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Odd Karsten Tveit

Odd Karsten Tveit (born 17 December 1945) is a Norwegian journalist, writer and economist. His speciality is the Middle East, a subject on which he has written several books. Tveit has been a foreign correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in the Middle East[1] through three periods, from 1979 to 1983, from 1990 to 1994, and from 2003 to 2007.

Odd Karsten Tveit
Born17 December 1945
Occupation(s)Journalist, correspondent, writer
AgentNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Awards

Tveit has also served as a major in the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.[2]

Biography

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Tveit has worked as a journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation since 1973. To begin with he covered petroleum development in the North Sea. From 1977 Tveit has been attached to NRK's foreign editorial office ("utenriksredaksjonen").[3]

Foreign correspondent

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Cairo 1978

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Tveit's first assignment as a foreign correspondent was in Cairo in 1978, a short-term replacement for Kjell Gjøstein Resi.

Beirut 1979–1983

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When Tveit started on his first permanent period as a foreign correspondent for NRK, in 1979, he relocated NRK's office from Cairo to Beirut. Tveit stayed in Beirut until 1983.[3] [4]

Amman 1990–1994

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During his next period as a Middle East correspondent, 1990–1994, the NRK office was based in Amman.[3]

Amman 2003–2007

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Tveit was again Middle East correspondent for NRK from 2003 to 2007, when the office was based in Amman.[5] In 2007 Sidsel Wold was assigned as NRK's new correspondent after Tveit had finished his period in Amman.[6]

Gullruten award

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Tveit was responsible for the documentary program Brennpunkt: Sporene etter Sharon ("Focus: Tracks after Sharon"), broadcast by NRK in 2002.[7] This program received the Gullruten award for best TV documentary in 2002.[8]

Books

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Tveit wrote three books on energy politics in the early 1970s. From the mid-1980s the theme for his books has been the Middle East. He issued the book Alt for Israel. Oslo-Jerusalem 1948–1978 ("All for Israel") in 1996, and Krig og diplomati. Oslo-Jerusalem 1978–1996 ("War and Diplomacy") in 2005.[1][9] He was awarded the Brage Prize for non-fiction in 2005, for Krig og diplomati.[10]

Bibliography

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Title Pages Year Publisher ISBN
Vår olje og vår kraft 93 1973 Grøndahl & Søn Forlag 82-504-0046-1
Nordsjøoljen 113 1973 Grøndahl & Søn Forlag 82-504-0022-4
Barentshavet – foran vanskelige grenseforhandlinger 26 1974 - -
Nederlag : Israels krig i Libanon 322 1985 J.W. Cappelens Forlag 82-02-09346-5
Omveier til Palestina 91 1994 Undervisningsredaksjonen NRK Fjernsynet 82-711-8223-4
Alt for Israel : Oslo – Jerusalem 1948-78 761 1996 J.W. Cappelens Forlag 82-02-15732-3
Annas hus : en beretning fra Stavanger til Jerusalem 528 2000 J.W. Cappelens Forlag 82-02-18591-2
Krig & diplomati. Oslo – Jerusalem 1978-96 761 2005 H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) 82-03-22917-4
Libanon farvel : Israels første nederlag 630 2010 H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) 978-82-03-29227-9
De skyldige : Israel og Palestina – krigen, menneskene 1102 2015 Kagge Forlag 978-82-489-1687-1
Salongen i Jerusalem : tro, krig og spionasje 445 2016 Kagge Forlag 978-82-489-1888-2
Gudfaren : Trygve Lie – generalsekretæren som sviktet FN 454 2018 Kagge Forlag 978-82-489-2215-5
Midtøsten på 200 sider : 1820-2020 201 2020 Kagge Forlag 978-82-489-2642-9
Palestina : Israels ran, vårt svik 484 2023 Kagge Forlag 978-82-489-3309-0

Translations

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Title Pages Year Translator Publisher ISBN
Anna's House : The American Colony in Jerusalem (about Anna Spafford) 406 2011 Peter Scott-Hansen Rimal Publications – Limassol, Cyprus 978-9963-610-40-2
Goodbye Lebanon : Israel's first defeat 424 2013 Peter Scott-Hansen Rimal Publications – Limassol, Cyprus 978-9963-715-03-9

References

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  1. ^ a b John Harbo (2005). "Vektig om Midtøsten – ODD KARSTEN TVEIT – Krig og diplomati Oslo-Jerusalem 1978–96" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ Tveit, Odd Karsten (1985). Nederlag. Israels krig i Libanon (in Norwegian). Cappelen. p. sleeve. ISBN 82-02-09346-5.
  3. ^ a b c Signe Karin Hotvedt (2003). "NRK Nyheter – Korrespondentene – Odd Karsten Tveit" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  4. ^ Robert Fisk (8 December 2013). An obsessive's documenting of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon can show us how the West lost respect for international law. The Independent. Retrieved from [1]
  5. ^ KYRRE DAHL (28 March 2003). "Månedens jobb-bytter i radiobransjen – februar og mars 2003" (in Norwegian). RADIONYTT.NO. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  6. ^ SIGRID HVIDSTEN (2007). "Her er NRKs nye utenrikskorrespondenter. NRK stokker om utenriksavdelingen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Brennpunkt – Sesongen 2002" (in Norwegian). 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  8. ^ Synne Hedlo (9 June 2002). "Gullruten 2002 – NRK er gullruten" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  9. ^ Sten Inge Jørgensen (2005). "Oslo-prosess uten ære" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  10. ^ "Brageprisen. Prisvinnere 2005" (in Norwegian). 2005. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
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