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Welcome to this seminar 9th February 2026, featuring Yuliia Surkova, a Ukrainian freelance journalist who has reported on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine since 2014. The seminar is hosted by the research group Media, War and Conflict (MEKK)and Internasjonal Reporter. The seminar features Yuliia Surkova, a Ukrainian freelance journalist who has reported on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine… Continue reading A decade of reporting from Ukraine’s frontlines

International Reporter (IR) becomes partner in the project ‘Shared Frontlines and Democracy’, which aims to combat desinformation and provide Norwegian newsrooms and journalists with information about Ukraine. Internasjonal reporter (IR) will be the project’s Norwegian partner, and Chair of the Board Vilde Skorpen Wikan believes the initiative is timely. –It is important for Internasjonal reporter… Continue reading International Reporter (IR) joins the Ukraine project

3– 4 November 2025 at Oslo Met, Pilestredet 46 Please find the Programme details and link to register here: https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/events/journalism-under-pressure

DD-MAC conference in Utrecht On January 23-24, 2025, the DD-MAC Research network hosted a conference at the University of Utrecht, presenning key achievements of the project and exploring potential future directions. The conference commenced with an opening address by Vice Dean Sven Dupré from the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University, followed by the opening… Continue reading DD-MAC conference in Utrecht

Kristin Orgeret on impressions from The Cairo Media Conference and on the challenges the Israel-Palestine war pose on the safety of journalists and on conflict journalism – in the Conversation.

Thank you to all who participated in making the 10th International conference of the Safety of Journalists a success! The 10th International Conference on the Safety of Journalists has successfully concluded, and it is thanks to the great commitment of its participants. The milestone event provided a critical platform for discussing the safety and freedom… Continue reading Thank You!

A huge Thank You to the excellent key note speakers, panelists, and all participants at the 9th annual safety of journalists conference at OsloMet University 1-2 November! Please find some of the Norpart MA student journalists’ reports from the conference below: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and MEKK Join to Advocate for Journalist´s Safety by Theodorah… Continue reading The Safety of Journalists Conference 2023

The 28th March MEKK’s Samba Badji will take part in an online panel on Fake News and Disinformation : Consequences of Fake News and Disinformation on Democracy, How to resist?

MEKK’s Oleksandra Hrybenko and Kristin Skare Orgeret met with President Sergiy Tomilenko and Vice President Lina Kushch of the Union of Journalists of Ukraine, together with the Director of the Institute of Journalism (IJ) Siri Skaalmo and Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ)’s Eva Stabell. One of the key priorities of the National Union of Journalists… Continue reading Meeting with the Union of Journalists of Ukraine