Picture of grieving Stoltenberg wins Photo of The Year award

A photograph of Jens Stoltenberg embracing the Labor Youth Organization (AUF) leader, Eskil Pedersen, at Sundvolden Hotel shortly after the Utøya attack has won the annual Photo of The Year award arranged by the Norwegian Press Photographers Club. The photo was taken by freelance photographer, Tommy Ellingsen, working for Stavanger Aftenblad. In the background of the photo, a police bodyguard can be seen as well as former Justice Minister, Knut Storberget.

“The picture has the strength that we, as a jury, get a lump in our stomach when we see it several months after the terror acts on July 22, 2011. We do not see the terror, we do not see the destruction, but we see the sorrow and anger it leaves behind,” the jury wrote in its decision.

A video of Anders Behring Breivik and police on Utøya during a police reconstruction of the terror attacks won the award for the best news video of the year. The video was a collaborative effort of several photographers working for Verdens Gang (VG): Mathias Jørgensen, Gisle Oddstad, Jarle Brenna, Helge Mikalsen, Espen Braata, Trond Solberg and Mattis Sandblad.

The Press Photographers Club gave this years “nice boy” award to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The award is given to public figures who have shown great ability to collaborate well with the press.

Google translation:

Stoltenberg’s picture: “I remember it was painful to see Eskil”
22/02/12

LITERATURE HOUSE (AP) – Shots of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg embracing AUF leader of the terrorist attack on Utøya has been named this year’s image.

It is July 23, the day after Norway has changed forever. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg embrace AUF leader Eskil Pedersen Sundvolden hotel. He hugs his young colleague, facial expression is clenched.

To the left stands a guard, ready. In the background a glimpse former Justice Minister Knut Storberget.

“I remember very well that I met Eskil Pedersen, I gave him a hug, and that it was painful. Painful to see him hurt to see all the others, and especially painful to see all those who had received news that one of their closest had lost their lives,” says Jens Stoltenberg told AP about the moment that was captured and the Year image….

Original article: Stoltenberg om årets bilde: “Jeg husker at det var vondt å se Eskil”
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Related article: Utøya-reconstruction is this year’s news video (Utøya-rekonstruksjonen er årets nyhetsvideo)

Related post: Swedish photographer wins World Press Photo prize for Utøya photos

Related website: Fotojournalisten (publication of Pressefotografenes Klubb)

Newspaper reveals what happened on board the Utøya ferry

Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten, has gained access to the police report about the Utøya ferry and published what happened on board as the shootings on the island were occurring.

Shortly after the shooting began, the leader of the Labor Youth Organisation (AUF), Eskil Pedersen, and a small group of Labor Youth members, including Johannes Dalen Giske, the nephew of the Minster of Business, Trond Giske, took the Utøya ferry and sailed far away from the island.

AUF leader, Eskil Pedersen, has said that at the time they feared the attack was a coup and that attackers could be waiting for them on the shoreline opposite; therefore, they thought it best to use the ferry to flee rather than to evacuate their comrades from the island.

The captain of the ferry wanted to deposit his passengers (Pedersen, Giske, etc.) on the mainland right across from the island and then return to the island to assist those remaining there. The captain had seen his domestic partner being shot and his daughter was also on the island. According to the police report, however, the Labor Youth members on board the ferry persuaded him to change course and sail away from the island instead.

A colleague of the captain, who was still on the island, saw the ferry sail by and called the captain and asked to be picked up. According to the police report, someone on board the ferry told the captain they could not do this, that they had spoken with police who advised them to sail away from the island.

After having transported the Labor Youth leader and others to a location thirty minutes away, the captain returned alone with the ferry to Utøya to assist in the rescue work. He was one of the last people to leave the island at about 4:30 in the morning.

Following 7/22, media editors were under pressure from the Labor party not to report on the Utøya ferry incident. When stories about what happened began to circulate widely on social media sites, newspapers eventually began to write about it.

Google translation:

This happened on the MS “Thorbjørn”
07.jan.2012

This is the story of how nine saved his life 22 July 2011 when they fled with MS “Thorbjorn….”

Original article: Dette skjedde 
på MS «Thorbjørn»
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The Labor Youth Organisation (AUF) says that there should be an investigation into the many leaks of police reports related to 7/22. The police claim that the leaks are making many witnesses hesitant to be interviewed.

Google translation:

The police have lost many witnesses after the terrorist leaks

AUF will have an investigation of leaks from Utøya-questioning that Aftenposten published Saturday. Police said several witnesses in the case have resigned after the media began to render the victim’s interrogation….

Original article: Politiet har mistet mange vitner etter terrorlekkasjer