Jorgen Samso

Journalist - Correspondent - Producer - Videojournalist - Media Consultant

Based in Copenhagen (with a second home in Belgrade)

Specialized in the Western Balkans region. News, feature and documentary.

Jorgen Samso

Journalist - Correspondent - Producer - Videojournalist - Media Consultant

Based in Copenhagen (with a second home in Belgrade)

Specialized in the Western Balkans region. News, feature and documentary.

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
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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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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
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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.
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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
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In Sudan, a new revolution to keep the spirit of an old revolution alive
After a popular uprising brought down the regime of former president Omar Al Bashir in 2019, a transitional government has led Sudan. It established a timetable for democratic elections, and started undertaking economic reforms. But to some Sudanese, the pace of reforms has been too slow. Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso report.
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In remote Sudan, the Darfur war remains present
The Darfur genocide in Sudan received widespread media coverage across the world and led to the arrest of the country’s former leader, Omar al Bashir. Traveling by car, by donkey, and on foot, Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso visited a rebel stronghold in Darfur’s remote Jebel Marra mountains.
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Rwanda’s economy is booming, but at what cost?
[Special Correspondent/producer] Since Rwanda's genocide ended in 1994, the East African nation has been led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front and current President Paul Kagame, who has been celebrated by many for bringing stability and economic gains to the long-struggling country. But to Kagame’s opponents, his authoritarian rule is setting a dangerous precedent.
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EU funds help Uganda take in refugees from DR Congo, and may slow migrant flow to Europe
European Union funds are being used to help Uganda take in refugees from the civil war raging in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda has an open door policy for refugees, which is seen by aid organisations as an example to others. While the funds undoubtedly help the refugees, Europe’s motivation is in part to reduce the incentives for those fleeing the conflict to head north.
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Misinformation hurts effort to immunize children in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Millions of children around the world did not get routine vaccines as a result of disruptions and disinformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, these setbacks threaten to undo years of public health advances. Spe
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Mass exodus begins in Gaza as Israel tells people to leave ahead of more raids
The Israeli military has told more than one million Gaza residents to leave their homes in advance of further airstrikes and an expected ground operation in retaliation for last Saturday's Hamas terror attacks in Israel. More than 3,100 have died in seven
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Gaza cut off from food, water and fuel as Israel’s punishing bombardment continues
Death tolls soared on the fifth day of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas. More than 1,200 Israelis and 1,100 Palestinians are now dead with many still missing. In Gaza, the last power station has run out of fuel, there will soon be no electricity, n
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Hospitals overwhelmed as Gaza siege intensifies and Israel vows Hamas will ‘be crushed’
There are now nearly 3,000 dead in the six days of brutal violence between Israel and Hamas. More than 1,500 Palestinians have been killed, including 45 members of an extended family in their Gaza home, according to officials there. In Israel, more than 1
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Central African health workers fighting mpox face lack of vaccines and medication
The mpox virus spread globally earlier this year, bringing fears of another pandemic. Many western countries fought off the outbreak with treatments and vaccines. But in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the virus remains endemic, as it has for decade
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On the Ethiopian border, refugees fleeing fighting, famine make for Sudan
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia launched a government offensive last November against rebels in the northern region of Tigray. At the time, he promised the war would be over in a matter of weeks. But the ongoing conflict has led to thousands of deaths, displaced almost 2 million people, and led to charges of ethnic cleansing and widespread sexual violence, mostly by government forces. Benedict Moran and Jorgen Samso report.
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Rwanda builds new national identity 25 years after genocide | Season 2019 Episode 04/07/2019 | PBS NewsHour
[Producer and videojournalist] The Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago today. In just 100 days, an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso traveled to the east African country to speak with victims and perpetrators and to report on how Rwanda is overcoming ethnic differences and building a new national identity.
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About

Jorgen Samso

Journalism

Editing

Video

Producing

Storytelling

Online

Writing

Videojournalist

Multimedia

One-man-band-VJ

Documentary

Award-winning international journalist/correspondent and producer with a focus on the Balkans and Africa but with assignments across the globe. Main client: PBS NewsHour.

Online, print and photography 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, including radio.

Media consultant, selection committee member 2024-2026, EU-funded program IMM, support to Public Service Media in the Western Balkans.

HEAT/HEFAT in 2018 and 2022.

• 2025 Emmy Award nomination in Long Form category for "Sudan's Civil War" (PBS NewsHour).

• 2024 Emmy nomination - part of PBS NewsHour team - for Israel/Hamas war coverage.

• 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) for coverage of civil war amidst an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.

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