FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DAY 2016

May 3 2016

The Norwegian Press Association, the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of Norwegian Editors, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Norwegian PEN, IPI Norway, Mediabedriftene and the Norwegian UNESCO Commission invite the public to a seminar on the occasion of Freedom of the Press Day, on Tuesday 3 May, 4.00 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. at Sentralen in Øvre Slottsgate 3, Oslo.

Registration through Facebook or by email.

Programme
4.00 p.m. Potato lefse with cold cuts from the Sentralen Mat grocery store in Tønsberg

4.30 p.m. Freedom of the Press Day: moderator Annette Groth

4.30 p.m. Opening by UNESCO CEO Tora Aasland

4.40 p.m. The Turkish editor Kadri Gürsel, interviewed by Annette Groth, on the situation for Turkish journalists and editors.

5.00 p.m. Debate: Why are there breaches of freedom of the press and other human rights in Turkey – and what can/should the international community do about the situation? Featuring professor and human rights expert Mads Andenæs, researcher and specialist in Political Psychology Siri M. Neset and editor-in-chief of Aftenposten Espen Egil Hansen.

5.30 p.m. Break

5.45 p.m. Journalist and fellow human being in covering the refugee catastrophe – the preservation of integrity? Dialogue between Kadafi Zaman (TV2), Åge Winge (Adresseavisen) and Annette Groth.

The Prize for Good Journalism will be awarded before the event, same venue. This event will begin at 3 p.m. See the Facebook event for more information.

News

Frie stemmer Deeyah Khan:

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Dokumentarfilmskaper Deeyah Khan startet sin karriere med å lage en dokumentar om en kvinne som ble utsatt for æresdrap. Filmen ble vendepunktet i hennes anvendelse av ytringsfriheten, sier hun. Khan er basert i London og jobber internasjonalt.

– Det som skiller Norge fra mange andre land, er evnen til å delta i konstruktiv offentlig dialog rundt vanskelige og ofte polariserende temaer. Samtidig kan vi bli flinkere til å inkludere et større mangfold og flere minoritetsstemmer, sier hun.

Intervjuet er på engelsk.

Refuse to be silenced. Free Media Awards handed out in Oslo

September 17 2024

We refuse to be silenced.
That was the common message when six media outlets, journalists, and editors from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus received the Free Media Awards 2024 on September 17 at the Nobel Institute in Oslo.
– Threatening, attacking, kidnapping, and murdering journalists has become a war tactic, said documentary filmmaker Tonje Hessen Schei in her speech to the prize winners.

Fritt Ord's grants for master’s degrees

September 9 2024

Is your master’s project about freedom of expression, social debate or journalism? If so, you can apply for a student grant from the Fritt Ord Foundation.

The History of History – graphic novels can shed light on history in new ways

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Graphic novels that address historical topics was this year’s focus among the 144 public libraries that responded to the Fritt Ord Foundation’s call for applications from libraries for 2024, "The History of History».
According to graphic art creators as well as librarians, graphic novels can recount history in new ways to new groups of readers. Forty-four libraries have been granted MNOK 2.6 to organise meetings on nonfictional prose, fiction and graphic novels. This is the largest amount since the calls for applications from libraries began in 2008.