Rotevatn started her journalistic career as an intern in
Sunnmørsposten, followed by a short spell in
Bergens Tidende. Having finished
radio journalism studies at
Volda University College, she began working for the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1999. Rotevatn was a
news presenter in
Dagsnytt and a
sports anchor on
NRK1. She moved to
Kanal 24 in 2003, initially working as a news anchor. She eventually became
news director. Following the ownership change in
Kanal 24, Rotevatn left the radio channel and joined I&M Kommunikasjon, an advertising company, as a communications advisor. Rotevatn is also a regular columnist for
Dag og Tid,
Vårt Land, and
Språknytt. In 2009, the
Arts Council Norway offered Rotevatn a position in the committee that evaluates newspapers for
press support. Rotevatn was a member of the board of
Dag og Tid at the time. After informing the Arts Council about the possible
conflict of interest, she resigned from the
Dag og Tid board, and accepted the committee position.
Dag og Tid received a major increase in
subsidy, and Rotevatn was criticized by Christian newspaper
Norge IDAG, who lost press support after being assessed by the committee. The Arts Council maintained that there had been no conflict of interest since Rotevatn left the board of
Dag og Tid before joining the committee. ==Nynorsk advocacy==