Curriculum vitae

Degrees and education

• 2007-: PhD student, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway (I plan to finish winter of 2011/2012)
• 1997-2001: Master of Arts in Cultural and Media Studies, Centre for Cultural and Media Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal (full-time and part-time besides work)
• 1994-95: Examen Philosophicum, University of Oslo (part-time), Norway
• 1992-94: Bachelor of Arts in General Communication, Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
• 1991-92: Diploma in Print Journalism, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication, Kristiansand, Norway

Professional experience

• 2002-: Assistant professor, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication, Kristiansand, Norway
• 2004-08: Academic coordinator/thesis coordinator, Faculty of Journalism and Communication, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia (25-75% position)
• 2001-02: Journalist in Vårt Land, Norwegian daily
• 2000-01: Journalist in Klassekampen, Norwegian daily
• 1998-2000: Editor of Credo, Norwegian Christian student magazine
• 1996: Journalist and information secretary in Norwegian Lutheran Mission
• 1995-96: Journalist in Sogn Dagblad, Norwegian daily (closed in 1997)
• 1994-95: Journalist in Soldatnytt, Norwegian Ministry of Defence (conscript service)

Other work experience

• 1997-98: Production manager for Critical Arts, Culture, Communication and Media Studies unit, Durban, South Africa
• 1992: Summer job in Sogn og Fjordane, Norwegian daily
• 1991-: Freelance writing for a number of newspapers and magazines, mostly in Norwegian (list on request)
• 1986-89: Voluntary worker, Radio Luster

Grant

• 2004, March: Grant at Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden, to study the concept of African journalism

Board memberships etc.

• 2008-: Member of advisory board, African Communication Research
• 2007-: Member of editorial advisory board, Journal of African Media Studies
• 2004–06: Chair of editorial board, Ungdom & Tiden (Norwegian Christian youth magazine)
• 2003–11: Board member, NLA School of Religion, Education and Intercultural Studies, Bergen, Norway
• 2001–04: Chair, Norwegian Media Language Association (Mediemållaget)
• 1999-2000: Board member, Gimlekollen Radio, Kristiansand, Norway
• 1993-94: President of Northwestern College International Students' Association
• 1991-92: Member of acting board, Norsk Målungdom (Norwegian Language Assocation, youth division)

Academic articles and book chapters

• 2009: "Between journalism universals and cultural particulars: Challenges facing the development of a journalism programme in an East African context", in Journal of African Media Studies 1(1), pp. 23-34. ISSN 1751-7974
• 2008: "Self-censorship among news journalists in the Ethiopian state media", in African Communication Research 1(2), pp. 185-206. ISSN 1821-6544
• 2008: "New media and new editorial challenges: Lessons from Norway", in Informacijos Mokslai 47, pp. 66-77. ISSN 1392-0561
• 2008: "The potential of Dagu communication in north-eastern Ethiopia", in Media Development 1/2008, pp. 19-21. Co-author: Gulilat Menbere. ISSN 0143-5558
• 2007: "Developing a journalism programme in the South", in Lessons, challenges, and the way forward, cd attached to the book. (Washington DC: The World Bank). eISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7138-1
• 2007: "Institutional and governmental challenges for journalism education in East Africa", in Ecquid Novi 28(1-2), pp. 176–190. Co-author: Charles Muiru Ngugi. ISSN 0256-0054
• 2005: "Meir nynorsk i avisene" ["More nynorsk language in the newspapers"], in Tormod Strømme og Marit Aakre Tennø (eds.): Med hjartet på rette staden (Oslo: Kringkastingsringen), pp. 90-97. ISBN 82-90645-08-2
• 2005: "Den seksualfikserte kulturen" ["A sexually fixated culture"], in Espen Ottosen (ed.): Kjærlighet i egoismens tid (Oslo: Lunde Forlag), pp. 31-41. ISBN 978-82-520-4812-4
• 2004: "Film som pedagogisk verktøy" ["Film as a didactic vehicle"], in Prismet 2/2004, pp. 90-99. ISSN 0032-8847
• 2004: "Til Jesus kjem tilbake. Analyse av valet i Sør-Afrika 2004" ["Until Jesus returns. An analysis of the South African elections 2004"], in Syn og Segn 4/2004, pp. 60-64. ISBN 82-521-6450-1
• 2002: "Kor mange drap er nok?" ["How many murders would suffice?"], in Fast Grunn 6/2002, pp. 326-330. ISSN 0014-8733
• 2000: "Bill on demand: South African newspapers fighting the abortion issue 1995-96", in Ecquid Novi 21(1), pp. 62-81. ISSN 0256-0054
• 2000: "Mapping the gap: Finding a raison d’être in South Africa’s TRC media hearings", in Ecquid Novi 21(2), pp. 175-189. ISSN 0256-0054

Journalistic articles

• Approx. 1100 articles and reportages for magazines and newspapers, mostly in Norwegian language (full list on request)

Paper presentations, guest lectures etc.

• 2008, November 1: "Studying social control in Ethiopian newsrooms". Paper presented at the PhD seminar "Media Production Studies", Lillehammer University College, Norway
• 2008, October 30: "Freebies and brown envelopes in Ethiopian journalism". Paper presented at the 13th national conference of the Norwegian Media Researcher's Association, Lillehammer, Norway
• 2008, July 24: "Conflicting professional obligations among government journalists in Ethiopia". Paper presented at the IAMCR congress 2008, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2008, April 18: "New media and new editorial challenges: The case of Norway". Paper presented at the workshop "Setting comparative Baltic-Nordic media research agenda", Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
• 2008, March 28: "A critical assessment of the role of the private press in Ethiopia during the first 15 years of democracy". Paper presented at the conference "The Media and Development in Africa: Local and Global Initiatives", University of Westminster, London, UK
• 2007, June 26: "Journalism education in Eastern Africa". Paper presented at the 1st World Journalism Education Congress, Singapore (in absentia). Co-author: Charles Muiru Ngugi
• 2007, April 21: "A critique of Siebert’s four theories of the press". Guest lecture at New Generation University College, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
• 2006, October 26: "Developing a journalism programme in the South". Paper presented at the World Congress on Communication for Development, Roma, Italia
• 2006, October 13: "'En smertefull prosess': Ein studie av mediedekninga av homofilispørsmålet med særleg vekt på framstillinga av lærenemnda og biskop Laila Riksaasen Dahl”. Paper presented at the seminar ”Nye skiljelinjer i kyrkjelandskapet", Norwegian Institute, Rome, Italy
• 2006, September 16: "Journalism education: The Ethiopian way". Presentation at Nordic journalism teachers' congress, Sola, Norway
• 2006, September 12: "Doing journalism education across Africa: The case of Addis Ababa". Presentation at the Highway Africa Conference, Grahamstown, South Africa
• 2006, May 10: "Normative media theories". Guest lecture at New Generation University College, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
• 2006, March 25: "Journalism education in a pressured democracy context: The case of Ethiopia". Paper presesented at "The Media and Social Change in Africa Conference", The Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, London
• 2006, March 10: "Teaching web journalism in a developing democracy context". Presentation for the Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network in New Media Journalism Training, Riga, Latvia
• 2004, November 28: "Current trends in Norwegian feature journalism". Guest lecture at Department of Journalism and Communication, Tartu University, Estonia
• 2004, October 9: "Teaching web journalism in Norway". Presentation for the Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network in New Media Journalism Training, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
• 2003, November 28: "Current trends in Norwegian feature writing". Guest lecture at Department of Journalism and Communication, Tartu University, Estonia
• 2003-07: 13 full-day workshops for Fredskorpset (Norwegian Peace Corps) on journalism and communication (list on request)
• 1999-08: 44 talks on film and popular culture in various contexts (list on request)

Some memberships

• Norsk medieforskarlag (Norwegian Media Researchers' Association)
• South African Communication Association (SACOMM)
• Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR)
• Fellesrådet for Afrika (The Norwegian Council for Africa)
• Skepsis Noreg (Skeptics Norway)
• Menneskeverd (Human Dignity)
• Noregs Mållag (Norwegian Language Association)

Other

• 2005, November: Guest actor appearance in the Bollywood film Loins of Punjab Presents (released 2007), Mumbai, India
• 2004: Theme section editor for Verdsmagasinet X 2/2004 pp. 17-40, anniversary issue "Ten years since apartheid" (with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• 2003–06: Editor of Kulturvindauga, Damaris Noreg (CultureWatch, Damaris Norway)
• 2002: Member of editorial committee of Media i Afrika, Afrika i media [Media in Africa, Africa in media], The Norwegian Council for Africa yearbook 2002-03
• 2000-01: Member of editorial committee of Ung+, Landsrådet for Noregs barne- og ungdomsorganisasjonar (The Norwegian Children and Youth Council)
• 1994: Nominated and elected in "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities"
• 1994: Second place in Twin Cities Forensic League Persuasive Speaking Tournament ´94, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

You can contact me for a full version of the CV.