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Curriculum vitae, Janne Aagaard
Journalist from Danmarks Journalisthøjskole (1998), Master in Journalism from University of Queensland (2005). Born 1972. Situated in Frederiksberg, a suburb to Copenhagen.
Editor, Rigspolitiet (01/2007- 10/2008)
In June 2008, the magazine Politi was awarded the Anders Bording-price, an award given by the organization 'Danske Specialmedier' to the best magazine for professionals in Denmark.
When hired by the National Danish Police Commissioner in January 2007, my main task was to develop and edit the magazine 'Politi', a magazine for the 15,500 employees of the Danish police force.
Together with excellent subcontractors, including photographer Thomas Tolstrup and designer Trine Gade from Datagraf, the content and design of the magazine was developed.
Our aim was to produce a magazine for all groups of our organisation including the young police cadet, the experienced public attorney, the forensic specialist in our labs, and the administrative employee.
In addition, I started a Scandianvian network of police magazines which holds annual conferences and exchanges knowledge and know how.
Read the nine magazines made by Janne Aagaard here
Journalist at Dagens Medicin (03/ 2006 - 01/ 2007)
Dagens Medicin (Medicine Today) is one of the most specialised weekly news magazines in Denmark today. Furthermore, it is also one of the few magazines that has black numbers on the buttom line. It is possible due to two reasons:
1. good leadership, a clear goal and well known strategies combined with highly specialised journalists
2. a readership consisting of all Danish doctors which enables the magazine to harvest the adds of the pharmaceutical industry. Due to Danish advertising laws, pharmaceutical companies can only advertise in media aimed at professionals, not private citizens
For more information go to Dagens Medicin
Lecturer at University of Queensland (03/2005 - 11/2006)
Partly, I lectured the postgraduate media students on European media and the media laws of Scandinavia compared with Asia and Australia, and partly I tutored several classes of undergraduate in news journalism and new media.
Teaching university level was a big challenge and very rewarding on both a personal and a professionel level. The enthusiasm and energy came from working with the younger students, while the mature aged students in the postgraduate courses were challenging and intellectual stimulating.
More on University of Queensland here
Columnist and reporter at B.T. (04/2003 - 02/2004)
B.T. is the second largest tabloid daily newspaper in Denmark. Most of the sale is through subscription and B.T: has now for several years attempted to define itself as very different as it's competitor Ekstra Bladet.
Where Ekstra Bladet is hard core in it's topics such as crime. scandals and sex, B.T. wants to be a newspaper that appeals to families and the female reader. Is it succesfull? The readership suggests not, and with the British media mogul Montgomerys purchase of Berlingske Hus - the owner of B.T. - the future of B.T. seems uncertain.
Read the newspaper B.T. here
Journalist at Ekstra Bladet (01/1998 - 01/2001)
Ekstra Bladet is the most succesfull tabloid in Denmark. In a landscape of political correctness, Ekstra Bladet is anything but.
I worked as a crime reporter for three years and it was never boring. To report on crime is a demanding job, it takes courage and knowledge and most of all, an ability to assess how one's journalism affects the readership and the parties involved.
A tabloid is never subtle in its communication and allthough the three years were some of the most interesting in my journalistic career, it was also time to move on and look at brighter and more uplifting topics. I am forever greatful for the lessons learned in those years. Editor in chief Bent Falbert was in particular a great inspiration and a sharp eye.
See the tabloid at www.ekstrabladet.dk
Reporter at Skandinavisk Film Kompagni (01/2000-05/2000)
For a few months, I worked as a reporter on the Danish edition of the TV-show 'Find A Fortune'. The original show was British and the attempt to nationalise the concept failed. Despite a lack of content the live Saturday night programme had a share of ca. 40 per cent - it was especially popular with the 50+.
See their website at www.sfk.dk
External lecturer at Politiskolen (04/1999 - 04/2000)
The Danish police Academy (Politiskolen) was back in the 1990's situated on Amager, a part of the Danish capital Copenhagen. Together with two colleagues, I taught eight classes on 'The Police and The Media' in order to increase the police cadets understanding of the importance of a free press in a modern democracy. It was rewarding and interesting, however, the subject did not become a part of the curriculum at the school.
Journalism internship at Det Fri Aktuelt (08/1995 -02/1997)
'Det Fri Aktuelt' was the last daily paper supported by the Danish unions. The paper was based on a social democratic view on society and a worthy voice in an otherwise liberal dominated print press. The newspaper struggled for years with large debits and was finally closed just before the turn of the century.
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