Dagbladet wins the International Sports Journalism Award:

This morning, Norwegian time, was the final match AIPS Sports Media Awards – WC in Sports Journalism – Course in Seoul, South Korea.

Dagbladet won the “Best Colored Piece” category for the project “En syk skinasjon” in the “Best Writing” category in the competition with 690 submissions from 138 countries.

– There is no media award in the world that can match global participation and a highly rigorous judging process. Along the way, 36 leading journalists and editors from around the world have evaluated 1,800 projects in nearly a hundred different languages, says AIPS Sports Media Awards Director Martin Mazur.

Le Monde Afrique and The New York Times were the other two publications on stage in Dagbladet’s chapter in Seoul. Getting first place for Norway means a lot to the team behind Sick Skin Nation.

– It is absolutely wonderful that the Norwegian press is being recognized internationally. It was a great evening, and it’s easy to be proud and happy now, says Bernt Jacob Oxnes to Dagbladet from Seoul.

“Could I die, like?”

Awarded in South Korea with great honor.

– First we have to thank the jury. Also, a huge thank you to all of the female athletes who shared their powerful stories of eating disorders in sport. Eating disorders in sports are associated with shame and taboos. We hope our project will make it easier for people who play sports and others to seek help before it’s too late. Oxness, who moved on from the stage in Seoul, said eating disorders are about life and death.

– worldwide

Together with Joron Gaarder, Oyvind Godot and Jon Rasmussen, Oksnes and Dagbladet investigated the extent of disordered eating behavior and eating disorders in our national sports of cross-country skiing and biathlon. Journalists ran x-rays, hormonal and psychological tests, looking for documentation. The long-term effects of several years of nutritional deficiencies among athletes were also investigated.

– That’s a lot for a small sports editorial office from Norway. We compete with the best in sports journalism, dramatic stories and big revelations in the world of sports. This is tangible evidence that Dagbladet produces world-class journalism, says news editor Frode Hansen.

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In the middle of the social message

The series documents with regular and most innovative journalistic methods that eating disorders and disordered eating behavior have been and continue to be an ongoing problem in Norwegian cross-country skiing for over 40 years, from the best down to the junior classes.

– This is an incredibly beautiful tribute to investigative journalism. The team behind this project has shown absolutely remarkable perseverance and will. They discovered matters of great importance – this is the heart of Dagbladet’s social mission, says Alexandra Beverfjord, Dagbladet’s responsible editor.

The work has led to public complaints, changes in training practice, and initiatives for investigations. The European Parliament (Storting) also decided to put in place an action plan against eating disorders in sport, as a result of the revelations.

The National Research Ethics Committee for Medicine and Health Sciences (NEM) believes that Dagbladet in relation to this series has breached the Norwegian Health Research Act. They believe that Dagbladet did not use journalistic methods, but rather research for which the newspaper did not obtain prior approval.

“NEM considers this project to be healthy research and must have obtained prior research ethics approval from REK before starting work.”

This was discussed in Chrono In March earlier this year.