[1][2] He established the first education for journalists in Norway, Bladmannaskulen, in 1919,[3] and published a series of handbooks on journalism.
[1] As a proponent for the Nynorsk language he founded the news agency Norsk Pressekontor in 1918.
[2] He started the comic series Vangsgutane in Nynorsk Vekeblad as a local alternative to The Katzenjammer Kids, with text by Leif Halse and drawn by Jens R.
[4] He was member of the board of Det Norske Teatret from 1935 to 1940,[5] and founded the publishing house Fonna Forlag in 1940.
[1] He was active in the organization Noregs Mållag, and helped the establishing of several local chapters in the 1950s.