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
  5. ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/morten-jentoft-lanserer-ny-bok/19.53530. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2025-10-15
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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


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