Cathrine Gyldensted
{{Short description|Danish journalist (born 1973)}}
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| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
| education = Danish School of Journalism, University of Pennsylvania
| occupation = Journalist, director of Constructive Journalism
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| spouse = Torsten Stiig Jansen
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| credits = TV Avisen Magasinet Søndag Huffington Post
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Cathrine Gyldensted (born 1973) is a Danish journalist, author, correspondent, and news presenter and since 2011 the originator of innovating journalism through behavioural sciences like positive psychology, moral psychology and prospection known as constructive journalism. She coined the term, academically, in 2017 with Karen McIntyre.{{cite news|title= News Media kills Political Visions. Help: Prospective Psychology|url=http://www.creativitypost.com/activism/news_media_kills_political_visions_help_prospective_psychology/}}
Much of Gyldensted's method and framework belong within the domain of constructive journalism.{{cite news|title= Innovating News Journalism through Positive Psychology|url=http://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/20/}}{{cite news|title= What constructive journalism is and why we need it|url= http://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2016/constructive-journalism/|access-date= 2017-09-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213556/http://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2016/constructive-journalism|archive-date= 2017-09-07|url-status= dead}}{{cite news|title= How Journalists could be more constructive - and boost audiences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2014/oct/24/constructive-journalism-de-correspondent}}{{cite news |title= From Mirrors to Movers. Five Elements of Positive Psychology in Constructive Journalism|isbn=1514777495}} In December 2015, she was appointed the world's first Director of Constructive Journalism at the Journalism School at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.{{cite news|title=Internationale pionier constructieve journalistiek verbindt zich aan Windesheim |url=http://www.windesheim.nl/Over%20Windesheim/Persberichten/2015/Internationale%20pionier%20constructieve%20journalistiek%20verbindt%20zich%20aan%20Windesheim}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She left Windesheim in July 2017 and co-founded Constructive Journalism Network based in Amsterdam, a journalistic online network based in Amsterdam focusing on constructive journalism and research pertaining to constructive journalism.
Early and personal life
Gyldensted was born in Copenhagen{{cite web|url=http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2016/09/12/constructive-journalism-turning-away-from-the-culture-reported-fear-scandinavia/speakers/index.html|title=Constructive journalism: Turning away from the culture of reported fear: Speakers|work=Constructive journalism: Turning away from the culture of reported fear|access-date=2017-09-06}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and lived in 1983 with her mother and sister in Saudi Arabia, but later moved to Slagelse, Denmark, graduating in 1991 from Slagelse Gymnasium og HF-kursus. In 1996 she is admitted to the Danish School of Media and Journalism and graduated in February 2000 specializing in foreign reporting and radio journalism. Gyldensted's parents are Carsten Gyldensted, professor emeritus, Neuroradiology, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience - CFIN at Aarhus University{{cite web|url=http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/carsten-gyldensted(93fa6d9e-b4b4-421b-8d33-33e8e51fa1e0).html/speakers/index.html|title=Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Center for Funktionelt Integrativ Neurovidenskab|access-date=2017-09-06}} and Merete Gyldensted retired Senior Physician at Slagelse Sygehus.
She lives in Copenhagen with Torsten Jansen, a former US correspondent and News Anchor at Danish Broadcasting Corporation{{cite web|url=http://mediawatch.dk/article5721939.ece/speakers/index.html|title=Torsten Jansen fylder 50 år|access-date=2017-09-06}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2008, they wrote the book Obama City together about power structures in Washington D.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/tv%C3%A6rsnit-af-washington/speakers/index.html|title=Tværsnit af Washington|access-date=2017-09-06}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyens.dk/kultur/Washington-bag-facaden/artikel/1164620|title=Washington bag facaden|access-date=2017-09-06|date=2009-01-20}}
Career
Gyldensted began her career in journalism working for Radioavisen at Danish Broadcasting Corporation. She was then hired as a TV reporter for TV Avisen in 2001 with shorter editorial TV projects elsewhere within Danish Broadcasting Corporation{{cite web|url=http://journalisten.dk/nyt-job-til-cathrine-gyldensted|title=Nyt job til Cathrine Gyldensted|date=3 January 2007|work=Business and Leadership|access-date=2017-09-06}} She was appointed an extra correspondent for Danish Broadcasting Corporation moving to Washington in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/usa-flytter-omstridt-fange-til-andet-faengsel|title=USA flytter omstridt fange til andet fængsel|access-date=2017-09-06}} She remained there until 2011, before returning to Copenhagen embarking on her work with developing the constructive journalism framework and research. In 2003 she was nominated for the Cavling Prize for uncovering rare cancers amongst retired army radar personnel in NATO.{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/flere-end-foerst-antaget-syge-af-radar|title=Flere end først antaget syge af radar
|access-date=2017-09-06}}
In her time with Danish Broadcasting Corporation, she has met such US politicians as Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and the musician David Bowie.{{cite web|title=DR1 TVAvis Interviewer David Bowie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ9azNHXUpY|date=28 February 2003|access-date=6 September 2017}}
She was the head editor of the live talk show Clement Direkte with Clement Kjersgaard in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/clement/redaktionen.asp|title=Redaktionen |date=1 December 2011|access-date=2017-09-06}} In 2011, she was anchoring a foreign news radio show “Globus” and the culture show “AK24syv” both at the Danish national radio station, Radio24syv.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio24syv.dk/programmer/ak-24syv/4061339/ak-24syv-1/|title=AK 24syv Podcast|date=2005|access-date=2017-09-06}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Gyldensted has written two books, “From Mirrors to Movers. Five elements of Constructive Journalism”,{{Cite book|title=From Mirrors to Movers. Five elements of Constructive Journalism|date=10 August 2015|isbn = 978-1514777497|last1=Gyldensted|first1=Cathrine}} and "Blev Du Klogere. A Depolarizing Debate Format",{{Cite book|title=Blev Du Klogere|isbn = 9788787627436|last1=Gyldensted|first1=Cathrine}} and co-written six others: “Reporting beyond the problem. From Civic Journalism to Solutions Journalism”,[https://www.peterlang.com/document/1137022|https://www.peterlang.com/document/1137022|title=Reporting beyond the problem. From Civic Journalism to Solutions Journalism|date=October 2020|access-date=2021-10-05]
“Obama City”,{{cite web|url=https://bibliotek.kk.dk/ting/object/870970-basis%3A27549527|title=Obama City|date=January 2009|access-date=2017-09-06|archive-date=2020-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323130359/https://bibliotek.kk.dk/ting/object/870970-basis:27549527|url-status=dead}} “Håndbog i Konstruktiv Journalistik”,{{cite web|url=https://bibliotek.kk.dk/ting/object/870970-basis%3A51263529|title=Håndbog i Konstruktiv Journalistik|date=2015|access-date=2017-09-06}} “En Konstruktiv Nyhed”,{{cite web |url=https://bibliotek.dk/da/work/870970-basis:29594910|title=En Konstruktiv Nyhed|date=2012|access-date=2017-09-06}} “Glimt Af Amerika”,{{cite web|url=http://www.kongressen.com/glimt-af-amerika-paa-gaden-den-27-marts/|title=Glimt Af Amerika på gaden den 27. marts=27 March 2016|access-date=2017-09-06|date = 2015-02-13}} and “Gurubogen”.
References
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External links
- [http://positivenews.org.uk/2013/culture/media/11256/constructive-journalism-aims-eliminate-unnecessary-negativity-press/ ‘Constructive journalism’ course aims to eliminate unnecessary negativity in the press, Claudia Cahalane, Positive News, 7 March 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323124857/https://positivenews.org.uk/2013/culture/media/11256/constructive-journalism-aims-eliminate-unnecessary-negativity-press/ |date=23 March 2020 }}
- [https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-constructive-journalism-can-help-engage-the-audience/s2/a557706/ Why constructive journalism can help engage the audience, Catalina Albeanu, Journalism.co.uk, 18 August 2014]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3-bPjgFNU/ Why we need Constructive Elements in Journalism, Cathrine Gyldensted, TEDxDresden, 11 September 2016]
- [https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/cathrine-gyldensted-weg-bij-windesheim/ ‘Cathrine Gyldensted weg bij Windesheim, Dolf Rogmans, Villamedia, 15 July 2017]
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