Ivar Flem

Flem passed examen artium in 1885, and studied philology. In 1894 he became editor of the Ålesund based newspaper Sunnmørsposten. In 1896 he bought the newspaper and was both publisher and editor the next fifty years,^[1] except during the German occupation of Norway, when he was dismissed from his position as editor by the Nazi authorities.^[3] Sunnmørsposten became a daily newspaper from 1905, and was eventually regarded among the most important newspapers in the region. In 1946 his two sons Dagfinn and Magne took over as editors, and the newspaper was owned by the family until 1991.^[4]

Flem supported the Liberal Party. He was an eager advocate for the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. He also supported the eight-hour day for employees, which he implemented in Sunnmørsposten, along with paid vacation.^[5] He was a member of the municipal council of Ålesund Municipality from 1914 to 1922. He also wrote two books, Mennesket naturbestemt and Determinismen.^[1]

• Ulstein, Ragnar (1982). By og land i 100 år. Sunnmørsposten 1882–1982. Ålesund.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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