Arne Bonde
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Arne Andreas Bonde was a Norwegian newspaper editor and radio executive.
He was born in Ålesund
as a son of engineer Jens Gustav Bonde (1894–1956) and Ester Sandborg Røe (1889–1980). He started his journalistic career in the Norwegian News Agency
at the age of eighteen, without much education. He stayed there for ten years. In 1952 he was hired in Verdens Gang
. The newspaper had been started in 1945, and was popularized during the post-war period. From early on, Bonde was an internal proponent of more person-oriented journalism. He was also responsible for the motor section since 1953. In 1962 he was promoted to news editor.
Verdens Gang, or the shortened form VG, adopted the tabloid format in 1963, and has been the largest in Norway since 1981. In 1969 he was promoted to co-editor alongside Vegard Sletten
and Oskar Hasselknippe
. Bonde stepped down already in 1974, out of his own concerns that he was not young enough for VG.
Bonde was the director and co-owner of the advertising agency Thau Reklamebyrå from 1975 to 1977 and director in the publishing house Ernst G. Mortensens Forlag from 1977 to 1982. From 1982 to 1983 he edited the Riksmål publication Frisprog. He also worked for Time–Life as a stringer
correspondent from 1947 to 1973. He was a board member of Associated Press
and Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende
, and chaired humanitarian organizations Save the Children
(Norwegian branch) and the Norwegian Refugee Council
. In the 1975 book Stat og presse. Med pennen i jernlunge he sharply attacked the Norwegian press support
(a state subsidy to newspapers).
In 1983 he was appointed director of the new radio channel NRK P2
. The channel was opened on 1 September 1984. He retired in 1991, but continued some years as a consultant. He also edited the monthly Kulturelt Perspektiv, and continued publishing books.
He was married to Liss Pande since 1951, and died in June 2003 in Oslo.
He was born in Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
as a son of engineer Jens Gustav Bonde (1894–1956) and Ester Sandborg Røe (1889–1980). He started his journalistic career in the Norwegian News Agency
Norwegian News Agency
The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix, in which it has a 50% ownership share.NTB was founded in 1867...
at the age of eighteen, without much education. He stayed there for ten years. In 1952 he was hired in Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
. The newspaper had been started in 1945, and was popularized during the post-war period. From early on, Bonde was an internal proponent of more person-oriented journalism. He was also responsible for the motor section since 1953. In 1962 he was promoted to news editor.
Verdens Gang, or the shortened form VG, adopted the tabloid format in 1963, and has been the largest in Norway since 1981. In 1969 he was promoted to co-editor alongside Vegard Sletten
Vegard Sletten
Vegard Sletten was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He worked in Stavanger Aftenblad from 1929 to 1945, except for the World War II years during parts of which he was imprisoned, and then in Verdens Gang from 1945...
and Oskar Hasselknippe
Oskar Hasselknippe
Oskar Hasselknippe was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known for his work in the Norwegian resistance movement and as editor of Verdens Gang during its swift ascent among Norwegian newspapers....
. Bonde stepped down already in 1974, out of his own concerns that he was not young enough for VG.
Bonde was the director and co-owner of the advertising agency Thau Reklamebyrå from 1975 to 1977 and director in the publishing house Ernst G. Mortensens Forlag from 1977 to 1982. From 1982 to 1983 he edited the Riksmål publication Frisprog. He also worked for Time–Life as a stringer
Stringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
correspondent from 1947 to 1973. He was a board member of Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende
Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende
Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende AS or NHST Media Group is a Norwegian media conglomerate that publishes a number of newspapers and online tools. The company dates back to 1889 when it started the predecessor of Dagens Næringsliv...
, and chaired humanitarian organizations Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
(Norwegian branch) and the Norwegian Refugee Council
Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organisation which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees, internally displaced persons, and returnees worldwide. NRC promotes and protects the rights of people who have been forced to flee...
. In the 1975 book Stat og presse. Med pennen i jernlunge he sharply attacked the Norwegian press support
Press support
Press support is a Norwegian state subsidy available for newspapers. The subsidy is twofold; the first part is a direct subsidy of the second- largest, by circulation, newspapers in each city...
(a state subsidy to newspapers).
In 1983 he was appointed director of the new radio channel NRK P2
NRK P2
NRK P2 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established as NRK's second radio channel in 1984, and focuses on culture and current affairs – news, debate, analysis, science, society.In 1999 its employees were...
. The channel was opened on 1 September 1984. He retired in 1991, but continued some years as a consultant. He also edited the monthly Kulturelt Perspektiv, and continued publishing books.
He was married to Liss Pande since 1951, and died in June 2003 in Oslo.