Arne Falk

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Arne Falk
Born 1886 (1886)
Herøy, Norway
Died 1973 (aged 86–87)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Journalist
Newspaper editor
Magazine editor
Awards Melsom Prize

Arne Falk (1886 – 11 November 1973) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor.

He was born in Herøy in the district of Helgeland. Working as a journalist in Den 17de Mai from 1913, Falk edited the newspaper Norsk Tidend from 1937 to 1946 and the magazine Journalisten from 1946 to 1962. [1]

Herøy, Nordland Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Herøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Silvalen. The municipality is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the town of Sandnessjøen.

Helgeland region in Northern Norway

Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county.

Den 17de Mai is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1894 to 1935.

He was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1970. [1] He was an honorary member of both the Oslo Union of Journalists, the Norwegian Union of Journalists and the Norwegian Press Association. [2] [3]

The Melsom Prize is a Norwegian literary award. It is given annually to a writer or translator who writes in Nynorsk, for a work published during the preceding year. The prize was established in 1922 by the shipowner Ferdinand Melsom. The prize sum was 40,000 Norwegian kroner in 2015.

The Norwegian Union of Journalists is a trade union in Norway. It consists of editorial personnel in newspapers, magazines, television and radio, as well as freelance journalists.

The Norwegian Press Association is Norwegian association established in 1910, for press people with journalism as their main profession. Among its members are the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of Norwegian Editors, Norsk Lokalradioforbund and the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association.

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References

  1. 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Arne Falk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ D., E. (12 November 1973). "Red. Arne Falk død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 26.
  3. ↑ Moe, Trygve (12 November 1973). "Arne Falk er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 23.


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