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March 17, 2010February 16, 2015

Burns Alumni Newsletter, Oslo

I was fortunate enough to be able to write this article for the Arthur Burns Fellowship alumni newsletter. To see the whole newsletter click here. (Opens in a new window.) For just my article, keep reading…

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The transformation of sleepy Oslo to fortified Nobel host city was tangible. There was anxiety on the sidewalks as citizens walked carefully by concrete barricades, policemen with machine guns and bomb-sniffing dogs—all in place for the arriving VIPs. Even manhole covers were welded shut as a security measure—the official sign that a U.S. president is or has been to a city.

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December 17, 2009September 26, 2021

Report from Obama Nobel Peace Prize (auf Deutsch)

Following a sobering speech by US President Barack Obama, my colleagues at Westdeutscher Rundfunk wanted my analysis and impressions from Oslo. Here is the interview in German. Translation and transcription by Katie Ganzer also provided.

December 13, 2009January 20, 2017

Peace Prize: Recap and Final Thoughts

As a journalist I like to think my view on life is influenced by a variety of sources, ideally giving me enough information to responsibly and accurately inform my audience. Experiencing something first-hand is often one of the most powerful ways to report a story. As I sat on the streets of Oslo after President Obama had left, I drank an apple juice, and watched life continue as before the Nobel ceremony, the reality of the previous 2 days set in—I had witnessed something truly historic…for better or worse.

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December 11, 2009September 26, 2021

Audio: Barack Obama Awarded Peace Prize

December 10, 2009January 18, 2017

Photos: Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

President Barack Obama

President Obama delivers his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize

President Barack Obama listens to his introduction at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

President Obama

President Obama delivers his acceptance speech for the Nobel prize.

President Obama

Mrs. Michelle Obama (center)

President Obama and a member of the Nobel selection committee.

President Obama

The view from the press gallery at Oslo City Hall

The Norwegian royal family at the Peace Prize ceremony

Will Smith at the Nobel ceremony

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith at the Nobel Peace Prize

Wyclef Jean at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

White House adviser David Axelrod after the Nobel ceremony.

Before the Nobel ceremony the city hall was relatively quiet.

Before the ceremony

Oslo Grand Hotel

Helicopters circle Oslo ahead of President Obama’s arrival

Banners in the street in Oslo

A warm welcome to me

Manholes are secured for the President’s visit

Nighttime in Oslo, near a downtown shopping center.

December 9, 2009January 20, 2017

To Oslo for Peace…

President Obama isn’t here yet, but the city is breathing anticipation–not all of it positive. For 99 Norwegian Crowns one can buy an Obama t-shirt with “Hope” across the bottom, and for 0 Crowns one can enjoy Greenpeace’s characteristically aggressive campaigning for environmental issues.

So in just a few hours the President will board Air Force One and begin his 26 hours in Oslo, to accept a controversial and arguably confusing peace prize, just days after ordering the deployment of 30-thousand more American troops to Afghanistan. This is an uncomfortable time; an insecure time; and this is the time in which we live.

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