2009 kristian@serbtrade.no
Experience |
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| dec 2007 - | Business adviser: Working as a business adviser in Belgrade, Serbia to connect Norwegian and Serbian markets. Also taking journalistic assignments when needed. |
| june 2007 - nov 2007 | Editor-in-Chief: Worked as the editor-in-chief for the magazine Norway Exports. Responsible for the content and planning of the issues Defence, Security & Space Technology, Energy & Environmental Technology, Shipping and Oil & Gas in addition to maritime language editions in Russian, Portuguese og Chinese. Established and maintained good relations to industry leaders, ministries and governmental bodies. |
| Sept 2000 - Dec 2003
Oct 2004 - may 2007 |
Journalist: Worked as a freelance journalist in Southeastern Europe with a home base in Belgrade for international and Norwegian media. Good operational experience from the conflicts in the area. Publications include the American magazine Christianity Today, and leading Norwegian newspapers like Verdens Gang, Aftenposten and Nettavisen.(Follow the links to clips) |
| Aug 2004 - june 2007 | Writer: Presented Norwegian industry internationally for Norway Exports, a magazine published in cooperation with Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norway Exports covers a wide range of industries with a main emphasis on shipping petroleum and R&D. Clips are available on Nortrade.com, Norway's official trade portal. |
| Summer 2004 and 2005 | Project manager: Initiated a friendship and reconciliation camp for Serbian and Albanian students in Montenegro. The Norwegian government funded the camp through The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Norad. With the camps, we opened up an important channel of communication between Serbians and Albanians, and in 2005, there were 184 students from Serbia, Albania, Kosovo and Norway. The job included responsibility for the finances and to be a part of the project management. | Feb 2003 - May 2003
April 2004 - Oct 2004 |
Journalist: While living in Norway, covering international news from Norway to the rest of the world for The Associated Press. Clips from my time in the AP available in one of my newsletters, and one of the big stories lately was the robbery of The Scream, the masterpiece of Edvard Munch.Published on a regular basis in newspapers like The New York Times and Washington Post. |
| Dec 2001 - April 2002 | Journalist: Worked as a freelance journalist in the area of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan to report on the situation for international and Norwegian media. Covered matters of religious freedom and women's rights for the Christianity Today magazine. Take photos in addition to writing. |
| Jan-July 2000 | Internet Editor for KFOR Online, the official website of KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Started a news service with over 130,000 hits on a daily basis. Served as a major in the international media staff with officers from 14 other nations. For clips from my time as an editor, click here. My evaluation from KFOR is also available. |
| July 1997 - Dec 1999 | Journalist: Worked as a sports stringer for The Associated Press. Covered international sports from Norway to the rest of the world. Helped with general news when needed. |
| 1998 - 2000 | Journalist: Editor of Storsalen Online, the online magazine for Storsalen, a church in Oslo. Frequently updated with news, and clips (in Norwegian) are available here. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Journalist: Worked with The Column, the student newspaper at Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minn. Wrote national and international news and became the sports editor the last year. Used to hard work and long hours. |
| Summer 1996 | Journalist: Worked as a journalist in Trønderbladet, a community newspaper in Norway. Had between two and three articles published three times a week. |
| Summer 1995 | Journalist: Traveled to Crimea in the Black Sea to cover the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. |
| Summer 1994 | Journalist: Traveled in Serbia, the republic of Macedonia and Greece to cover the conflict between the Greek Macedonians and the Slavic Macedonians. |
| 1993 - 1994 | Journalist: Had a six month writing internship in the fifth largest newspaper by circulation in Norway, Adresseavisen. Published regularly. Was placed in the news division but had experience in the sports and culture divisions as well. |
| 1991 - 1992 | Soldier: Served as an infantry soldier in the Norwegian army at the northernmost infantry battalion in the world, Porsanger, 70 degrees north. |
| Education | |
| Jan 2008 - | Student at The Institute for Foreign Languages in Belgrade in order to improve Serbian grammer to be able to use the Serbian language professionally. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Graduate of Northwestern College, May 1997. Double major in Communication/ Journalism and History. GPA 3.5. |
| 1992-1993 | Student at a journalism college in Norway, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication. Learned the basics of journalism and became familiar with tempo and deadline pressure. |
Languages
A native Norwegian with professional knowledge of
English, both orally and written. Improving Serbian language every day reading Serbian newspapers and speak conversational German.
Understand Danish and Swedish very well.
Honors
All-American Scholar Collegiate Award 1997.
References available upon request
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