Christian A. R. Christensen

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Christian A. R. Christensen (17 December 1906 – 27 January 1967) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known for his work in the Norwegian resistance movement, as editor of Verdens Gang and as a historical writer. He also helped shape the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press.

Early life

He was born in

Liberal Party of Norway national board.[4]

World War II

In 1940, Norway was

Grini concentration camp.[3] While at Møllergata 19 he penned the crime novel Telefon til myrdede, issued in 1942. He also continued writing news analyses, which were smuggled out of the prison. Upon release in late May 1942, he continued his work.[1] In 1943 he was arrested for the second time. Via Gjerpen and Larvik he was brought to Grini, and sat there from 19 to 31 August.[3]

Later career

After the war, some members of the Home Front discussed a restart of the newspaper Tidens Tegn, but this did not go through.[5] Instead a new newspaper with roots in the Home Front was created, with Christensen as editor-in-chief: Verdens Gang.[1] He remained editor-in-chief until his death.[2] From 1953 he co-edited with Oskar Hasselknippe, and he was succeeded by Vegard Sletten.[6] Despite initial hardships,[1] the newspaper grew influent and has been the largest in Norway since 1981.[6] In 1963 it assumed the tabloid format as the first in Norway,[7] reportedly to Christensen's dismay.[8] Christensen also chaired the Norwegian Press Association from 1958 to 1962,[1] and was instrumental in establishing the Rights and Duties of the Editor code in 1953 and for the revision of the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press in 1956.[8] This was the first revision since the code's inauguration in 1936.[9]

He also participated in the non-press sphere after the war; already in 1944 he helped shape the Common Platform (Fellesprogrammet) which was meant to unite

Parliament of Norway. Berg faced unexpected opposition from this Parliament, and gave up on 20 June. Instead Einar Gerhardsen formed a cabinet, and also won the first free post-war election.[10]

Christensen was a board member of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the Norwegian News Agency. In addition, he continued his writing of historical books. Notable works included Fra verdenskrig til verdenskrig ('From World War to World War') and Okkupasjonsår og etterkrigstid ('Occupation Years and Post-war Era'), volumes eight and nine of the series Vårt folks historie ('Our People's History'), both issued in 1961. He died of a heart attack while on a cruise in 1967, in a hospital in Las Palmas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bonde, Arne. "Christian A R Christensen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  2. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 116.
  4. ^
    Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original
    on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  5. ^ Hjeltnes, Guri (1995). "Tidens Tegn". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  7. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  8. ^ a b Bastiansen, Henrik G. (2006). "Når redaktører dissekeres". Prosa. 12 (6). Archived from the original on 2010-11-08.
  9. ^ "Vær Varsom-plakaten" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Press Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  10. ^ Furre, Berge (2000). Norsk historie 1914–2000. Volume six of Norsk historie. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. pp. 120–122.
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