Kim Møller (born 1971)[1] is a Danish blogger and former editor of the political news blog Uriasposten.[2]
Kim Møller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Education | Aarhus University (MA) |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Known for | Uriasposten blog |
Activities
editMøller grew up in Lystrup and studied history at Aarhus University,[2] receiving a Master of Arts (cand.mag.) degree.[3][4] He comes from a working-class background and was formerly a leftist.[1] He has later described himself as national conservative, and founded Uriasposten in 2003, which has been described as the most popular Danish political blog.[1][2] The blog was characterised by harsh criticism of migration, Muslims, Islam and left-wing politics,[3] and has been described as being part of the counter-jihad movement.[1][5]
Møller published the book Vejen til Damaskus: dansk islamforskning 1885-2005 in 2008, which criticised the modern Danish scholar on Islam, Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, and generated a major debate in Danish media.[6][7][8][9]
In 2010, Møller and a friend were violently attacked by up to ten Antifascistisk Aktion activists while photographing during a demonstration in Aarhus.[10][11][12]
In 2016, Uriasposten was briefly shut down as Møller became the editor of Document.dk, a Danish edition of Document.no.[1] Møller finally closed Uriasposten down in 2022, after what he described as persecution by left-wing activists, authorities and Danmarks Radio, with threats of legal action for alleged copyright violations.[13][14][15]
In 2021 Møller was charged with having shared a photo of a murder victim in the 2020 Nice stabbing having her throat slit.[16][17] He was first acquitted, then sentenced to a suspended jail sentence after an appeal, but finally acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2024.[18]
Bibliography
edit- Vejen til Damaskus: dansk islamforskning 1885-2005 [The road to Damascus: Danish Islam research 1885-2005] (in Danish). Lysias for Trykkefrihedsselskabets bibliotek. 2008. ISBN 978-8798919865.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Berntzen, Lars Erik (2019). Liberal Roots of Far Right Activism: The Anti-Islamic Movement in the 21st Century. Routledge. pp. 70, 82, 173. ISBN 9781000707960.
- ^ a b c Blüdnikow, Bent (15 August 2006). "Web-kriger ser rødt". Berlingske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2007.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Garbi (2016). "Doing Research in a Politicized Field and Surviving It: Lessons Learned from the Field of Migration". In Bringa, Tone; Bendixsen, Synnøve (eds.). Engaged Anthropology: Views from Scandinavia. Springer. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9783319404844.
- ^ Villesen, Kristian (18 November 2017). "Kim Møller fra Uriasposten: 'Om 50 år er det bedre at bo i Rusland end i Tyskland, hvis Merkel får sin vilje'". Dagbladet Information (in Danish).
- ^ Pertwee, Ed (October 2017). 'Green Crescent, Crimson Cross': The Transatlantic 'Counterjihad' and the New Political Theology (PDF). London School of Economics. p. 266.
- ^ Højsgaard, Morten Thomsen (5 February 2008). "Møllers tvivlsomme vej til offentligheden". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2010.
- ^ Blüdnikow, Bent (28 January 2008). "Højre-hook til islamforsker". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2008.
- ^ Møller, Jes Fabricius (2 February 2008). "Og grøfterne graves ..." Politiken (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2008.
- ^ Havmand, Tobias (26 January 2008). "En forsker under anklage". Dagbladet Information (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.
- ^ Carlsen, Kathrine (7 February 2010). "Blog-redaktør: »Antifacistisk Aktion overfaldt mig«". Politiken (in Danish).
- ^ Boserup, Rasmus (8 February 2010). "Redaktør fik tæsk af maskerede unge". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish).
- ^ Raahauge, Anders (10 February 2010). "Blogger på en uriaspost". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish).
- ^ Foldager, Christian (15 August 2022). "Højreorienteret blogger trækker stikket: Jeg bliver forfulgt af venstreorienterede aktivister og DR". Berlingske (in Danish).
- ^ Krog, Thomas Nørmark (15 August 2022). "Stærkt kritiseret blog lukker: 'Ville potentielt smadre mit liv'". B.T. (in Danish).
- ^ Villemoes, Søren K. (2 December 2022). "En uriaspost". Weekendavisen (in Danish).
- ^ Dam, Philip Sune (31 March 2021). "Politisk blogredaktør tiltalt for at dele et makabert billede". Berlingske (in Danish).
- ^ Albrecht, Jakob (13 April 2021). "Uriasposten anklaget for at vise foto af terroroffer – men hvor går grænsen?". Journalisten (in Danish).
- ^ "Blogredaktør kunne lovligt dele foto af offer for angreb i Frankrig". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Ritzau. 23 February 2024.