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Sykdom, død og de fire friheter
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Fritt Ords Pris 2013 til Per Fugelli
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Freedom of Expression Tribute to Per Edgar Kokkvold and Nils E. Øy
Press Release, 14 May 2013
During an event at the Association of Norwegian Editors yesterday evening, Per Edgar Kokkvold and Nils E. Øy were both awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute.
The Fritt Ord Foundation's Board of Governors states in its grounds for the award that Kokkvold is being honoured for "his firm defence of freedom of expression, not least in the face of years of death threats, and for his many and sharp comments about journalistic practices, which have contributed to self-criticism and the self-regulation of the press".
Øy is being awarded the tribute for "his indefatigable struggle over 40 years for full disclosure, free public access, editorial independence and professionalism, as well as for building up a unique archive of material in these fields".
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Freedom of Expression Prize for 2013 awarded to Per Fugelli
Press Release - 20 February 2013
The decision of the Board of Trustees of the Fritt Ord Foundation is based on the following grounds:
"Per Fugelli is awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2013 for having given a voice to cancer patients and those who stand face to face with death."
The Freedom of Expression Prize is the institution's highest distinction. The amount of the prize is NOK 400 000. The prize is accompanied by the Fritt Ord Foundation statuette made by Nils Aas. The award ceremony will take place at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Stage 2, in Oslo.
Based on his own experiences and illness after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009, Per Fugelli has helped open up a discussion about what it means to be seriously ill. With wisdom and generosity, he has drawn attention to our fears of talking about death and how we repress such thoughts. As Fugelli puts it: "Today's society needs to 'release death from the prison of banned words". Among other works, he has written the following book on this topic: Death, shall we dance? (2010), which has proved a welcome contribution to candour about death in life.
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Journalism and democracy. What about the media? What can be done?
To promote discourse on the digital media revolution, in autumn 2012, the Fritt Ord Foundation appointed a working group to write articles with a personal twist to be published in book form. The group has consisted of Svein Egil Omdal (editor of the report), Anders Bjartnes, Paul Bjerke and Ragnhild Kristine Olsen. The committee's work has concentrated on the new situation for quality journalism and the potential political consequences of different media structures. Please note that the results are not an expression of specific opinions held by the Fritt Ord Foundation, nor are they based on consensus among the writers.
At an event organised in connection with Nordic Media Days in Bergen today, 9 May, from 3.15-4.00 p.m., Svein Egil Omdal will present the committee's report Journalism and Democracy. What about the media? What can be done?.
The book can be downloaded here (in Norwegian, though including an English summary). The paper version can be ordered from the Fritt Ord Foundation - contact Tonje Olsrud: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Eight new photographers selected for the second edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography
Margaret M. de Lange
Press Release, 8 May 2013
The first edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) was launched in April this year. The book features comprehensive presentations of projects carried out by 10 photographers in the past few years.
The Norwegian Journal of Photography is an initiative under the auspices of the Fritt Ord Foundation. The editorial board consists of Rune Eraker, Laara Matsen and Espen Rasmussen.
The NJP editorial board has now selected eight photographers to take part in the next edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography.
The eight photographers are: Margaret M. de Lange, Jonas Bendiksen, Ivar Kvaal, Knut Egil Wang, Mathilde Helene Pettersen, Terje Abusdal, Tomm W. Christiansen and Anne-Stine Johnsbråten.
www.njp.no
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Philosophy as a Humanist Discipline
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There is currently no English translation available for this entry
Fritt Ords Pris 2013 til Per Fugelli
There is currently no English translation available for this entry
Freedom of Expression Tribute to Per Edgar Kokkvold and Nils E. Øy
Press Release, 14 May 2013
During an event at the Association of Norwegian Editors yesterday evening, Per Edgar Kokkvold and Nils E. Øy were both awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute.
The Fritt Ord Foundation's Board of Governors states in its grounds for the award that Kokkvold is being honoured for "his firm defence of freedom of expression, not least in the face of years of death threats, and for his many and sharp comments about journalistic practices, which have contributed to self-criticism and the self-regulation of the press".
Øy is being awarded the tribute for "his indefatigable struggle over 40 years for full disclosure, free public access, editorial independence and professionalism, as well as for building up a unique archive of material in these fields".
Read more >
Freedom of Expression Prize for 2013 awarded to Per Fugelli
Press Release - 20 February 2013
The decision of the Board of Trustees of the Fritt Ord Foundation is based on the following grounds:
"Per Fugelli is awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2013 for having given a voice to cancer patients and those who stand face to face with death."
The Freedom of Expression Prize is the institution's highest distinction. The amount of the prize is NOK 400 000. The prize is accompanied by the Fritt Ord Foundation statuette made by Nils Aas. The award ceremony will take place at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Stage 2, in Oslo.
Based on his own experiences and illness after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009, Per Fugelli has helped open up a discussion about what it means to be seriously ill. With wisdom and generosity, he has drawn attention to our fears of talking about death and how we repress such thoughts. As Fugelli puts it: "Today's society needs to 'release death from the prison of banned words". Among other works, he has written the following book on this topic: Death, shall we dance? (2010), which has proved a welcome contribution to candour about death in life.
Read more >
Journalism and democracy. What about the media? What can be done?
To promote discourse on the digital media revolution, in autumn 2012, the Fritt Ord Foundation appointed a working group to write articles with a personal twist to be published in book form. The group has consisted of Svein Egil Omdal (editor of the report), Anders Bjartnes, Paul Bjerke and Ragnhild Kristine Olsen. The committee's work has concentrated on the new situation for quality journalism and the potential political consequences of different media structures. Please note that the results are not an expression of specific opinions held by the Fritt Ord Foundation, nor are they based on consensus among the writers.
At an event organised in connection with Nordic Media Days in Bergen today, 9 May, from 3.15-4.00 p.m., Svein Egil Omdal will present the committee's report Journalism and Democracy. What about the media? What can be done?.
The book can be downloaded here (in Norwegian, though including an English summary). The paper version can be ordered from the Fritt Ord Foundation - contact Tonje Olsrud: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Read more >
Eight new photographers selected for the second edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography
Margaret M. de Lange
Press Release, 8 May 2013
The first edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) was launched in April this year. The book features comprehensive presentations of projects carried out by 10 photographers in the past few years.
The Norwegian Journal of Photography is an initiative under the auspices of the Fritt Ord Foundation. The editorial board consists of Rune Eraker, Laara Matsen and Espen Rasmussen.
The NJP editorial board has now selected eight photographers to take part in the next edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography.
The eight photographers are: Margaret M. de Lange, Jonas Bendiksen, Ivar Kvaal, Knut Egil Wang, Mathilde Helene Pettersen, Terje Abusdal, Tomm W. Christiansen and Anne-Stine Johnsbråten.
www.njp.no
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Philosophy as a Humanist Discipline
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The decision of the Board of Trustees of the Fritt Ord Foundation is based on the following grounds:
"Per Fugelli is awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2013 for having given a voice to cancer patients and those who stand face to face with death."
The Freedom of Expression Prize is the institution's highest distinction. The amount of the prize is NOK 400 000. The prize is accompanied by the Fritt Ord Foundation statuette made by Nils Aas. The award ceremony will take place at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Stage 2, in Oslo.
Based on his own experiences and illness after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009, Per Fugelli has helped open up a discussion about what it means to be seriously ill. With wisdom and generosity, he has drawn attention to our fears of talking about death and how we repress such thoughts. As Fugelli puts it: "Today's society needs to 'release death from the prison of banned words". Among other works, he has written the following book on this topic: Death, shall we dance? (2010), which has proved a welcome contribution to candour about death in life.
Read more >
Journalism and democracy. What about the media? What can be done?
To promote discourse on the digital media revolution, in autumn 2012, the Fritt Ord Foundation appointed a working group to write articles with a personal twist to be published in book form. The group has consisted of Svein Egil Omdal (editor of the report), Anders Bjartnes, Paul Bjerke and Ragnhild Kristine Olsen. The committee's work has concentrated on the new situation for quality journalism and the potential political consequences of different media structures. Please note that the results are not an expression of specific opinions held by the Fritt Ord Foundation, nor are they based on consensus among the writers.
At an event organised in connection with Nordic Media Days in Bergen today, 9 May, from 3.15-4.00 p.m., Svein Egil Omdal will present the committee's report Journalism and Democracy. What about the media? What can be done?.
The book can be downloaded here (in Norwegian, though including an English summary). The paper version can be ordered from the Fritt Ord Foundation - contact Tonje Olsrud: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Read more >
Eight new photographers selected for the second edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography
Margaret M. de Lange
Press Release, 8 May 2013
The first edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) was launched in April this year. The book features comprehensive presentations of projects carried out by 10 photographers in the past few years.
The Norwegian Journal of Photography is an initiative under the auspices of the Fritt Ord Foundation. The editorial board consists of Rune Eraker, Laara Matsen and Espen Rasmussen.
The NJP editorial board has now selected eight photographers to take part in the next edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography.
The eight photographers are: Margaret M. de Lange, Jonas Bendiksen, Ivar Kvaal, Knut Egil Wang, Mathilde Helene Pettersen, Terje Abusdal, Tomm W. Christiansen and Anne-Stine Johnsbråten.
www.njp.no
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Philosophy as a Humanist Discipline
There is currently no English translation available for this entry
Margaret M. de Lange
The first edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) was launched in April this year. The book features comprehensive presentations of projects carried out by 10 photographers in the past few years.
The Norwegian Journal of Photography is an initiative under the auspices of the Fritt Ord Foundation. The editorial board consists of Rune Eraker, Laara Matsen and Espen Rasmussen.
The NJP editorial board has now selected eight photographers to take part in the next edition of the Norwegian Journal of Photography.
The eight photographers are: Margaret M. de Lange, Jonas Bendiksen, Ivar Kvaal, Knut Egil Wang, Mathilde Helene Pettersen, Terje Abusdal, Tomm W. Christiansen and Anne-Stine Johnsbråten.
www.njp.no
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Philosophy as a Humanist Discipline
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There is currently no English translation available for this entry
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Death, shall we dance?
"Why is it that we in today's Norway hide death away so painstakingly, surrounding it with silence and taboos?" This is how the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) introduces the documentary "Death, shall we dance?" about Per Fugelli, who will be awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2013 on 14 May. In the film, Fugelli reflects brutally and openly on life and death in the light of his own cancer. He wants to "release death from the prison of taboo words". Jæren, Værøy, Røst and Grønland in Oslo provide the background for a poetic, thought-provoking film about leaving life.
Invisible Symposium. A theater of ideas
Philosophers, authors, activists, politicians and artists were all asked the same set of questions with a focus on the current state of democracy. Why is it ailing? What challenges will it face in the years to come? Actors will portray the participating intellectuals in a staged exchange of ideas. PEN American Center, Fritt Ord, Jacobin, and The New School for Social Research invite to the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival’s Invisible Symposium on Saturday, 4 May 2013, 8-10pm, in New York City.
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Support for Norwegian factual prose
Among the Fritt Ord Foundation's minor grants in March 2013, we find 20 allocations for manuscript development and for the publication of new books in the factual prose genre in the broad sense. For example, Gunnar Ringheim has been granted NOK 50 000 to write the book "Abuse in the name of Jesus", while Cornelia Kristiansen has received NOK 75 000 for the interview book "The Class" about experiences from attending a multicultural school on the east side of downtown Oslo. Ingrid Vik has been granted NOK 50 000 for a book project entitled "Among the faithful", in which she investigates Norwegian Christian conservatives' attitudes to value-related questions in respect of family and equal opportunity. NOK 25 000 has been allocated to Trine Krigsvoll Haagensen and Martin Paulsen to translate and publish "A punk prayer for freedom" with lyrics by the Russian art collective Pussy Riot.
A list has now been published of the minor grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2013.
A list has now been published of the minor grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2013.
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