The launch of the documentary film “A Gift from God”
NB! The screening has been moved to Klingenberg Kino. Tickets already picked up are still valid.
News
The Fritt Ord Journalism Fellowship
We are pleased to announce the call for applications for the Fritt Ord Journalism Fellowship for journalists funded by the Fritt Ord Foundation. This gives an unique opportunity for Norwegian journalists to benefit from a funded fellowship at the University of Oxford, commencing in January 2020. Application deadline: Wednesday 25 September 2019, at noon.
Freelance Conference 2019 - launch of the new study on Norwegian media freelancers
Fritt Ord, the Norwegian Critics’ Association and the Press Photographers’ Club, Norway, invite the public to a conference on working conditions for media freelancers in Norway. Which structural changes in the media industry will affect freelancers’ routine work days in future? Are too many freelancers disappearing to the communications sector and to the production of marketing content? Why is it so difficult for freelancers to get paid better?
Survey on conditions for media freelancers
The proportion of freelancers is on the rise in several countries, but there is little research-based knowledge about working conditions for journalists, photographers and critics who are without regular employment. Along with NJ Frilans, the Press Photographers’ Club, Norway and the Norwegian Critics’ Association, Fritt Ord has taken an initiative to explore the challenges facing freelancers and temps.
Freelance Conference 2019 - launch of the new study on Norwegian media freelancers
Fritt Ord, the Norwegian Critics’ Association and the Press Photographers’ Club, Norway, invite the public to a conference on working conditions for media freelancers in Norway. Which structural changes in the media industry will affect freelancers’ routine work days in future? Are too many freelancers disappearing to the communications sector and to the production of marketing content? Why is it so difficult for freelancers to get paid better?
Telephone trouble
Unfortunately, the Fritt Ord Foundation’s telephone lines are down, and it is not currently possible to reach us by calling the switchboard (23 01 46 46) or our regular land lines.
Earmarked funding for Norwegian journalism
The Fritt Ord Foundation is allocating up to MNOK 25 annually for four years for journalistic projects. The MNOK 100 initiative is entitled Norwegian Journalism.
XY Chelsea – Screening and conversation with Nancy Hollander – Chelsea Manning’s former attorney
Fritt Ord, Oslo Documentary Cinema and Vega Scene invite the public to a screening of Chelsea XY, a documentary film about Chelsea Manning and the most serious leak of secret US government documents ever. There will be a conversation with Nancy Hollander, Manning’s former attorney, and psychologist Peder Kjøs, after the screening.
XY Chelsea – Screening and conversation with Nancy Hollander – Chelsea Manning’s former attorney
Fritt Ord, Oslo Documentary Cinema and Vega Scene invite the public to a screening of Chelsea XY, a documentary film about Chelsea Manning and the most serious leak of secret US government documents ever. There will be a conversation with Nancy Hollander, Manning’s former attorney, and psychologist Peder Kjøs, after the screening.
Fritt Ords Honnør til Hans Fredrik Dahl
Norwegian Documentary Photography
Norwegian Documentary Photography
The Norwegian Journal of Photography will be the focal point of the autumn’s premier photography exhibition at the Henie Onstad Art Centre. 23 August 2019 will mark the opening of the exhibition “Norwegian Documentary Photography”, featuring works by all the photographers who have taken part in the four volumes of NJP.
In the wake of war: Fritt Ord allocates MNOK 2.5 for promotional activities at Norwegian public libraries
Press release, Friday, 16 August 2019
THE FREE MEDIA AWARDS 2019
Press release – Oslo 15 August 2019
Earmarked funding for Norwegian journalism
The Fritt Ord Foundation is allocating up to MNOK 25 annually for four years for journalistic projects. The MNOK 100 initiative is entitled Norwegian Journalism.
Grants for library literature programmes, 2019–20 - In the wake of war
Wars do not end when the battles subside, but rather live on for the parties involved, in their collective memories and in their literature. War and war events provide input for history writing, debates and fiction.