• 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 ...
    • The digital shift in news media’s revenue streams during the Covid-19 pandemic 

      Barland, Jens; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (Chapter, 2024)
      This chapter sheds light on the economic resilience of Norwegian news media during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on the shifts in revenues within the newspaper industry amidst the crisis. The business ...
    • Exploring telework innovation’s value for news workers 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Asker, Cecilie; Konow-Lund, Maria Theresa (Chapter, 2024)
      This chapter offers a framework for examining the advantages and challenges associated with a significant innovation in newsroom work that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis: the introduction of teleworking. Applying ...
    • “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, ...
    • Making sense of a crisis 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (Chapter, 2024)
      The Conclusion of this book is closely connected to Chapter 1. As expressed in the Introduction, these chapters, serving as bookends, are designed to be read in conjunction with each other. In this Conclusion, I reflect ...
    • Theoretical perspectives on crisis, resilience, and innovation 

      Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Solvoll, Mona Kristin (Chapter, 2024)
      This chapter describes how the concepts of crisis, resilience, and innovation are well-suited for capturing how Norwegian news media dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic posed threats to public health, leading ...
    • 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, ...