Asbjørn Engen (31 October 1917 – 17 October 1985) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and organizational leader.
In 1948 he was hired as secretary general in Landsforeningen mot kreft.[1] It was newly founded at the time, and is since a 1998 merger known as the Norwegian Cancer Association.[2] In 1950 Engen moved on to become a journalist in Morgenposten. He became manager in 1951, and editor-in-chief in 1951.[1] He withdrew from this position shortly before the takeover by industrialist Sverre Munck.[3] Between 1967 and the early 1980s he worked as information director in Scandinavian Airlines System in Stockholm. He was a member of the board of directors of the Norwegian Journalist Academy for ten years.[1] He was also a board member of Norske Avisers Landsforening,[4] since a 1992 merger known as the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association,[5]
He was decorated as Knight, First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Dannebrog. He died in October 1985.[1] Long after his death it became known that Libertas, a semi-secret libertarian organization, had owned Morgenposten (as well as Verdens Gang) during his entire period as editor-in-chief. It has been said that Engen, with this backing, "politicized" the formerly "apolitical" newspaper.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abcdHoemsnes, Ole N. (19 October 1985). "Asbjørn Engen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 21.
^"Landsforeningen mot Kreft". Caplex (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
^"Redaktørskifte på dagen i Morgenposten". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 29 March 1967. p. 3.
^"Disponent Knut Næss ny formann i NAL". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 24 May 1966. p. 6.
^"Mediebedriftenes Landsforening". Caplex (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
^Braanen, Bjørgulv (9 November 1999). "Libertas eide "Sværta"". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 53.
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