Puk Damsgård
Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author. From 2011 to 2026, she was the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt. She decided to stop in May 2026 in order to focus on more storytelling journalism.
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- Name
- Puk Damsgård
- Birth Name
- Puk Damsgård Andersen
- Occupation
- Biographer journalist writer
- Born
- 18 September 1978
- Birthplace
- Hammer-Torup, Næstved Municipality, Denmark
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- journalism · news
- Education
- University of Southern Denmark
- Honours
- Cavling Prize · Jyllands-Posten's Freedom of Expression Award · Publicistprisen · Rødekro Kulturpris
- Languages
- Danish
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Biography
Biography
Puk Damsgård studied at University of Southern Denmark. The recorded working language is Danish. The field of work recorded is journalism and news. Employment is recorded with DR. Distinctions recorded are Cavling Prize, Jyllands-Posten's Freedom of Expression Award, Publicistprisen and Rødekro Kulturpris.
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Key facts
• Name — Puk Damsgård • Birth Name — Puk Damsgård Andersen • Occupation — Biographer journalist writer • Born — 18 September 1978 • Birthplace — Hammer-Torup, Næstved Municipality, Denmark
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Puk Damsgård (born 1978) is recorded as a journalist. Puk Damsgård was born in 1978.
Education
Education
She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole, where she attended from 1999 to 2001. In 2007, she completed a bachelor's programme in journalism at University of Southern Denmark. Later, she completed a master's programme in Arabic.
Career
Career
After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months. She became a freelance correspondent in 2008, reporting on the Middle East.
Awards
In 2015, she won the Cavling Prize for her book Ser du månen, Daniel (English: Do You See the Moon, Daniel). She was awarded the Rungstedlund Award in 2020.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.DR 11. februar 2011: Erkan Özden og Puk Damsgård bliver korrespondenter, retrieved 24 January 2021.
- 2.Danmarks Radio. Puk Damsgård stopper i DR. 5 May 2026.
- 3.Ud & Se, december 2020, Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- 4.Danmarks Radio. Erkan Özden og Puk Damsgård bliver korrespondenter. 11 February 2011.
- 5.22 February 2021. Nordjyske.
- 6.Ud & Se, december 2020, Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- 7.Mette Marie Heinfelt. Puk Damsgård modtager Cavlingprisen. DR. 8 January 2016.
- 8.Cavlingprisen 2015 til Puk Damsgård , access 24 January 2021.
- 9.Karen Blixen Museum. En fortællingens mester — Puk Damsgård modtager Rungstedlundprisen 2020.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Mellem Taleban og fremtiden: en fortælling om de unge i Kabul (2006)
- På jordomrejse med Galathea 3: vor tids største danske opdagelsesrejse: København-Cape Town (2006)
- På jordomrejse med Galathea 3: vor tids største danske opdagelsesrejse: Cape Town-København (2007)
- De renes land: kærlighedshistorier fra verdens farligste stat (2009)
- Ulvehjerter: en familiekrønike (2011)
- Hvor solen græder: en fortælling fra Syrien (2014)
- Ser du månen, Daniel: 13 måneder som gidsel hos Islamisk Stat (2015)
- Den sorte kat i Mosul (2017)
- Arabica (2020)
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