Erik Tumyr
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Erik Tumyr was a Norwegian journalist.
He was the son of journalist, newspaper editor and politician Arne Tumyr
. He started his career in Nybrott
in 1983, where his father had been editor-in-chief since 1970. He then worked for Rjukan Arbeiderblad and Dagbladet Sørlandet
. In 1988 he was hired in Osloavisen
, and as it went defunct after a short time, he went on to Verdens Gang
. At the advent of 2001 he started in Dagens Næringsliv
, and in 2002 he won a SKUP Award
for revealing that billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke
owned and steered a yacht without a seafaring the appropriate certificate. Tumyr worked in gossip magazine Se og Hør
from 2003, later in Kapital.
He wrote two books, the first with Frank Gander about the Orderud case. Titled Da døden kom til Orderud, it was released in 2002. In 2005 he published a memoir book named Journalistjævler.
He had one daughter. He sustained a serious head trauma in the summer of 2010, was in a coma for some time before recovering, but he died in April 2011.
He was the son of journalist, newspaper editor and politician Arne Tumyr
Arne Tumyr
Arne Tumyr is a Norwegian former journalist, newspaper editor and politician.Tumyr grew up in Ask in Askøy, from where he moved in 1950. He took a baker's education in 1952, and started as a journalist apprentice in the newspaper Nordlands Framtid in Bodø in 1956...
. He started his career in Nybrott
Nybrott (Larvik newspaper)
Nybrott was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Larvik in Vestfold county.Nybrot was started on 9 September 1911, as a Labour Party newspaper. It was first weekly, was then published twice a week, then daily from 1915...
in 1983, where his father had been editor-in-chief since 1970. He then worked for Rjukan Arbeiderblad and Dagbladet Sørlandet
Sørlandet (newspaper)
Sørlandet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county.Sørlandets Social-Democrat was started on 5 January 1907, after a trisal issue on 21 December 1906, as a Labour Party newspaper. It was weekly from the start, but daily from 1909. The name was changed to Sørlandet...
. In 1988 he was hired in Osloavisen
Osloavisen
Osloavisen was a short-lived local newspaper in Oslo, Norway.-History:It was owned by Schibsted, and established in 1987. Its first and only editor-in-chief was Andreas Norland. Reportedly, the idea of a local newspaper in Oslo came from Einar Hanseid, who succeeded Norland in the position he left...
, and as it went defunct after a short time, he went on to Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
. At the advent of 2001 he started in Dagens Næringsliv
Dagens Næringsliv
Dagens Næringsliv, commonly known as DN, is a Norwegian tabloid specializing in business reporting with a claimed daily circulation of 82,775 copies in 2008, making it the 8th largest newspaper in Norway. The editor in chief is Amund Djuve. Its name is Norwegian for "Today's Business".Originally...
, and in 2002 he won a SKUP Award
SKUP Award
The SKUP Award is a Norwegian journalism award.It is awarded once a year, first in 1990, by The Norwegian Foundation for a Free and Investigative Press .- External links :*...
for revealing that billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke
Kjell Inge Røkke
Kjell Inge Røkke is a Norwegian businessman and among the richest people in Norway, controlling the Norwegian company Aker Solutions...
owned and steered a yacht without a seafaring the appropriate certificate. Tumyr worked in gossip magazine Se og Hør
Se og Hør
Se og Hør is a Norwegian magazine, and the largest in the country in terms of circulation.It comes out twice a week . The readers are relatively well distributed between sex and age groups. It contains news about celebrities and royalty, as well as a TV-guide. Its circulation was 288,510 in 2004...
from 2003, later in Kapital.
He wrote two books, the first with Frank Gander about the Orderud case. Titled Da døden kom til Orderud, it was released in 2002. In 2005 he published a memoir book named Journalistjævler.
He had one daughter. He sustained a serious head trauma in the summer of 2010, was in a coma for some time before recovering, but he died in April 2011.