VIDEO JOURNALIST 
One-man-band-in-the-field

NEW YORK CITY, USA



Value statement: Hard news driven journalist with strong interview skills, extended  camera and editing experience; team spirited and highly enthusiastic in a fast paced and politically engaged environment.





  

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FREELANCE VIDEO JOURNALIST, NEW YORK, 2011 -
Video Journalist
Film, edit, produce and narrate business related web-tv stories for Denmark's biggest newspaper, The Jutland Post.
Please click on the icon 'Jyllands-Postens TV' to see my latest stories.


NY1 NEWS, New York, NY - 2010 
Video Journalist, The Political Unit
Assisted producers of the nightly news show ‘Inside City Hall’
Covered Paterson/aide story and the governor’s decision not to run for re-election. 
Interviewed sources and gathered b-roll in the field 
Edited footage and sound bites for the show
Prepped political guests for live interviews
Pitched and discussed political stories at editorial meetings

EUROVISION AMERICAS, New York, NY 2008-2009
News producer, news production and international transmissions
Produced and edited daily news packages for BBC, RAI, DR, TV2 & ZDF
Produced daily stories from the United Nations which required in-depth knowledge into the organization
Stories covered; American Airlines flight’s miraculous landing on the Hudson River; Obama’s agenda changing speech on race; the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the following crash on Wall Street; the United Nations General Assembly September meeting with world leaders.
Focused on political, business and local breaking news with international reach. 
Worked with short deadlines and meticulously followed wire updates. Operated master control room with 8 satellite paths

60 MINUTES, CBS NEWS, New York, NY - 2007
Editorial Assistant/Intern
Produced stories along with correspondent and producer
Researched and interviewed sources for producers
Investigated the insides of Blackwater Worldwide as founder Eric Prince testified before Congress
Assisted Scott Pelly’s production team on the controversial interview with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Researched and edited footage for the segment “Obama & Clinton” during the 2008 presidential Democratic candidate race
Produced and received credit for the popular segment “Danes – The Pursuit of Happiness”

VICE MAGAZINE & VBS.TV, Brooklyn, NY - 2006
 Reporter and producer
Created original documentary “Toxic Williamsburg”
Co-produced the ‘60 Minutes meets Jackass’ travel segment on Palestinian boy scouts becoming suicide bombers
Located, researched and interviewed guests 
Gathered relevant footage from local news stations 
Wrote scripts and edited footage


FOX NEWS CHANNEL, New York, NY  - 2006
Booker
Worked with producers on the show ‘Big Story Prime Time’
Booked guests involved in the war between Israel and Lebanon
Pitched stories to editorial group
Interviewed guests and created packages for hosts
Edited footage for the show together with the production assistant


EDUCATION                  
Graduated 8-week workshop in Broadcast Journalism, New York Film Academy - 2010
Masters (MA) in Journalism, Roskilde University, Copenhagen – Master thesis: ‘The Rise of the Huffington Post and social media" - 2009
Exchange student, Faculty of Sociology, Concordia University, Montreal - 2005
Bachelor in Political Science, Roskilde University, Copenhagen - 2005


TECHNICAL SKILLS/LANGUAGES 
 INews, Panasonic HPX170 HD camera, Final Cut Pro, Dalet, MSOffice (Word, PPT, Excel), ENPS
 Fluent in English, Scandinavian Languages, understands French and German