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Tonje Iversen
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Journalist from Norway, currently based in London
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Det har stormet rundt BBC. Internt i kanalen er det sinne over Trump-redigeringen. Samtidig er det røster, både i media og i underhuset, som karakteriserer stormen mot kanalen som et politisk motivert angrep fra dem som ikke vil BBC vell.

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Meninger, medieprofiler og BBC  | Britisk politikk
Nylig oppfordret Det hvite hus' pressesekretær, Karoline Leavitt, folk til å velge GB news heller enn BBC. På X skrev hun at BBC Nyheter dør fordi de er «anti-Trump fake news».
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November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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«Den britiske regjeringen hater engelske folk» står det tagget over busslomma på mitt nærmest busstopp.
Dette er sørvest London, sone 5, og i et overveiende hvitt britisk område.
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Stolthet og fordommer
«Den britiske regjeringen hater engelske folk» står det tagget over busslomma på mitt nærmest busstopp.  Dette er sørvest London, sone 5, og i et overveiende hvitt britisk område.  Patrio…
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September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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UK officially recognises Palestine as a state
Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK has officially recognised Palestine as a state.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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474 personer ble arrestert under en demonstrasjon i London i går. Det er ulovlig å vise støtte til gruppen Palestine Action etter at gruppen ble forbudt i juli. Amnesty International sier de er “dypt bekymret” over arrestasjonene.
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Yesterday, I attended an insightful debate on AI and journalism, hosted by the London Press Club. The big question: Is AI the savior or assassin of journalism and democracy? Some see it as a tool for innovation, others as a threat to truth. What’s your take?
February 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Prins Harry har veldig overraskende inngått forlik med utgiveren av The sun! Han sa nylig at han var den eneste som kunne holde pressen ansvarlig fordi så mange nettopp inngår forlik pga kostnadene ved å saksøke. Blant annet følte skuespilleren Hugh Grant seg tvunget til det.
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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As we celebrate New Year’s Eve, let’s remember the women in Afghanistan who enter 2025 stripped of their rights under Taliban rule—denied education, work, and freedom. This gender apartheid demands our attention and action in the year ahead.
December 31, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Jeg skriver i den britiske avisa The Telegraph om hvordan det er å være fra virkelighetens “winter wonderland”.

My own experience of returning home, when home is 69 degree north and on everyone’s bucket list. I have written for The Telegraph

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What it’s like to grow up in a real winter wonderland
Heated streets and a German Christmas market have made Tromsø unrecognisable in recent years
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December 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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An annual tradition to visit a little pice of Norway in London. I spoke to a few londoners who said the top of the tree 🌲 looked dead. I’m a bit biased though. I think it looks majestic #TrafalgarSquare
December 5, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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I’m talking about deep-sea mining, noctourism and that Norwegian workers can see what their colleagues earn - all legally and online today, @monocle monocle.com/radio/shows/...
South Korea’s president faces impeachment vote
South Korean MPs begin impeachment proceedings against president Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his attempt to impose martial law. Plus, how Syria’s instabi…
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December 4, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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Er overbevist om at man kan finne omtrent alt her
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I think I can say, with reasonable certainty, absolutely the fuck not
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November 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote. news.sky.com/story/assist...
Assisted dying bill backed by MPs after emotional Commons debate
Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote.
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November 29, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Great to meet the Norwegian newspaper Nordlys in London www.nordlys.no/jeg-var-veld...
(+) – Jeg var veldig klar over at jeg hadde ingenting
TV 2-profil Tonje Iversen fra Tromsø har tatt steget ut av sin egen komfortsone det siste året.
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November 16, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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If you want to follow some great International Correspondents based in London, here's a good start:

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November 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Happy to be one of the signatories, pro “X-odus”
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NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"

UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...

"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We have used Twitter – now X – for many years. It has been a resource for story-gathering, network-building, and a megaphone for getting public-interest stories to a wider audience. And it has been a well of ideas and discourse. Unfortunately that well is now poisoned. All of us have seen X become more toxic and broken since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Feeds have become less useful. Engagement has plummeted, except for those who will pay. Replies gain traction not through merit, but through the corrupted blue-tick system. We have seen hate speech and abuse deliberately dialled up and amplified, boosted not just by the algorithm, but by the owner himself. And England’s racist summer riots were one of many factors suggesting to us that X is not a neutral platform, but a space that now seems to glorify misinformation at a great cost to our public sphere. Millions of people are ditching X, and we are doing so, too. We have taken the view that it is no longer a useful tool for objective reporting, but a weapon being wielded by a narrowing ideological set. A tipping point is coming. Perhaps we are already in it. After much consideration, we have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky. For some of us that means instantly deleting our X accounts, for others it is a more gradual process. But we are all putting the majority of our efforts into building more constructive online spaces elsewhere for political dialogue and reporting. Bluesky is becoming a new hub for political discussion, and we encourage other UK journalists to join and become active. We are already seeing far higher engagement on our posts there than we’ve seen recently on X. And importantly, the mechanisms to limit abuse actually work. We enjoyed Twitter while it lasted. It played an important role in shaping many of our careers. And it was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter
November 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down www.bbc.com/news/article...
When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down
Chinese society is reeling from a series of deadly attacks. The reaction from authorities is often suppression.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Ga en Nordic update på Monocle i dag monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Geopolitical risks: where do we stand?
How will the geopolitical stories that have dominated 2024 continue to unfold? Plus: we reflect on the year since Hamas’s 7 October attack. Then: we hear from…
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October 7, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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Såpass
April 30, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Demonstranter utenfor retten på høringens andre og siste dag. I går sa Julian Assanges team at Assange blir straffet for å utføre normal journalistisk aktivitet, men det er ikke USA enig i. I dag er det deres mulighet til å fremme sin sak. Assange er for syk til å følge høringen i retten
February 21, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Fryktes Assange kan være på et fly i løpet av noen dager

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February 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Vil ødelegge kunstverk av Picasso, Rembrandt og Warhol dersom Julian Assange dør i fengsel news.sky.com/story/acid-t...
February 13, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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Skikkelig stressa og alt går så tregt! Så oppdager jeg at jeg ikke står ved et gangfelt men på et busstopp…
February 6, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Vært på pressevisning på utstillingen CUTE i dag. Veldig mye gøy å se. Søte KI-generere katter, tegninger og teddybjørner. Søte ting og kunst skal utløse dopamin og gjøre oss glad så passer jo veldig bra i januar, men blir nok større smil av ekte kattunger
January 24, 2024 at 10:41 PM