Kjartan Rødland (29 November 1938 – 27 February 2025) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, and author of several books.

Life and 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 ...

Voss Municipality 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, ...

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

Raumnes ''Raumnes'' is a local newspaper published in Årnes, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen a ...

'' from 1957. He worked for the Bodø 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 publishe ...

'' from 1963 to 1967, for ''

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, Norway, Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristiansand). ...

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

Bergens Tidende is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015. History and profile Founded ...

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

Bergen Municipality Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

. 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. Rødland died on 27 February 2025, at the age of 86.

References

1938 births 2025 deaths People from Voss Norwegian newspaper editors Norwegian non-fiction writers Bergens Tidende editors {{Norway-journalist-stub