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The research group MEKK is happy to report that the 7th international conference of the Safety of Journalists in times of Infodemics was a success! Despite the fact that the pandemic still causes problems, such as entry restrictions that forced several participants to present from home – 48 international participants made it to Oslo and… Continue reading Thank you for a great 2021-conference!

We are happy to present the updated version of the programme for our upcoming conference: Safety of Journalists in Times of Infodemics. The conference will be a mixture of on-site and virtual presentations, interactions and discussions. We look very much forward to it!

Today we celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize award 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dimitrij Muratov and the recognition of how a free press is crucial for a healthy democracy! A free press is necessary for a healthy democracy. Every 4th day a journalist or media worker lose their life due to the job they do.… Continue reading Celebrating brave journalists

On 30th of September 2021 Professor Kristin Skare Orgeret presented the new book ‘Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting’ as part of the Peace week and Research Days organized by the Centre for Peace Studies at UIT – The Arctic University of Norway and the Internasjonalt Seminar in Tromsø. In Tromsø Orgeret was met by… Continue reading Peace week and research days in Tromsø

The conference Indigenous Journalism and Self-determination took place at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences/Sámi Allaskuvla on September 28–29, 2021. The conference brought together scholars and students of Indigenous Journalism, as well as Indigenous media leaders and Indigenous journalists. Professor Roy Krøvel of the Media, War and Conflict research group was one of the organizers… Continue reading Conference on indigenous journalism and self determination

This edited collection in the Routledge Insights on Journalism series explores the possibilities and challenges involved in contemporary reporting of peace and conflict.  Featuring 16 expert contributing authors, the collection maps the field of peace and conflict reporting in a digital world, in a context where the financial prospects of the news industry are challenged and… Continue reading New book out : Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting

A very timely and interesting MEKK-meeting on Colombia and journalism took place in zoom today. Professor Jesus Arroyave Cabrera from Universidad el Norte, currently based in Munich, presented his research paper ‘Peace Journalism: Still an elusive ideal for Columbia?’ and received feedback from Prof. Rune Ottosen and the group. Toby Miller, Stuart Hall Profesor de… Continue reading MEKK meeting on Colombia

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

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.