Peter Wolodarski (born 15 April 1978) is a Swedish journalist and television host. He has been the editor of the Stockholm-based '' Dagens Nyheter'' since 10 March 2013.

Early life

Wolodarski was born in

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. His father, architect and town-planner Aleksander Wolodarski, emigrated to Sweden from Poland in the late 1960s.

Career

Wolodarski started his journalistic career at the age of twelve, working as one of the cub reporters (a ''knattereporter'') on the Swedish television programme ''Barnjournalen'' (''Children's Journal''). He studied business administration at the Stockholm School of Economics and in 1999, at age of twenty-one, started as an editorial writer on

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and as a TV host with

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on TV8. Wolodarski has been writing editorials for ''Dagens Nyheter'' since 2001. He was appointed political editor 15 March 2009 and in January 2013 it was suggested he become editor-in-chief and formally took up the appointment of editor and ''legally accountable publisher'' (Swedish: ''ansvarig utgivare'') on 10 March 2013. He has also hosted ''Studio 8'' and ''Wolodarski on TV8'' and has been on the editorial committee of '' Judisk Krönika'' (''Sweden's Jewish Chronicle''). He was granted a

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(2008–09) where his studies included Russia's modern history.

Other activities

* European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), MemberMembers
European Council on Foreign Relations.

Personal life

Wolodarski is married to the journalist Karin Grundberg Wolodarski.

References

External links

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