SAM - Institutt for journalistikk og mediefag
Recent Submissions
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Fake news on social media: Understanding teens’ (Dis)engagement with news
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article takes a qualitative approach to examine the role of fake news in shaping adolescent’s participation in news. Instead of experimental approaches that are common with similar research, the current study expands ... -
Interpretive communities of resistance: Emerging counterpublics of immigration alarmism on social media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Debates over immigration have become a defining political cleavage closely related to moral values, perceptions of threat, and the rise of online anti-immigration networks and agitation. Based on in-depth interviews with ... -
“It’s New to Us”: Exploring Authentic Innovation in Local News Settings
(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, ... -
Introduction: Research, Education, and Self-Determination in Sámi and Indigenous Journalism.
(Journal of Global Indigeneity (JGI);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article advances the critical importance of Indigenous journalism – both as a field and practice – for Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. The co-authors demonstrate this through discussions of education, ... -
Farlige ord: De hemmelige tjenestenes forståelse av desinformasjon som en samfunnstrussel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores the premise for the Norwegian security authorities' understanding of disinformation as a soci- etal threat and how they work against the spread of disinformation. The study is based on qualitative ... -
From Public Reason to Public Health: Professional Implications of the “Debunking Turn” in the Global Fact-Checking Field
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The global field of fact-checking organizations has experienced a dramatic shift in focus since 2016, from checking claims by poli- ticians and other public figures to policing viral misinformation on social networks. ... -
Journalistisk langtidsvarsel: Narrativ analyse av framtidsfortellinger i norske nyhetsmedier
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Journalistiske fortellinger om framtiden preger både norske og internasjonale nyhetsmedier. Men hvilke teknikker bruker journalistene til å fortelle sannferdig om noe som ennå ikke har skjedd? Artikkelen diskuterer hvordan ... -
Dansen rundt den hellige kua - Klimakoblinger i fire kommentarers narrativer om oljekrisepakken i 2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)I denne artikkelen utforsker vi norsk klimadekning i en tid da klima har gått fra å være en «sak» til å bli en «dimen- sjon» i den offentlige debatten. Vi analyserer fire kommentarartikler om koronakrisepakken til ... -
Should I Stay or Should I Code? Of Collaboration and Do-It-Yourself Programming in Investigative Journalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)For journalists, numerous digital tools such as spreadsheets or web application are readily available for easy implementation. however, using programming to build or modify scripts has been an unex- plored option for ... -
Academic leadership and leadership styles in strategic plans: a study of five top-ranked public universities in South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Public universities play a pivotal role in society as they offer access to higher education to a broader range of the population. This has greater impetus for institutions in societies that have histories of political ... -
Deserted Local News: Exploring News Deserts From a Journalistic Recruitment Perspective
(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 ... -
–Vær forsiktig nå med Kvinnen! Kjønn, yrkesutøvelse og sikkerhet hos norske utenriksjournalister i felt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Angrep og trusler mot journalister er utfordringer som påvirker pressens ytringsfrihet og handlingsrom. Utenrik- sjournalister jobber ofte i konfliktsoner med store sikkerhetsutfordringer. Tidligere forskning viser at ... -
“I thought You Are Beautiful”: Uganda Women Journalists’ Tales of Mob Violence on Social Media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article contributes to our understanding of the notion of mob censorship from the Ugandan context by examining the nature and consequences of harassment targeting women jour- nalists on social media. Drawing on ... -
How (not to) Run an AI Project in Investigative Journalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Data journalists are increasingly reliant on automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to process and analyse massive datasets. AI can contribute to journalism by creating visualizations, verifying accuracy of ... -
Journalism as a Strategic Action Field: How to Study Contestations and Power Dynamics between Professional Journalism and Its Challengers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper argues the benefits of approaching the ongoing con- tentions and power dynamics in journalism as a strategic action field (JSAF). This meso-level, actor-centered analytical framework offers insights into how ... -
Preparing for risks and building resilience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Journalists confront terror and war to report and document what is happening. Covering traumatic events is dangerous for the reporters on the scene and may leave them with distress responses. The aim of this study is to ... -
The epistemologies of data journalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Amid digital developments, data journalism has gained a strong foothold among news publishers and in public discourse. With its authoritative claims and informative visualizations, it can play a significant role in the ... -
The limits of live fact-checking: Epistemological consequences of introducing a breaking news logic to political fact-checking
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article analyses the novel form of live political fact-checking, as performed by the Norwegian fact-checking organisation Faktisk.no during the Norwegian parliamentary election campaign in 2021. The aim of the study ... -
The role of the Sámi media in democratic processes: The Arctic Railway in Yle Sápmi and NRK Sápmi
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)This media research was prompted by the Arctic Railway construction project that is planned to run from the city of Roavvenjárga/Rovaniemi in Finland to the city of Kirkonjárga/Kirkenes by the Arctic Ocean in Northern ... -
Dealing With Covid-19 in Casual Democracies
(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 ...