Lasse Sørensen is a Danish journalist based in Copenhagen.

Working primarily as a Nordic correspondent for American outlet Courthouse News, he also participates in investigations involving countries in the Global South. He is the founding editor-in-chief of The Postcolonial.

Lasse has in-depth knowledge of Southeast Asia as a region and is particularly interested in Indonesia.

He has a BA in Indonesian/Southeast Asian Studies (University of Copenhagen), a MA in the Psychology of Language with electives in video journalism (University of Copenhagen + Monash University) and an M.Sc. in Investigative Journalism (University of Gothenburg).

Basic information

Name
Lasse Sørensen
Expertise
Southeast Asia, Indonesia.
Country
Denmark
City
Copenhagen
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Supported projects

Missing funds of West African shea collectors

  • Agriculture
  • Economy

OYO - The Danish government's Danida Market Development Partnerships (DMDP) disbursed DKK 9 million to its Canadian partner Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA) in 2019 for a 4-year project to support Nigerian women shea collectors, but the project was terminated before the predetermined four years. The team looked into the project's effects and the reasons behind its abrupt termination in 2020.

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