Steffen Jensen

About

Steffen Jensen (born 1956 in Randers) is a Danish journalist who served as TV 2's Middle East correspondent from the channel's launch in 1988, living in Jerusalem from 1991. He reported from the region's major conflicts at close range - from the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon through the Arab Spring - and has written two books drawing on that experience. He now tours Denmark as a lecturer and teaches at the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus.

35+

years of experience as Middle East correspondent

1988

year TV 2 was founded - Jensen was there from the start

What's new

2026-03
Steffen Jensen held a lecture on the Israel-Palestine conflict at FOF Aarhus in March 2026.
2025-01
Steffen Jensen performed at Remisen in Brande with a lecture on the current situation in the Middle East in January 2025.
2027-01
Steffen Jensen is booked for a lecture at Scandic Aarhus City on January 22, 2027.

Tour

AarhusBrandeHaderslevOdense

Tracks

Rapport fra en ørkenspejlingMemoir about life as a Middle East correspondent, published 2007 (rev. 2009)

Untold Stories - Billeder og beretninger fra MellemøstenPhoto book with untold reports from Jerusalem, Israel-Palestine and the Arab Spring, published 2012

Drømmene må bristeBook about the Israel-Palestine conflict and the peace process - announced

Upcoming · 1

Marseille - Ordinary Place? Paradoxes, urban realities and social dynamics in vulnerable communities

Mon 9.11. 15:00 Frederiksberg 0 kr.

Academic discussion on Marseille: social dynamics, urban realities and challenges in vulnerable communities, with researchers from France and Denmark.

lecture

Past · 1