 It was here the paper and the organization "Mot Dag" was founded in 1921, and Hegna was involved from the beginning.He edited the paper between 1926 and 1928, remaining throughout its existence a central contributor, and was chairman for the Norwegian Students' Society in 1924 and 1926.Between 1924-25 he was editor-in-chief in "Rjukan Arbeiderblad".