News

Cass Sunstein in Oslo

May 12 2015

Professor Cass Sunstein will be holding the annual Vilhelm Aubert Memorial Lecture and be speaking at open seminars in Oslo on Tuesday, 12 May.

Launch party for NORWEGIAN JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY #2

May 8 2015

We invite the public to a launch party for the second edition of the NORWEGIAN JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY (NJP) on Friday, 8 May 2015, at 6.00 p.m. at the Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2 in Oslo, to celebrate all the photographers and to present their photo projects:

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DAY 2015

May 4 2015

​Blasphemy, freedom of expression and freedom of the press – free as long as no one is offended?

The Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute Ceremony

April 28 2015

At a ceremony held at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises on 17 April, the initiators of the Ring of Peace were awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around Jews in Norway.

Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute to the Ring of Peace

April 17 2015

The young Muslim initiators behind the Ring of Peace are awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around the country’s Jews.

Prisutdeling - Ytringsfrihetens helter og antihelter

April 16 2015

Fritt Ord Foundation Competition 2015

April 16 2015

The three winners of the Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for upper secondary school pupils were celebrated today, Thursday, 16 April, at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises. The prizes were awarded by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen. Speeches were given by Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director of the Fritt Ord Foundation, Guri Hjeltnes, Trustee of the Fritt Ord Foundation and Henrik G. Bastiansen, Chair of the Prize Committee.

Pre-screening of CITIZENFOUR

April 15 2015

Fritt Ord, Oslo Documentary Cinema, Tour de Force and weekly newspaper Ny Tid invite the public to a pre-screening of the Oscar winning documentary film CITIZENFOUR, Wednesday 15 April at 5.30 p.m. at Victoria Kino, Oslo.

epea 02: The New Social - opening of the exhibition in Hamburg

March 31 2015

31 March 2015 will mark the opening of the photo project epea, the “European Photo Exhibition Award 02: The New Social” at the House of Photography/Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.

Good Pitch Europe

March 25 2015

BRITDOC, supported by Fritt Ord Foundation and other Nordic partners are bringing Good Pitch Europe to Norway on March 25th 2015.

Six Journalists and Media Outlets Honoured for Critical Journalism during the Crisis in Ukraine

March 9 2015

Press Release, 9 March 2015

Visning og samtale: «Jeg er Kuba»

March 5 2015

Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2015 to Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog

March 2 2015

​The Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2015 is awarded to whistleblowers Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog for their courageous efforts to expose circumstances worthy of criticism in Norwegian working life.

What’s Wrong with the Economy—and with Economics?

February 16 2015

What’s Wrong with the Economy—and with Economics? To explore this question, The Fritt Ord Foundation, The New York Review of Books Foundation and The Dan David Prize are organising a two-day conference in New York. Among the topics to discussed are Economics after the Crash: A Discipline in Need of Renewal? and The Problem of Value: Economics as a Moral Science.

Forslag til Fritt Ords Pris 2015

February 9 2015

Veiledningsdag: kan bidraget ditt bli enda bedre?

February 9 2015