Jahn Otto Johansen

Jahn Otto Johansen
Born (1934-05-03)3 May 1934
Porsgrunn, Norway
Died 1 January 2018(2018-01-01) (aged 83)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer

Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018[1]) 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. He wrote about sixty books, including several bestsellers.[2][3]

He received the Cappelen Prize in 1982, shared with Bjørg Vik, who died six days after Johansen.

Selected works

  • Rapport fra Sovjet, 1963
  • Tsjekkoslovakias skjebnetime, 1968
  • Rapport fra Kina, 1972
  • Jøde og araber, 1974
  • Min jiddische mamma, 1980
  • Ludvig Eikaas, 1981
  • Lutefisk. Tradisjon – tilberedning – tilbehør, 1997
  • Reisebrev fra det andre Tyskland, 1997
  • Erindringer fra en stor og en liten verden, 1999–2004

References

  1. ↑ NRK. "Jahn Otto Johansen er død". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jahn Otto Johansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Bonde, Arne. "Jahn Otto Johansen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 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
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