MEKK-members attend “Social Justice: Women in the Media on Conflict and Crisis.”

Kristin Skare Orgeret at IAWRT´s conference, that took place the 9th till the 11th of November.

The conference for the International Association for Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) took place in the Philippines this year. The organizers´ intention was to initiate dialogue between local organizations and movements which are women-led or involve substantial female participation, and women in media from all over the world. Three MEKK-members, Heidi Røsok-Dahl, Marte Høiby and Kristin Skare Orgeret participated at the conference. Høiby presented research findings, where as Orgeret led a session on the organization´s future

Marte Høiby contributed to the panel: “Women covering war and terrorism.”
Three members from MEKK joined the conference: Marte Røsok-Dahl, Kristin Skare Orgeret and Marthe Høiby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Association for Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a global organization formed by professional women from 57 different countries, working in electronic and allied media with a mission to strengthen initiatives towards ensuring that women’s views and values are integral part of programming and to advance the impact of women in media. This year´s topic was “Social Justice: Women in the Media on Conflict and Crisis.” Orgeret and Røsok-Dahl sits on the IAWRT´s Norwegian board.

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