Jorgen Samso

Journalist - Correspondent - Producer - Videographer

Specialized in the Western Balkans region and Africa. News, feature and documentary. Based between Prague, Belgrade, and Copenhagen. Main clients: Euronews and PBS NewsHour

Jorgen Samso

Journalist - Correspondent - Producer - Videographer

Specialized in the Western Balkans region and Africa. News, feature and documentary. Based between Prague, Belgrade, and Copenhagen. Main clients: Euronews and PBS NewsHour

Sudanese teachers and shopkeepers join the fight against rebels in nation’s civil war
International aid groups issued a joint declaration that the hunger crisis in Sudan is of historic proportions. For nearly 18 months, the country has been embroiled in a civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. With support from
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Sudanese families describe their search for sanctuary as the brutal civil war rages on
In total, 11 million Sudanese have been forced from their homes because of the country's bitter civil war between the army and a rogue militia. Up to 150,000 are feared dead and millions more face unimaginable trauma. In her third report from the front li
PBS News
How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives in cities on the front lines
For nearly a year and a half, Sudan’s army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world’s largest displacement of people. In a rare on-the-ground re
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PBS News Hour Nominated for 2 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
ARLINGTON, VA (July 25, 2024) – PBS News Hour today received two News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The news awards will be presented on Wednesday, September 25 at Palladium Times Square in N
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PBS NewsHour’s Coverge of the Israeli-Hamas War Receives Peabody Award
Part of team winning 2024 Peabody Award for coverage of Israeli-Hamas War
PBS NewsHour
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Israel hammers Gaza with more airstrikes as forces prepare for ground invasion
The bombardment of Gaza continues as Israel's defense minister told his forces to prepare for a ground invasion of the region home to more than two million Palestinians. Since the October 7 Hamas terror attacks and the start of the Israeli response, more
PBS NewsHour
Hundreds killed in strike on Gaza hospital as Israeli-Hamas war worsens
A strike in Gaza hit a hospital Tuesday, killing hundreds. Palestinians and others say it was an Israeli bombing while the Israel Defense Forces say it was an errant missile fired by the militant group Islamic Jihad. The chaos comes ahead of President Bid
PBS NewsHour
Award: The United Nations Correspondents Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 UNCA Awards.
2019 winner of the Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for broadcast media. Story for PBS NewsHour with Benedict Moran, reporting on Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/health-officials-work-to-contain-ebola-outbreak-in-congo?fbclid=IwAR3V6bcOybHihXPO5Ly-N9tKEZK4wNYfvY0oZfyxuoz9jPDD_LlRt1GNstk https://unca.com/announcing-the-2021-unca-awards/ http://unca.com/2019-unca-awards-winners/
UNCA - United Nations Correspondent Association
David Kaplan Award Citation Winner
2024 Citation Award from OPC - Overseas Press Club of America for coverage of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria in February 2023.
OPC
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The DJ and the War Crimes
[contributed video and photo] Investigation with Rolling Stone Magazine about war crimes in Bosnia & Hercegovina 30 years later. There are still 571 unresolved war crimes cases from the Bosnian War.
Rolling Stone Magazine
Serbia bans mass gatherings in Belgrade after virus lockdown protests
[VIDEO] Defying a ban on mass gatherings passed by the government on Thursday, many protesters wore white T-shirts with the inscription, “Sit Down, Don’t Be Set Up” — referring to widespread reports that the violence the previous nights that played into the government’s hands was staged by far-right groups close to the authorities.
euronews
Frontex and the border breach
[Contributor, doc on illegal refugee pushbacks] EU:s gränsmyndighet Frontex skakas av omfattande kritik för olagliga avvisningar vid EU:s gränser. Spotlight kan visa att finländare på Frontex-uppdrag varit med då andra EU-gränsvakter motat bort människor på flykt.
YLE, Spotlight
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Serbia’s winning fight against COVID-19 raises questions about ‘vaccine diplomacy’
[Special Correspondent] Serbia has had considerable success in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with the third-highest rate in Europe; supply is mostly from China and Russia. While Serbia's efforts have received high praise, experts are warning about unprecedented, growing Chinese influence in the country and the wider region through so-called 'vaccine diplomacy.' Jorgen Samson and Aleksandar Papajic report from Serbia.
PBS NewsHour
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens ahead of anticipated Israeli invasion against Hamas
Another night of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Hamas rocket fire into Israel as its massive invasion force sits on the border, poised to strike. At the southern end of Gaza, the main border crossing with Egypt remains closed as aid waits to go in to help
PBS NewsHour
EU 'back in the driver's seat' as Serbia-Kosovo talks resume
[TV PKG and LIVE] The European Union has praised the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo for resuming face-to-face talks after discussions had been frozen for over a year and a half. (euronews)
euronews
Biography in Serbian
Jorgen Samso je danski novinar sa sedištem u Beogradu u Srbiji, odakle pokriva zapadni Balkan kao deo međunarodnog dopisničkog tima Euronews-a. Njegov rad uključuje video zapise, fotografije i štampani tekst u časopisima PBS NewsHour, National Geographic, The Lancet, Politico Europe, i Foreign Policy.
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Jorgen Samso

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Award-winning international journalist/correspondent and producer covering the Balkans - and Africa - on tv, video, photography, print, and online for among others PBS NewsHour and Euronews.

Bylines at The Lancet and National Geographic, Politico Europe and Foreign Policy Magazine, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), and a range of national Danish media outlets.

HEAT/HEFAT in 2018 and 2022.

2024 Peabody Award Winner - part of PBS NewsHour team - for Israel/Hamas war coverage.

2024 OPC Awards Citation Winner, Overseas Press Club of America, for coverage of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria for PBS NewsHour

2019 Award winner, The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize, United Nations Correspondent's Association (UNCA).

Fellowships:
2024 Journalist-in-Residence, Goethe Institute, Prague
2020 & 2022 UN Foundation
2018 European Journalism Center (EJC)
2015-2016 The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, Columbia & Stanford Universities (Magic Grant)

2015 M.A. in Journalism, Politics & International Affairs, Columbia University, New York.

Contact: jorgensamso@gmail.com