• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Norske tankesmier i mediene: En suksesshistorie
  • Contributor: Bjerke, Paul
  • imprint: Det Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library, 2016
  • Published in: Politik
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.7146/politik.v19i1.27394
  • ISSN: 2446-0893; 1604-0058
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  • Description: <jats:p>The last decade have a number of advocacy think tanks established themselves as a part of the Norwegian political system. The think tanks’ political goal is to influence decision makers and populations, and visibility in the traditional media is an important means. We know little about if they manage to reach their goals, but a content analysis of the largest Norwegian newspapers shows that they have significantly achieved media visibility. 12 advocacy think tanks were active in Norway in 2013. All of them are small. All together they employ 30-40 people. Despite this limited scope, they were in 2013 featured 565 times in the country’s seven largest newspapers, substantially more than central and much mission-research institute. The review is mainly positive and according to the think tanks’ own terms. They are largely labelled as a "neutral experts", not part-sources.</jats:p>