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Nominations of journalists and media outlets in Russia and Eastern Europe
The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Foundation call for nominations of journalists, bloggers, internet media and newspapers for the 2015 Press Prizes. The prizes will be awarded to journalists and media outlets from Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Instagram – photographer, editor and publicist
Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to a seminar on Friday, 10 October 2014, from 5.00–7.00 pm., at Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo, featuring Stephen Mayes, former managing director of the image bank VII and an expert in communication and the social media, and Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak. Espen Rasmussen, photographer and NJP editor, will be moderating the seminar. The event is open to the general public.
FutureLab Europe – The Council of Young European Citizens
The Preben Munthe Fellowship for journalists 2015
Call for applications from journalists ordinarily resident in Norway for the Preben Munthe Fellowship at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University, in 2015.
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Humanities and the Public Good
Report launch: The status of freedom of expression in Norway - results of the demographic survey
What is the status of freedom of expression as seen from the general public’s point of view? Is freedom of expression perceived as an important value in comparison with other considerations? What experiences do the general public have of freedom of expression – in the public space and at the workplace? How do we see the media’s role as infrastructure for freedom of expression?
What about the humanities?
On Friday, 21 March, What about the humanities? A report on the situation of the humanities in Norway was presented to Minister of Education Torbjørn Røe Isaksen at a launch seminar in the Fritt Ord offices.
Footage from 'The War to end War'
On the weekend 23-24 November the first installment of ‘The War to End War’, Fritt Ords seminar series on the First World War, was held at the Oslo House of Literature. More than 200 visitors were present for the engaging lectures by professors Christopher Clark, Patrick Salmon, Ute Frevert and Sir Hew Strachan. See footage from the lectures in the article below.
‘The War to End War’
Lectures and Debates on the First World War
DVB Operations and Myanmar Media: Past Experiences and Future Vision
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Loyal or obedient? About freedom of expression at work
Volda University College’s Faculty of Media and Journalism and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to a full-day seminar on 15 November 2013 at Fritt Ord’s premises at Uranienborgveien 2 in Oslo
Minority Rights and Freedom in the 21st Century: Has Multiculturalism failed in Europe?
The Research Council of Norway, the Fritt Ord Foundation and UiT The Arctic University of Norway invite the public to an open lecture on Thursday 14 November, 2013, at 14:15–16:00 at Auditorium B-1005, Dept. of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Breiviklia, UiT.
Classics of Journalism: Bergen and Norway
The Fritt Ord Foundation and the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen invite the public to lectures at the House of Literature in Bergen.