Anders Giæver (born 27 August 1961) is a Norwegian journalist and author who has been a commentator in Verdens Gang since 2000. Since 2004, he also leads the editorial section of the newspaper.Giæver kommentarsjef i VG 26 April 2004. Updated 4 February 2014 In the period 2008–2011, he was the newspaper's correspondent in New York. Before joining VG, he was arts and culture editor in Dagsavisen and he has also worked in Dagbladet and Aftenposten. His background is in music journalism.
Giæver was central in the coverage of Anders Behring Breivik after the 2011 Norway attacks. He was critical of the first psychiatric evaluation which found that Breivik had paranoid schizophrenia.Anders Giæver (22 May 2012) Kommentar: Hva er det egentlig Den rettsmedisinske kommisjon har godkjent? VG
In 2015, Giæver described how anonymous complaints against employees may curtail freedom of speech. Hanne Tolg, an employee of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, decided to quit her job rather than facing what Giæver claimed to be a "Kafkaesque" process to defend herself against anonymous complaints, due to her writings in the far-right website Document.no.Anders Giæver: Lønn eller ytringsfrihet?, VG Oct 10, 2015, downloaded Jan 2, 2016Hans Rustad: Uregjerlige stemmer, Morgenbladet Oct 16, 2016, downloaded Jan 2, 2017Jez Hemming: North Wales fire service employee quits amid investigation into alleged posts on far-right website, Daily Post Aug 25., downloaded Jan 2, 2017
Giæver has published a book on Walt Disney,Maria Børja (29 October 2001) Disney-jeger på nettet Dagbladet two about newspaper cartoons in Norway and participated in a book about Jokke & Valentinerne.
Publications Jakten på onkel Walt (2001) Sladder. Bedre enn sitt rykte (2004) Gutta - på veien med Jokke & Valentinerne (with others) (2005) Over streken - Avistegninger i grenseland (editor) (2006) Øyenvitne (2013)
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