Ivar Johansen (journalist)
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Ivar Johansen was a Norwegian journalist and editor.
He was the chairman of the trade union
Norwegian Union of Journalists
from 1962 to 1964. From August to September 1963, during the short-lived cabinet Lyng
, Johansen was a State Secretary
in the Office of the Prime Minister
.
He was a journalist in Stavanger Aftenblad
from 1964 to 1972, worked as news editor in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1973 to 1980 and as chief editor in the Norwegian News Agency
from 1980 to 1989.
He was also a member of the board of the Norwegian Press Association
and the Norwegian Journalist College
, and was a member of the Pressens Faglige Utvalg and Kringkastingsrådet.
He was the chairman of the trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
Norwegian Union of Journalists
Norwegian Union of Journalists
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....
from 1962 to 1964. From August to September 1963, during the short-lived cabinet Lyng
Cabinet Lyng
Lyng's Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng...
, Johansen was a State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
in the Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2005 been led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg . Minister and Chief of Staff is Karl...
.
He was a journalist in Stavanger Aftenblad
Stavanger Aftenblad
Stavanger Aftenblad or simply Aftenbladet is a daily newspaper in Stavanger, Norway. It was founded in 1893 by the priest Lars Oftedal, and was for a long period a publication for the Liberal Party. It had a circulation of 68,186 copies in 2005...
from 1964 to 1972, worked as news editor in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1973 to 1980 and as chief editor in the Norwegian News Agency
Norwegian News Agency
The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix, in which it has a 50% ownership share.NTB was founded in 1867...
from 1980 to 1989.
He was also a member of the board of the Norwegian Press Association
Norwegian Press Association
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'...
and the Norwegian Journalist College
Oslo University College
Oslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
, and was a member of the Pressens Faglige Utvalg and Kringkastingsrådet.