Danish School of Media and Journalism ( da, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole), or DMJX for short, is a Danish organization for higher education in, and a knowledge centre of,

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and

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

. DMJX has two campuses; one in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

and one in

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 ...

. In 2004, DMJX and

Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...

established the

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, which offers master's courses at university level.

Campuses

Danish School of Media and Journalism is a fusion of two formerly independent organizations and institutions in

and

in January 2008. The Aarhus department is known as The Danish School of Journalism (''Danmarks Journalisthøjskole'', or DJH) and was established in 1946. In 1973, the school moved its address to Christiansbjerg, and it moved to its current location on

Katrinebjerg Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...

in 2020. The Copenhagen department, situated in

Emdrup Emdrup is a neighbourhood straddling the border between the Bispebjerg and Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between Utterslev Mose in the west and the Helsingør Motorway in the east, just south of the border with Glad ...

, is known as The Media School (''Mediehøjskolen'', formerly ''Den Grafiske Højskole'') and was established in 1943. The Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus is the oldest and the largest educational institution of Denmark offering

courses. The school's former premises in the neighborhood of Christiansbjerg was built in 1973, designed by native architectural firm

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. It was situated next to the Aarhus department of

Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterp ...

in a large business district, Business Park Skejby.

Notable alumni

Mads Ellesøe Mads Ellesøe (born 1977) is a Danish filmmaker and journalist. He studied at Danish School of Media and Journalism. In 2010, he was arrested by the Moroccan secret service, after doing a critical documentary about West Sahara issue. He worke ...

Natasja Crone Back Natasja Crone Back (born 12 June 1970) is a Danish journalist and TV show presenter. She is well known from several big shows on Danish television. Early life and career Crone was raised in Holte north of Copenhagen and is of Danish and Beloruss ...

References

External links

* Aarhus N Journalism schools in Europe Higher education in Aarhus 1971 establishments in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1971 Danish journalism organizations {{Denmark-university-stub