Cecilia Uddén

Cecilia Uddén (born 28 October 1960) is a Swedish journalist, radio host and foreign reporter for Sveriges Radio. Uddén has worked as a radio foreign correspondent to the Middle East since 1993.

Cecilia Uddén
Cecilia Uddén 2015
Born (1960-10-28) 28 October 1960
Hägersten, Sweden
Occupation(s)Journalist, radio host, reporter

Early life

Cecilia Uddén was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, the oldest daughter of Per Olov Edvin Uddén and Sigrid Chatarina Öhlén-Johannsen.[1] During her childhood, her family also spent time in Cairo, Egypt and Bangkok, Thailand.[2] Uddén attended Norra Latins Gymnasium in Stockholm and studied philosophy at Stockholm University. She also studied journalism at Skurups folkhögskola in Skurup, Sweden. Uddén is married to Otto Manheimer, a cultural journalist and translator. The couple has two children.

Career

In 1988, Uddén started working in Sveriges Radio's culture department. Between 1993 and 1998, she was a foreign correspondent to the Middle East and was based in Cairo[3] and Jerusalem.[4] Between 1998 and 2003, she was the foreign correspondent to Washington for Sveriges Radio. In 2004, she began to host the radio show Konflikt which was broadcast between 2004 and 2005. She worked as a foreign correspondent based in Amman from 2006 and 2011.[5]

After the Syrian authorities withdrew permission for her to work as a journalist, stating that she had conveyed "false information", Uddén left Syria in December 2016.[6] SR rejected the claims made against Uddén.[6]

Criticism

During the 2004 American presidential election, Uddén was criticised for making an evaluative statement about one of the candidates on Sveriges Radio. The comment was seen as a breach of impartiality, leading to the suspension of Uddén from election coverage.[7]

Uddén was criticized in December 2011, by Peter Wolodarski in Dagens Nyheter after she posed for a photo with two salafists she had interviewed.[8]

Awards
  • 1997: Stora Journalistpriset[9]
  • 2001: Sveriges Radios språkpris
  • 2003: Jolopriset[10]
  • 2005: Torgny Segerstedts frihetspenna[11]
  • 2006: Vilhelm Moberg-priset
  • 2010: Cordelia Edvardsonpriset[12]
  • 2011: Stora Journalistpriset[13]

References
  1. Matkull: Cecilia Christina Louise Uddén page Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. Sveriges Radio: Cecilia Uddén, Mellanöstern Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  3. Sveriges Radio: Cecilia Uddén, Kairo Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  4. Sveriges Radio: Cecilia Uddén, Jerusalem Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  5. Sveriges Radio: Cecilia Uddén, korrespondent i Mellanöstern Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  6. "Foreign correspondent Cecilia Uddén forced to leave Syria". Sveriges Radio. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. Sveriges Radio: P1 Morgen: Karantän efter kontroversiellt uttalande Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  8. Sveriges Radio: Hur man framställer sig i ett foto Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  9. "Cecilia Uddén, Sveriges Radio". Stora Journalistpriset. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  10. "Tidigare pristagare". Jolosällskapet. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  11. "Frihetspennan". Stiftelsen Torgny Segertstedts Minne. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  12. "Cecilia Uddén får Cordelia Edvardson-priset – Nyheter (Ekot)". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  13. "Cecilia Uddén, Sveriges Radio". Stora Journalistpriset. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
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