Curriculum Vitae Email: [email protected] Per Vinther Skype: per.vinther1 Phone: +45 28 10 18 00

SUMMARY

>Experienced journalist with specialist skills in print, video and web media, photography and graphic design. >Significant expertise in consulting, training and mentoring, in particular training of journalism trainers, teaching in journalism, editorial organization, graphic design, video reporting and web journalism. >Extensive international experience including delivering workshops and projects in South Sudan, Nicaragua, , Taiwan, South America, Argentina, USA, Mexico, Yemen, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Libya, Sudan and more. >Editor in chief of several special magazines and inserts in , and as a partner in C Media. >Editor of several websites, also teaching Danish journalists and photographers in travelling and reporting all over the globe.

KEY SKILLS

Journalist Consultant, teacher, trainer, mentor, coach and lecturer Photographer, video and stills Multi-lingual (English, Danish + French, German, Spanish, Portuguese) Communicator Editor

CAREER HISTORY

IMS trainer and consultant 2006 – present, global Experienced video, design and journalism consuntant, mentor and journalist engaged in media and capacity building work in Yemen, South Sudan, Libya, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Was in Tripoli, Libya in December 2013 as consultant and trainer for 4 newspapers. Went again January, April/May 2014 to continue the project. Trained various media in election coverage in Tripoli, Libya in June 2014. Continued the project with training of the Libyan journalists in Istanbul, April 2015.

INTEGRITY RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY 2012 - Present, Denmark

Experienced video, design and journalism mentor and journalist engaged in media and capacity building work.

FOJO trainer, coach and consultant 2012 – present, global Trained and coached different exiled media: >4 Tamil newspapers in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, April 2013. >Was in Yangon, Myanmar in May/June 2013 to coach Mizzima - one of the 7 licensed dayly newspapers in Myanmar, launching their first issue May/June. >Was in in February 2014 to train the exile media, The Zimbabwean. > Was in Johannesburg, South Africa in April/May 2015 to train the exile media, The Zimbabwean.

VARIUS CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS 1997 – present, global Independent journalist/consultant/trainer/coach 2015: Training of Trainers, MENA, Libyan journalists, six step programme in news journalism, partners: IMS & DW. 2015: Training of Trainers, topic: Conflict sensitive journalism. Myanmar Journalism Institute, Yangon, Myanmar. Partner: IMS, FOJO, DW 2015: Training of journalists, editors and staff from the exiled Sudanese Newspaper Hurriyat Sudan. Training in Kampala, Uganda. Partner: FOJO. 2015: Training of journalists, editors and staff from exiled Zimbabwean newspaper, The Zimbabwean, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Partner: FOJO. 2015: Trainer and coach in workshop for 10 Libyan journalists, in Istanbul, Turkey. Partner: IMS. 2014: Training of 10 + 22 journalists and editors in Tripoli, Libya in election coverage. Partners: IMS/LMI and European Union. 2014: 2 weeks training, workshop and in-house coaching of 6 newspapers and 1 webmedia in Tripoli, Libya. Partner: IMS/LMI 2014: Covering The Paralympic Games in Sochi, , for various Danish Media outlets. 2014: 1 week in South Africa training the journalists and editors at “The Zimbabwean” – an exiled newspaper from Zimbabwe printing in South Africa and UK. Partner: FOJO. 2014: 2 weeks in Tripoli as a consultant for the project ”Free and Professional Media in Libya 2012- 2015”. CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR 4 NEWSPAPERS. Consulting, training and capacity building. Partner: IMS. 2013: 3 weeks in Tripoli as a consultant for the project ”Free and Professional Media in Libya 2012- 2015”. CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR 4 NEWSPAPERS. Consulting, training and capacity building. Partner: IMS. 2013: Trainer and consultant for Mizzima, Yangon, Myanmar. 2013: Trainer and in-house coach in graphic design for 4 Tamil newspapers in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, April 2013. Partner: FOJO 2012: 2 times Trainer and mentor for four independent newspapers and online news agencies in Benghazi, Libya. Consultant for starting up the whole project. Partner: IMS 2012: Workshop lecturer in basic video production for human rights organisations in South Kardofan, South Sudan. Partner: Integrity Research. (Postponed due to war in the region) 2012: Reporting from The Paralympics, London. 2012: Reporting trip from Florida, Misissisippi and Louisiana, USA. 2012: Freelancetrip reporting from Nicaragua, India. 2011: Freelancetrip reporting from India. 2011: 4 times Workshop lecturer and mentor for International Media Support in Juba and Tonj, South Sudan. Partner: IMS 2011: Workshop lecturer for International Media Support in Yambio, South Sudan. Partner: IMS 2010: Freelancetrip reporting from Nicaragua, India. 2010: Reporting from winter Paralympics, Vancouver, . 2009: Freelancetrip reporting from USA, Argentina, Taiwan. 2009: Teaching at Update, courses for journalists and photographers. 2008: Freelancetrip reporting from USA, Mexico, Argentina, Beijing. 2007: Freelancetrip reporting from Cuba 2006: Workshop lecturer in Tais and Aden, Yemen. Partner: Danish University of Journalism and IMS. 2003: Teaching and reporting from Action Aid Youth Camp in Macedonia. Partner: Action Aid. 1998 - 2006: Reporting from Hungary, , Iceland. 1996 - 1997: Reporting and teaching in Malawi. Partner: Danish University of Journalism

DANISH SCHOOL of JOURNALISM 2000-2005, Denmark Lecturer: Taught courses in web journalism for the diploma education and for foreign journalists as well.

PERISKOP MEDIA BUREAU 2002 - present, Denmark Founding Partner, Reporter, Editor. Periskop is an independent media bureau with 15 members working in the network. We are working individually, in groups and as a whole regarding the job and tasks. Networking with media people all over Denmark and .

BUPL, AARHUS + LILLESKOLERNE, COPENHAGEN 1998 - 2011, Denmark Freelance Journalist, PHOTOGRAPHER

MANUS PRESS AGENCY 1999 – 2002, Denmark Partner, Reporter Manus was an independent media bureau with 5 members working in the network. We merged with another media bureau, “Journalisterne”, in 2002 and became Periskop.

DGI 1997 – 2000, Denmark Reporter Reporting sports for all activities in Denmark, Europe, Thailand and Africa.

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

1: DGI: “The Associations Handbook”. For all communities and sports for all associations. 2: Kulturrådet for Børn – annual reports and recommendations handbook. 3: Kulturarvsstyrelsen: “Fusioner af danske museer”.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1993 – 1997: Journalist at the Danish University of Journalism. 2000 – 2001: Completed a masters diploma education in “Writing for the web“ on Open University of the Danish School of Journalism.

UPDATE diploma courses in: Advanced photography Video editing in Final Cut Pro Video for the Web Photo editing in Adobe Lightroom Graphic Design in Quark Express and InDesign Webediting and hosting