Kåre Valebrokk
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Kåre Valebrokk is a Norwegian journalist. He was chief editor and administrative director of TV 2
from October 1999 until June 2007, when he retired.
He was previously the influential editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv
, from 1985 to 1999. From 1989 he was also the CEO of Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende AS, the company that published the newspaper. He started his media career in Morgenbladet
, from 1962 to 1968, and was a journalist in Verdens Gang
from 1979 to 1985. He later became a columnist for Aftenposten
. He has advocated libertarian views, like flat tax
.
In his retirement, he still (summer 2009) writes a weekly column i Aftenposten, and, among other tasks, he is board-director (styreformann) for The Bergen Art museum.
His son Per Valebrokk
is a newspaper editor too.
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
from October 1999 until June 2007, when he retired.
He was previously the influential editor-in-chief of the newspaper 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...
, from 1985 to 1999. From 1989 he was also the CEO of Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende AS, the company that published the newspaper. He started his media career in Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg, and was the country's first daily newspaper. For a long time, it was also the country's biggest newspaper. It was closed down by the German Wehrmacht during World War II...
, from 1962 to 1968, and was a journalist in Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
from 1979 to 1985. He later became a columnist for 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...
. He has advocated libertarian views, like flat tax
Flat tax
A flat tax is a tax system with a constant marginal tax rate. Typically the term flat tax is applied in the context of an individual or corporate income that will be taxed at one marginal rate...
.
In his retirement, he still (summer 2009) writes a weekly column i Aftenposten, and, among other tasks, he is board-director (styreformann) for The Bergen Art museum.
His son Per Valebrokk
Per Valebrokk
Per Valebrokk is a Norwegian newspaper editor.He is the current editor-in-chief of E24 Næringsliv. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Varden, and has also worked in TDN Finans and Verdens Gang. He has a siv.øk. degree....
is a newspaper editor too.