Bernt Olufsen (born 11 February 1954), is a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

. He worked in ''

Adresseavisen (; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers in Norway after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which ...

'' from 1975 to 1979, and was then employed in ''

Verdens Gang (), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...

'' (VG). After a period as subeditor he was promoted to editor in 1989, and was their editor-in-chief from 1994 to 2011. He was then hired as an editor in

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. He has also been a board member of the Norwegian Union of Journalists from 1983 to 1986 and the Association of Norwegian Editors from 1995 to 1999. From 2013 he has chaired Polaris Media.

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1954 births Living people Norwegian newspaper editors Verdens Gang people People from Trondheim {{Norway-journalist-stub