Oddvar Korme (1925 – 3 August 2009) was a Norwegian journalist.
He studied
philology
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and was hired as an Oslo correspondent 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 ...
'' in 1947.
In 1948 he was hired in the newspaper ''
Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende'' (now: ''Dagens Næringsliv''). He was promoted to editor in 1970, and retired in 1992. He successively worked with the many editors-in-chief during his time:
Eivind Thon Eivind is a Norwegian masculine given name of Norse origin, ''Auja-winduR''. It is made up of two parts: ''Auja'' meaning "lucky/gift", and ''winduR'' meaning "winner and/or warrior".
The name ''Eivind'' is also used in Denmark and Sweden, and ...
,
Terje Baalsrud,
Helge Seip,
Arne Hartmark,
Eric Cameron
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Career
Cameron was educated at the University of Durham, and the Courtauld Institute. His earlier works include the '' ...
,
Jan Erik Knarbakk and
Kåre Valebrokk
Kåre Valebrokk (17 December 1940 – 9 February 2013) was a Norwegian journalist and television executive. He was editor-in-chief and administrative director of TV 2 from October 1999 until June 2007, when he retired. He was the father of econom ...
.
His main fields of writing were travelling, film criticism and theatre criticism. He was also active in the
Norwegian branch of PEN. He died in August 2009.
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References
1925 births
2009 deaths
20th-century Norwegian journalists
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