Category: Investigative journalism

From the left: Deema Assi, Farid Abudheir, Rasha Amarneh,  Hala Tannous, Hilde Haraldstad, Maher Awawdeh, Maher Abu Zant, Asaad Taffal, Reema Alamleh, Naser Saadat,  Naser Jawabreh (Photo Asem Shunnar)

The Arabic version of the UNESCO report on access to information was launched at An-Najah National University in Nablus in Palestine 29 September in cooperation with the local UNESCO office and JMIC, with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read More

Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. David Bahati, Vice Chancelor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe joing alumni to celebrate 30 years of teaching journalism and Communication at Makerere University. (DJC photo)

Uganda Christian University Professor, Monica Chibita has described Uganda’s state of access to information as pitiable. Read More

From Oslo: JMIC Director Elisabeth Eide greets the participants at the workshop in Nairobi 25 September om skype

The Access to Information Day is being celebrated all over the world this week

28 September has been the International Day for Universal Access to Information” (IDUAI)  for the last four years. Read More

Photo CIJ Nepal

11 journalists were gathered in Kathmandu for three days this week to learn how to investigate stories by Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) – Nepal. For ten months they will work with in-depth investigative stories, hopefully to be published next summer. Read More

Joseph Stiglitz (right) with Kalle Moene

Joseph Stiglitz was one of the key speakers at the 3rd Making Transparency Possible conference – Interdisciplinary dialogues 2019 which took place at OsloMet Monday 18 March. Read More

Bahira Ouiji received the first prize from David Diaz Jogeix, Program Director in Article 19 (Photo: Hanene Zbiss)

The closing ceremony of the program “Investigative journalism and access to information” took place in Tunis 13 December.  Read More

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.

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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

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. 

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