Makerere University holds the rig on press freedom

on 26. June 2018

By Agnes Tumuheire

The Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University has hosted a one week session of the Rig Press Freedom project.

The reporting on press freedom focused on five African countries namely; Rwanda, Zambia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Kenya.

Thirty eight final year journalism students participated in the project. They were divided into five groups, with each group focusing on one country. The five groups of students were supported by five local teachers and two Norwegian teachers. The main task of the participating students was to write news stories on the media environment and conditions for press freedom in the assigned countries.

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One-minute silence

on 4. May 2018

Trude Furuly asked Oslo journalists to remember their dead Afghan colleagues

Everybody stood silent for 1 minute to remember the 10 Afghan journalists who were killed Monday at the World Press Freedom Day function in Oslo 3 May.   Read More

Prize to Syrian journalist

on 2. May 2018

Lina Chawaf when she visted OsloMet in February this year

Lina Chawaf, Executive Director of Rozana Radio, will receive the Swedish Reporters without Borders’ press freedom award 2018.

The prize is a recognition of her struggle to defend the freedom of the press, according to the webpage of Rozana Radio

She will receive the award at a ceremony to be held in Stockholm on May 3, the World Press Freedom day.

Norway ahead

on 26. April 2018

Norway on the top of the press freedom ranking this year. Antoine Bernard presented the report.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) unveiled their Press Freedom Index in Oslo Wednesday.

Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands topped the ranking of 180 countries – at the bottom were North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan.  Read More

UNESCO report launched in Africa

on 14. March 2018

Lydia Gachungi at the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa presented the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report in Uganda 14 March. Read More

Asia launch of media report

on 28. February 2018

Muhammad Zakria Zakar, Vice Chancellor at the University of the Punjab during his speech.

Vice Chancellor at the University of the Punjab, Muhammad Zakria Zakar, spoke at the International Conference on “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: A Pakistani Perspective on UNESCO Report” in Lahore 27 February.

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Global media report in Arabic

on 6. February 2018

Representative of the Prime Minister of Palestine, Minister of Justice Dr. Ali Abu Diak during his opening speech (Photo: Rua´a Makhlouf)

The Arabic version of UNESCOs World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report (2017/2018) has been launched at An-Najah National University in Nablus in Palestine.   

The launch was a cooperation between UNESCO, the university and JMIC – which has also supported the Arabic translation. 

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Lecturing in Oxford

on 2. February 2018

Elisabeth Eide

JMICs director, Elisabeth Eide, lectured at a Conference organized by The Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe on January 25th (2018). The full-week Conference title was “Freedom of Speech, Media and Society”. Eide’s lecture: “Transnational Navigation: Modern Citizenship, Journalism and New Media Challenges”, was followed by a lively Q&A-session.

Doing the Rig on Press Freedom with Palestinian journalism students

on 12. December 2017

Teachers and students with their certificate at the last day of the Rig on press freedom. Foto: Private

Practical, journalistic work investigating the conditions of press freedom in eight countries. This was the content of the Rig on press freedom at An-Najah National University in Nablus, The West Bank, Palestine. The Rig is a learning tool by which students are trained in working practically with journalistic methods learning about the conditions on press freedom. During five intensive days, 64 students worked with journalistic articles about the conditions for press freedom in Marocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Norway.

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