The conference for the International Association for Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) took place in the Philippines this year. The organizers´ intention was to initiate dialogue between local organizations and movements which are women-led or involve substantial female participation, and women in media from all over the world. Three MEKK-members, Heidi Røsok-Dahl, Marte Høiby… Continue reading MEKK-members attend “Social Justice: Women in the Media on Conflict and Crisis.”
Tag: Kristin Skare Orgeret
“A disruptive and disturbing conference”
This is what Ramon Tuazon asked for at the conference Safety of Journalists Covering Conflict & Sensitive Issues. This is what he got:
Orgeret and Krøvel on coverage of distant disasters and conflicts
On the 11th of October, heads of MEKK, Kristin Skare Orgeret and Roy Krøvel will speak at the the fifth Humanitarian Studies Colloquium, a colloquium, hosted by Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA). Kristin Skare… Continue reading Orgeret and Krøvel on coverage of distant disasters and conflicts
Media scholars facing global challenges -advocators or outsiders?
The following title was also the topic of the panel debate, in which head of MEKK, Kristin Skare Orgeret, participated at the NordMedia conference of 2017. Member Anders Graver Knudsen also participated with a talk on lived experiences and conceptualisation of journalism among freelance journalists: “Walking a tightrope – Boundaries of journalism and precarious freelance journalists.” The… Continue reading Media scholars facing global challenges -advocators or outsiders?
Workshop for female journalist from West and East Africa
Professor and head of MEKK, Kristin Skare Orgeret participated in the International Federation for Journalists’ (IFJ)s Training of Trainers in Dakar, Senegal in the beginning of July. 18 female journalists from West and East Africa took part in the course which focused on Equality and Security for female journalists: Orgeret is involved developing a similar… Continue reading Workshop for female journalist from West and East Africa