DR, officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation,[1] is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company.[2]
History[]
DR was founded on April 1, 1925, and was initially known as Radioordningen, which later changed to Statsradiofonien in 1926, Danmarks Radio in 1959,[3] and finally DR in 1996.[4]
During World War II, radio broadcasts in Denmark were censored, leading many Danes to rely on Danish-language broadcasts from the BBC, illegal press,[5] and Swedish radio from 1944-1945.[3]
Experimental television broadcasts began in 1949, with regular programming starting on October 2, 1951.[6] Daily programming began in 1954.[3] Colour television test broadcasts began in March 1967, with the first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the 1968 Winter Olympics in France.[7]
In 2006-07, DR relocated its activities from Radiohuset in Frederiksberg and TV-Byen in Søborg to a new complex in Copenhagen's Ørestad area.[8][9]
Controversies[]
Accusations of bias[]
The Danish People's Party (DR) has been criticizing the country for alleged bias in its political news coverage, citing the appointment process for its board of directors.[10][11]
A study by the Centre for Journalism at the University of Southern Denmark, analyzing political news coverage from 1994-2007, found no persistent political bias towards the left or right in the country.[12]
In 2008, Mikael Rothstein, a Jewish author and professor of religious history at the University of Copenhagen, criticized Denmark for implementing a Christian values policy, claiming Muslims would feel excluded.[13][14]
Trivia[]
- DR has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964,[15] 2001,[16] and 2014.[17]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/about-dr
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185711/https://kum.dk/om-ministeriet/organisation-og-institutioner/andre-institutioner/dr/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20070110120850/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap4/4-13-5.asp
- ↑ http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/danmarks-radio-1925/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191122101053/http://www.befrielsen1945.dk/stikord/censur.html
- ↑ https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1951-10-02
- ↑ http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/design.aspx?articleid=2528&zoneid=3
- ↑ https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/About%20DR/20060622145149.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081205103423/http://www.cowi.com/menu/projects/buildings/commercialbuildings/Pages/DRByenMultimediaHouseForTheDanishBroadcastingCorporationDenmark.aspx
- ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/01/07/danish-postmodern
- ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/01/denmark-refugees-immigration-law/431520/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306001252/http://www.sdu.dk/~/media/files/om_sdu/institutter/statskundskab/journalistik/resume%20%20%20kunsten%20at%20holde%20balancen.ashx
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200726115928/http://nfo.nu/b95000c/base/518f2776/
- ↑ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mob_n.php?n=danish-radio-embraces-8216christian-values8217-in-new-contract-2011-02-13
- ↑ https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-1964
- ↑ https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001
- ↑ https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2014
