Kim Møller Explained

Kim Møller
Education:Aarhus University (MA)
Nationality:Danish
Occupation:Blogger
Known For:Uriasposten blog

Kim Møller (born 1971) is a Danish blogger and former editor of the political news blog Uriasposten.[1]

Activities

Møller grew up in Lystrup and studied history at Aarhus University,[1] receiving a Master of Arts (cand.mag.) degree.[2] He comes from a working-class background and was formerly a leftist.[3] He has later described himself as national conservative, and founded Uriasposten in 2003, which has been described as the most popular Danish political blog.[3] [1] The blog was characterised by harsh criticism of migration, Muslims, Islam and left-wing politics,[4] and has been described as being part of the counter-jihad movement.[3] [5]

Møller published the book Vejen til Damaskus: dansk islamforskning 1885-2005 in 2008, which criticised the modern Danish scholar on Islam, Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, and generated a major debate in Danish media.[6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2010, Møller and a friend were violently attacked by up to ten Antifascistisk Aktion activists while photographing during a demonstration in Aarhus.[10] [11] [12]

In 2016, Uriasposten was briefly shut down as Møller became the editor of Document.dk, a Danish edition of Document.no.[3] Møller finally closed Uriasposten down in 2022, after what he described as persecution by left-wing activists, authorities and Danmarks Radio, with threats of legal action for alleged copyright violations.[13] [14] [15]

In 2021 Møller was charged with having shared a photo of a murder victim in the 2020 Nice stabbing having her throat slit.[16] [17] He was first acquitted, then sentenced to a suspended jail sentence after an appeal, but finally acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2024.[18]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Web-kriger ser rødt. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313195325/http://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/artikel:aid=777438/. Bent. Blüdnikow. 15 August 2006. 13 March 2007. Berlingske. da.
  2. News: Kim Møller fra Uriasposten: ’Om 50 år er det bedre at bo i Rusland end i Tyskland, hvis Merkel får sin vilje’ . Kristian. Villesen. Dagbladet Information. 18 November 2017. da.
  3. Book: Berntzen, Lars Erik. Liberal Roots of Far Right Activism: The Anti-Islamic Movement in the 21st Century. 70, 82, 173. 2019. Routledge. 9781000707960.
  4. Book: Schmidt, Garbi. https://books.google.com/books?id=vdSGDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA71. 71-72. Doing Research in a Politicized Field and Surviving It: Lessons Learned from the Field of Migration. Engaged Anthropology: Views from Scandinavia. Tone . Bringa. Synnøve . Bendixsen. 2016. Springer. 9783319404844.
  5. Book: Pertwee, Ed. 'Green Crescent, Crimson Cross': The Transatlantic 'Counterjihad' and the New Political Theology. 266. October 2017. London School of Economics.
  6. News: Møllers tvivlsomme vej til offentligheden. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023004335/http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/276960:Kirke---tro--Moellers-tvivlsomme-vej-til-offentligheden. Morten Thomsen. Højsgaard. Kristeligt Dagblad. 5 February 2008. 23 October 2010. da.
  7. News: Højre-hook til islamforsker. https://web.archive.org/web/20080308093225/http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20080128/kultur/701280020/. Bent. Blüdnikow. Berlingske Tidende. 8 March 2008. 28 January 2008. da.
  8. News: Og grøfterne graves ... . https://web.archive.org/web/20080322104140/http://politiken.dk/boger/article467153.ece. Jes Fabricius. Møller. Politiken. 2 February 2008. 22 March 2008. da.
  9. News: En forsker under anklage. https://web.archive.org/web/20080302111253/http://www.information.dk/153766. Tobias. Havmand. Dagbladet Information. 26 January 2008. 2 March 2008. da.
  10. News: Blog-redaktør: »Antifacistisk Aktion overfaldt mig«. Kathrine. Carlsen. Politiken. 7 February 2010. da.
  11. News: Redaktør fik tæsk af maskerede unge. Århus Stiftstidende. Rasmus. Boserup. 8 February 2010. da.
  12. News: Blogger på en uriaspost. 10 February 2010. Jyllands-Posten. Anders. Raahauge. da.
  13. News: Højreorienteret blogger trækker stikket: Jeg bliver forfulgt af venstreorienterede aktivister og DR. Berlingske. Christian. Foldager. 15 August 2022. da.
  14. News: Stærkt kritiseret blog lukker: 'Ville potentielt smadre mit liv' . B.T.. 15 August 2022. Thomas Nørmark. Krog. da.
  15. News: En uriaspost. Weekendavisen. 2 December 2022. Søren K.. Villemoes. da.
  16. News: Politisk blogredaktør tiltalt for at dele et makabert billede. Berlingske. Philip Sune. Dam. 31 March 2021. da.
  17. News: Uriasposten anklaget for at vise foto af terroroffer – men hvor går grænsen?. Journalisten. Jakob. Albrecht. 13 April 2021. da.
  18. News: Blogredaktør kunne lovligt dele foto af offer for angreb i Frankrig. Kristeligt Dagblad. Ritzau. 23 February 2024. da.

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