Otto Fog-Petersen

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Otto Fog-Petersen 20 August 1914 - 10 June 2003) was a Danish journalist who served as editor-in-chief of Berlingske Aftenavis and later Weekendavisen.

Biography

Fog-Petersen was born in Nibe outside Aalborg and attended Sorø Academy. He was educated from Jydske Tidende. He joined Berlingske Media in 1937 and was appointed to editor-in-chief of Berlingske Aftenavis in 1951. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Weekendavisen when Berlingske Aftenavis was closed in 1971. [1]

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References

  1. "Nekrologer: Otto Fog-Petersen" (in Danish). Dagbladet Information . Retrieved 8 July 2018.