Lars Helle (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian journalist and editor.
He was chief editor of ''
Rogalands Avis
''Rogalands Avis'' is a local newspaper published in Stavanger, Norway.
History and profile
''Rogalands Avis'' was established in 1899. The paper is based in Stavanger and covers the southern Rogaland.
A Labour Party-affiliated newspaper, it ...
'' from 1996 to 2000. He was then hired in ''
Dagbladet
''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newsp ...
'', and held various mid-level leadership positions.
When
Thor Gjermund Eriksen
Thor Gjermund Eriksen (born 2 October 1966) is a Norwegian journalist and editor who has been Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2022.
Career Journalistic career
Born in Oslo, he was hired as a journalist in ' ...
withdrew in March 2006, Helle became acting chief editor. He stepped down in August the same year when
Anne Aasheim
Anne Aasheim (22 April 1962 – 30 March 2016) was a Norwegian editor.
She was born in Porsgrunn and started her journalist career in the neighboring city's largest newspaper ''Varden'' in the late 1970s. She worked in '' Dagen'' and '' Bergens ...
was hired as the new editor. He held the position as ethics editor under Aasheim. In January 2010, Aasheim resigned and Helle became acting editor again.
In May 2010 the position was made permanent.
[ He resigned in the autumn of 2011 to become editor-in-chief of '']Stavanger Aftenblad
''Stavanger Aftenblad'' () (lit: ''Stavanger Evening Paper'') or simply ''Aftenbladet'' is a daily newspaper based in Stavanger, Norway, and owned by Schibsted Media Group.
Norwegian owners held 42 percent of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...
''.
References
1962 births
Living people
Norwegian newspaper editors
Dagbladet people
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