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Full-day seminar for teachers in Bodø on freedom of expression and democracy
Welcome to a seminar in Bodø on Thursday, 27 November 2014 from 9.30 a.m. – 3.39 p.m. at the Stormen Library and House of Literature.
Without the social media, I would not have had the voice I have today
Seasoned female online debaters claim that one must be thick-skinned and endure unpleasantness if one wants to take part in debates on the social media. Over time, some women become more reticent about utterances they know can be provocative, according to a recent report that is part of the project ‘Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway’.
Presentation of the final Report on the Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway
Along with partners from the University of Oslo (Dept. of Media and Communication), FAFO, TNS Gallup, and attorney Jon Wessel Aas, ISF’s researchers presented their report on “The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway” today at the closing session of the full-day conference arranged at the House of Literature on the Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway, the Fritt Ord Foundation’s monitoring project.
The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway - closing conference and launch of the main report
19 November marks the conclusion of the project “The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway – the Fritt Ord Foundation’s monitoring project” with a full-day conference at the House of Literature. The researchers will be presenting chapters from the main report, and summarising the findings from the project, which has been in progress since autumn 2013.
BRITDOC’s Impact Producer Lab in Finland
In preparation for Good Pitch Europe in the Nordic countries, BRITDOC is hosting an Impact Producers Lab in Finland from January 7th-9th 2015, specifically for Nordic professionals. Closing date for applications is 21st November 2014.
Film premiere: ‘1989’
The Fritt Ord Foundation and Substans Film invite the public to the Oslo premiere of the film ‘1989’, from 7.45 – 10.30 p.m. on 5 November, at the Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo.
Oslo premiere of the full-length feature version of ‘Drone'
Flimmer Film, the Fritt Ord Foundation and TourDeForce invite the public to the Oslo premiere of the documentary film ‘Drone’ at the Victoria Cinema on 5 November at 6:45 p.m.
In Search of a New Constitution: Why Norway Gave Us So Little and So Much
The Research Council of Norway, the University of Oslo and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to lecture featuring Albie Sachs in Gamle festsal at the University of Oslo, Karl Johans gate 47, on Thursday, 30 October from 3.00 – 4.30 p.m.
Seminar on journalists' safety
The Fritt Ord Foundation, the Norwegian Union of Journalists, Norwegian PEN, the Norwegian Press Association, the Association of Norwegian Editors and the Norwegian UNESCO Commission invite the public to a seminar on journalists’ safety on 29 October from 12.00 -3.30 p.m. at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises at Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo.
Heldagsseminar for lærere om ytringsfrihet, demokrati og tekstforming
epea 02: The New Social - opening of the exhibition in Paris
22 October 2014 will mark the opening of the photo project epea, the “European Photo Exhibition Award 02: The New Social” in Paris.
Fremtidens Norge
Nominations of journalists and media outlets in Russia and Eastern Europe
The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Foundation call for nominations of journalists, bloggers, internet media and newspapers for the 2015 Press Prizes. The prizes will be awarded to journalists and media outlets from Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Instagram – photographer, editor and publicist
Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to a seminar on Friday, 10 October 2014, from 5.00–7.00 pm., at Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo, featuring Stephen Mayes, former managing director of the image bank VII and an expert in communication and the social media, and Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak. Espen Rasmussen, photographer and NJP editor, will be moderating the seminar. The event is open to the general public.
