Kaj Larsen
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Born | Kaj Larsen Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) Harvard University (MPP, 2007) |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Website | www |
Kaj Larsen /ˈkɑːdʒ/ is an American journalist, correspondent, and producer who has worked for Vice News, CNN, NowThis News and Current TV.[1] He worked for the Vanguard international news documentary investigative reporting show on Current TV beginning in 2005. He produced the documentary series LOCKUP Maricopa County and LOCKUP RAW for MSNBC from 2010 to 2011.[2] In 2010, he became a producer and correspondent for CNN until he was laid off in 2012 after CNN abolished their investigative news departments.[3][4] Following CNN he became a correspondent for VICE News and hosted the series VICE on HBO.[5] In 2016, Larsen hosted “The Runner” original series with Executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.[6] He was the senior correspondent for NowThis News.[5]
Larsen has covered international and domestic conflict, including stories about waterboarding, ebola outbreaks, drug trafficking, Boko Haram, Somalia, and the militarization of the Arctic.[3][7]
Early life
Larsen was born in
Career
Military career
Larsen enlisted in the
Journalism
Larsen‘s career in journalism began in 2005 when he joined Current TV, a cable channel created by former Vice President
Larsen helped develop the Vanguard journalism series, which received an
In 2010, Larsen joined CNN as a correspondent for the Special Investigations and Documentary Unit covering the
Larsen began working as a bureau Chief for VICE News is 2014. The same year, 276 school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. Larsen traveled to Nigeria to embed with the Nigerian military and report on Boko Haram's effect on the region.[18] In a series of reports for VICE and VICE HBO Larsen documented the conflict between the Nigerian Army and Boko Haram by observing firefights and interviewing victims as well as combatants on both sides.[19] Larsen left Vice News in 2016. The following year he was included in an article detailing a culture of harassment at VICE news. Larsen's name was added to a list of influential people from a variety of industries who have faced public accusations of harassment.[20][21]
In 2019, Larsen appeared on The Fighter and the Kid podcast with Bryan Callen to discuss his career in journalism, including being waterboarded on TV and being embedded in Nigeria.[22]
Netflix series
Larsen created and served as the executive producer for the 2020 Netflix documentary series The Business of Drugs, which tracks the economics of the international narcotics trade.[23]
Veteran services and philanthropy
Larsen has served on the board of advisors of Team Rubicon, a veteran service organization that uses disaster response to help veterans transition to civilian life.[24] In addition to serving on the board, Larsen has deployed with Team Rubicon on humanitarian missions to Pakistan and the Philippines to aid those affected by natural disasters.[25]
Larsen was the keynote speaker at the Cupertino Veterans Day dedication of the statue of Matt Axelson and James Suh, two SEALs Larsen had served with, who were killed in action during Operation Red Wings in June 2005.[26]
On June 6, 2018 Larsen and a group of current and former SEALs recreated the original D-day mission of the U.S. Navy Combat Demolition Units, swimming seven miles across the English Channel followed by a 30 kilometer march from Normandy to Saint-Lô. The event was completed to raise money for the Navy SEAL Heritage Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida.[27] Later in 2018, during the Woolsey Fire in California, Larsen used a private yacht to stage rescue missions in Malibu, delivering supplies and aid to first responders and evacuating residents by paddling back and forth between the yacht and the shore 30 times.[28]
References
- Politico.com.
- ^ "Go Behind the Scenes with the Crew of Lockup Raw". NBC News. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ patheos.com. January 16, 2013.
- mediabistro.com.
- ^ a b Matt Pressberg (May 11, 2017). "NowThis Hires Former CNN Correspondent Kaj Larsen to Oversee New Series (Exclusive)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Gibson Johns (July 3, 2016). "Kaj Larsen, fearless journalist, dishes on his newest 'unprecedented' role as host of 'The Runner'". AOL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Lily Dalton (July 15, 2011). "Ice Wars: Burn the riches beneath melting Arctic sea". Culture Change. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Kaj Larsen". Truman National Security Project.
- ^ "Special Ops Forces Played Key Role In Rescue". NPR. April 12, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- sfgate.com.
- mercurynews.com.
- ^ "Journalist Volunteers for Waterboarding". NPR. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Three Young Men Try Waterboarding And Tell the Tale". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Journalist Waterboards Self". BBC. September 10, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Meet James Mitchell, CIA's post-9/11 torture architect whose firm we paid $80 million". BoingBoing. December 10, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "JCapt. Phillips' Wife Gives Emotional Thank You for Rescue". ABC News. April 13, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- spike.com.
- ^ "On The Front Lines of The War Against Boko Haram". WNYC. April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "What to Watch Friday". New York Times. February 5, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- thedailybeast.com.
- ^ North, Anna (December 22, 2017). "Sexual misconduct allegations against Kaj Larsen, former Vice bureau chief". Vox.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Callen, Bryan (March 6, 2019). "The Fighter and The Kid - Episode 441: Kaj Larsen".
- ^ "The Business of Drugs: A Navy SEAL & a CIA officer tackle the drug trade". SofRep. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ Dickman, Kyle (August 25, 2016). "The Future of Disaster Relief Isn't the Red Cross". Outside.
- ^ "Providing Aid in Conflict Zones Keeps Getting More and More Dangerous". VICE. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Cupertino Veterans Day celebration salutes women in military". Mercury News. November 13, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Why Navy SEALs will storm the beaches of Normandy in 2018". We Are the Mighty. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Former Navy SEAL Kaj Larsen paddle boards supplies to and from yacht for CA wildfire victims". American Military News. December 11, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
External links
- Kaj Larsen on Twitter