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Konferansen Safety of journalists – Risks, Resistance, Resilience

Gjennom flere år har OsloMet arrangert konferanser som tar opp ulike aspekt av sikkerhet for journalister. Forskergruppen Medier, krig og konflikt (MEKK) arrangerer fra 2. november til 4. november 2020 en konferanse for journalister, forskere og organisasjoner som arbeider med journalistikk der sikkerhet er en utfordring.

Konferansen kombinerer forelesninger og paneldiskusjoner i plenum med parallelsesjoner om praktiske forholdsregler for å styrke journalisters sikkerhet.

Stiftelsen Fritt Ord har støttet konferansen med kr. 100 000.

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Program:

November 2nd

1445 – 1500: Opening

Welcome from OsloMet University
Professor Kristin Skare Orgeret & Roy Krøvel, heads of the Research group Media War & Conflikt (MEKK) & Ingrid Fadnes, journalist and member of MEKK

Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Head of department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet

1500 – 1615 WORKSHOP: DIGITAL & PHYSICAL THREATS

The Blended Threat Model: Our adversaries don’t distinguish between digital and physical threats, why should we?

With Neena Kapur, Security Intelligence Manager New York Times & Donna Carrera, Threat Analyst New York Times

Modern day threats against journalists span across digital and physical realms, and are conducted by actors with varying levels of resources and capabilities. In this presentation, members of The New York Times information security and physical security teams will discuss a blended threat model for comprehensively tracking and building up strong security measures in this evolving threat landscape. They’ll provide an overview of proactive protective approaches their teams have taken, and trends they are seeing in threats against journalists.

November 3rd

1030 – 1115 SATIRE, HUMOR & THE RISK OF DRAWING THE “UNDRAWABLE”

Story of a Cartoonist

Arifur Rahman, Illustrator, Animator, Founder & Publisher of Toons Mag. Regional Representative (Northern Europe) of Cartoonists Rights Network International

Watch Political Satirists, Mind your Safety!

Mahmud Farjami, Iranian journalist and humor scholar. Currently working as Associate Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, OsloMet University

1130 – 1215 SHORT DOC SESSION: RISK, RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE

Screening & discussion

A short story of a feminist reporter in Turkey’s hostile NewsScape (9 min) Produced & Presented by Bora Ataman & Barış Çoban, Turkey

Making or Faking: A Documentary Film on Fake News and Disinformation (10 min) Produced & presented by Md Mahmudul Hoque, Bangladesh

1245-1315 NEW LITERATURE IN THE FIELD

The Persistence of Violence: Colombian Popular Culture, Presented by Toby Miller (Author) & Marta Milena Barrios Correra (Author)

Rethinking Safety of Journalists, Special Issue of ‘Media and Communication’ Presented by William Tayeebwa (ed)

1330 – 1415 SHORT DOC SESSION: RISK, RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE

Screening & discussion

Journalism in Colombia, from Risk to Resilience (11 min), Produced & presented by Marta Milena Barrios, Colombia

They will not silence our voices (18), Produced & presented by Yennué Zarate

Parallel Sessions

1500 – 1530: Session 1: Legal aspects of risk, resilience & resistance

Ayetkin Kaan Kurtul: Telling the Truth or Inciting to Insurrection? The Impact of Sedition and “Fake News” Laws on Independent Journalism
Dr. John Babu Koyye & Mohd Aamir Malik: Communication gag in India’s Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation: A case study of stakeholders’ perspectives

1445 – 1545: Session 2: Risk, Resilience & Resistance in conflict

Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar: Uncivil sphere: The risks and resilience in reporting violent extremism

Umaru A. Pate & Abubakar Jibril: Safety knowledge and threats among journalists covering conflicts in Northern Nigeria

Abit Hoxha & Kenneth Andresen: Working conditions and routines in constructing collective memory in conflict. Case of Kosovo

1600 – 1700: Session 3: Case studies – Safety

Ilmari Hiltunen: External Interference in Hybrid Media Environment –An interview Study

Jennifer R. Henrichsen & Dr. Martin Shelton: Risks and Resistance to Information Security Education in Journalism Schools: A Case Study of the United States

Signe Ivask: Estonia – collective resilience practices and experiences with self-censorship

1600 – 1700: Session 4: Collective resilience

Florence Namasinga Selnes: Women as resistors of violence against journalists

Lubna Zaheer: Resisting the Risks: Story of resilient Pakistani journalists

Mariateresa Garrido: “La Voz de Guanacaste” a Costa Rican example of media resilience

November 4th

1200 – 1245 SHORT DOC SESSION: RISK, RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE

Screening & discussion

3R Zimbabwe (11 min), Produced & presented by Mercy Mangwana Mubayiwa, Zimbabwe

The Forsaken Heroes of COVID-19 (9 min), Produced & presented by Kriti Bhuju, Nepal

1300 – 1330 NEW LITERATURE IN THE FIELD

Handbook of Research on Combating Threats to Media Freedom and Journalist Safety & Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism, presented by Sadia Jamil (ed)

Digital Whistleblowing Platforms in Journalism. Encrypting Leaks presented by the author Philip Di Salvo

Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship, presented by Anna Grøndahl Larsen (ed)

1345 – 1430 SHORT DOC SESSION: RISK, RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE

Screening & discussion

Against the tide: surviving being a journalist in Mexico (8 min), Produced & presented by Heriberto Paredes, Mexico

Safety of journalists – Risks, Resistance, Resilience – South Africa Documentary Project Focus (6 min), Produced & presented by Sara Chitambo, South Africa

Risk, Resilience and Resistance Journalism and journalists in Brazil in continuous resistance (9 min), Produced by Reporter Brazil, Elisabeth Saad & Daniela Osvald Ramos, Brazil

1445 – 1515 What is Missing to Ensure Journalists are Protected?

Media Freedom Rapid Response: Maria Francesca Rita from Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, OBCT, Nik Williams, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, ECPMF, Luisa Chiodi, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, OBCT:

1515 – 1530 Closing remarks for the Sixth Conference on the Safety of Journalists – the way ahead, MEKK research group

Parallel Sessions

1545 – 1645: Session 5: Collective resilience

Sara Torsner & Jackie Harrison: A topographical account of the civil resistance of news journalism in circumstances of civil diminishment

Samiksha Koirala & Nita Pandit Building Resistance for Protection and Safety of Journalists: A case study of Nepal

Jose Luis Benitez: Journalism and resilience in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Central America

1545 – 1645: Session 6: Resistance & alternative media

Ramon R. Tuazon & Therese San Diego Torres: Digital Threats and Attacks on the Philippine Alternative Press: Range, Responses, and Remedies

Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos & Lucia Mesquita: Approaches of resistance and resilience for investigative journalism in Latin America

Mireya Márquez Ramírez & Marcelino Nieto Brizio: Leaving risk for a better life? The experiences, struggles and challenges of displaced journalists in Mexico

1700 – 1800: Session 7: Collective resilience

José Luis Lemini Camarillo: Journalism & self-protection process in Mexico

Olunifesi Suraj: Class Suit and Group Actions as strategic Public interest Litigation against Criminalizing free speech and ensuring safety of journalists in Nigeria

Saumava Mitra: ‘C’est un combat’: Risks and resilience among female photographers from the Global South

1700 – 1800: Session 8: Experience & shares responsibilities

Elisabeth Witchel: Shared responsibility: Safeguarding press freedom in perilous times.

Elsebeth Frey: Preparing for risks and building resilience

Evgenia Javakhishvili and Colleagues from SAFE initiative, IREX: Overcoming Challenges of Building Resilience in Survival Struggle