Journalism students on press freedom
For the tenth time, journalist students at OsloMet produce stories about the situation of press freedom around the world.
One-minute silence
Trude Furuly asked Oslo journalists to remember their dead Afghan colleagues
Everybody stood silent for 1 minute to remember the 10 Afghan journalists who were killed Monday at the World Press Freedom Day function in Oslo 3 May. Read More
Prize to Syrian journalist
Lina Chawaf when she visted OsloMet in February this year
Lina Chawaf, Executive Director of Rozana Radio, will receive the Swedish Reporters without Borders’ press freedom award 2018.
The prize is a recognition of her struggle to defend the freedom of the press, according to the webpage of Rozana Radio
She will receive the award at a ceremony to be held in Stockholm on May 3, the World Press Freedom day.
Norway ahead
Norway on the top of the press freedom ranking this year. Antoine Bernard presented the report.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) unveiled their Press Freedom Index in Oslo Wednesday.
Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands topped the ranking of 180 countries – at the bottom were North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan. Read More
UNESCO report launched in Africa
Lydia Gachungi at the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa presented the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report in Uganda 14 March. Read More
Asia launch of media report
Muhammad Zakria Zakar, Vice Chancellor at the University of the Punjab during his speech.
Vice Chancellor at the University of the Punjab, Muhammad Zakria Zakar, spoke at the International Conference on “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: A Pakistani Perspective on UNESCO Report” in Lahore 27 February.
Global media report in Arabic
Representative of the Prime Minister of Palestine, Minister of Justice Dr. Ali Abu Diak during his opening speech (Photo: Rua´a Makhlouf)
The Arabic version of UNESCOs World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report (2017/2018) has been launched at An-Najah National University in Nablus in Palestine.
The launch was a cooperation between UNESCO, the university and JMIC – which has also supported the Arabic translation.
Lecturing in Oxford
Elisabeth Eide
JMICs director, Elisabeth Eide, lectured at a Conference organized by The Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe on January 25th (2018). The full-week Conference title was “Freedom of Speech, Media and Society”. Eide’s lecture: “Transnational Navigation: Modern Citizenship, Journalism and New Media Challenges”, was followed by a lively Q&A-session.
Doing the Rig on Press Freedom with Palestinian journalism students
Teachers and students with their certificate at the last day of the Rig on press freedom. Foto: Private
Practical, journalistic work investigating the conditions of press freedom in eight countries. This was the content of the Rig on press freedom at An-Najah National University in Nablus, The West Bank, Palestine. The Rig is a learning tool by which students are trained in working practically with journalistic methods learning about the conditions on press freedom. During five intensive days, 64 students worked with journalistic articles about the conditions for press freedom in Marocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Norway.
Social media discussions in North Africa
Participants after the opening of the international workshop 28th – 29th of November (Souhir Chaabani, CAWTAR journalist)
Journalists and researchers from Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Norway met in Tunisia 28th – 29th of November to discuss “Social Networks and Freedom: Challenges of the Maghreb”.