Publications

• Rødje, Kjetil & Thorsen, Tess Sophie Skadegård (2019). (Re)Framing Racialization: Djurs Sommerland as a Battleground of (Anti-)Racism, In Peter Hervik (ed.),  Racialization, racism and antiracism in the Nordic countries.  Palgrave Macmillan.  ISBN 978-3-319-74629-6.  11.  s 263 - 281
• Ess, Charles Melvin (2018). Democracy and the Internet: A Retrospective. Javnost - The Public.  ISSN 1318-3222.  25(1-2), s 93- 101 . doi: 10.1080/13183222.2017.1418820
• Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Atiçando as chamas do social: perspectivas em relações públicas críticas [Fanning the social flames: perspectives on critical public relations], I: T Mainieri & Ângela Marques (red.),  Comunição e poder organizacional: Enfrentamentos discursivos, políticos e estratégicos.  Gráfica UFG.  ISBN 978-85-495-0226-1.  4.  s 49 - 75
• Skogerbø, Eli; Josefsen, Eva & Fjellström, Anna-Maria (2018). Indigenous Political Journalism in the Norwegian and Swedish Public Service Broadcasters. Journalism Studies.  ISSN 1461-670X. . doi: DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2018.1477550
• Krumsvik, Arne H.; Milan, Stefania; Ni Bhroin, Niamh & Storsul, Tanja (2018). Making (Sense of) Media Innovations, In Mark Deuze & Mirjam Prenger (ed.),  Making Media: Production, Practices, and Professions.  Amsterdam University Press.  ISBN 9789462988118.  Chapter 14.
• Figenschou, Tine Ustad & Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea (2018). Challenging Journalistic Authority. Media criticism in far-right alternative media. Journalism Studies.  ISSN 1461-670X. . doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2018.1500868
• Frame, Alex & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Beyond the cultural turn: A critical perspective on culture-discourse within public relations, In Sarah K Bowman; Adrian Crookes; Øyvind Ihlen & Stefania Rometni (ed.),  Public relations and the power of creativity.  Emerald Group Publishing Limited.  ISBN 9781787692923.  X.
• Heath, Robert L. & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Conclusions and take away points., In Øyvind Ihlen & Heath Robert L. (ed.),  Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication..  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  34.
• O'connor, Amy & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Corporate social responsibility and rhetoric: Conceptualization, construction, and negotiation., In Øyvind Ihlen & Heath Robert L. (ed.),  Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication..  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  28.
• Heath, Robert L.; Cheney, George & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Identification: Connection and division in organizational rhetoric and communication., In Øyvind Ihlen & Heath Robert L. (ed.),  Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication..  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  8.
• Heath, Robert L. & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Public relations and rhetoric: Conflict and concurrence., In Øyvind Ihlen & Heath Robert L. (ed.),  Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication..  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  4.
• Ihlen, Øyvind & Heath, Robert L. (2018). Introduction: Organizational rhetoric., In Øyvind Ihlen & Heath Robert L. (ed.),  Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication..  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  1.
• Olsson, Eva-Karin & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Strategic communication and framing, In Robert L. Heath & Winni Johansen (ed.),  The International Encyclopedia of Strategic Communication.  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-01071-5.  x.
• Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Symbolic capital., In Robert L. Heath & Winni Johansen (ed.),  The International Encyclopedia of Strategic Communication.  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-01071-5.  x.
• Hurst, Bree & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Corporate social responsibility and engagement., In Kim A. Johnston & Maureen Taylor (ed.),  The Handbook of Communication Engagement.  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 9781119167495.  12.
• Ihlen, Øyvind; Verhoeven, Piet & Fredriksson, Magnus (2018). Conclusions on the compass, context, concepts, concerns and empirical avenues for public relations., In Øyvind Ihlen & Fredriksson Magnus (ed.),  Public Relations and Social Theory. Key Figures, Concepts and Developments.  Routledge.  ISBN 9781138281295.  22.
• Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). On Bourdieu: Public relations, positions and resources, In Øyvind Ihlen & Fredriksson Magnus (ed.),  Public Relations and Social Theory. Key Figures, Concepts and Developments.  Routledge.  ISBN 9781138281295.  7.
• Fredriksson, Magnus & Ihlen, Øyvind (2018). Introduction: Public relations and social theory, In Øyvind Ihlen & Magnus Fredriksson (ed.),  Public relations and social theory: Key figures, concepts and developments.  Routledge.  ISBN 9781138281301.  1.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). The Norwegian Who Became a Globe: Mediation and Temporality in Roald Amundsen’s 1911 South Pole Conquest, In Helge Jordheim & Erling Sverdrup Sandmo (ed.),  CONCEPTUALIZNG THE WORLD: An Exploration across Disciplines.  Berghahn Books.  ISBN 978-1-78920-036-2.  Chapter 26.
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). Emma Thompson in Remains of the Day, In Murray Pomerance & Kyle Stevens (ed.),  Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International.  Edinburgh University Press.  ISBN 9781474417037.  Chapter 20.  s 228 - 237
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco, In Murray Pomerance & Kyle Stevens (ed.),  Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 1: America.  Edinburgh University Press.  ISBN 9781474417006.  Chapter 21.  s 234 - 242
• Vermeulen, Timotheus; Constable, Catherine & Denny, Matt (2018). The surfaces of film-philosophy. Film-Philosophy.  ISSN 1466-4615.  22(2), s 143- 147 . doi: https://doi.org/10.3366/film.2018.0069
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). Flat Film: Strategies of depthlessness in Pleasantville and La Haine. Film-Philosophy.  ISSN 1466-4615.  22(2), s 168- 183 . doi: 10.3366/film.2018.0071
• Enli, Gunn & Bruns, Axel (2018). Norwegian Twittersphere. Dynamics and Structure. Nordicom Review.  ISSN 1403-1108.  39(1), s 129- 149 . doi: 10.2478/nor-2018-0006
• Enli, Gunn & Rosenberg, Linda Therese (2018). Trust in the Age of Social Media: Populist Politicians Seem More Authentic. Social Media + Society.  ISSN 2056-3051.  s 1- 11 . doi: 10.1177/2056305118764430
• Pollack, Ester; Allern, Sigurd; Kantola, Anu & Ørsten, Mark (2018). The New Normal: Scandals as a Standard Feature of Political Life in Nordic Countries. International Journal of Communication.  ISSN 1932-8036.  12, s 3087- 3108 . doi: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/7099/2417
• Allern, Sigurd & Christian, von Sikorski (2018). Political Scandals as a Democratic Challenge: From Important Revelations to Provocations, Trivialities, and Neglect. Introduction. International Journal of Communication.  ISSN 1932-8036.  12, s 3014- 3023 . doi: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/7094/2413
• Heidar, Knut & Karlsen, Rune (2018). All about the Party? Constituency Representation—and Service—in Norway. Representation.  ISSN 0034-4893.  54(1), s 69- 85 . doi: 10.1080/00344893.2018.1489890 Show summary

  All about the Party? Constituency Representation—and Service—in Norway

• Hjarvard, Stig & Lundby, Knut (2018). Understanding Media Dynamics, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 3.  s 51 - 64 Full text in Research Archive.
• Sundnes Løvlie, Anders; Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea & Larsson, Anders Olof (2018). ‘Friends call me racist’: Experiences of repercussions from writing comments on newspaper websites. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.  ISSN 1464-8849.
• Fee, Annie (2018). Blossoms Breaking at the Dawn of Cinephilia: The Reception of D.W. Griffith in France, In Charlie Keil (ed.),  A Companion to D. W. Griffith.  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-118-34121-6.  20.  s 510 - 532
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona & Liebmann, Louise Lund (2018). Gender, Diversity, and Mediatized Conflicts of Religion: Lessons from Scandinavian Case Studies, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  16. Full text in Research Archive. Show summary

  Abstract: Drawing on empirical data from the Scandinavian project Engaging with Conflicts in Mediatized Religious Environments (CoMRel), this chapter ana- lyses the findings from case-studies in: classrooms, online communities, public service media (PSM) production rooms, local news outlets, and interreligious dialogue initiatives. Gender and ethno-religious diversity receive particular ana- lytical attention. We discuss the multiple ways in which various social actors in Scandinavia engage with mediatized conflicts about religion, and the ways in which dominant media frames are replicated, contested, and nuanced. A main finding is that mediatized conflicts about religion are symptomatically entangled in a dichotomy between good or bad religion, and that social actors in the di- verse settings are often cast in the role of ‘the ideal citizen’ or ‘the religious other’. Despite attempts at going beyond enmeshed discourses of immigration and othering, and a general awareness of the dominant media frame ‘Islam as a bad religion’, the frame proves difficult to overcome. Keywords: gender dimensions, ethno-religious diversity, mediatized conflicts, media frames, securitization of Islam, Scandinavia, emblematic religion, other- ing

• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Nationalizing Christianity & Hijacking Religion on Facebook, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 6. Full text in Research Archive. Show summary

  Abstract: Yes to wearing the cross whenever and wherever I choose (YWC) is a Facebook group that was established in November 2013 to campaign for the right of a television news anchor to wear a cross pendant. YWC with its more than 100,000 likes, swiftly became a locus for discussing religion in society in general. A range of participants, with various agendas and modes of interaction are drawn to YWC: conservative Christians, nationalists, humanists, fervent sec- ularists, and ardent atheists – ‘hijacking religion’ in multiple ways. Among those positive to Christianity, it is for the most part construed as either a religion of ‘identity’ or ‘compassion’. This chapter builds on ethnographic research and fo- cuses on the generic positions, repetitive patterns of communication, writing styles, and modes of enacting the conflict(s). There is a particular emphasis on how people’s emotions, narratives, and worldviews shape the way they en- gage with mediatized conflict and play into the internal group dynamics. Keywords: mediatized conflict, hijacking religion, Christianity, social media, na- tionalism

• Lundby, Knut (2018). Interaction Dynamics in the Mediatization of Religion Thesis, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 17.  s 299 - 313 Full text in Research Archive.
• Lundby, Knut; Hjarvard, Stig; Lövheim, Mia & Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Perspectives: Cross-Pressures on Public Service Media, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 5.  s 83 - 96 Full text in Research Archive.
• Lövheim, Mia; Jernsletten, Haakon Haugevik; Herbert, David Eric John; Lundby, Knut & Hjarvard, Stig (2018). Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 2.  s 33 - 49 Full text in Research Archive.
• Lundby, Knut & Repstad, Pål Steinar (2018). Scandinavia: Traits, Trends and Tensions, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Chapter 1.  s 13 - 31 Full text in Research Archive.
• Enli, Gunn; Syvertsen, Trine & Mjøs, Ole Johan (2018). THE WELFARE STATE AND THE MEDIA SYSTEM The Role of Media and Communications in the Evolution and Transformation of Scandinavian Welfare States. Scandinavian Journal of History.  ISSN 0346-8755. . doi: 10.1080/03468755.2018.1474023

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• Kreps, David G.; Ess, Charles Melvin; Leenen, Louise & Kimppa, Kai K. (ed.) (2018). This Changes Everything - ICT and Climate Change: What Can We Do?. springer.  ISBN 978-3-319-99605-9.  395 s.
• Bowman, Sarah K; Crookes, Adrian; Ihlen, Øyvind & Rometni, Stefania (ed.) (2018). Public relations and the power of creativity. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.  ISBN 9781787692923.  232 s.
• Ihlen, Øyvind & Fredriksson, Magnus (ed.) (2018). Public relations and social theory: Key figures, concepts and developments. Routledge.  ISBN 9781138281301.  454 s.
• Ihlen, Øyvind & Robert L., Heath (ed.) (2018). Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication.. Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-119-26577-1.  510 s.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). Kapp Hjertestein: Historien om Nita Kakot Amundsen, Camilla Carpendale og Roald Amundsen. Forlaget Press.  ISBN 978-82-328-0228-9.  223 s.
• Sandberg, Linn; Bjereld, Ulf; Sofie, Blombäck & Demker, Marie (2018). Digital demokrati? Partierna i en ny tid. Bokförlaget Atlas.  ISBN 978-91-7389-601-6.  220 s.

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• Hågvar, Yngve Benestad & Alnæs, Jørgen (2018). Help yourself! The individualization of responsibility in current health journalism.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Giving Religion A Bad Name. Religion: Going Public Blog.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Stuck Between Framing Religion As Good Or Bad?: Findings from Scandinavian Mediatized Environments. Show summary

  Drawing on empirical data from the Scandinavian project Engaging with Conflicts in Mediatized Religious Environments (CoMRel), this talk analyses the overarching findings from case-studies in: classrooms, online communities, public service media (PSM) production rooms, local news outlets, and interreligious dialogue initiatives. I will provide an overview of the multiple ways in which various social actors engage with mediatized conflicts about religion, and the ways in which dominant media frames are replicated, contested, and nuanced. A main finding is that mediatized conflicts about religion are symptomatically entangled in a dichotomy between good or bad religion, and that social actors in the diverse settings are often cast in the role of ‘the ideal citizen’ or ‘the religious other’. The talk is based on a book chapter published in 2018 called: ‘Gender, Diversity and Mediatized Conflicts of Religion: Lessons from Scandinavian Case Studies’ by Mona Abdel-Fadil, & Louise Lund Liebmann. It is OPEN ACCESS, and available for download here: www.degruyter.com/view/books/9783110502060/9783110502060-021/9783110502060-021.xml….

• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). PUBLIC DEBATE Media Dynamics, Religion & Conflict in Scandinavia. Show summary

  Active Citizenship Today is the final event of the project Active Citizenship in Culturally and Religiously Diverse Societies. A selection of the project’s main findings will be presented and discussed in exchanges between researchers, policy makers and practitioners. These discussions will center around three themes: 1) Motivations: what inspires active citizenship today? 2) Community: how is a sense of community created through multiple spaces of participation and scales of belonging? 3) Public debate: how is the idea of the ‘good citizen’ represented and contested?

• Solum, Ove (2018). "Bedre enn sitt rykte. Hovedlinjer i norsk filmhistorie".
• Fagerjord, Anders (2018). The innovations of challenger streaming services in film, music, and publishing.
• Fagerjord, Anders & Küng, Lucy (2018). Mapping the core actors and flows in streaming video services.
• Brandtzæg, Petter Bae (2018, 27. september). Gjest i talkshowet Praktisk info med Jon Almaas. [TV].  TV Norge. Show summary

  Programmet handlet om mobilavhengighet.

• Brandtzæg, Petter Bae (2018). Oppvekst i lykkeland!.
• Brandtzæg, Petter Bae (2018). Ødeleggende sammenligningskultur på nett (debattinnlegg). VG : Verdens gang.  ISSN 0805-5203.  (268), s 45- 46
• Maasø, Arnt (2018). How streaming scandals are made possible by the revenue model, and how business model innovations could bring back trust and transparency.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 18. september). Ismannens hjertebarn.  Dagsavisen.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 13. september). Hvem var disse to jentene?. [Internett].  klartale.no.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). Den lille og store historien om to jenter. Blogginnlegg om boka "Kapp Hjertestein" på Ark-bloggen.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 14. september). Ismannens hjertebarn.  Tønsbergs blad.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 14. september). Ismannens jenter.  Sunnmørsposten.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 15. september). Ismannens hjertebarn i bokform.  Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 14. september). "Roald Amundsen tok til seg to «døtre» fra Øst-Sibir. Så sendte han dem brått fra seg.".  A-magasinet.
• Ytreberg, Espen & Jordheim, Helge (2018). In Sync.
• Rustad, Gry Cecilie & Larsson, Anders Olof (2018). Re-thinking reception studies and textual engagement in the era of social media.
• Ni Bhroin, Niamh & Skogerbø, Eli (2018). #NRK Rein: Exploring a mainstream and multi-platform Indigenous Media production by a Public Service Broadcaster as a Media Innovation.
• Ni Bhroin, Niamh & McMonagle, Sarah (2018). Mind your (Irish) Language! Knowledge Creation in Minority Languages on Wikipedia.
• Ni Bhroin, Niamh & Rehder, Mads Middelboe (2018). Using digital technologies to interact with friends at a Youth Club – a study of how varying access to technologies influences opportunities for social interaction at a youth club in Copenhagen.
• Nørgård, Rikke Toft; Ess, Charles Melvin & Ni Bhroin, Niamh (2018). Robot Teachers: Towards a Phronetic Model for Future-Oriented Education Design.
• Ni Bhroin, Niamh; Ljungblad, Sarah; Serholt, Sofia; Milosevic, Tijana; Nørgård, Rikke Toft; Lindgren, Pamela; Ess, Charles Melvin & Barendregt, Wolmet (2018). Critical Robotics: Exploring a New Paradigm.
• Ni Bhroin, Niamh & Rehder, Mads Middelboe (2018). Norwegian children (aged 9-15)'s use and understanding of conceptual frameworks relating to the Internet and digital media.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018, 25. august). Nettet – et følelsesladet sted. [Fagblad].  Sambåndet 08/2008.
• Sand, Stine Agnete; Rasmussen, Torkel & Ni Bhroin, Niamh (2018). Indigenous Journalism, Media Innovations and Social Change.
• Sand, Stine Agnete; Ni Bhroin, Niamh & Rasmussen, Torkel (2018). Indigenous Journalism, Innovation and Social Change.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). Three arguments on the mediation of historical events.
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). Simulta-nation.
• Lundby, Knut (2018). Engaging with Conflicts in Mediatized Religious Environments. In panel on Attempts to Overcome 'Bad religion': The Media Dynamics on Contested Islam in Scandinavia.
• Lundby, Knut (2018). Contested religion and media dynamics. In panel on Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia..
• Lundby, Knut (2018). Religion and the Media. Continuity, Complexity, and Mediatization. In panel on Religious Complexity in the Nordic Public Sphere.
• Koirala, Samiksha (2018). Gender representations in the Nepali press during pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict periods. Examining gender coverage in Nepali newspapers of 1994-2014..
• Vermeulen, Timotheus & Van den Akker, Robin (2018). Parafiction, autofiction, perfiction, In Natasha Hoare (ed.),  Para/Fictions.  Witte de With Publishers.  ISBN 978-94-91435-52-2.  chapter.  s 19 - 28
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). Metamodernism, In Rosi Braidotti & Maria Hlavajova (ed.),  Posthuman Glossary.  Bloomsbury Academic.  ISBN 9781350030244.  chapter.  s 256 - 259
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). The altergorithm, In Rosi Braidotti & Maria Hlavajova (ed.),  Posthuman Glossary.  Bloomsbury Academic.  ISBN 9781350030244.  chapter.  s 29 - 32
• Vermeulen, Timotheus (2018). Ecopathy, In Rosi Braidotti & Maria Hlavajova (ed.),  Posthuman Glossary.  Bloomsbury Academic.  ISBN 9781350030244.  chapter.  s 125 - 129
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Experiences with Public Scholarship, Roundtable: Making Religious Scholarship Integral to the Public Conversation.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Empirically Grounding Theories of Mediatization of Religion.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Religious Controversies: Blurring the Lines Between Comedy and Research Dissemination.
• Sandberg, Linn (2018). Väljarnas användning av sociala medier i valet 2014.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Putting the ‘fun’ back into fundamentalism: Toying with Islam in Comedy.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). The Emotional Labour of Creating Religious Controversies Online.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Hijacking Religion & Identity Politics on Facebook.
• Abdel-Fadil, Mona (2018). Putting the 'fun' back into fundamentalism. Show summary

  The iconic joke about ’putting the fun back into fundamentalism’ was cheekily delivered by the renowned, British-Iranian, comic, Omid Djalili and was part of his early stand-up routine. Intriguingly, the joke still stands it ground, roughly a decade later. In this talk, I will discuss three types of comedy genres that revolve around religion and/or religious othering. Comedians such as Omid Djalili and the comedians from the Axis of Comedy Tour, did actually succeed in ‘putting the fun back into fundamentalism’ by satirically deconstructing the tense politicised climate in which the post 9.11 war on terror came to dominate. Later comedy trends, have ridiculed religious terrorists and other forms of ideological extremism. Common for these comedic genres, is that they deal with emotionally taxing and/or highly sensitive topics in specific ways. I will explore the argument that: to a certain extent, joking about controversial, serious, or politicised topics that ‘cannot be joked about’, appears to be an essential part of what makes the jokes funny. Upon conclusion, I will reflect on what I consider to be the broader political messages of these comedic genres, and the ‘power’ of satire.

• Ytreberg, Espen (2018). From Siberia to Norway and back: The journeys of Nita Kakot Amundsen and Camilla Carpendale. Arctic Studies Center Newsletter.  25, s 34- 36
• Ytreberg, Espen (2018, 13. juli). Intervju om mediebegivenheter.  Klassekampen.
• Namasinga, Florence (2018). Sourcing in converged media spheres. A study of how print journalists in Uganda use social media in routine news coverage. Show summary

  This dissertation examines social media’s contribution to news journalism in semi-democratic settings where freedoms of expression and of the media are restricted. I specifically interrogate journalists’ deployment of Facebook and Twitter in newsgathering and how the trend affects conventional sourcing practices, reportage as well as professional norms. The research is premised on the assumption that digital technologies have far-reaching consequences for societies, institutions and professions including journalism. This supposition is supported by empirical evidence suggesting that the platforms present opportunities for producing and sharing information and for interactions. They enable journalists and media organisations to publish and market content and to directly communicate with their audiences. The research is also based on the belief that understanding the effect of social media (just like any other technological innovations in newsrooms) on journalism requires an approach that is neither reductionist nor deterministic. The study is, therefore, situated within theories of the network society, network journalism as well as sociological perspectives out of recognition that journalists are never independent of forces within their immediate and wider environment. Rather, journalists’ newsgathering routines and decisions related to the methods they employ to execute their work are shaped by occupational norms and organisational policies in addition to the wider economics and politics of society. I interrogate journalists’ reported use of social media and actual use basing on field data obtained through interviewing, content analysis, document analysis and informal observation to provide an in-depth understanding of professional journalistic practice in mainstream print newspapers in the Facebook and Twitter era. Findings indicate that sourcing in Uganda partly takes place in networked and digitised communication spaces via social media. There is extensive use of social media in news sourcing as they enable sources and journalists to connect; have the potential to diversify journalistic sources and increase alternative voices in coverage. But the research reveals that social media exacerbate ethical problems as journalists negotiate their professional identity vis-à-vis meeting requirements from within and outside their news organisations. In theory, journalists invoke professional norms to assert their status but in practice, they forego the same values in their deployment of social media due to occupational demands and individual predispositions. The research shows that social media facilitate journalism and at the same time impede ethical practice.

• Walulya, Gerald (2018). Hybrid Journalism? An investigation into press coverage of elections in East Africa's one-party dominant states of Tanzania and Uganda. Show summary

  Journalistic reporting of political events in post-colonial Africa has received a fair amount of academic attention in recent years. However, the focus has been on its historical development and largely dominated by studies of individual countries. In contrast, this dissertation examines the extent to which the press reporting on the most recent presidential elections in the one-party dominant states of Uganda and Tanzania reflects candidates‘ agendas. The agenda setting theory claims that the press determines the salient issues and actors in public discourse; this study investigates this claim by analyzing the press reportage of the 2015 and 2016 election campaigns in Tanzania and Uganda, respectively. The study also investigates the distribution of coverage among participating presidential candidates as exhibited by the share of stories. The dissertation further examines the issues the press reported on during and shortly after the presidential campaigns. Lastly, the study investigates the factors that shape the prevailing type of press election coverage in the countries under review. Using interviews with journalists and editors in Tanzania and Uganda and content analysis of two newspapers in each country, the study finds that, contrary to the agenda setting hypothesis that the media determines salient issues and actors; the press is not the only agent in determining the election agendas. In fact, parties and candidates were found to play a key role in determining the election agenda as exhibited by the reporting trends in both countries, thus indicating a heavy reliance on coverage of events staged by candidates. The substantial agenda setting role of candidates presented in this study is an inevitable consequence of journalists operating under considerable economic, political and organizational constraints, which led to self-censorship and limited ability to operate independently.

• Müller, Kjartan Rekdal (2018). Ting, steder, mennesker og historier. Digitale utforskninger av sjanger og teknologi.. Show summary

  Forskningslitteraturen på nye, digitale medier kan være uklar på forholdet mellom hva som er sjanger og medium - eller hva i det hele tatt begrepene sjanger og medium betegner. Dette henger blant annet sammen med at det kan være forbausende vanskelig av og til å skjelne godt mellom medieteknologiene og hva vi bruker dem til. l denne avhandlingen presenterer jeg mitt forskningsprosjekt om hvordan sjanger kan forstås og behandles i analyse og praktisk utvikling av digitale medier. Arbeidet har tatt utgangspunkt i følgende forskningsspørsmål: Hvordan forholder sjanger seg til medium og teknologi? Hvordan plassere og involvere sjangerteori og -forståelse i en kombinert analyse- og utviklingsmetodikk for forskning på digitale medier? Dette prøver jeg à belyse og besvare gjennom metodisk- og teoretisk triangulering. Denne trianguleringen skjer med utgangspunkt i det jeg beskriver som domenemodellen. Denne domenemodellen gir et grovt skissert oversiktsbilde over feltet ved å relatere kontekst/situasjon, teknisk system og tekster som hjørner i en trekant, ved hjelp av medium, plattform og sjanger som relasjonelle akser de imellom. Det organiserende prinsippet for trianguleringen ligger i design, både som utgangspunkt for praktisk utvikling og metodisk refleksjon og kunnskapsbygging. Jeg bruker forvirringen rundt spørsmålet om blogg er medium eller sjanger som utgangspunkt for litteraturgjennomgang av forholdet mellom medium og sjanger i digitale medier. Denne gjennomgangen avdekker at det er svært sprikende oppfatninger i hvordan vi kan forstå dette forholdet. I stedet tar jeg tak i begrepet plattform for å bruke det som utgangspunkt for analyse og forståelse av de tekniske aspektene ved medier og tekstproduksjon. Jeg illustrerer plattformer som en lagdelt modell, og beskriver sammenhengen mellom teknologi og sjanger som sjanger-plattformmodellen. Det bindende leddet mellom plattform og sjanger ligger i design, hvor en plattform, eller delplattform, definerer et designrom og hvor sjangerform er uttrykk for designstrategi innenfor dette rommet. Denne designstrategien er her og andre steder beskrevet som bruk av gitte designmønstre. Sjangerplattformmodellen er også utgangspunkt for analyse og konstruksjon av horisontal og vertikal konvergens innen digitale medier. Disse modellene og metodiske utlegningene er resultat både av teoretisk og praktisk arbeid. Det praktiske arbeidet er gjennomført i form av et casestudie og prototypeutvikling. Den praktiske delen tar utgangspunkt i digitale guider som teknologi og sjanger. Dette blir utforsket gjennom 1) et casestudie av et utviklingsprosjekt for å lage en digital guide til kulturminner langs Akerselva i regi av Oslo Bymuseum og Teknisk Museum, 2) en prototype på en eksperimentell plattform for stedsbasert sjangerprototyping, 3) en prototype på en tjeneste som omhandler kunst i det fri, og 4) en prototype på en digital guide som ebok.

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• Lundby, Knut (2018). Introduction: Religion and Media in Cultural Conflicts, In Knut Lundby (ed.),  Contesting Religion. The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia.  Walter de Gruyter.  ISBN 978-3-11-050171-1.  Introduction.  s 3 - 9

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