Conference organized by the research group Media, War and Conflikt, MEKK, at Department of Journalism and Media Studies, OsloMet, with support from Fritt Ord, UNSECO and JMIC – Journalism and Media International Center
4th annual conference on the Safety of Journalists
– the chilling effects
November 5thand 6th
Oslo Metropolitan University
PROGRAMME
Monday 5thof November
Pilestredet 32: N010.023 – auditorium
0830
Registration Coffee & tea
0900 Opening
Music
Joik by Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
Welcome from
Ann-Helén Bay, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences OsloMet University
SKUP Norway
Professors Roy Krøvel and Kristin Skare Orgeret, Research group MEKK
0930 – 1100 Keynotes: Journalists under Pressure
Marilyn Clark, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Malta
Unwarranted interference, fear and self-censorship
Guy Berger, Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO, Paris
From global norms to national mechanisms for protecting journalists
1100 – 1115 Break
1115 – 1230 Panel:
Safety and self-censorship» – practical experiences, six cases of investigative journalism
Participants:
Joshua Olutosin Olufemi, Nigeria,
Johannes Kr. Kristjansson, Island
Daniela Quirós Lépiz, Burkina Faso/Costa Rica
Mwanyengwa Ndapewoshali Shapwanale, Angola/Namibia
Craig McCune, South Africa
Jan Lukas Strozyk, Germany
1230 – 1330 Lunch Café Andrea
1330 – 1430 Paper sessions
STATE CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N020.113
Admire Mare
Murat Akser
Sara Torsner & Diana Maynard
LAWS & CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N040.011
Olunfesi Adekunle
Janina Islam Abir
Ayodele Joseph
Behlül Çalışkan
DIGITAL & SOCIAL SECURITY: Pilestredet 32: N040.012
Sadia Jamil
Florence Namasinga
Sarphan Uzunoğlu
1430 – 1500 Coffee & tea
1500 – 1600 Paper sessions
STATE CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N020.113
Bora Ataman and Prof. Dr. Barış Çoban
Mulatu Alemayehu
José Luis Benitez
LAWS & CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N040.011
Peter Moss Mukung
Nermeen Alazrak
Miral Al Ashry
CONFLICT & PEACE: Pilestredet 32: N040.012
Yennué Zarate
Eric Chauvistré
Victor Chinedu Eze
Collins Obiorah & Obiorah Chimaoge Joseph
1730 Dinner at Skatten (Tøyen)
1900 – 2030
Why are so many journalists threatened, subjected to violence and/or assassinated in Latin America today?
After dinner event with Norwegian Latin America Research Network (NorLARNet) at Skatten (Tøyen)
Participants:
Yennué Zarate, Mexico
Marta Milena Barrios Correa, Colombia
José Luis Benítez, El Salvador
Bendicte Bull, moderator
Tuesday 6thof November
Pilestredet 32: N010.023 – auditorium
08.30
Coffee & Tea
0900 – 1045
Keynotes:
Self-censorship – Chilling Effects in Colombia and Zimbabwe
Marta Milena Barrios Correa, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Nhamo A. Mhiripiri, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
1000 – 1045 Discussion
1045 – 1115 Break
1115 – 1230
Panel: How do journalists survive and tackle self-censorship in Afghanistan?
Participants:
Ambassador Shukria Barakzai,Afghanistan’s ambassador to Norway
Abdul Mujeeb Khalvatgar, Director of NAI Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan
Hasina Shirzad, MA student and journalist from Afghanistan
Yama Wolasmal, Anchor/reporter NRK
Elisabeth Eide, Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University, moderator
1230 – 1330 Lunch Café Andrea
1330 – 1430 Paper sessions
SELF-CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N020.113
Samiksha Koirala
Saumava Mitra
Ayetekin Kaan Kurtul
HARASSMENT & CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N040.011
Aisha Sembatya Nakiwala
Kristin Skare Orgeret & Trond Idås
Signe Ivask & Greete Palgi
PRACTICE OF SELF-CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N040.012
Umaru Pate
Iilmari Hiltunen
Hala Nofal
1500 – 1600 Paper sessions
SELF-CENSORSHIP: Pilestredet 32: N020.113
Marte Høiby
Michelle Betz
Malvika Kaul
MONITORING: Pilestredet 32: N040.011
Gerald Walulya
Harun Or-Rashid
Elisabeth Eide
1615 – 1645 Closure: Pilestredet 32: N010.023 – auditorium
JMIC, Journalism and Media International Center
MEKK, Media, War & Conflict