September 12 2023
Bjørn Olav Jahr: Facts must always trump emotions
“Facts must always trump emotions,” stated author Bjørn Olav Jahr when he received the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute on Monday.
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Library support from Fritt Ord: Artificial intelligence is the trend of the year
Forty libraries have received funding to arrange debates on Norwegian non-fiction. “Artificial intelligence is the most recurring theme in the pile of applications this year,” reports Oskar Kvasnes. The funding, totalling NOK 2 395 000 is the second highest amount since Fritt Ord began calling for proposals for library activities in 2008.
"Journalist robots" to crunch big data about Tromsø's urban districts - new allocations for journalism
Artificial intelligence creates local journalism in Tromsø, Ukrainian refugees become journalists in Sarpsborg, and white men pushing 80 are also pushing podcasts. These are among the examples of new allocations for journalism awarded by Fritt Ord in August.
Fritt Ord Foundation Tribute to Bjørn Olav Jahr
Journalist and author Bjørn Olav Jahr (54) is awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for thorough and persistent journalism that uncovered a miscarriage of justice in the Baneheia case, and contributed to a preliminary conviction in the Birgitte Tengs case.