Event

Press freedom under attack

Journalist Sonya Groysman holds up the warning the authorities require her to use, as a "foreign agent".
Photo: Nanna Heitmann / Magnum Photos for the Nobel Peace Center

Join us on World Press Freedom Day, as we present the World Press Freedom Index 2022 together with Reporters without Borders.

Time: 3 May 2022 13:00 - 14:30
Place: Online and the Nobel Peace Center

Watch the recorded livestream here!

The annual index is a snapshot of the media freedom situation in the world and highlight some of he challenges to press freedom today: disinformation, censorship, distrust, and prosecution of journalists doing their job. We will get the new statistics that ranks 180 countries by their level of press freedom, hear from media experts and from journalists in the field.

Programme

  • Welcome from Kjersti Fløgstad, Executive Director, Nobel Peace Center
  • Introduction from Kristin Skare Orgeret, professor Oslo MET
  • Presentation from Thibaut Bruttin, Deputy Director, Reporters without Borders. Presentation of the Press Freedom Index 2022

    Panel discussion
  • Thibaut Bruttin and Knut Olav Åmås, Director of Fritt Ord, in conversation with Kristin Skare Orgeret.

    Video reports:
  • Russia/Georgia: Marfa Smirnova, journalist, Insider, former TV Rain
  • Ukraine: Oksana Rumaniuk, Executive director, IMI
  • France: Valérie Kasparian, lawyer, Avrillon and Huet
  • Egypt: Cherine Al-Sanaa, journalist, Hebdo Al-Ahram


The event will be in English and will be live streamed.

The event is created in collaboration with Reporters Without Borders and Oslo Metropolitan University.

This event is a part of "Nobel Peace Talks" – the Nobel Peace Center's event-series about Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov's Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Talks is supported by Norsk Hydro, Reitan Retail, Luminate and Fritt Ord.

Go to our English programme for Nobel Peace Talks