Conference organized by the research group Media, War and Conflikt, MEKK, at Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies
Oslo and Akershus University College
November 2nd and 3rd 2017
November 2nd
P46 – Athene
09:00
OPENING
Welcome from
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Tone Skogen
Oslo and Akershus University College
Research Director Kristin Sverdrup
09:15
MUSIC
by the artist Moddi
09:30
The International Day to End Impunity
for Crimes Against Journalists
UNESCO – Rachel Pollack
Norwegian Union of Journalists – Eva Stabell
Fritt Ord – Knut Olav Åmås
NORCAP – Benedicte Giæver
10:00 – 11:00
SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS
IN A CHANGING WORLD
P46 – Athene
Jackie Harrison
Professor, The Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield
Journalism Safety in the Context of Impunity:
The increasing threat of risk and hazard
of a free and independent journalism
Comments by Ramon Tuazon,
president of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication
Questions from the floor
Moderator: Roy Krøvel, MEKK
11:00 – 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 SURVIVING THE FIELD:
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES
P46 – Athene
In the panel:
Kyrre Lien, photojournalist
Abeer Saady, war correspondent and safety trainer
Hannah Storm, Director of the International News Safety Institute
Questions from the floor
Moderator: Heidi Røsok-Dahl, MEKK
12:45 – 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
13:30 – 15:30
PAPER SESSIONS
3rd floor Pilestredet 46
13:30 – 14:30
SPECIAL SESSION NORCAP
Athene 1 Pilestredet 46
From high-level international normative framework to implementing activities locally
Lydia Gachungi, NORCAP Senior Expert – Currently deployed as UNESCO’s East African Regional Expert for Safety of Journalists and Media Development
Mogens Schmidt, NORCAP Senior Adviser – former UNESCO Deputy Assistant Director General for Communication and Information
PANEL:
Rachel Pollack Ichou, UNESCO,
Elisabeth Witchel, Committee to Protect Journalists,
Silvia Chocarro, Consultant on Freedom of Expression and IFEX Global Advocacy Strategist, involved in developing the UN
Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
14:45 – 15:45
SPECIAL SESSION
Athene 1 Pilestredet 46
Digital Safety: ADDRESSING ORGANIZATIONAL RISKS
How can resource-constrained organizations operating in complex threat landscapes identify and mitigate attacks across their entire organization?
Jon Camfield, directs Internews Global Technology work
Comments by Ivar Evensmo, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and Oscar Westlund, editor of Digital Journalism
16:00 – 17:30
BOOK LAUNCH Shared Horizon
Pilestredet 46
“Negotiating Journalism. Core Values and Cultural Diversities”
Elsebeth Frey and Solveig Steien, MEKK
November 3rd
09:00 – 10:30 RISKS AND SELF-PROTECTION
Pilestredet 35 – Room PH 131
Victoria Fontan
Reporting from within the Drama Triangle:
bound to become change(d) agents?
Mireya Marques Ramirez
Covering conflict while learning to self-protect:
the daily struggles of photojournalists in Mexico
Discussion and questions from the floor
Moderator: Kristin Skare Orgeret, MEKK
10:30 – 10:45
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 – 12:15 COVERING REFUGEES Security, stress and psychology
In the panel:
Anthony Feinstein, professor in psychiatry
Nora Sveaass, associated professor and psychologist
Trond Idås, from the Norwegian Union of Journalists
Moderator: Elisabeth Eide, MEKK
12:15 – 13:00
LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 15:00 PAPER SESSIONS
Pilestredet 48
15:00 – 15:15
COFFEE BREAK
15:15 – 16:15
WORKSHOP AND DIALOGUE ON SECURITY IN THE FIELD
Pilestredet 48, auditorium 173
With Thomas Willard
Global Security Training Advisor
NORCAP/NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL
What can journalism educators learn from the experts on safety of international aid workers?
16:30 – 18:00 FILM SCREENING: Velvet Revolution (57 min)
Pilestredet 48, auditorium 173
Introduction by Abeer Saady (IAWRT) + discussion after the screening