Category: News

We are looking so much forward to this year’s conference!

Julie Posetti and Kristin Skare Orgeret reflect on the meaning of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, 12 months (and a war) later.  Read the piece ‘The Nobel Peace Prize for Press Freedom: A Year in Review‘ published by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

The Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK- Dir) organised a two days seminar at OsloMet on the NORPART programme 21-22 September 2022. The seminar was opened by Edle Hamre from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and OsloMet’s Rector Christen Krogh. Under the heading ‘Global academic cooperation enhancing the quality of higher education. The… Continue reading NORPART students at international seminar

Since the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awared the brave journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov last December, the Nobel Peace Center has organized a series of seminars on journalism and freedom of expression. The research group MEKK has participated with some planning and implementation. The series of seminars culminated in a large Freedom of… Continue reading Freedom of Expression Conference in Oslo

MEKK’s Elisabeth Eide & co-author Terje Skaufjord recently launched their book on the growth of Hindu nationalism. The authors discuss how the nationalist Hindu ideology, which combines authoritarian patriotism with harsh economic liberalization will be decisive to the fate of the secular state. Based on meetings and interviews with a wide range of people the… Continue reading New book: India towards Hindu nationalism

Kristin Skare Orgeret and Bruce Mutsvairo write in the Guardian 10th May about how Mali and Ethiopia illustrate the gloomy trend of the increase in polarisation amplified by information chaos. Read it here

3rd of May – on UN’s international day of Press Freedom, Reporters without borders launched the 20th Index on Press Freedom at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. MEKK @ OsloMet was a co-organizer together with the Fritt Ord Foundation.   Assistant Director-General of Reporters Without Borders, Thibault Bruttin presenting the findings. Record 28 countries… Continue reading Launch of 2022 Press Freedom Index

The annual MEKK Safety of Journalists Conference will take place at OsloMet University November 1–2 This years topic is: Solidarity and self-learning for improved safety for journalists In recent years interest in issues related to journalists’ safety has increased remarkably. The topic has also received more attention in the broader public, not least due to… Continue reading Safety conference 2022 call for papers

We are so happy to welcome our new MEKK member Oleksandra Hrybenko who is a PhD student at our department. Her research project is about the safety of female journalist fixers in the war in Ukraine and fits perfectly into the MEKK group. Oleksandra has participated in several public events since she arrived in Oslo… Continue reading Oleksandra Hrybenko

3rd of May 2022 at 15:00– 1630 Oslo time Online and at the Nobel Peace Center Join us on World Press Freedom Day, as we present the World Press Freedom Index 2022 together with Reporters without Borders at the Nobel Peace Center. The annual index is a snapshot of the media freedom situation in the… Continue reading The Press Freedom Day at the Nobel Peace Center