Magnus Falkehed

Magnus Falkehed

Falkehed in 2014
Born (1967-09-30) 30 September 1967
Huddinge, Sweden
Occupation Journalist

Magnus Falkehed, (born 30 September 1967) is a Swedish journalist. He has been a correspondent for Dagens Nyheter in Paris, France, since 2011. He has also reported from Northern Africa and the Middle East.[1] He has written for other newspapers, like Göteborgs-Posten, Sydsvenskan, Dagens Industri, and Fokus.[1] He published the report and analysis book, Le Modèle suédois – ce qui attend la France with his French publisher, Payot, in 2005.[2] As well as the recipe book Fransk afton – maten, musiken, bistroerna, Paris in 2010 by publishers Norsteadt förlag.[3]

Magnus Falkehed and the photographer Niclas Hammarström were captured in the city of Yabroud in Syria on 23 November 2013, after a week of doing news work there, by Syrian rebels.[4] On 8 January 2014, the foreign departments announced that Falkehed and Hammarström had been released.[5] Despite their captivity, they got one report out from the conflict zone; it was published in the next coming week on both Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet.[6] In March 2015 the book Idag ska vi inte dö – Fångar i krigets Syrien was published about his time as a captive.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Det här är Magnus Falkehed". DN.SE. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. Atelier JMD KERJOSSE Benoit. "Editions Payot & Rivages - Magnus Falkehed Le Modèle suédois (9782228899444)". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Sista minuten-tips". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. "Detta har hänt". DN.SE. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "Levde i mörker – i över 40 dygn". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. En resa rakt in i mardrömmen Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 24 June 2015
  7. "Närheten var nödvändig". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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