Jahn Otto Johansen | |
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| Born | 3 May 1934 Porsgrunn, Norway |
| Died | 1 January 2018 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | 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,[4] who died six days after Johansen.
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- ^ "Jahn Otto Johansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Bonde, Arne. "Jahn Otto Johansen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Cappelenprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 September 2022.