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		I am a freelance journalist and independent academic researcher based in Hadsten outside Aarhus in Denmark. I write articles for print and websites and undertake academic research and teaching in Danish and English. I also do translations from Danish into English and English into Danish. My areas of specialisation are journalism and journalistic working methods, sport and society, gymnastics, and peace research - but I welcome assignments from all areas of life. You find my contact details at the bottom of each web page and on my contact page. MY CURRENT OCCUPATIONS Freelance journalist and independent academic researcher External lecturer at Department of Language and Business Communication at Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University (from 2003). Responsible for course on Journalistic text production for BA students External lecturer at Department of Infomation and Media Studies at Aarhus University. Responsible for the course Introduction to journaism research for MA students. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2005-2007: News Coordinator with the international sports political organisation Play the Game 2002-2005: Freelance journalist, academic researcher and lecturer 2003-2005: Editor of the Danish Gymnastics Federation's magazine Gymnastics and later founding editor of the federation's web magazine www.altomgymnastik.dk. 1998-2002: Project officer for journalism research at Center for Journalism and Further Education (now Update - The Danish Journalism Development Institute) Journalist at four Danish local and regional newspapers EDUCATION 1998: Ph.D in Peace Studies from Bradford University, UK on a thesis about potential peacemaking roles for journalists 1992: Diploma from European University Centre for Peace Studies, Austria 1991: Master of Arts in Peace Studies from Bradford University, UK 1990: Journalist from the Danish School of Journalism, DK

Journalist (DJ), MA, Ph.D Kirsten Sparre | Mediegruppen Horisont, DK-8270 Højbjerg | Tlf.: +4520940349