Danish School of Media and Journalism (), or DMJX for short, is a Danish organization for higher education in, and a knowledge centre of,

media Media may refer to: Communication * Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Interactive media, media that is inter ...

and

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

. DMJX has two campuses; one in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and one in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

. In 2004, DMJX and

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

established the Centre for University Studies in Journalism, which offers master's courses at university level.

Campuses

Danish School of Media and Journalism is a fusion of two formerly independent organizations and institutions in

and

in January 2008. The Aarhus department is known as The Danish School of Media and Journalism (''Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole'', or DJH) and was established in 1946. In 1973, the school moved its address to Christiansbjerg, and it moved to its current location on Katrinebjerg in 2020. The Copenhagen department, situated in Ørestaden, is known as The Danish School of Media and Journalism (''Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole'', formerly ''Den Grafiske Højskole'') and was established in 1943. The Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus is the oldest and the largest educational institution of Denmark offering

courses. The school's former premises in the neighborhood of Christiansbjerg was built in 1973, designed by native architectural firm

Kjær & Richter Kjær & Richter is a Danish architectural practice founded in 1967 by Werner Kjær (1924–1998) and Johan Richter (1925–1998). The company is an extension of the practice ''Richter & Gravers'' established by Johan Richter and Arne Gravers in ...

. It was situated next to the Aarhus department of

Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...

in a large business district, Business Park Skejby.

Notable alumni

* Mads Ellesøe *

Natasja Crone Back Natasja Crone Back (born 12 June 1970) is a Danish journalist and TV show presenter. She is well known from several big shows on Danish television. Early life and career Crone was raised in Holte north of Copenhagen and is of Danish and Bela ...

* Tommy Zwicky

References

External links

* Aarhus N Journalism schools in Europe Higher education in Aarhus 1971 establishments in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1971 Danish journalism organizations {{Denmark-university-stub