Dagbladet won a media award

(db.no) Four Dagbladet journalists walked away with the award for national sports coverage of the year for the digging project "A sick skin nation" during the awards ceremony at Nordic Media Days on Wednesday evening.

For almost a year, Dagbladet investigated the extent of disordered eating behavior and eating disorders in our national sport of cross-country skiing and biathlon. Dagbladet investigated, among other things, the long-term effects of several years of nutritional deficits among athletes.

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The four journalists behind the award-winning project are John Rasmussen, Jorun Gaarder, Bernt Jakob Oksnes and Øyvind Godø.

- "This is an incredible recognition for investigative journalism. The team behind this initiative has shown a perseverance and determination that is absolutely impressive. They have uncovered matters of great importance - and this is at the core of Dagbladet's social mission," says Alexandra Beverfjord, editor-in-chief of Dagbladet.

- "This is incredibly big and touching. We are proud, happy and humbled. We want to thank the many people who have shared their personal and powerful stories. And not least the professionals, researchers and experts who have assisted along the way," says Dagbladet's journalist, Bernt Jakob Oksnes.

He calls the topic "one of society's last taboos". - "We are happy and proud to have brought some of this complexity into the light. Eating disorders in sport have hopefully been put on the agenda in a way that makes it easier for athletes and people to come forward with their problems.