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Puk Damsgård
Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author. Since 2011 she has been the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt. Education She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole 1999–2001. In 2007 she became a bachelor of Journalism from University of Southern Denmark. Later she has taken master in Arabic. Career After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months. In 2008 she became a freelance correspondent, reporting on the middle east. Awards In 2015 she won the Cavlingprisen for her book ''Ser du månen, Daniel''. In 2020 she was awarded the Rungstedlund Award.https://blixen.dk/pressemeddelelser/en-fortaellingens-mester-puk-damsgaard-modtager-rungstedlundprisen-2020 Bibliography * ''Mellem Taleban og fremtiden: en fortælling om de unge i Kabul'' (2006) * ''På jordomrejse med Galathea 3: vor tids stø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest of Copenhagen. The largest city in Jutland, Aarhus anchors the Central Denmark Region and the statistical region ' (''LØ'') (lit.: Province East Jutland). The LØ is the second most populous statistical region in Denmark with an estimated population of 903,974 (). Aarhus Municipality defines the greater Aarhus area as itself and eight adjacent municipalities totalling 952,824 inhabitants () which is roughly analogous to the municipal and commercial collaboration Business Region Aarhus. The city proper, with an estimated population of 285,273 inhabitants (), ranks as the 2nd-largest city in Denmark. Aarhus dates back to at least the late 8th century and is among the oldest cities in Denmark. It was founded as a harbour settlement at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
