Filip Schwartz Kirkegaard in Beirut, Lebanon, 2010
Name: Filip Schwartz Kirkegaard
Metier: Journalist
Born: 23rd October1985
I am currently working as a journalist for the Danish it media www.comon.dk.
I have a great interest in EU matters and international politics. My urge to learn more about the world took me to Lebanon in 2009, where I studied at the American University of Beirut (Sept09-Feb10).
In the past I have been working as an intern at the Danish news agency Ritzaus Bureau (Feb08-Jan09). Then I was working at the sports desk, foreign desk, parliament desk and I also had a 5 month term for the agency in the EU capital, Brussels.
I was an intern at www.comon.dk (Aug07-Jan08).
Filip Schwartz Kirkegaard in Beitedine, Lebanon, 2010
I am blogging about EU affairs on the blog www.euzoo.dk. I started the blog with my great friend and work buddy at the Danish School of Journalism, Andreas Marckmann Andreassen. The blog has been inactive from October 2009 till August 2010, but is once again running.
I have written freelance articles for the daily newspapers Information and Kristeligt Dagblad including some minor newspapers.
Before getting my education at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (final exam in April, 2010) I worked for half a year as project coordinator at the Christian Democratic Youth where I developed a political role playing game I toured Denmark with. In the end 1000 kids played the game.
I have always been active and engaged in various organisations. I once took courses to be a dance instructor in swing, I have been a voluntary communication worker at non profit Cafe Retro, and I used to be active in the Christian Democratic Youth, which I arranged seminars for in Denmark and Lebanon.
