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.
The jury pointed out that Orgeret is actively contributing to the public debate with a media perspective on political, social and cultural aspects of our contemporary society, both nationally and internationally and with special emphasis on a North-South perspective. She continuously contributes to draw attention to how gender is represented in media and thereby to keep the pressure on Norwegian editors to work for a more equal gender representation.
David Kaplan in Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and Namrata Sharma in Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) are wishing the participants welcome to Uncovering Asia, the second Asian investigative journalism conference, from 23 to 25 September in Kathmandu in Nepal. Around 350 journalists from 50 countries are present – for 
The Norhed Network represented by Erik Adrian Eileng, Kristin Skare Orgeret and Helge Rønning participated, together with their partners from Nepal, Uganda and South Sudan, at the opening of the Nepal African Film Festival in Kathmandu on September 7. The Vice President of Nepal, representatives from NORAD as well as the Norwegian ambassador to Nepal were also present at the opening ceremony. During their stay in Kathmandu the Norhed team held their annual meeting with NORAD and a research seminar where two of the project’s PhD candidates also presented their work.
On Tuesday 13 of September, Professor Orgeret gave a 25 minutes live interview on Nepal national television about the Norhed project and the book Journalism in Conflict and Post Conflict Conditions (Nordicom 2016).
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. 