Expert Collaborator Team
- Camilla Bjørn, Head of NRK P3
- Anja Nylund Hagen, Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Arts Council
- Kristine Jørgensen, University of Bergen
- Mathias Jørgensen, Head of VG Z
- Åse Kringstad, Head of the Norwegian Production Association
- Eva Novrup Redvall, Associated Professor at the University of Copenhagen
- Keld Reinicke, Media Advisor and Consultant
- Ivar Steen-Johnsen, Senior Advisor at Nordic Screens
- Nils Petter Strømmen, Senior Advisor at Kantar Media
Visiting guest researchers
Publications
Lüders (2026) "Media-saturated and Morally Contested Teenage Lives: No Space or Time for Non-Media Moments (and for Being Bored)?" International Journal of Communication 20: 1079-1099.
Arneberg (2026) "Reframing digital inequality: Investigating symbolic boundaries in media use among Norwegian adolescents", Journal of Youth Studies, online first.
Steemers, Sundet & Jensen (2026) "Screen entertainment and the ‘youth challenge’: Home advantage, audience preferences and industry responses", Critical Studies in Television 21(1): 3-15.
Kvarstein (2026) "'YouTube oppfører seg som en giftig kjæreste som sier du har gjort noe galt, uten å spesifisere hva': Innholdsmoderering og brukeres opplevde ytringsfrihet på YouTube", Norsk Medietidsskrift 32(2): 1-15.
Sundet (2026) "Conceptualising youth media strategies: Balancing Platforms, Profiles, and People", Digital Journalism, online first.
Lilleengen (2025) "Peeling Back the Layers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Orange Peel Theory on TikTok". Master thesis, Department of media and communication, University of Oslo.
Lüders & Sundet (2025) "Reimagining 'home advantage': Youth entertainment in a world of abundance and the challenges to domestic media", Critical Studies in Television. Online first.
Nilsen (2025) "Spillifisering på Snapchat. En studie av spillmekanismer og medieforståelse blant unge brukere". Master thesis, Department of journalism and media studies, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).
Lüders (2025) "The interweaving functions of entertainment media: a cross-media study of Norwegian teens". New Media & Society. Online first.
Sundet, Steen-Johnsen & Andersen (2025) "Influencer autonomy: Navigating authenticity, agencies and algorithms", Nordic Journal of Media Studies 7(1): 18-36.
Nordhus (2025) "Når influenseren blir allmennkringkaster. En kvantitativ innholdsanalyse av klagene til Kringkastingsrådet rettet mot Sophie Elises engasjement i NRK". Master thesis, Department of media and communication, University of Oslo.
Lüders (2024) "Experience machines for well-being? Understanding how social media entertainment matters for teens", Media, Culture & Society, online first.
Lüders (2024) "Streaming media and entertainment experiences", in Bowman, Nick (ed.) Entertainment Media and Communication. DeGruyter, pp. 549-562.
Kvarstein (2024) "Ytringsfrihet på en kommersiell plattform. En kvalitativ studie av plattformbrukeres opplevde ytringsfrihet på YouTube". Master thesis, Department of media and communication, University of Oslo.
Steen-Johnsen & Sundet (2024) "Theories of the Policy Process", in Mansell, Puppis & Van Den Bulck (eds.) Handbook of Media and Communication Governance. Edward Elgar, pp. 100-111.
Owens (2024) "Teens on TikTok: Understanding Young People’s Digital Agency as Practice", International Journal of Research in Children’s Literature 17(2): 174-188.
Sundet (2023) "Public service youth content on social media platforms: Reaching youth through YouTube", in Jensen, Redvall & Christensen (eds.) Audiovisual content for children and adolescents in Scandinavia: Production, distribution, and reception in a multiplatform era. Nordicom, pp. 79-98.
Sundet & Lüders (2022) "Young people are on YouTube: Industry notions on streaming and youth as a new media generation", Journal of Media Business Studies, 23(3): 230-240, published online first.
Lüders & Sundet (2022) "Globalt innfødte som en tapt generasjon? En konseptualisering av unge som en mediegenerasjon", Norsk medietidsskrift, 30(1): 1-12, published online first.
Conferences and seminars
GLOBAL NATIVE's final dissemination seminar "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April 2025.
ECREA pre-conference "Digital content creators, platforms and changing cultural institutions", Ljubljana, 24 September 2024.
UiO Breakfast Seminar "Hvis influensere er svaret, hva var spørsmålet? Mediefrokost om jakten på de unge", Domus Bibliotheca, Oslo, 29 November. See news story about the event.
ECREA pre-conference 'Young people, entertainment and cross-media storytelling: Perspectives and methods for investigating youth media', Aarhus, 18 October 2022. See blog post abut the event.
Podcast, essays and op-eds
Lüders & Sundet (2025) "Universitetspodden: Er dagens unge en tapt generasjon for dagens unge?", podcast, Universitetspodden, 13 June.
Sundet (2024) "Ung-utfordringen, et ekte dilemma", op-eds in M24, 3 January.
Sundet (2023) "Er det for mange kjendiser på tv?", podcast, NRK Arena, 29 November.
Sundet (2023) "It’s A Picnic Basket, Not A Fridge? Strategies from Norway for reaching a new media generation", essay in Kirkham & Woodfall (eds.) The Children's Media Yearbook 2023. The Children's Media Foundation.
Presentations
Lüders & Sundet (2025) "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold", presentation for the NRK project "Fremtidens nyhetsoppdrag", Oslo, 22 October.
Sundet & Strømmen (2025) "Tingenes Tilstand: 5 trender i tv-bransjen", presentation at Seriedagene, Oslo, 25 September.
Sundet (2025) "Youth Media Strategies: Negotiating Platforms, Profiles, and People", presentation at the Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms Conference, Brussels, 17 September.
Sundet (2025) "Youth audiences and home advantages in the age of streaming", presentation at the Symposium Streaming Video as Cultural Form, organised by the Streaming Video Special Interest Group at Utrecht University, Utrecht, 12 June.
Sundet (2025) "10 år siden SKAM: Er norsk medieinnhold fortsatt relevant for dagens unge?", presentation for NRK Children and teens, 5 June.
Lüders & Sundet (2025) "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", presentation for NRK Technology, 22 May.
Sundet, Steen-Johnsen & Andersen (2025) "Influencer Autonomy: Navigating Authenticity, Agencies and Algorithms", presentation at the Karlstad University Geomedia Speaker Series: Influencers, Platforms, Expertise, and Authenticity, online, 3 April.
Nordhus (2025) "Når influenseren blir allmennkringkaster: En studie av Sophie Elises podkast-samarbeid med NRK", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Nilsen (2025) "Mitt masterprosjekt: Spillifisering på Snapchat", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Kvarstein (2025) "Moderering på YouTube + ytringsfrihet = sant?", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Lilleengen (2025) "Mitt masterprosjekt: The Orange Peel Theory", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Owens (2025) "The TikTok generation: Friendship, user practices and identity", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Steen-Johnsen (2025) "Hvilken makt har norske influensere over media og egne rammebetingelser?", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Lüders (2025) "Er norsk medieunderholdning relevant for dagens unge?", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Sundet (2025) "4 år med forskning på unge som en global mediegenerasjon - hva vet vi?", presentation at the symposium "Hvordan nå TikTok-generasjonen med norsk medieinnhold?", Oslo, 1 April.
Sundet (2025) "100 år med (allmenn-)kringkasting i forandring", presentation at Teknisk Museum (Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology), Oslo, 27 March.
Sundet (2025) "Global natives? Serving young audiences on global media platforms", presentation at the symposium "What do young people (16-34) in Europe make of Britain and its digital screen culture?" organised by Screen Encounters with Britain (SEwB), London, 10 January.
Sundet (2024) "Den globale mediegenerasjonen: Finnes det en hjemmefordel for norsk medieinnhold?", presentation for Språkrådet (the Language Council of Norway), Oslo, 21 November.
Sundet (2024) "Globalt innfødte: Ungdom, plattformer og underholdning", presentation at Den norske kinokonferansen, (the Norwegian Cinema Conference), Lillehammer, 5 November.
Lüders & Sundet (2024) "Transnational streamers, social media entertainment and ‘home advantages’: Exploring screen entertainment from a combined industry-youth perspective", presentation at Den norske medieforskerkonferansen, Ålesund, 17-18 Oktober.
Sundet (2024) "Tingenes tilstand: Syv tendenser på R", presentation at Seriedagene, Oslo, 26 September.
Lüders & Sundet (2024) "The platformisation of youth entertainment, presentasjon på ECREA pre-konferansen "Digital Content Creators, Platforms and Changing Cultural Institutions" Ljubljana, 24 September.
Lüders (2024) "Den globale mediegenerasjonen!", presentation at the Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund, 20 August.
Sundet (2024) "Fra EXIT til Luksusfellen: Utviklingstrekk i tv-bransjen", presentation for The Norwegian Film Makers Association, Oslo, 22 Mai.
Lüders & Sundet (2024) "Exploring screen entertainment from a combined industry-youth perspective" at Media Industries Conference, London, 16-19 April.
Sundet & Steen-Johnsen (2024) "Influencer autonomy: Navigating authenticity, agency and algorithms", presentation at Media Industries Conference, London, 16-19 April.
Lüders (2024) "Hvor er de unge i medielandskapet?", presentation at Åpen Dag 2024, organised by the University of Oslo, Oslo, 7 March.
Sundet (2024) "Bransjestrategier for å nå de unge", presentation at Medietrender 2024, organised by Kantar Media, Oslo, 11 Januar.
Arneberg (2023) "YouTube is still the most popular media for Norwegian teens, but how are they using it, and what does it mean to them?", presentation at CeCoR@ASCoR, Amsterdam, 30 November.
Lüders (2023) "Hvem er de 'Global Natives'? Hvor er de unge i medielandskapet?", presentation at Buster Barnemediekonferanse, Copenhagen, 3 October.
Sundet (2023) "Tingenes tilstand: Vinteren har kommet", presentation at Seriedagene, Oslo, 28 September.
Sundet (2023) "Perspektiver på barn og unges medievaner", presentation at I strømmen av innhold: 7-14 åringes forhold til film, serier og spill, organised by the Norwegian Film Institute, Oslo, 21 September.
Sundet (2023) "Growing up on Big Tech: How global platforms define youth entertainment culture, keynote at NordMedia 2023, Bergen, 18 August.
Lüders (2023) "Experience machines for well-being? Teens as audiences of social media entertainment", presentation at NordMedia 2023, Bergen, 17 August.
Arneberg (2023) "Looking for a sense of belonging: the paradox of youths YouTube habits. Reaching how Norwegian youth use YouTube", presentation at NordMedia 2023, Bergen, 17 August.
Sundet (2023) "Influencer autonomy: Navigating authenticity, agency and algorithms", presentation at NordMedia 2023, Bergen, 17 August.
Sundet (2023) "Commissioning screen stories for youth", presentation at SCMS, Denver, 12 April.
Sundet (2022) "Hvis influenser er svaret, hva var spørsmålet?", talk at HF Mediefrokost, Domus Bibliotheca, Oslo, 29 November.
Sundet (2022) "Ungdom og underholdningsmedier", talk at Ungdatakonferansen, Oslo, 6 November.
Lüders (2022) "Entertainment across boundaries? A repertoire study of media use among Norwegian teens", presentation at ECREA, Aarhus 20 October.
Arneberg (2022) "Does authenticity matter? Exploring how teens value YouTube content in their everyday user-practice", presentation at ECREA pre-conferanse Young people, entertainment and cross-media storytelling, Aarhus, 19 October.
Lüders (2022) "Media entertainment experiences among youth on global platforms", talk at Media Futures Seminar, online, 13 May.
Sundet (2021) "Hvordan skal NRK engasjere et ungt publikum? Unge som 'innfødte' i en global mediekultur', talk at Kringkastingsrådet (tv.nrk.no, in Norwegian), Oslo, 23 November.
Sundet & Lüders (2021) "Unge som innfødte i en global mediekultur?", talk at Medietrender Ung 2021, Oslo, 26 August.
Sundet (2021) "Young streamers: Who are they and how to reach them?", talk at Seriedagene 2021 (seriedagene.no, in Norwegian), Oslo, 30 September.
