News

"Golden Dawn Girls" to open the 2018 HUMAN international documentary film festival

March 7 2018

The Fritt Ord Foundation and 2018 HUMAN international documentary film festival invites the public to the opening of this year’s festival, featuring a screening of the Norwegian documentary Golden Dawn Girls, on Wednesday, 7 March, at 6 p.m. at the Klingenberg Cinema. Tickets cost NOK 30, and can be purchased on the website of Nordisk Film Kino.

A record 255 entries in the Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School

March 6 2018

1 March was the deadline for entering the Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School. The theme of this year’s competition was “Propaganda”, and entries have covered a variety of genres: audio, video and online productions, essays and articles.

Call for Applications: Cross Border Journalism Programme, Spring 2018

March 4 2018

The spring 2018 call for applications for the sixth season of “Cross-Border journalism” programme is now open.

Call for nominations for the 2018 Free Media Awards

March 2 2018

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 2018 Free Media Awards.

Propaganda: Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School 2017

March 1 2018

The Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School is an annual competition that invites pupils to submit entries about freedom of expression and democracy. This year’s topic is propaganda. Write a text or make a media production about the many faces of propaganda. Feel free to be concrete and address issues in the local community, in Norway or in the world, past or present.

Letters to Europe – Refugee Women Write

February 28 2018

What: Theatre performance, debate and Oslo book launch.
When: Wednesday 28 February at 19:00
Where: The Fritt Ord Foundation,
Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo.

Letters to Europe – Refugee Women Write

February 28 2018

What: Theatre performance, debate and Oslo book launch.
When: Wednesday 28 February at 19:00
Where: The Fritt Ord Foundation,
Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo.

Earmarked funding for Norwegian journalism

February 19 2018

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.

Nominations for the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize 2018

January 31 2018

Each year, Fritt Ord awards the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize to individuals or institutions that have shown civil courage and worked to defend and strengthen freedom of expression and the conditions for it in Norway, especially by encouraging dynamic debate.

18 new participants in FutureLab Europe

January 29 2018

The seventh group of FutureLab participants met last week in Brussels for a tightly-packed programme featuring workshops, debates and meetings with key EU politicians. The topics discussed included political participation, populism, and young people’s opportunities to influence decision-makers in Brussels. Following this session, the group will continue working with their own projects related to civil society and local democracy in their respective countries. The projects may involve e.g. photo exhibitions, media projects, school visits, training or debates.

#MeToo and Freedom of Expression – dilemmas and the potential for lasting change

January 25 2018

Fritt Ord and the Institute for Social Research invite the public to the debate on #MeToo and Freedom of Expression on Thursday, 25 January 2018, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Fritt Ord premises, featuring Sissel Trygstad, Hannah Helseth, Sofie Høgestøl, Kjersti Horn, Arne Jensen, Anja Sletteland, Silas Harrebye and Åsa Linderborg. Arnfinn Midtbøen will moderate.

#MeToo and Freedom of Expression – dilemmas and the potential for lasting change

January 25 2018

Fritt Ord and the Institute for Social Research invite the public to the debate on #MeToo and Freedom of Expression on Thursday, 25 January 2018, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Fritt Ord premises, featuring Sissel Trygstad, Hannah Helseth, Sofie Høgestøl, Kjersti Horn, Arne Jensen, Anja Sletteland, Silas Harrebye and Åsa Linderborg. Arnfinn Midtbøen will moderate.

Stipend for studenter ved Høgskolen i Innlandet

January 1 2018

Propaganda, Facts and Fake News: The Holberg Debate 2017

December 2 2017

At this year’s Holberg Debate, John Pilger, Julian Assange and Jonathan Heawood will discuss the presence of propaganda in news and social media, and its democratic implications. The debate will take place at The University Aula in Bergen, on Saturday 2 December 2017, 3 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.

Lærerseminar: Kildebevissthet og kritisk tenkning i en polarisert tid

December 1 2017

Lærerseminar: Kildebevissthet og kritisk tenkning i en polarisert tid

December 1 2017