Students from seven countries for MA-course in conflict journalism

elisabe on 16. January 2017

From South Sudan, Nepal, Iran, Pakistan and Palestine 13 students have arrived in Oslo to attend a course in journalism on globalization, war and peace at HiOA together with 11 students based in Norway.

The course will run from 16 January until 3 February. The students will learn different theories on globalization and conflict, the processes of media globalization and journalistic performances in war and conflicts.

Their teachers are JMIC staff Elisabeth Eide, Rune Ottosen, Kristin Skare Orgeret and Roy Krøvel, as well as editor Nawzat Shamdin from Iraq and the independent journalist Anders Sømme Hammer, who has done extensive work in Afghanistan – among others.

The students already have bachelor´s degrees, and will write a term paper or a reportage as part of their exam. More information about the course is available here.

Teaching Journalism in War and Peace

elisabe on 7. November 2016

Simon Cottle, Guy Berger and Rune Ottesen

The two days conference Best practice in teaching conflict, war and peace journalism opened Monday 7 November in Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences.

Professor Rune Ottosen and Pro-Rector Nina Waaler welcomed the participants from countries such as Palestine, Kosovo, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Norway.

Simon Cottle, Professor of Media and Communications at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) at Cardiff University lectured on From War Propaganda to Mediatized War and Peace: On Changing Research Paradigms and Implications for Pedagogy.

Guy Berger Director for UNESCO´s Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development presented UNESCO as a resource for teaching war and peace reporting.

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JMIC members to Nepal

elisabe on 1. September 2016

On September 5th, Erik A. Eileng, Helge Rønning and Kristin Skare Orgeret travel to Kathmandu to participate at the official opening of the Nepal Africa Film Festival, arranged by the Norhed partner CJMC  ­- College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Norhed network, consisting of the journalism schools in Juba (South Sudan), Kampala (Uganda), Kathmandu (Nepal) and HIOA will also organize a research seminar on journalism, conflict and security for researchers and PhD students in Kathmandu. Furthermore the network’s annual meeting will be held, with representatives from NORAD as well as from the Norwegian Embassy in Nepal.