Tom Van de Weghe

Tom Van de Weghe

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
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    Wintercircus Ghent

    Gent, Vlaanderen, België

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    Brussels, Belgium

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    Stanford, California, Verenigde Staten

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil

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    Beijing, China

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    Gent Area, Belgium

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    Oostakker

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    Herentals, Belgium

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    Stanford University

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    -Media Law
    -Deontology
    -Marketing and Publicity
    -Sociological Study of Media
    -History of Media
    -Film Studies
    -Writing
    -Practical study of audiovisual media
    -Internship at VRT Radio News

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    -Study of the Russian economy
    -Study of the Russian banking system
    -Russian business language school

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    Activities and Societies: -Freelance radio correspondent for VRT Radio News from Slovakia (troubles with Meciar and Roma) -art student (drawing and painting).

    -International Relations
    -Czech and Slovak Studies
    -Central and Eastern European Studies
    -Comparative Politics
    -Political Sociology
    -Political Communication

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    Activities and Societies: -Editor and graphic designer at "Schamper", student newspaper -editor-in-chief of "De Slaaf", monthly magazine about the Slavic world -PR president of Slavia, student organization of Ghent University -co-director of a Slavic film festival (KASK 1995) -director of the "Piankov in Concert"music festival -singer and guitarist in band '4U'.

    -Study of Russian language and literature
    -Study of Russian history and culture
    -Study of Czech language and literature
    -Study of Old Slavonic
    -Central and Eastern European history and geography

    Master's dissertation : "Leonid Pasternak, the father of Russian Impressionism"

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    Study of Russian law

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    Activities and Societies: -Founder and editor-in-chief of EXIT, a student news magazine -Actor in the school theatre group -Co-founder, singer and guitarist of the music band '4U'

Volunteer Experience

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    Windsurfing Instructor

    Sport Vlaanderen

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    Teaching disabled children to learn windsurf.

Publications

  • Tom In Alle Staten

    Borgerhoff & Lamberigts

    During the summer of 2015, one year before the presidential election, VRT correspondent Tom Van de Weghe traveled around the USA to measure the temperature among the voters. The result is a striking portrait of the United States, more divided than before. A must-read to understand the victory of Donald J. Trump.

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  • Lekkel

    Davidsfonds

    A culinary travel adventure in Asia. Together with his wife and children, Tom has traveled in more than 10 countries in Asia while he was correspondent in China. They discovered new cultures and eating habits, and selected the best stories for this beautiful book, enriched with many pictures that Tom took during these travels.

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  • Beestig China

    Borgerhoff & Lamberigts

    Tom was the first Belgian-TV journalist to become correspondent in China. He left for nine months but ended up staying for more than five years. During this period, he witnessed how the country and its people profoundly changed, and how the Chinese are set to change the world. By using the Chinese zodiac creatively, Tom portrays the most remarkable people he encountered, while telling about China's history and future. A bestseller.

Honors & Awards

  • Prix Europa Award Nomination for Best Documentary, "Tackled by the Mafia"

    Prix Europa Awards (Berlin, Germany)

    The documentary was praised for the social impact, the research qualities and the general design. Prix Europa, the European Broadcasting Festival, is Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition.

  • Gold Medal for Best Documentary, "Tackled by the Mafia"

    World Media Festival Hamburg, Germany

    The World Media Festival honours and celebrates the best corporate film, television, web, web TV and print productions on a truly international scale in Germany's media metropolis Hamburg. Award winners are among the leaders in their profession.

  • Silver Medal Prix Italia for Best Documentary, "Tackled by the Mafia"

    Prix Italia, Rome

    The Prix Italia is a renowned international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and website award.

  • Dexia Press Award

    Dexia Press Awards

    The Dexia Press Award is the most prestigious press award in Belgium. The jury stated that "Tackled by the Mafia" is a model example of international investigative journalism and journalism at a rare level with a gigantic social impact."

Languages

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

  • Englisch

    Full professional proficiency

  • Russian

    Professional working proficiency

  • Czech

    Limited working proficiency

  • Slovak

    Limited working proficiency

  • Chinese

    Limited working proficiency

  • Polish

    Elementary proficiency

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