• ‘Add Twitter and Stir’: The Use of Twitter by Public Authorities in Norway and UK during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak 

      McInnes, Colin John; Hornmoen, Harald (Observatorio (OBS*);Vol 12, No 2 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article examines how Norwegian and UK health authorities used social media, and especially Twitter, during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak. The microblogging service has been regarded as a promising medium for crisis ...
    • Help Yourself: The Individualization of Responsibility in Current Health Journalism 

      Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Alnæs, Jørgen (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)
      Who is responsible when you get sick? Doctors, who can treat you with superior knowledge? Politicians, who have designed the welfare services? Yourself, who should take steps to live a healthy lifestyle? Or perhaps ...
    • Interest groups on social media: Four forms of networked advocacy 

      Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Fredheim, Nanna Alida (Journal of Public Affairs;Published Online 12 September 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The affordances of social media both constrain and enable new forms of political advocacy. The present study identifies four forms of networked advocacy and analyses these with emphasis on constituencies, platforms, ...
    • News Flows, Inter-Media Connectivity and Societal Resilience in Times of Crisis 

      Steensen, Steen; Eide, Tine (Digital Journalism;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-23)
      This article analyzes how inter-media connections and news flows can establish societal resilience in times of crisis. The article is framed by understandings of the discursive practice of news as polyvocal and networked, ...
    • News Media's Rhetoric on Facebook 

      Hågvar, Yngve Benestad (Journalism Practice;Volume 13, 2019 - Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-08)
      While Facebook is an important distribution channel for today’s media houses, there is a lack of research on how news outlets choose to present their stories in social media. The present study aims to narrow this gap by ...
    • Social media in Uganda: revitalising news journalism? 

      Orgeret, Kristin; Selnes, Florence Namasinga (Media, Culture and Society;Volume: 42, issue: 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-22)
      The article discusses the role of social media in relation to the traditional journalistic sphere in Uganda. Through an analysis of how journalists in three Ugandan newspapers use social media in their daily work, the ...
    • What a Story! Interpretative Rhetoric in News Media’s Facebook Updates 

      Hågvar, Yngve Benestad (Journalism Practice;Volume 13, 2019 - Issue 8: Journalism research in practice: Scholarly inquiry for journalists, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)