Brennpunkt Explained

Image Alt:	Logo of Brennpunkt
Genre:	Documentary Investigative journalism
Country:	Norway
Language:	Norwegian
Channel:	NRK
Last Aired:	present

Brennpunkt is a Norwegian investigative documentary series and division of the NRK. The series has aired since 1996, except for a hiatus in 2007.^[1] It was originally hosted by Håkon Haugsbø, and from 2014 by Jeanette Platou.^{[2] [3]} As of February 2024, the series has been produced without an on-screen presenter since 2019.

The series has won several Gullruten awards,^[4] as well as a Prix Italia award^[5] and a Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Journalism (in cooperation with journalists from BBC's Newsnight, The Guardian and de Volkskrant, for exposing activities of the Trafigura company).^[6]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Folkets tv-favoritter: Dokumentar. Se.no. Dagbladet. 2 January 2016. Norwegian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153027/http://www.se.no/folkets/?categoryId=8#. 2016-03-05. dead.
2. News: Willoch, Hanne Marie. Hun skal lede NRKs "Brennpunkt". NRK. 17 January 2014. Norwegian.
3. News: Aldridge, Øystein . 12 March 2015 . NRK kutter i "Brennpunkt" . Norwegian . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150313212646/http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/NRK-kutter-i-Brennpunkt-7935823.html . 2015-03-13.
4. Web site: Gullruten. Store norske leksikon. 26 May 2015. Norwegian.
5. News: Snekvik, Line. Brennpunkt vant gull for "Operasjon sjøbris"-dokumentar. NRK. 22 September 2011. Norwegian.
6. News: Langset, Kristine Grue. Brennpunkt-journalister vant pris. NRK. 24 April 2010. Norwegian.