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  Senegal, West Africa: Last week Kristin Skare Orgeret led a refreshment course in safety and equality together with 50 women journalists from the entire continent. The journalists have previously been trained as safety trainers in Dakar, Johannesburg and Tunis, and have all together conducted 100 training workshops in their respective countries. The training is… Continue reading Safety and Equality for Female Journalists

5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety November 6th, 7th and 8th  2019 Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway Organized by the Research group Media, War and Conflict, MEKK & Fritt Ord supported by UNESCO, the Journalism and Media International Center (JMIC) and OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group (DJRG) Registration is now open,… Continue reading Register for the Safety Conference

Onsdag 16. oktober deltar MEKK-medlem Anne Hege Simonsen på Landskonferanse foto 2019. Konferansen vil se nærmere på norsk fotohistorie i perioden fra 9. april 1940 til 22. juli 2011, og på hvordan fotografiet inntar en stadig mer sentral posisjon i samfunnsutvikling og kultur. Hvordan kan denne historien forstås og fortelles? Og hvordan har fotografiet bidratt… Continue reading Tragediens bilder

I dag, mandag 14. oktober, presenterer MEKK-medlem Bjørn Westlie sin nyeste bok. I krig er sannhet det første offeret, og slik var det også i Norge under andre verdenskrig. Nasjonal Samling (NS) presset avisene til å trykke jødefiendtlige artikler fra partiets eget pressebyrå Norsk Artikkeltjeneste (NAT). NATs funksjon og innholdet i artiklene har til nå… Continue reading Det norske jødehatet. Boklansering med Bjørn Westlie

NB DRAFT PROGRAMME! 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety November 6th, 7th and 8th  2019 Organized by the Research group Media, War and Conflict, MEKK & Fritt Ord supported by UNESCO, the Journalism and Media International Center (JMIC) and OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group (DJRG) Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway  … Continue reading 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety (preliminary program)

Safety for journalists, including digital safety, is a matter of public concern that is wide-ranging. It is vital for those who practice journalism, for their families and for their sources. It is essential for the wellbeing of media institutions, civil society, academia and the private sector more broadly. If we value the free flow of… Continue reading Keynote speakers at the conference on the Safety of Journalists, 2019

MEKK-member Bjørn Westile’s new book is entitled “The Norwegian hate against the Jews” (Det norske jødehatet) and discusses the propaganda and Norwegian press during the German occupation of Norway during World War 2. As much of Bjørn Westlie’s research also this book has an impact on the Norwegian public sphere. Aftenposten, one of the most… Continue reading “The Norwegian hate against the Jews”

The 6th of september the MEKK-group, together with Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH) & The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), held a seminar to share, discuss and present different experiences on decolonization of higher education. Present at the seminar was the Network of Indigenous, Intercultural and Community Universities (RUIICAY) from Colombia, Ecuador,… Continue reading Experiences of decolonization of higher education

Addressing Global Challenges to Journalism and Press Freedom The International Summer School (24 June – 28 June 2019) at the Sheffield Hallam University aim to equip a new generation of media professionals with awareness of occupational safety. The programme is relevant to all future journalists, and especially those who plan to work in the global… Continue reading Safety workshop in Sheffield

Kristin Skare Orgeret has accepted the invitation from Saba Bebawi, Eddy Borges-Rey and Bruce Mustvairo to be part of a new book series Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South as a board member. Members of the International advisory board will help identify new topics for commissions, approach potential authors/editors and provide expert advise on the… Continue reading Untitled