Izack Stjernberg

I never imagined I would become a wine journalist. It's a feeling of wine having chosen me instead of the other way round. Not that I mind. I grew up with wine, and I love wine. It's a big part of my life. I just didn't think it would be my professional sphere, but now it is, and I really like it. ...

I’m going back to journalism in my favourite genre, the reportage. It suits my seeker personality perfectly and I love the combination of being the person experiencing the story and the storyteller. It’s how I move through life and in this return to journalism I’m one hundred percent myself. Maybe for the first time ever. ...

As a young journalist, I always dreamed of being an investigative reporter. I found them bad ass sharp and admired their ability to cut through the clutter. It wasn’t my gig, though. I was always best at reportage and interviews, and especially bringing the reader along to experience the story through my eyes. That and interviews with a deep human connection in long format articles. That’s my natural genre. We are who are. We do what we do. The trick is to accept it. ...

One of the things I have always considered about journalism is the role of a journalist in society, because what is it we do exactly? I'm aware that we report reality based on a combination of stone cold facts and our own perception, but there is something more to it than that. As if we provide a special kind of service through our craft. The thing is that in theory anybody could do what we do, since the possibilities of the Internet has set everyone free to be their own journalist, but the r...

It's funny how you can make a full circle in life. I started out in journalism, explored a whole lot of alternate versions, and now I'm returning to journalism. The classic kind. The human story. It's much needed in the world we live in these years. ...

As a journalist, freedom is my most important value, and the ability to take notes online without anybody looking over my shoulder is key. ...