Kristian Fahlstrøm
Norwegian newspaper editor
Intro | Norwegian newspaper editor | |
Places | Norway | |
is | Editor | |
Work field | Journalism | |
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Death | 1 January 2006 |
Kristian Fahlstrøm (c.1917 – 27 December 2005) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was an active resistance member; he was awarded the Defence Medal 1940 – 1945. He worked in Møre Dagblad from 1950 to 1953 and Adresseavisen from 1954 to 1959. He was then the editor-in-chief of Farsunds Avis from 1959 to 1983, except for the years 1964 to 1968, when he worked briefly as director of tourism in Kristiansand and as the editor-in-chief of Gjengangeren. He was also active in Rotary. He has published several books about local history.