Summary & Experience

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  • “A united voice is louder”

  • Subject:
    • An interview with former Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Simonyte, on the close relationship between Lithuania and Iceland and the current state of European politics in the face of the war in Ukraine. 
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  • “Tactical voting stands in the way of Le Pen’s victory”

  • Subject:
    • An interview with Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, an Icelandic Political Scientist, on the parliamentary elections in France. 
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  • “No rules in place to deal with the situation”

  • Subject:
    • Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, a Political Science professor at the University of Iceland and expert in U.S. politics, responds to Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race and what might happen next. 
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  • “Icelandic police interrogated Sverrir in Brazil”

  • Subject:
    • An interview with District Attorney, Ólafur Þór Hauksson, on the interrogation of an Icelandic man arrested in Brazil. Icelandic police were investigating a case concerning the import of drugs to Iceland and a case of money laundering. 
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  • “Staðarskáli reawakened with the aroma of fresh pastries”

  • Subject:
    • An interview with the performance art duo Evil Foods Inc. on their pop-up re-opening of a beloved rest stop. 
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  • “Troubles of Afhganistan: ISIS-K, borders and dominance.”

  • Subject:
    • An overview about the tensions in Afghanistan. 
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  • “Grindavík would barely have existed after today”

  • Subject:
  • An interview with Víðir Reynisson, the department manager of civil defense, on the significance of protective walls that had been built around the town of Grindavík during the volcanic eruption in the spring of 2024. 
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  • “Iceland’s stone cold reality ”

  • Subject:
    • I spoke with Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, then Minister of Foreign affairs in the lead up to the NATO Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. The interview touched on the status of NATO in the current international climate, Iceland’s defenses, and its role in the alliance. 
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  • “The cats that protect the nursing homes ”

  • Subject:
    • A video-based news piece on some of the many cats found in nursing homes and facilities in Iceland and the vital role they play for the residents.

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  • “Over 540 thousand faulty fine particle masks discarded ”

  • Subject:
  • After reporting on the U.K. government’s spending on PPE and the necessary discarding of four million pounds worth of faulty PPE, we looked into whether that had happened in Iceland.
  • According to the national hospital’s spokesperson, 540 thousand fine particle masks had to be discarded because they didn’t meet quality standards.