Baard Wormdal
Investigative journalist and author. Trondheim.
Baard Wormdal is an investigative journalist and non-fiction author. He has worked on intelligence, the Arctic and warfare for more than twenty years. He trained at the Norwegian School of Journalism, worked at Dagbladet and VG, and was a journalist at NRK from 1988 to 2023, most of that time in Finnmark. He lived in Vadsø, on the border with Russia, for more than 30 years, and now lives in Trondheim. In 2005 he made the Brennpunkt documentary «Pentagon's Eye?» for NRK. Since then he has written three books on the secret intelligence cooperation between Norway and the United States: The Satellite War (2011), Stalking the Bear (2015) and The Spy War (2023). The Spy War has been raised in the Norwegian Parliament several times. In 2024 he received the Norwegian Press Association's Transparency Award for the three books.
Books
- 2023
- Spionkrigen. The secret espionage cooperation between Norway and the United States. Aschehoug.ISBN 9788203397837
- 2015
- Spionbasen. The untold story of the CIA and NSA in Norway. Pax.ISBN 9788253038223
- 2011
- Satellittkrigen. Norway's militarisation of the polar regions and outer space. Pax.ISBN 9788253034508
Timeline
- 1988
- Joins NRK
- 2005
- The Brennpunkt documentary «Pentagon's Eye?»
- 2008
- First recipient of the Tore Sandberg SKUP grant
- 2011
- Satellittkrigen / The Satellite War (Pax)
- 2015
- Spionbasen / Stalking the Bear (Pax)
- 2017
- Assists The New York Times with research for a report from Vardø
- 2023
- Spionkrigen / The Spy War (Aschehoug). Leaves NRK after 35 years
- 2024
- The Norwegian Press Association's Transparency Award
«Through his books, he has challenged official narratives.» · The jury of the Norwegian Press Association's Transparency Award 2024, awarded for The Satellite War, Stalking the Bear and The Spy War.
Press inquiries: baaworm@online.no, Trondheim