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HUMAN 2021 / Investigative journalism in the shadow of national security

Conversation between Ben Wizner and Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth, hosted by Fritt Ord and Human International Documentary Film Festival.

HUMAN 2021 / The Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya and the Situation for LGBT+ People in Russia

Conversation between Elena Milashina and Erika Fatland, hosted by Fritt Ord and Human International Documentary Film Festival.

HUMAN 2021 / Freedom of speech has never been freer

Conversation between Pankaj Mishra and Ingerid Salvesen, hosted by Fritt Ord and Human International Documentary Film Festival.

Artists Assess Freedom of Expression in the Year 2020

The Fritt Ord Foundation and TSL Analytics invite the public to a live-streamed launch of a report and discussion from 2 to 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, 11 March 2021.

Reminder: The deadline for entering the 2021 Fritt Ord competition is 15 March

The Fritt Ord Youth Competition is an annual competition that invites students to submit entries on topics related to freedom of expression and democracy. This year’s topic is 22 July 2011. The deadline for entering is 15 March 2021.

Call for nominations for the 2021 Free Media Awards

The Fritt Ord Foundation and The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius hereby invite nominations of independent journalists, bloggers, Internet media and newspapers for the 2021 Free Media Awards.

Record allocations from the Fritt Ord Foundation in 2020

Dear applicants, partners and others,

'Radiograph of a Family' won grand prize at the IDFA documentary film festival

It was a big evening for Norwegian documentary films yesterday: ‘Radiograph of a Family’ won the grand prize at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA): The Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary.

Two prizes awarded to the local newspaper Dølen for the investigative project ‘Rondablikksoga’

Fritt Ord congratulates Dølen on winning two prizes at Polaris Media’s annual awards ceremony, which was conducted in digital format on Wednesday, 25 November 2020.

Grants in response to applications for less than NOK 100 000 awarded in November 2020

The Fritt Ord Foundation’s list of grants has been updated to include grants for ordinary project applications for less than NOK 100 000, Norwegian Journalism and additional grants in November 2020.

2020 Fritt Ord Foundation Prize to Deeyah Khan

PRESS RELEASE 9 November 2020

The 2020 Fritt Ord Foundation Prize is awarded to Deeyah Khan for her intrepid, methodical and innovative documentary films on extremism.

Report Launch Event: "Covering the Debate on Racism in Norwegian Media"

A media analysis of racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Year's Most Beautiful Book 2020: Terje Abusdal and Gösta Flemming

The Fritt Ord Foundation congratulates Terje Abusdal and Gösta Flemming on winning Grafill’s distinction ‘The Year’s Most Beautiful Book’.

Report: "Covering the Debate on Racism in Norwegian Media"

A media analysis of racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.

International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Today, 2 November, marks the International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

New anthology of texts about 22 July

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 22 July 2011, Fritt Ord and Foreningen !les are working together to make a free anthology featuring excerpts from books about 22 July.