Norwegian Journalists And The Epstein Related Threat They Say They Faced

Dagens Næringsliv journalists Gard Oterholm and Tore Gjerstad said they received death threats after publishing a series of Epstein-related stories involving Norwegian politician and former UN Under-Secretary-General Terje Rød-Larsen. Their reporting focused on Rød-Larsen’s close financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, including loans, donations, and debts, as well as Epstein-linked donations to the International Peace Institute, which Rød-Larsen chaired from 2004 to 2020. The fallout eventually contributed to Rød-Larsen’s resignation and brought scrutiny to how a convicted sex offender like Epstein was still able to buy access and influence inside elite diplomatic and policy circles.The threats reportedly came by phone and email, with messages that targeted the journalists personally and even referenced family members, which Dagens Næringsliv’s editors described as deeply serious and unacceptable. News editor Janne Johannessen framed the harassment as an attempt to intimidate journalists out of continuing critical coverage, but said the paper remained proud of the work and would not stop covering the consequences of its revelations. The larger point is that even years after Epstein’s crimes were exposed, reporting on his network still produced intimidation, showing how radioactive—and potentially threatening to powerful reputations—his relationships remained.to contact me:[email protected]