Chris Hanretty

'denmark' Category

• Nov

  28

  2008

  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.
  Jacobsen was [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark, erhard jacobsen by Chris

• Sep

  24

  2007

  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 [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark, interview, ulrik haagerup by Chris

• Sep

  14

  2007

  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 [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark, interview by Chris

• Sep

  11

  2007

  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 [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark, interview by Chris

• Aug

  29

  2007

  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.
  1964: [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark by Chris

• Apr

  02

  2007

  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 [...]

  posted in danmarks radio, denmark, political interference by Chris