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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.