Jahn Otto Johansen

Jahn Otto Johansen (born 1934) is a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-ficiton 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 and Berlin. He has written around sixty books, including several bestsellers.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Jahn Otto Johansen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Jahn_Otto_Johansen. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Bonde, Arne. "Jahn Otto Johansen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Jahn_Otto_Johansen/utdypning. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
Media offices
Preceded by
Arve Solstad		 Chief editor of Dagbladet
1977–1984
(joint with Arve Solstad throughout the period,
and Roald Storsletten until 1980)		 Succeeded by
Arve Solstad
Awards
Preceded by
Hans Normann Dahl,
Vivian Zahl Olsen		 Recipient of the Cappelen Prize
1982
(shared with Bjørg Vik)		 Succeeded by
Richard Herrmann,
Otto Øgrim,
Helmut Ormestad,
Kåre Lunde