• Challenging Norms and Practices in Women’s Beach Handball: The Bikini Debate 

      Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie; Fonn, Birgitte Kjos (Media and Communication;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Since 1978, the Norwegian Act for Gender Equality has created a strong emphasis on the importance of equality in all parts of society. This implies equal access to all cultural and welfare activities and services—including ...
    • Critically Contextualising a Mega-Event: Nordic Sports Commentaries During the 2022 World Cup in Football 

      Hornmoen, Harald; Knudsen, Anders Graver (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Prior to the FIFA 2022 World Cup, Nordic news media emphasised their ambitions of persistently covering problematic aspects of this mega‐event to be hosted in Qatar, a country subjected to severe criticism of its human ...
    • Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies 

      Steensen, Steen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This article reports findings from an in‐depth, autoethnographic study of local communities in Denmark and England left behind by local journalism. The study was conducted during—and is thematically framed by—the Covid‐19 ...
    • 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, ...