The Fritt Ord Foundation's new application portal is now available

August 1 2022

The Fritt Ord Foundation’s new application portal is now available here.

It is now possible to submit applications in time for the deadlines in August.

Please note: All earlier applicants and recipients must click on ‘Forgot your password?’ to reset their password the first time they log in to the new portal.

New applicants must register and create a user profile in the portal.

Click here for our general guidelines for applications.

To request the payment of funds granted earlier, please send an email to utbetaling@frittord.no.

It will not be possible to submit final reports on completed projects until later in August.

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Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for Lisanne Dijkstra

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Lisanne Dijkstra (30) is awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for having revealed a mayor’s abuse, and for demonstrating great courage of expression in the face of powerful actors and forces in society.
“She reminds us of the importance of such civil courage for us as a society and as individuals”, remarks Bård Vegar Solhjell, chair of the Fritt Ord Foundation Board.

The freelance study is completed in 2025

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The share of freelancers in the media has been increasing for years in many countries, but until recently, there has been little research-based knowledge about the scope of freelance work and the working conditions of journalists, photographers, and critics without permanent employment in the media.

The Genocide in Gaza and Big Tech

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Sunday, 19 October 2025 at 3.30 PM at Cinemateket, Oslo
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New Oxford fellow – How Journalists Interview “Monsters and Victims”

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VG journalist Håkon F. Høydal has been awarded Fritt Ord’s journalism fellowship at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford in the spring of 2026.
His project explores what journalists can learn from new trauma research when interviewing both “monsters and victims” in crime and abuse cases.