Andreas Norland
Andreas Norland (9 May 1935 – 21 August 2021) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was known as editor of three large newspapers Adresseavisen, Verdens Gang and Aftenposten, and also held other positions in the Schibsted media conglomerate.
Early life
Norland was born in Bærum as a son of newspaper editor Realph Norland (1903–1963) and pharmacist Aasta Sigrun Sæther (1903–1968). Following miscellaneous education,[1] he was hired in Tønsbergs Blad in 1958,[2] where his father was editor-in-chief. In September 1959 he married journalist Sonja Hammer. In 1963 he left Tønsbergs Blad for another conservative-leaning newspaper, Aftenposten.[1]
Later career
After ten years in Aftenposten, and then one year as a subeditor in Verdens Gang from 1973 to 1974, Norland was hired as editor-in-chief of Adresseavisen. The newspaper had two chief editors at the time, and his co-editor was Fridtjof Åldstedt. In 1977 he was headhunted to become a new chief editor in Verdens Gang as well as board member of Schibsted.[1] Norland took over for Vegard Sletten, and his co-editor Tim Greve succeeded long-time editor Oskar Hasselknippe.[3]
In 1981 Verdens Gang surpassed Aftenposten to become Norway's largest newspaper.
He also wrote several books, both fiction (
Norland died on 21 August 2021, aged 86.[6]
Selected works
- Bravo, bravo eller Da valgåret gikk i spinn : et ukontrollert lystspill. Illustrated by
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Thyness, Paul. "Andreas Norland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Rønningen, Magnus S. (3 January 2004). "Endelig voksen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ Lie, Einar (16 January 2012). "Nært på Schibsted". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ Aarli-Grøndalen, Roger (24 August 2021). "Andreas Norland er død". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- OCLC 5220313. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via worldcat.org.