Brennpunkt

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Brennpunkt
GenreDocumentary
Investigative journalism
Country of originNorway
Original languageNorwegian
Release
Original networkNRK1
Original release1996 (1996) –
present
External links
Website

Brennpunkt (English: "Focal Point") is a Norwegian investigative documentary series that has aired on NRK1 since 1996, except for a hiatus in 2007.[1] The series was originally hosted by , and from 2014 by Jeanette Platou.[2][3]

The documentaries have 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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Folkets tv-favoritter: Dokumentar". Se.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ Willoch, Hanne Marie (17 January 2014). "Hun skal lede NRKs "Brennpunkt"". NRK (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ Aldridge, Øystein (12 March 2015). "NRK kutter i "Brennpunkt"". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Gullruten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ Snekvik, Line (22 September 2011). "Brennpunkt vant gull for "Operasjon sjøbris"-dokumentar". NRK (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Langset, Kristine Grue (24 April 2010). "Brennpunkt-journalister vant pris". NRK (in Norwegian).

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