• Brukerbetaling i lokalaviser – en trussel for bruksmangfold og lokaldemokrati? 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Mediepolitikken i Norge legger særlig vekt på å sikre tilgang til lokale medier i hele landet for å stimulere en felles, åpen og opplyst offentlig samtale. Denne ambisjonen er knyttet til en overordnet målsetting om å bidra ...
    • Communal News Work: COVID-19 Calls for Collective Funding of Journalism 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Pickard, Victor; Westlund, Oscar (Digital Journalism;Volume 8, Issue 5, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-28)
      It is widely held that journalism, journalists and news all play important roles for democracy and an informed citizenry. News publishers have journalistic authority and are oftentimes seen as one of the most important ...
    • Deserted Local News: Exploring News Deserts From a Journalistic Recruitment Perspective 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Røe Mathisen, Birgit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      An emerging body of research addresses how news deserts cause democratic deficits. This literature is mostly concerned with the closure of local news outlets. The present study was carried out in Norway, a country characterised ...
    • “It’s New to Us”: Exploring Authentic Innovation in Local News Settings 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Hess, Kristy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Many local newsrooms across the globe have been forced to re‐assess (and re‐assert) their value and function during a period of intense digital disruption. “Innovate or die” has become an accepted mantra as governments, ...
    • Unpacking Value Creation Dynamics in Journalism Education. A Covid-19 Case Study 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Olsen, Gunhild Ring; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (Journalism Practice;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-03)
      The physical closure of universities and university colleges due to Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalization of journalism teaching to a record speed. The pandemic, and the severe restrictions on-campus attendance, ...
    • The Value of Local News in the Digital Realm–Introducing the Integrated Value Creation Model 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (Digital Journalism;Volume 9, 2021 - Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-18)
      Taking the failing two-sided market model of commercial news media as its point of departure, this article introduces a value creation model that unpacks the dynamics of local newspapers’ value creation from a business, ...