Puk Damsgård

Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author.

From 2011 to 2026, she was the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt. She decided to stop in May 2026 in order to focus on more storytelling journalism.

Education She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole, where she attended from 1999 to 2001. In 2007, she completed a bachelor's programme in journalism at University of Southern Denmark. Later, she completed a master's programme in Arabic.

Career After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months.

She became a freelance correspondent in 2008, reporting on the Middle East.

Awards In 2015, she won the Cavling Prize for her book Ser du månen, Daniel (English: Do You See the Moon, Daniel).

She was awarded the Rungstedlund Award in 2020.