Category: News

How to teach War and Peace journalism: professional challenges when encountering propaganda and fake news. In the last issue of the journal JOURNALISM EDUCATION (2019; 8:2), the MEKK-members Elisabeth Eide and Rune Ottosen have published an article drawing on their extensive experience in teaching an MA course in war and peace journalism with students from… Continue reading Teaching War and Peace Journalism

Thursday December 12 the MEKK group gathered for a full-day seminar with presentation from several of the group members. We also looked back at a year filled with publications, PhD defence, seminars, safety trainings, international collaborations and the 5th Annual Conference on the Safety of Journalists. We look forward to 2020 with even more research… Continue reading MEKK-seminar

Marte Høiby disputerer for ph.d.-graden i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap med avhandlingen «JOURNALISM UNDER PRESSURE – A cross-national study of antipress violence and journalist safety». Veileder er  Rune Ottosen og biveileder Kristin Skare Orgeret Public Defence: Marte HøibyMarte Høiby defends her thesis at the PhD programme in Library and Information Science with the thesis “JOURNALISM UNDER PRESSURE… Continue reading Marte Høiby: Public defence

Kristin Skare Orgeret og Roy Krøvel fra MEKK har sammen med Tor Halvorsen fra UiB redigert og bidratt til antologien ‘Sharing Knowledge, Transforming Societies’ om Norhed programmet 2013-2020. Boken er publisert på African Minds og ble denne uken lansert på Universitetet i Pretoria. Den finnes både på papir og i open access og kan lastes… Continue reading Book: Sharing Knowledge, Transforming Societies

MEKK-medlem Ingrid Fadnes har skrevet kronikk om situasjonen for journalister i Brasil, med fokus på den digitale gravejournalistplattformen The Intercept og prisen hele redaksjonen betaler for å avdekke informasjon som forsøkes å holdes skjult. Fredag 8. november, 580 dager etter at Brasils tidligere president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ble fengslet, kunne han spasere ut… Continue reading Kommentar: Lula er fri. Prisen for hans frihet betales av gravejournalister.

  The research group Media, War and Conflict (MEKK) at OsloMet want to thank everyone who came to Oslo for the 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety. Aproximatly 200 people participated throughout the conference, 40 papers on digital safety and safety for journalists from over 30 countries were presented at… Continue reading Thank you all for a great conference in Oslo!

  The 5th annual conference on the safety of journalists started with a key note by Guy Berger from UNESCO and a panel conversation with Leandro Demori, from the Intercept Brazil, Neena Kapur from New York Times and Osman Kibar from Dagnes Næringsliv at Fritt Ord. The conference continue today and tomorrow at OsloMet with… Continue reading Keep Truth Alive

  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 The 5th annual… Continue reading Digital safety while reporting – Conversation today at FRITT ORD

Tomorrow, the 6th of November, we start the 5th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety. Participants from 30 countries will gather for three days to discuss the safety and security for journalists with a particular focus on digital safety. For full program follow this link It is still possible to register.… Continue reading Safety for journalists: Conference & pre-lecture by Hanan Badr

Paper Sessions FRIDAY 8th of November 0900 – 1245 Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus, (third floor) OsloMet   Session 1: Law, impunity and the role of the journalist in the media Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus: PA304 09.00 – 10.00 Moderator: Rune Ottosen rune@oslomet.no   Abit Hoxha: Thinking like NGO – working like journalist: Working… Continue reading Paper sessions on the 5th annual conference