Morten Jentoft Explained

Morten Jentoft (born 22 July 1956) is a Norwegian journalist.

He was the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Helsinki, Finland at the end of the Cold War.^[1] He made the first documentary ever aired on TV 2, titled "Olgas lange reise" together with Odd Isungset.^[2] After some time working foreign affairs in the radio's news division he was hired as the correspondent in Moscow, commencing in 1996.^[3] He left in 2000. He has authored several books, with themes revolving around Russia.^[4] He then had another stint as correspondent in Moscow from 2014 to 2018.

Notes and References

1. News: Kald krig i grenseland. Kristoffersen. Ivan. Ivan Kristoffersen. 16 May 1991. Nordlys. 2. Norwegian.
2. Book: Bastiansen, Henrik G.. Henrik G. Bastiansen

   . Henrik G. Bastiansen. Vaktbikkjefjernsynet. Kritisk journalistikk og undersøkende dokumentar i norsk TV. 2011. IJ-forlaget. Fredrikstad. Norwegian. 978-82-7147-348-8. 109.

3. News: Nye sjefer i NRK. . 12 December 1995. Norwegian.
4. http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=bd&term=Jentoft%2C+Morten+1956-&op=and&fid=bd&term=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate&treffPrSide=20 List of publications in BIBSYS