Photo: Sara Angelica Spilling
CONTACT
Email: christinaskreiberg(at)mac.com
Phone: +47 986 19 633
“Skreiberg’s project (Hei nabo!) serves as inspiration for anyone who is concerned with journalism that matters.”
Christina Skreiberg (42) is a freelance journalist, with a creative and entrepreneurial approach, who applies her skills in multifaceted ways. She runs the podcast and educational platform Frilanslivet (aimed towards freelancers in the media-, art- and cultural industry), on occasions she takes on writing and photography assignments and she’s the editor of the journal SONJA. She guest-lectures, she leads talks and debates and loves being the host (emcee) at media- and culture events or conferences. Yup!
In 2016 Christina released her first book and had a solo exhibition at the Oslo City Hall, showing her six year long documentary project Hei nabo! (Hello neighbour!). For this project, which received a lot of attention from the public and the media, she was awarded the Norwegian prize Årets Frilanser 2016 / Freelancer of the Year. She continues to take on speaking engagements about this project.
For years she’s been contributing to Norwegian national newspapers and magazines, with her storytelling features and profile interviews, covering social and cultural issues, art and culture.
In 2018 she released her second book, - Alle kan!, a reportage book for kids, about living with disabilities.
She has been the commissioning editor of Aftenposten Junior, Norway's first newspaper for kids. Before its launch, she developed and created the newspaper-concept along with the editor. The paper won media prizes nationally and internationally, among them International Newspaper of the Year 2017.
Christina has a journalism degree from City University of London. During her four years in London she worked part-time for The Times. She also launched the East London magazine "ditched" and was nominated for The Guardian Student Media Award for her work as editor and publisher.
Christina loves meeting people with a variety of backgrounds. She has has lived in Pittsburgh, London and Copenhagen, and has spent longer stretches of time in Guatemala, Argentina and New York. Christina resides in her hometown Oslo, is married to Espen and is the mother of two girls, Lucy and Ada ♥