, verv, oppdrag eller bindinger som kan skape interessekonflikter eller føre til spekulasjoner om inhabilitet.

This explicitly states that any editors are resposible for their own production, its content, that they are and must stay completely independent around people or groups that due to ideological, economical, or other reasons what to spoil the editorial and journalistic quality of the subject matter.

You are therefor obviously wrong in this matter. And this must be some poor attempt at changing the narrative to state that NRK is inherently not independent, which it legally and practically in its journalistic mission is. While the entity itself is not without government ownership or appointment to higher positions. Stating that it is "State-run" and "Government-Influenced" instead of "State-Owned" and "Independently Operated" is wrong at best, and upright misinformation at worst. DutchBakery (talk) 10:52, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

And also to further add. Government influenced is only correct if the editorial view of NRK is influenced by the government. If not, then it is poorly worded. The norwegian government states that the powers of the board are not at all concurrent with the view that they hold any sort of editorial control. Their job and powers according to the government are the following:

-The NRK Board submits matters to the general meeting, i.e., the Minister of Culture and Equality.

-The board deals with the framework for NRK's main activities, including subsidiaries. It reviews NRK's financial development, major investments, construction projects, and other significant changes in NRK's activities.

-Each year, the board submits a proposal for the size of the broadcasting license fee in a so-called license letter.

https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/kud/org/styrer-rad-og-utvalg/styre-norsk-rikskringkasting-as/id2508409/ DutchBakery (talk) 11:35, 11 December 2025 (UTC)