Morten Jentoft

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Morten Jentoft (born 22 July 1956) is a Norwegian journalist.

He was the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Helsinki, Finland at the end of the Cold War. [1] He made the first documentary ever aired on TV 2, titled "Olgas lange reise" together with Odd Isungset. [2] After some time working foreign affairs in the radio's news division he was hired as the correspondent in Moscow, commencing in 1996. [3] He left in 2000. He has authored several books, with themes revolving around Russia. [4] He then had another stint as correspondent in Moscow from 2014 to 2018.

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References

  1. Kristoffersen, Ivan (16 May 1991). "Kald krig i grenseland". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 2.
  2. Bastiansen, Henrik G. (2011). Vaktbikkjefjernsynet. Kritisk journalistikk og undersøkende dokumentar i norsk TV (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad: IJ-forlaget. p. 109. ISBN   978-82-7147-348-8.
  3. "Nye sjefer i NRK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 December 1995.
  4. List of publications in BIBSYS
Media offices
Preceded by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Moscow
1996–2000
(joint with Gro Holm 1996–1998)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Moscow
2014–present
Succeeded by