Author: kristo

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

On March 10th, the research group MEKK organized the launch of Kjetil Selvik and Jacob Høiglit’s book Journalism in the Grey Zone. Pluralism and Media Capture in Lebanon and Tunisia. The book explores the political role of journalism in the hybrid situations of Lebanon and Tunisia where democratic and nondemocratic elements coexist. Through interviews with… Continue reading Book launch

MEKK’s Oleksandra Hrybenko talked to Nobel laureate Jody Williams about solidarity, activism, and Ukraine’s brave women and men in an event organized by Nobel Peace Centre and Nobel Women’s initiative in Oslo on 24th January. Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, jointly with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), for… Continue reading Talking to Nobel laureate Jody Williams