Ingvald B. Jacobsen
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Ingvald B. Jacobsen was a Norwegian
newspaper editor.
He was born in Alstahaug
, and in his early career he worked as a fisher and seaman, then a typographer. He edited the newspaper Rjukan, but was fired in 1912 for political reasons. He was first active in a trade union and the Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund before joining the Norwegian Labour Party
in 1914. He was hired as subeditor of the party's newspaper Sørlandets Socialdemokrat in 1915, and was promoted to editor of Tidens Krav
in 1918 and Tiden in 1921.
In 1923 there was mounting differences between two wings in the Labour Party, and Jacobsen was deemed too Moscow-friendly by the party members who controlled Tiden. He was fired from the editor position in Tiden in anticipation of a party split, and that way it was prevented that Tiden fell into control of the Moscow-friendly wing. When the Moscow-friendly Communist Party
was established later in 1923, Jacobsen joined them.
He was hired in the communist newspaper Ny Tid
in 1924, and was a board member of the Communist Party in Trondheim
. He stayed in Ny Tid until 1936, except for a period as acting editor of Arbeideren og Gudbrandsdalens Arbeiderblad
in 1927. He then returned to the Labour Party and its newspaper Arbeider-Avisen
, where he worked for one year. He edited Tiden again from 1937 to 1938 before returning to Arbeider-Avisen. He died in 1945.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
newspaper editor.
He was born in Alstahaug
Alstahaug
Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen....
, and in his early career he worked as a fisher and seaman, then a typographer. He edited the newspaper Rjukan, but was fired in 1912 for political reasons. He was first active in a trade union and the Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund before joining the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
in 1914. He was hired as subeditor of the party's newspaper Sørlandets Socialdemokrat in 1915, and was promoted to editor of Tidens Krav
Tidens Krav
Tidens Krav ' is a local newspaper published in Kristiansund, Norway. It was founded in 1906, is published Monday through Saturday, and reports news from Nordmøre.-Circulation:...
in 1918 and Tiden in 1921.
In 1923 there was mounting differences between two wings in the Labour Party, and Jacobsen was deemed too Moscow-friendly by the party members who controlled Tiden. He was fired from the editor position in Tiden in anticipation of a party split, and that way it was prevented that Tiden fell into control of the Moscow-friendly wing. When the Moscow-friendly Communist Party
Communist Party of Norway
The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...
was established later in 1923, Jacobsen joined them.
He was hired in the communist newspaper Ny Tid
Ny Tid (Trondheim)
Ny Tid was a Norwegian newspaper established in 1899 by the typographers Joh. Halseth and Alf Scheflo at the same time as they established their own printing office in Trondheim. The publishers meant to create a worker's newspaper, not a socialist paper...
in 1924, and was a board member of the Communist Party in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. He stayed in Ny Tid until 1936, except for a period as acting editor of Arbeideren og Gudbrandsdalens Arbeiderblad
Arbeideren (Hamar)
Arbeideren was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Hamar, Hedmark county. It was started in 1909 as the press organ of the Labour Party in Hedemarken and its adjoining regions, and was called Demokraten until 1923...
in 1927. He then returned to the Labour Party and its newspaper Arbeider-Avisen
Arbeider-Avisa
Arbeider-Avisa was a daily newspaper published in Trondheim, Norway, started in 1924 and defunct in 1996...
, where he worked for one year. He edited Tiden again from 1937 to 1938 before returning to Arbeider-Avisen. He died in 1945.