Vebjørn Selbekk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vebjørn Selbekk

Norwegian journalist

Date of Birth: 14-May-1969

Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Profession: writer, contributing editor, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Vebjørn Selbekk

  • Vebjørn Selbekk (born 14 April 1969) is a Norwegian newspaper editor and author.
  • Selbekk became widely known in Norway and abroad after he in 2006 reprinted a facsimile of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons as editor of the Christian newspaper Magazinet (now Dagen), sparking a major incident and ensuing controversy.
  • He has since been awarded by the free press organization Fritt Ord for his "firm defence of freedom of expression".
  • Since 2015 he has been a member of the Broadcasting Council of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.

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