'danmarks radio' Category
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Nov282008
I agree with Erhard Jacobsen?
Jacobsen quote from 1974:
Man tror Gud hjælpe mig, at ytringsfriheden betyder ytringsfrihed for Danmarks Radios medarbejdere. Det er en misforståelse. Den ytringsfrihed fastsættes her i radiorådet
But God help me, if freedom of expression means freedom of expression for Danish Radio employees. That’s a misunderstanding. Freedom of expression is secured here on the broadcasting board.
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Sep282007
Interview with Christian Nissen
After a number of false starts, I managed to speak with former DR director-general Christian Nissen this morning over the phone. We started by talking about his appointment. The appointment process – insofar as there was a process – seemed to me a curious mixture of informal queries through elite social networks – in this [...]
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Sep242007
Interview with Ulrik Haagerup
Blogging has been a bit delayed recently with a number of trips to K\obenhavn and back. On one of those trips, I had to travel back to Aarhus to phone DR’s Head of News Ulrik Haagerup, who is, of course, based in K\obenhavn.
As Haagerup’s wikipedia entry shows, he’s risen up the ranks quickly. In response [...] -
Sep142007
Interview with Tage Baumann
Yesterday I went to visit Tage Baumann at the new DR-Byen in \Orestaden. I knew I would arrive early, but thought I could wander around the area and grab a bite to eat and a coffee before the interview. Unfortunately, this plan turned out to be a wishful projection based on the experience of BBC [...]
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Sep132007
Interview with Johannes Reimer
Yesterday I met with Johannes Reimer, who’s been working for DR on-and-off since 1983. I’d asked to speak to him to give a longer-term perspective on DR, and he didn’t disappoint.
Johannes has a slightly awkward schedule, working one week as the program-chief for the early morning 6am to 10am programme, then next week switching over [...] -
Sep112007
Interview with Dianna Bach
I took my first trip to DR Aarhus today to interview Dianna Bach. Dianna started working for DR straight out of journalism school ten years ago, first in Aalborg and now in Aarhus. After starting as a reporter, she now presents a morning show (6am – 10am) on the regional radio network, with an estimated [...]
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Aug292007
Key dates in the history of Danmarks Radio
According to the DR site, some cherry-picked dates in the history of Danmarks Radio [DR]:
1st April 1925: “Statsradiofonien” starts broadcasting trials
1926: Statsradiofonien begins to broadcast news in co-operation with the daily press, who provide the news for “Pressens Radioavis”.
2nd October 1952: TV begins in Demark.
1954: Daily TV broadcasts begin
1959: “Statsradiofonien” changes name to Danmarks Radio.
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Apr022007
The best ‘Dear Joergen’ letter ever
Jeppe alerted me to a brewing storm in the Danish media. Former director of Danmarks Radio (DR) Christian Nissen has, in his new book about his time with the broadcaster, reproduced an email from Culture Minister Brian Mikkelsen complaining about DR’s coverage of the Iraq war, and threatening to private DR instead of already announced [...]