Torry Pedersen (born 28 September 1957) is a Norwegian newspaper editor.
Educated in economics from the BI Norwegian Business School, he started his journalist career in Fredriksstad Blad . He later worked in Dagbladet before being hired in Verdens Gang (VG). He was the chief executive of their website, VG Nett, from 2000 to 2008. From 2008 he was the chief executive of VG, and from March 2011 he is also editor-in-chief of VG. [1]
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Events in the year 1957 in Norway.
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