Media and Journalism
Since its inception, Fritt Ord has had media and journalism as one of its core target areas. In today’s demanding media situation, the Foundation has set up separate grant and subsidy schemes for journalists and critics.
Norwegian Journalism
The Fritt Ord Foundation annonced in 2017 a new programme for Norwegian journalism. The Foundation is allocating up to MNOK 25 annually for four years for journalistic projects, with six annual application deadlines.
The Fritt Ord Journalism Fellowship
Each year, the Fritt Ord Foundation offers a six-month journalism fellowship at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, England, with studies starting in January. The application deadline for the 2026 fellowship is 1 September 2025.
Read about the projects of previous fellows.
The Fritt Ord Grants for Critics
The Fritt Ord Foundation provide ten annual grants of NOK 200 000 each for critics who write for Norwegian daily or weekly newspapers, or who write reviews for TV/radio.
The Reuters Digital News Report
The Reuters Digital News Report is a “state of the world” overview of global news and the world’s largest media study on the development of digital news consumption.
The freelance journalist study
NJ Frilans, Nord University, OsloMet, and Fritt Ord have collaborated from 2019 to 2026 on a comprehensive study mapping the working conditions of freelancers.
Who Gets a Voice in the Norwegian Media?
Who Gets a Voice in the Norwegian Media?
On September 3, 2025, the Fritt Ord Foundation and Retriever launched the report “Who Gets to Speak in the Norwegian Media?”