This week major Norwegian media houses launched a campaign #ETTMINUTT – #AMINUTE – to ask people for a minute of their time to explain the importance of media pluralism, independent media and reliable journalism.
All Norwegian media houses were invited to join the campaign with a majority deciding take part by writing opinion pieces that are appearing as newspaper, digital and videos advertisements.
Most of the content, which is in Norwegian, is gathered on the website https://www.ettminutt.no and will be used as a media literacy resource for high schools students to raise awareness about the role of journalism in democratic societies and the importance of a free independent press.
BREXIT, RACISM, FAKE NEWS
The Ethical Journalism Network's board member Chris Elliott - the former readers' editor of the Guardian - will be speaking at a conference organised by the National Union of Journalists' ethics council on 'Brexit, racism and fake news' on Saturday 11 March.
JOURNALISM UNDER FIRE
The Ethical Journalism Network's director Aidan White will participate in a panel discussion on media ethics as part of “Journalism under fire: challenges of our times” which will take place at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris on 23 March 2017.
If you would like to support the Ethical Journalism Network by translating our guidelines into you language contact Tom Law: tom.law@ethicaljournalismnetwork.org
Visit the Accountable Journalism database of codes of media ethics