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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

Together with Bruce Mutsvairo and Massimo Ragnedda, MEKK member Kristin Skare Orgeret organized the IAMCR preconference Assessing Afrocentric Attributes of Digitalisation. 18 great presentations – very promising for the coming special issue of Information, Communication and Society. The preconference was held at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Era or Error of Transformation? Assessing Afrocentric Attributes of… Continue reading Era or Error of Transformation? Assessing Afrocentric Attributes of Digitalisation

Call for abstracts – Research Group MEKK’s 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety Oslo November 6, 7 and 8th 2019 The conference will take place in Oslo on November 6, 7 and 8th 2019 in connection with UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists at OsloMet University… Continue reading Call for abstracts: 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety

For UNESCO’s celebration of at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, OsloMet and MEKK were proud hosts of the Academic Conference on Safety of Journalists together with University of Makerere. The Academic Conference was organised in cooperation with UNESCO and the Universities of Sheffield and Malaga. Professor Kristin Skare Orgeret and Dr… Continue reading World Press Freedom Day & the Academic Conference

Today 3rd of May, on the World Press Freedom Day, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet held a seminar discussing the freedom of speech in both a Norwegian and an international context. Professor Rune Ottosen presented the situation for journalists on an international level with increased violence, murder and harassment against journalist.… Continue reading PRESS FREEDOM DAY