Rune Ottosen (born 7 December 1950) is a Norwegian professor.
He graduated in journalism in 1973 at the Norwegian College of Journalism and in Political Science in 1984 at the University of Oslo.[1] He teaches journalism at Oslo University College. He has published many articles and books within the field of press history, the role of the journalists and media coverage of war and conflicts. Rune Ottosen has together with professor Stig Arne Nohrstedt published several books on Media and war coverage and in 2005 they published “Global War – Local Views. Media Images of the Iraq War”. Ottosen is a son of the resistance member Kristian Ottosen.
He was editor-in-chief of the Workers' Communist Party periodical Røde Fane from 1979 to 1980.[2]