Kristin Solberg (born 1982) is a Norwegian journalist and author. She is the Middle East correspondent for

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

and presently based in Beirut. Previously she covered the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

and

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

for''

Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 million ...

''. Solberg has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sheffield University and a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

from

London school of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. She has also studied Arabic in Lebanon and worked for a newspaper there. After working temporarily for ''Aftenposten'' in Norway in 2007, she started as a freelance correspondent in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

and became the South Asia correspondent for ''Aftenposten''. She was based in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

from 2011 and 2013. In 2013 she became based in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

as a Middle East correspondent.Stine Okkelmo (2 January 2014
- Jeg kunne ikke gå ut alene
KK. In December 2014 she got the position of correspondent in Istanbul where she will cover West-Asia and part of the Middle East.Daniel Eriksen (3 December 2014
Slik er NRKs nye korrespondenter
NRK. She has written one book about Pakistan and one about a

midwife A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; co ...

school in Afghanistan.

Awards

* International Reporter Journalist Prize for ''Gjennom de renes land - Rapport fra Pakistan'' (2011) * Den store journalistprisen, with Anders Sømme Hammer (2014) *The

Bjørnson Prize The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression (''Det Norske Akademi for Litteratur og Ytringsfrihet'') is a Norwegian institution, founded by the poet Knut Ødegård in 2003, and also called ''Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet''. I ...

(2014)

Bibliography

*''Gjennom de renes land - Rapport fra Pakistan'' 2011 *''Livets skole'' 2013

References

1982 births Living people Alumni of the London School of Economics Norwegian newspaper journalists Norwegian newspaper reporters and correspondents Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian women non-fiction writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian expatriates in India Norwegian expatriates in Egypt Aftenposten people NRK people {{Norway-writer-stub