2020 - JMIC

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY HOLDS A FOUR DAY SAFETY AND SECURITY TRAINING

Thomas Johnstone on 22. December 2020

people standing on a stairway wearing masks — Some of the participants at the university after the safety training (Photo: Ephraim Bukenya)

The Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University in Uganda, in cooperation with Journalism & Media International Center organized a four day webinar on safety and security of journalists from 7 – 10 December.

Palestine webinar: Safety of journalists during COVID-19 pandemic

Thomas Johnstone on 19. December 2020

More than 20 students and journalists participated in the webinar on the safety of journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic, organised by JMIC at OsloMet University and Department of Communication and Digital Media (DCDM) at An-Najah National University in Palestine on Tuesday 8^th December 2020.

Urgent Media Notice from IAWRT

Thomas Johnstone on 13. December 2020

The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) strongly condemns the brutal shooting of IAWRT member Malalai Maiwand and her driver in Afghanistan.

NEW GRANT FOR 2021

Thomas Johnstone on 7. December 2020

From the last photojournalistic student cooperation in Nepal in March

Section for Human Rights, Democracy and Gender Equality in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given JMIC (Journalism & Media International Center) a new grant of NOK 5 million to continue the work to strengthen institutions for freedom of expression and democracy in countries in the south.

2020 International Press Freedom Award to JMIC partner

Thomas Johnstone on 19. November 2020

Shahidul Alam talking with a table — **Shahidul Alam**

Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam receives the annual award of Committee to Protect Journalists 19 November.

Protecting Truth Tellers: Safety and Ethics of Journalists in the Pandemic

Thomas Johnstone on 10. November 2020

(Left to Right) Lynda Garcia-Catindig, IAWRT Philippines President, Jola Diones-Mamangun, IAWRT Treasurer, Abeer Saady, IAWRT Vice President. Violet Gonda, IAWRT President, Margarita Valle, IAWRT Philippines Vice President, Oona Solberg, Journalism and Media International Center, Gie Herrera, Radio Journalist, Sonia Capio, IAWRT member and Sanafe Marcelo, IAWRT Admin and Finance staff.

Journalist safety expert Abeer Saady stressed the importance of ensuring both physical and psychological health of media workers covering the pandemic in a webinar hosted by the Philippine chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) 27 October.

IMPUNITY DAY

Thomas Johnstone on 2. November 2020

2 November is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against journalists. Today starts the sixth conference about safety for journalists organized by the research group MEKK (Media, War andConflict) at OsloMet

Fritt Ord Student Grant to Bangladesh, China and Norway

Thomas Johnstone on 29. October 2020

in black and white, a woman feeding a child while on her phone — Nima Taheri

Three photojournalist students who graduated in June 2020 have received Fritt Ord Student Grant. All three will continue working on their individual photographic projects which they started and developed during the International Documentary Course in Nepal in February-March.

PHOTOJOURNALISM HIGHLIGTHED

Thomas Johnstone on 18. October 2020

Director of Afghanistan Photojournalists Association, Farzana Wahidy is an award-winning photojournalist, who was the first woman photographer to work for international news agencies.

Dr. Saumava Mitra has done a unique work of research on Afghan photojournalists.

In this week’s four day session on Peace Journalism with Afghan editors and journalists, the highlight was Thursday, when we had invited Dr. Saumava Mitra from Dublin University as well as director of Afghanistan Photographers Association .

Young climate journalism on the agenda

Thomas Johnstone on 16. October 2020

**To the right: Andreas Ytterstad, Head of the research group Media, Environment and Society – together with BBC journalists Josie Verghese and Nisha Kapur andAstrid Rommetveit from NRK.**

The conference ”Improving climate journalism, engaging the youth” was held online from OsloMet 8 – 9 October. The research group Media, Environment and Society at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies hosted the two day international web based conference on how to engage young people by improving the practices of climate journalism.