Bill would allow Russia to tag journalists as “foreign agents”
It is another crackdown on the Russian media, and it will make it even harder for Russian journalists to engage
Read more
journalism
Russian Supreme Court upholds FSB ban on Barents Observer Editor Thomas Nilsen
Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer is part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news partnership.
Read more
Russia lashes out at Norwegian NGO over “russophobic” World Cup handbook
A guidebook for journalists issued by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in connection with the upcoming Football World Cup is a
Read more
Press Freedom Index: Finland slides again, Norway stays ahead
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its annual Press Freedom Index on Thursday, placing Finland in fourth position. It’s the second
Read more
Fishing diplomacy, rethinking China & how Twitter is improving northern news : 2017 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the
Read more
Alaska’s largest newspaper files for bankruptcy; new publishers emerge
Alaska’s largest newspaper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Saturday evening and new owners have been lined up.
Read more
Norway and Sweden surpass Finland in 2017 press freedom rankings
Advance reports last week that Finland had lost its top spot on the World Press Freedom Index are now confirmed.
Read more
Barents Observer Editor Thomas Nilsen is declared unwanted in Russia by FSB
The Federal Security Service says he poses a threat to Russian national security and bars him entry to the country
Read more
No, CNN, US Marines do not train on Norwegian-Russian border
CNN draws fire from Norwegian Army and Moscow’s RT news network for misleading headline. The story spread like wildfire. Same
Read more
News agency in Murmansk fined by Election Commission
«I consider it a revenge for our disobedience», says SeverPost editor Dmitry Visotsky. The online news site, one of the biggest
Read more
Welcoming Independent Barents Observer to Eye on the Arctic!
Today we’re happy to inform our readers and listeners that a new Norwegian partner has joined the Eye on the
Read more
Alaskans win Norwegian film contest
BETHEL — The challenge was to make a short film about the Arctic that went beyond icons like polar bears
Read more
Top Eye on the Arctic stories of 2015
With 2015 behind us, we take a look back at some of your most-read Eye on the Arctic stories of the year.
Read more
Media & the Arctic: What happened at Barents Observer?
Note to Readers: The Barents Observer has been part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news cooperation project since 2014.
Read more
25th anniversary of Yle Finland’s Russian service
The work of Yle’s small Russian-language department, Novosti Yle, is carefully scrutinised both inside and outside of Finland. In particular,
Read more