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Arne Falk

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Arne Falk
Born(1886-09-15)15 September 1886
Herøy, Norway
Died11 November 1973(1973-11-11) (aged 87)
Oslo, Norway[1]
OccupationsJournalist
Newspaper editor
Magazine editor
AwardsMelsom Prize (1970)

Arne Falk (15 September 1886 11 November 1973) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor.

Career

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Falk was born on 15 September 1886 in Herøy Municipality,[1] in the district of Helgeland, Norway. 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]

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]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 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.