Oscar Pedersen (politician)
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Oscar Adolf Pedersen was a Norwegian
newspaper editor and politician for the Labour
and Social Democratic Labour Labour
parties.
He was born in Haugesund
. He was a subeditor in Arbeidet
in 1908. In 1910 he was tried in the Supreme Court of Norway
for conscientious objection. The sentence of 90 days prison was upheld. Later in 1910 he was called in for military service again; objected again and was sentenced to another 90 days. He appealed for pardon, but this was rejected. In 1911 he objected yet again, was sentenced for the third time, but was this time pardoned.
From 1912 to 1919 he managed Arbeidernes Pressekontor
. He resigned after being forced to fire a correspondent who was perceived as too rightist by the majority in the Labour Party. Pedersen edited the newspaper Arbeider-Politikken
from 1921 to 1923, a newspaper for the right wing in the Labour Party. He was one of the first to suggest that a new party be formed as a split from the Labour Party, and he joined the Social Democratic Labour Party when it was formed in 1921. He represented the party in Oslo city council from 1923 to 1925.
He also edited Riksmålsbladet from 1926 to 1933, as a secretary in the Riksmål Society
from 1920. He also chaired the Norwegian Union of Journalists
and was a board member of the Norwegian Press Association
. He died in 1939.
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 and politician for the Labour
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....
and Social Democratic Labour Labour
Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway
The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...
parties.
He was born in Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
. He was a subeditor in Arbeidet
Arbeidet
Arbeidet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Bergen in Hordaland county.Arbeidet was started in Bergen as a socialist newspaper on 6 December 1893, by a grouping called . It was the first socialist daily newspaper in Norway...
in 1908. In 1910 he was tried in the Supreme Court of Norway
Supreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...
for conscientious objection. The sentence of 90 days prison was upheld. Later in 1910 he was called in for military service again; objected again and was sentenced to another 90 days. He appealed for pardon, but this was rejected. In 1911 he objected yet again, was sentenced for the third time, but was this time pardoned.
From 1912 to 1919 he managed Arbeidernes Pressekontor
Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå
Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå is a Norwegian news agency that was established in 1912 as Socialdemokratisk Pressekontor. In 1919 this was changed to Arbeidernes Pressekontor and in 1984 it was changed again to A-pressens Oslo-redaksjon...
. He resigned after being forced to fire a correspondent who was perceived as too rightist by the majority in the Labour Party. Pedersen edited the newspaper Arbeider-Politikken
Arbeider-Politikken
Arbeider-Politikken was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Oslo.Arbeider-Politikken was started in 1920 as an organ for the right-wing group within the Norwegian Labour Party. Since 1918 this had been an oppositional group, mainly to the party's Comintern association. Its first editor was Oscar...
from 1921 to 1923, a newspaper for the right wing in the Labour Party. He was one of the first to suggest that a new party be formed as a split from the Labour Party, and he joined the Social Democratic Labour Party when it was formed in 1921. He represented the party in Oslo city council from 1923 to 1925.
He also edited Riksmålsbladet from 1926 to 1933, as a secretary in the Riksmål Society
Riksmålsforbundet
Riksmålsforbundet is the main organisation for Riksmål, one of the written standard of the Norwegian language ....
from 1920. He also chaired the 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....
and was a board member 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'...
. He died in 1939.