Øyvin Norborg (19 September 1939 – 2 October 2017) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and organizational leader. He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, and graduated in history and

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from the

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. He was appointed journalist for '' Vårt Land'' from 1964, editor for ''

Romsdals Budstikke ''Romsdals Budstikke'' is a daily (except Sundays) newspaper published in Molde, Norway. History and profile ''Romsdals Budstikke'' was established in 1843. Politically the paper is liberal and used to be a newspaper for the Liberal Party, but ...

'' from 1970 to 1983, editor for '' Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad'' from 1983 to 1991, and for ''

Østlandets Blad ''Østlandets Blad'' is a regional newspaper published in Ski, Norway. It was established in 1908 under the name ''Øieren'', named after a local lake. It was based in Kråkstad at that time. The name ''Østlandets Blad'' was taken in 1919. Th ...

'' from 1991 to 1994. From 1994 to 2006 he served as chief editor of ''

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''.

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