About
Research, teaching and dissemination in the field of media and journalism with a particular focus on media in conflict, freedom of speech, media’s societal role, and power relations. Dr. Art with her dissertation on public service broadcasting in post-apartheid South Africa. Leader of OsloMet's research initiative a Durable Democracy. Sits on the Norwegian Research Council's portfolio board of Democracy and Global Development.
Organizing annual Safety of Journalists conferences every first week in November. Please see: https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsgrupper/mekk. Leading the UTFORSK project 'Triple Threats' with partners in South Africa, Brazil and the USA (2025- 2029), the NORPART project 'Expanding Horizons in Media and Journalism studies' with partners in Tanzania, Uganda, Colombia and Nicaragua (2021–2025), and the Intpart project ‘Safety Matters’ on journalist safety, with partners in Brazil, South Africa, and the USA (2021–2025) with Roy Krøvel. Awarded OsloMet's Dissemination Prize 2022.
Field of study
Democracy International cooperation International conflicts Media science Journalism Ytringsfrihet Journalism research Digital journalism
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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NORPART: Expanding Horizons in Journalism and Media Studies
This project aims to enhance the quality of higher education of journalists in Norway, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Shared Frontlines and Democracy: Strengthening Ukraine Expertise and Collaboration in Norwegian Journalism and Education
The project will strengthen cooperation between Norwegian and Ukrainian journalists, provide Norwegians with greater knowledge about Ukraine, and develop tools to expose propaganda and fake news.
Completed research projects
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Decoding digital media in African regions of conflict (DDMAC)
The key goal of DDMAC is to gather empirical evidence defining and demonstrating the use, spread, content, and agenda-setting role of social media in regions of conflicts in sub- Saharan Africa.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Chekol, Muluken Asegidew; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu;
Orgeret, Kristin Skare
(2026).
Ethnic Identity and the Repression of Journalists Covering Conflict: The Case of Ethiopia (2020–2024).
Journalism Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2026.2674681
Orgeret, Kristin Skare
; Hellmueller, Lea
(2026).
Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press.
The Conversation Global Perspective.
https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.g9fujsmrw
Orgeret, Kristin Skare
(2026).
Journalists and emotions in covering crisis, conflict and war.
Soto-Sanfiel, María T.; Salojärvi, Virpi (Ed.).
The Handbook of Journalism and Emotion.
John Wiley & Sons.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5510612
Mutsvairo, Bruce;
Orgeret, Kristin Skare
; Bruijn, Mirjam de; Bruls, Luca; Schroeder, Daniel Thilo; Cissé, Modibo Galy; Langguth, Johannes; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu; Badji, Samba Dialimpa
(2025).
The Messenger (not the Medium) Is the Message? Uncovering Journalists’ Perceptions of Digital Disinformation in Conflict Countries.
Journalism Studies.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670x.2025.2575499
Bruijn, Mirjam de; Mutsvairo, Bruce; Bruls, Luca; Cisse, Modibo Galy; Langguth, Johannes;
Orgeret, Kristin
; Badji, Samba Dialimpa; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu; Schroeder, Daniel Thilo
(2025).
“Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali.
Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849241312743
Orgeret, Kristin
(2025).
Why 2024 was the deadliest year on record for reporters.
The Conversation.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4573144
Orgeret, Kristin
; Mutsvairo, Bruce; Bruijn, Mirjam de; Schroeder, Daniel Thilo; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu; Badji, Samba Dialimpa
(2025).
Hashtags, Hatetags and social media campaigns in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict.
Information, Communication & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2533314
Mutsvairo, Bruce;
Orgeret, Kristin
(2025).
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Digital Journalism.
ISBN: 9783031593796.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/https://link.springer.com/book/10.
Westlund, Oscar
;
Krøvel, Roy
;
Orgeret, Kristin Skare
(2024).
Journalism and Safety. An Introduction to the Field.
ISBN: 9781032705750.
Taylor & Francis.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032705750
Orgeret, Kristin
(2024).
Frihet, likhet og – likestilling?.
Aukrust, Kjerstin; Rieker, Pernille (Ed.).
Franske tilstander
Forstå det moderne Frankrike. p. 180-202.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5176627
