Einar Olsen (25 April 1936 – 11 June 2025) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in

Kragerø Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include H ...

. He was a journalist in the

Norwegian News Agency The Norwegian News Agency (; abbreviated NTB) is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media outlets. The agency is located in Oslo and has bureaus in Brussels in Belgium and Tromsø in northern Norw ...

from 1957 to 1960 and in the Labour Movement Press Office from 1960 to 1965. He then became editor-in-chief in ''

Rogalands Avis ''Rogalands Avis'' was a local newspaper published in Stavanger, Norway. History and profile ''Rogalands Avis'' was established in 1899. The paper was based in Stavanger and covers the southern Rogaland. A Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party ...

'' from 1965 to 1970, ''

Vestfold Arbeiderblad ''Vestfold Arbeiderblad'', often referred to as simply as ''VA'' and for a long period just ''Vestfold'', was a daily newspaper published in Tønsberg, Norway. History and profile The paper was established in 1909 under the name ''Vestfold Arbeid ...

'' from 1971 to 1973 and ''

Arbeiderbladet is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. Eirik Hoff Lys ...

'' from 1974 to 1975. In 1989 he became the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian News Agency. Olsen died on 11 June 2025, at the age of 89.Pressemannen Einar Olsen er død

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1936 births 2025 deaths Norwegian newspaper editors People from Kragerø Dagsavisen editors {{Norway-writer-stub