Rolf M. Aagaard
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Biography
He was born in RisørRisør
is a city and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The city belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet. It is a popular tourist place. The surrounding area includes many small lakes and hills, and is known for its beautiful coastline as well....
. He worked for one year for Tiden and seven years for Fædrelandsvennen
Fædrelandsvennen
Fædrelandsvennen is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway, covering the southernmost part of the country, , focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand .The newspaper has 235 employees and has 116 000 daily readers and a circulation of 37 934, making it Norway's...
before being hired by Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
in 1970. He was awarded the Narvesen Prize
Narvesen Prize
The Narvesen Prize was a Norwegian prize for those who excelled in journalism. It was established in 1954 by the company Narvesen, but the Norwegian Press Association was behind the selection of winners...
in 1979. He has also held exhibitions, and he has written books.