Paper Sessions
FRIDAY 8th of November
0900 – 1245
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus, (third floor) OsloMet
Session 1:
Law, impunity and the role of the journalist in the media
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA304
09.00 – 10.00
Moderator: Rune Ottosen rune@oslomet.no
- Abit Hoxha: Thinking like NGO – working like journalist: Working conditions and news production in conflicts in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo
- Hanan Badr: Journalists in Exile & Perceived Safety: how shrinking public sphere affected Egyptian journalists in Exile
- Peter Tiako Ngangum: Journalism in Cameroon: A high risk and dangerous profession?
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10.15 – 11.30
Moderator: Rune Ottosen rune@oslomet.no
- Daniela Osvald Ramos and Elizabeth Saad: Reports of violence to Brazilian journalists and its mediation by algorithms: cases form the 2018 Presidential Elections
- Janina Islam Abir: Ignorance is Bliss: Not for Digital Journalism. A study in the context of Bangladesh National Parliament Elections 2018
- Andrea Cancino (Co-author: Marta Milena Barrios): Between a rock and a hard place: Journalists multiple roles in the Colombian Public Debate
- Nermeen Alzarak: Cost of online connection; Egyptian journalists awareness of digital dangers and techniques to attain professional safety – Field and analytical study
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11.45 – 12.45
Moderator: Rune Ottosen rune@oslomet.no
- Samiksha Koirala: Journalists safety in the digital age in Nepal and the role of NGOs
- Ayetkin Kaan Kurtul: Free Speech and Privacy in the Digital Age: Between Public and Private Interferences on Internet
- Banafsheh Ranji: Poor employment conditions as detrimental as political pressure: A study on Iranian journalists precarious working circumstances
Session 2: Digital threats, harassment and gender
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA308
09.00 – 10.00
Moderator: Elisabeth Eide elisabe@oslomet.no
- Marte Høiby: The ‘triple effect’ putting female journalists at extra risk online
- Rabia Noor: Repercussions of Social Media Circus: Scanning Cyber-Bullying against Women
- Ivan Nathanael Lukanda (Co-Author: Florence Namasinga Selnes): Digital safety training in newsroom and journalism schools in Uganda
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10.15 – 11.30
Moderator: Elisabeth Eide elisabe@oslomet.no
- Florence Namasinga Selnes (Co-Author: Nakiwala Aisha Sembatya): Testifying to Vulnerability: Stories on Newsroom Harassment of Female Journalists in Uganda
- David Cheruiyot: When media critics go on the offensive. Journalist`s (re)actions to personal attacks on social networks
- Maria Konow Lund: The Global Voices of Female Investigative journalists
- Fred Kakooza: Digital safety – perspectives from female journalists in Uganda
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11.45 – 12.45
Moderator: Elisabeth Eide elisabe@oslomet.no
- Yennue Zarate Valderrama: Women reporting on violence in Mexico
- Ilmari Hiltunen: Digital Threats Faced by Finish Journalists
- Masduki Masduki: Assessment of the Safety of Journalists in the Digital Indonesia
Session 3: Surveillance, censorship and press freedom
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA311
09.00 – 10.00
Moderator: Anne Hege Simonsen annehege@oslomet.no
- Abeer Saady Soliman: The influence of the journalists digital capital on their safety in “Islamic State” (IS) controlled region in the Middle Est. A cross-border study conducted by journalists covering conflict in IS- controlled journalistic field in Syria, Iraq and Libya (2013-20199)
- Jhon Babu Koyye: Conceptualizing the Journalistic Practices of Reporting Conflict: A Case Study of Kashmir
- Kriti Bhuju: Headline- Content Inconsistency in Online Media in Nepal: Effects of Misinformation on readers
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10.15 – 11.30
Moderator: Anne Hege Simonsen annehege@oslomet.no
- Philip Di Salvo: The entrance of encryption tools in the journalistic field
- Bora Ataman and Baris Coban: Rise of the cyclops in Turkey: Keeping journalists under surveillance
- Michelle Betz: Better Together? Opportunities and challenges for connecting media support and human rights organizations on issues of impunity and safety
- Murat Akser and Banu Baybars-Hawks: Turkish Journalists and AKTrolling: How the Turkish Government Uses Social Media to Intimidate Journalists
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11.45 – 12.45
Moderator: Anne Hege Simonsen annehege@oslomet.no
- Anne Hege Simonsen & Ellen Hofsvang: No harm intended -placing colleagues in danger without meaning to do so
- Umaru Pate: Safety Threats and Digital Security Needs in the Nigerian Media.
- Allen Munoriyarwa: Big Brother is watching: Surveillance, its effects and journalists response in Zimbabwe
Session 4: Anti-press violence
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA314
Moderator: Elsebeth Frey elsefrey@oslomet.no
09.00-10.00
- Vera Slavtcheva, Sallie Hughes Jyotika Ramaprasad, Nina Springer, Abit Hoxha, Basyouni Hamada, Nina Steindl, Thomas Hanitzsch: Conceptualizing and measuring journalists safety around the globe
- Rodrigo Véliz Estrada: US tutelage, Israel and journalists Human Rights in Guatemala
- Suraj Olunifesi Adekunle: Digitalizing Mass Suppression: The Advent of Authoritarian Democracy and Mass Surveillance in Nigeria
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10.15 – 11.30
Moderator: Elsebeth Frey elsefrey@oslomet.no
- Mubashar Hasan (Co-author: Mushfique Wadud): Re-conceptualizing Safety on Journalists in an Authoritarian Regime: The Bangladesh case
5. Farid Abudheir & Hanadi Dweikat: Surveillance on Palestinian journalists’ use of digital communications with information sources: Dangers and countermeasures
- Mesut Coskun: Journalism in times of crisis: Journalism on the coup attempt
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11.45 – 12.45
Moderator: Oscar Westlund oscarw@oslomet.no
- Gifty Appiah-Adje (Co-author: Admire Mare): Habitus of fear or self-censorship? An investigation into digital insecurities amongst journalists in Ghana and Zimbabwe
- José Luis Benítes: Journalism and digital safety: Challenges for journalists and educators in Central America
- Lubna Zaheer: Freedom of expression under threat: A case of Pakistan
Roundtable discussion: safety trainings initiatives – the way forward
09.30 – 11.00
Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA329
Moderator: Roy Krøvel