Study trip to Denmark for Ukrainian journalists
February 2025 will mark the third year of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since February 2022, Ukrainian journalists have worked around the clock…
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NJC expands with activities in Ukraine
[Also available in Ukranian below] A new grant from the Nordic Council of Ministers means that the Nordic Journalist Centre is expanding with a…
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Projects in the pipeline
Network for young journalists The corona crisis has hit young people in the Nordics and in Russia particularly hard. Many new graduates are on…
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How to make a perfect interview
NJC and Barents Press Russia managed to organize five masterclasses and seminars during spring and summer of 2021 gathering more than 100 journalists from…
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Journalism that builds bridges
Despite the Corona crisis, it has been possible to keep the Nordic-Northwest Russian journalist co-operation at almost the same level as before Covid-19 For…
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Great interest in masterclass
56 young photographers have applied for a seat at our photo masterclass: The High North, where participants will work in the Barents region for…
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Nordic-Northwest Russian co-operation 2021: The Arctic, climate, master class for young photojournalists
The Nordic Journalist Centre in Aarhus, Denmark, will in 2021 coordinate the project, “Nordic – Northwest Russian Journalist Cooperation”, which aims to contribute to…
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A Journalistic Dance on Broken Glass
Sensitive topics, such as domestic violence, suicide and sexuality are difficult to write about in Russia from a journalist’s point of view and perhaps…
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OSCE-Conference in Moscow Start Dialogue on Freedom of the Press
For the first time, both independent media and state media from all over Russia were gathered at a conference on freedom of the press…
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Next To You moves on to Reykjavik
The photographic master class Next To You by Nordic Journalist Centre conducted by Jana Romanova and Mads Greve is in Reykjavik, Iceland, to edit…
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The Essential Image, photojournalism – now in Russian
With the financial support from the Nordic Council of Ministers it has been made possible to translate and publish a Russian version of Søren…
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Next To You up and running in Kaliningrad
The first part of the NJC’s photographic master class is in progress in Kaliningrad, Russia. Seven young Nordic photojournalists and seven young Russian photographers…
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CrowdTangle creates new possibilities for transparency
CrowdTangle helps news organisations better understand the workings of social media. The Facebook-owned tool is free for journalistic organisations across the world, and targets…
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Meet Finnish Silja Raunio investigating constructive journalism in Denmark
Silja Raunio is a fellow at the Danish Constructive Institute. We asked her to tell about her experiences and how she will use them…
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Svetlana Bulatova: The photo class was a great start for my career
Now I have a good platform to take part in other international workshops. These words are from the documentary photographer Svetlana Bulatova, who recommends…
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Open Call: Photographic Master Class – Next to You
We are looking for young talents for a free-of-charge workshop and photo book production on Russian-Nordic relations. If you have the right talent and…
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Robota 2018 The Next Generation reaches its final destination
Reflections of one participant after the two week journey: The Robota 2018 voyage through the Barents Region has come to an end. The tour…
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Journalistic road trip across Barents region now en route
On this rainy day, 24th of September 2018, a group of young journalists from Sweden, Finland, and Russia started their 1700 kilometer voyage across…
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Shapes Of Democracy: Swedish Election
Projektet Shapes Of Democracy, äe et projekt där ryska journalister undersöker det svenska valet och framför allt, hur svenska journalister täcker valet. Af Joan…
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Picture of The Year, Norway – Represented in the photobook “Next to Me”
Photographer Katinka Hustad won the Picture of the Year Award in Norway. The winning image, created during the Nordic Journalist Centre masterclass for Nordic…
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Pictures that open doors – NJC’s photo masterclass in Russia, Next to Me
Like all brilliant ideas the idea of Next to Me is very simple: Take a group of talented Nordic and Russian photographers, bring them…
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Know Modern Russia
Keep Track of Russia – Presidential Election Seminar and Kaliningrad Study Tour Nordic Journalist Centre (NJC) invites you to a seminar and study trip…
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Truth vs Truth – How Russian media handle the doping affair
By Malcolm Dixelius. Russians are of course genuinely upset over the fact that their flag is not hoisted at the Olympic Games. NJC REPORT…
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To Kaliningrad with NJC
If in Kaliningrad you look due east, there is more than 500 kilometres to the rest of Russia. A tiny piece of Russia far…
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The challenge in an era of misinformation and disinformation
Knowledge is only a mouse-click away for the majority of the general public. The human kind has never had such access to information as…
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Press freedom in the Nordics – But with one eye
I left Damascus, the oldest capital in the world and left the memories of my childhood and my career. I reached Sweden, where as…
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Do’s and don’ts against online hate speech
Hatred is an increasing challenge in online debates. Nordic organizations had hate speech on the agenda at the Helsinki Book Fair, October 2016. Tekst…
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Fighting cross-border corruption requires cross-border networks
Russian journalist Andrey Kalikh wants to fight corruption by helping bloggers and establishing networks. Now he wishes to connect with journalists from the Nordic…
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Environmental Journalism and the Many Dilemmas
The dilemmas are plentiful when ten Russian and ten Nordic journalists cover climate change in the Arctic. They participate in a Master Class held…
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Young Russian reporter writes without fear – almost
Alla Sumarokovo made the leap from a state-controlled TV-station to an independent online media. Here, she attempts to write independent journalism in which she…
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The Western world shall not forget us
15 Russian journalists participated in World Press Freedom Day held in Helsinki. Meet journalists Ivan Beliaev and Vladimir Izotov from Saint-Petersburg By Joan Rask…
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Join Master Class: Photo Essays on Nordic-Russian realities
We are looking for the brightest young talents for a unique, free-of-charge, workshop and photo book production on Russian-Nordic relations. If you have the…
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Write so you don´t end up in prison
Everyday life for Russian journalists rarely provides an opportunity for the development of ideas, cases or thoughts on narrative tools. The Nordic Journalist Center…
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WPFD 2016: Nordic event on press freedom
The following statement is a wrap-up of presentations and debates among panels and audience through the six hour conference about Press freedom in a…
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Closing statement of the Nordic press freedom conference
The following statement is a wrap-up of presentations and debates among panels and audience through the six hour conference about Press freedom in a…
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The freedom of press is almost gone in Russia
Self-censorship is everywhere and press freedom is non-existing in Russia. Nordic Journalist Center gives 13 Russian journalists the possibility to join the World Press…
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NJC research project will map Russian media
In March 2016, the Russian news site sputniknews.lv was shut down by Latvian authorities, calling it a tool for Russian propaganda. Latvia Blocks Russian…
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A Danish guidebook in photojournalisme is published in both Russian and English
With the financial support from the Nordic Council of Ministers it has been made possible to translate and publish a Russian version of Søren…
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Journalists are also refugees
Once head of communication at the Damaskus Opera, TV reporter – now a refugee in Denmark. Syrian journalist Lilas Hatahet shares her views on…
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Attacked journalist speaks before Nordic conference on press freedom
On March 9 Swedish Radio’s correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren was robbed and assaulted as she and three collegues were attacked by 20-30 armed men in…
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Independent Russian media teachers hope for more collaboration
NJC plans new initiatives in Northwest Russia and hopes for a renewed contract with Nordic Council of Ministers. Russian press institute writes support letter….
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