MEKK member and Scholar at Risk at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Iranian scholar Mahmud Farjami PhD presented his on-going research on humor and Islam in a seminar on May 12. Iranian scholar Dr. Mahmud Farjami is the author of books such as An Introduction to Humor Studies, Iranian Political Satirists: Experience and Motivation in… Continue reading Mahmud Farjami on humor in Islam
Month: May 2021
The annual Safety of Journalists conference. 2-3 November 2021
Call for Papers: Safety of journalists in times of infodemics Oslo, Norway 2-3 November 2021 The term ‘infodemics’ had its breakthrough in 2020. The term – a combination of information and pandemics – describes a rapid and important spread of both factual and false information in a situation marked by uncertainty, also for those who… Continue reading The annual Safety of Journalists conference. 2-3 November 2021
What is Press Freedom? New research article out.
MEKK’s Elsebeth Frey and partners Farid Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Latif Abudheir, Charlotte Ntulume, and Jacques Araszkiewiez have published the article “What is press freedom? A study on journalism students’ perception of press freedom ” in Journalism Education. Vol. 10, issue 1. Pp. 59-68.The article is based on experiences from the ‘rig’ on press freedom in France, Norway,… Continue reading What is Press Freedom? New research article out.