About Hans Vatne
Lived 1923 – 1985 (aged 62). Hans Vatne was a Norwegian journalist and editing staff.
Hans Vatne (28 February 1923 – 10 October 1985) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
He was born in Halden. He was hired in Morgenbladet in 1946 and Aftenposten in 1950. From 1953 to 1964 he was a subeditor in Morgenposten, but he then returned to Aftenposten in 1964. Here he was promoted to political editor in 1968 and editor-in-chief in 1970. He retired in 1984 and died the following year.
Vatne was also a board member of the Norwegian Press Association from 1957 to 1963 and a member of the Norwegian Press Complaints Commission from 1961 to 1964.
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Who was Hans Vatne?
Norwegian newspaper editor
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Hans Vatne was born on 28 February 1923 in Halden.
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Hans Vatne died on 10 October 1985 in Oslo.
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Hans Vatne was a journalist and editing staff.
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Hans Vatne was Norwegian.
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