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Jahn Otto Johansen

Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper Morgenposten from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1966 to 1977, and was chief editor of Dagbladet from 1977 to 1984. He has been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow, Washington, D.C, and Berlin.

Jahn Otto Johansen

Jahn Otto Johansen, norwegian journalist and writer

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Name
Jahn Otto Johansen
Born
3 May 1934
Birthplace
Porsgrunn, Norway
Died
1 January 2018
Occupation
journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer
Nationality
Norway
Honours
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland · Cappelen Prize · Fangenes Testamente · Beerhound of the Year · Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize · Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Languages
Norwegian

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Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper Morgenposten from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1966 to 1977, and was chief editor of Dagbladet from 1977 to 1984. He has been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow, Washington, D.C, and Berlin.

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Jahn Otto Johansen (1934–2018) was a biographer, correspondent and editing staff, among other activities, of Norwegian nationality. The biographer was born in Porsgrunn and died in Oslo. Jahn Otto Johansen held the positions of editor-in-chief and NRK correspondent in Germany, among others.

Languages used include Norwegian. Honours include Beerhound of the Year, Cappelen Prize and Commander of the National Order of Merit, among others.

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