Kjartan Rødland (born 29 November 1938) is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, and author of several books.

Career

Rødland was born in the village of

Bolstadøyri Bolstadøyri is a village in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The village lies at the mouth of the river Bolstadelvi, where it meets the Bolstadfjorden. The village lies about west of the village of Evanger and about northeast of th ...

Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

. He started working as journalist from 1956, first in the newspaper '' Dagen'', and then in '' Raumnes'' from 1957. He worked for the

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

newspaper ' from 1960 to 1963, for ''

Helgeland Arbeiderblad ''Helgelendingen'', known until 2014 as ''Helgeland Arbeiderblad'', is a daily, regional newspaper published in Mosjøen, with additional offices in Sandnessjøen and Brønnøysund. History and profile ''Helgeland Arbeiderblad'' was first published ...

'' from 1963 to 1967, for ''

Fædrelandsvennen ''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristians ...

'' in Kristiansand from 1967 to 1969, and for ''

Bergens Tidende ''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. ''Bergens Tidende'' is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

'' from 1969 to 1971. From 1972 to 1977 he was appointed head of the communications department in the municipality of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. He was chief editor of the newspaper ''

'' from 1977 to 1986. He has written more than thirty books, mostly on regional issues. Rødland was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in 2012.

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1938 births Living people People from Voss Norwegian newspaper editors Norwegian non-fiction writers Bergens Tidende editors {{Norway-journalist-stub