elisabe, Author at JMIC

International Day for Universal Access to information

elisabe on 28. September 2018

The participants in a workshop in Uganda last week discussed strengths and weakness of their respective Right to Information (RTI) laws in groups. Here are the groups from South Sudan and Rwanda. Photo: Article 19

Passing a law is not enough

An exchange of experiences with use of the Right to Information (RTI) as a tool for journalism in Eastern Africa revealed big challenges. Implementation and safety are issues to consider.

During a workshop in Kampala, journalists from five countries came together to learn more about how they can use RTI when they investigate stories on mining, oil and gas.

The effort was a result of a cooperation between JMIC at OsloMet, Article 19 Eastern Africa and Makerere University. The aim is to understand how journalists use RTI as a tool, and to help expand their toolkit on this arena.

OsloMet has organised similar workshops in North-Africa and South Asia as well, with Article 19 as partners.

Investigating extractive industries in the East Africa region

elisabe on 24. September 2018

Henry Maina, regional director for Article 19 Eastern Africa, giving his opening address at the workshop. Photo: Tarjei Leer-Salvesen

Journalists from five countries came together to learn more about how they can use RTI when they investigate stories on mining, oil and gas.

OsloMet joined forces with Article 19 and Makerere University and conducted a regional workshop on how journalists can use the Right to public information (RTI) when investigating stories in extractive industries such as mining, energy and fisheries. Read More

Upcoming stories from North Africa

elisabe on 11. September 2018

Hanene Zbiss teaching investigative journalism (Photo: Ole Dag Kvamme)

Ten journalists from North Africa participated in a workshop on Access to Information in Tunis from 6 to 8 September.

Journalists from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya participated in an interactive training with experts on Access to Information and Investigation where they learned new methodologies to help them carry out future projects in the next three months after attending this workshop.

Another NORHED Doctor!

elisabe on 3. September 2018

Florence Namasinga Selnes with her study on the use of social media

Florence Namasinga Selnes from Uganda defended her Ph D thesis “Sourcing in converged media spheres. A study of how print journalists in Uganda use social media in routine news coverage” at the University of Oslo Friday 31 August.

Second NORHED PhD

elisabe on 21. August 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Samiksha Koirala from Nepal.

Samiksha Koirala defended her doctoral thesis 17 August at the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo.

Her thesis “Gender representations in the Nepali press during pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict periods” is examining gender coverage in Nepali newspapers of 1994-2014. Read More

OsloMet demands the release of Shahidul Alam

elisabe on 18. August 2018

Shahidul Alam (third from the right) together with colleagues from Bangladesh during the DOK festival in Fredrikstad in 2015 (Photo: Jon Petter Evensen)

One of OsloMet’s international partners, Shahidul Alam, has been imprisoned. The university has now sent a letter to Bangladeshi authorities to demand his release. Read More

Letter to the Minister

elisabe on 10. August 2018

Journalists and journalist organisations all over the world have written to the authorities in Bangladesh to protest the detention of Shahidul Alam.

Norwegian Press Photographers’ Association has addressed their letter to the Minister of Home Affairs, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Bangladesh Secretariat Dhaka:

Editors ask for Shahidul Alam´s release

elisabe on 9. August 2018

Shahidul Alam outside the hospital yesterday (Photo: Drik)

Association of Norwegian Editors has written to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Javed Patwary, at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka in Bangladesh:

JMIC partner detained in Bangladesh

elisabe on 8. August 2018

Dr. Shahidul Alam, internationally renowned photographer, activist and founder of Drik and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, was forcibly abducted from his house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, after 10 pm on Sunday 5 August. Read More

Makerere University holds the rig on press freedom

elisabe on 26. June 2018

By Agnes Tumuheire

The Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University has hosted a one week session of the Rig Press Freedom project.

The reporting on press freedom focused on five African countries namely; Rwanda, Zambia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Kenya.

Thirty eight final year journalism students participated in the project. They were divided into five groups, with each group focusing on one country. The five groups of students were supported by five local teachers and two Norwegian teachers. The main task of the participating students was to write news stories on the media environment and conditions for press freedom in the assigned countries.