Kristin Skare Orgeret

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Kristin Skare Orgeret, Dr.Art is Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. She co-heads the research group MEKK, Media, War and Conflict.
She has published extensively in the field of journalism, media and communication and has lived and worked as a researcher and lecturer in France and a range of African countries.
Member of the Norwegian Research Council’s Portfolio Board on Democracy & Global Development, the Advisory Board for the Online Violence Early Warning System, ICF and the International Committee of NFFO – the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers’ Association.

Experience

  • 2013–present
    Professor, OsloMet University
  • 2008–2013
    Associate professor, Oslo University College

Education

  • 2015 
    University of Oslo, Course for Research Leaders
  • 2006 
    University of Oslo, PhD
  • 1998 
    University of Oslo, MA in Media Studies, Cand Polit
  • 1995 
    University of Oslo, BAs in Media Studies, Political Science and French
  • 1988 
    Université la Sorbonne, Paris, Certificat de la Civilisation Française

Publications

  • 2025
    . Hashtags, Hatetags and social media campaigns in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict., Information, Communication & Society
  • 2025
    Uncovering Journalists’ Perceptions of Digital Disinformation in Conflict Countries, Journalism Studies.
  • 2025
    “Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali., Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism
  • 2024
    An Exploratory Study of Fact-Checking Practices in Conflict and Authoritarian Contexts, Media and Communication
  • 2024
    The Palgrave Handbok of Global Digital Journalism, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 2024
    Journalism and Safety. An Introduction to the Field, Taylor and Francis
  • 2024
    An exploratory study of fact-checking practices in conflict and authoritarian contexts, Media and Communication
  • 2023
    Collaboration in Journalist Education: Finding Multiple Perspectives through Global Journalism and Local Practices, he Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South
  • 2023
    Women and digital political communication in non-Western societies, Information, Communication & Society
  • 2023
    Understanding Roots and Betweenness Defining Safety of Journalists as a Sub-Field of Research, Journalism Studies
  • 2022
    Theorizing Journalism and the Global South, The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism
  • 2022
    Newsafety: Infrastructures, Practices and Consequences, Journalism Practice
  • 2022
    Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Communication in Africa: An Intersectional Perspective., Oxford Research EncyclopediaCommunication.
  • 2021
    Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting, Routledge
  • 2021
    Era or error of transformation? Assessing afrocentric attributes to digitalization, Information, Communication and Society
  • 2020
    #MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms, Media and Communication
  • 2020
    Social media in Uganda: revitalising news journalism, Media, Culture and Society
  • 2020
    Discussing Emotions in Digital Journalism, Digital Journalism
  • 2020
    Political communication in East Africa: an introduction, Journal of African Media Studies
  • 2020
    Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media, Journal of African Media Studies
  • 2020
    Rethinking Safety of Journalists, Media and Communication
  • 2020
    Sports Journalism, Interns and #MeToo – did anything change, Journalistica
  • 2019
    Where are we now? – (Almost) a decade with the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, Conflict and Communication Online

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Shared Frontlines and Democracy: Strengthening Ukraine Expertise and Collaboration in Norwegian Journalism and Education
    Role:
    Project leader
    Funding Source:
    HK-Dir
  • 2021
    Decoding Digital Media in Afican Region of Conflicts
    Role:
    Project Leader
    Funding Source:
    Norwegian Research Council
  • 2021
    Expanding Horizons in Journalism and Media Studies
    Role:
    Project Leader
    Funding Source:
    Norpart
  • 2014
    Strengthening Media in Post-Conflict Societies through Education and Research
    Role:
    Coordinator
    Funding Source:
    Norhed, NORAD

Honours

Awarded OsloMet University’s Dissemination Prize 2022 and the Norwegian Media Researchers Association’s Dissemination Award 2016

Contact Kristin for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision