Nordicom: Recent submissions

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    • Perceptions of Social Media 

      Bock Segaard, Signe (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      While observers have focused on the political use of social media when exploring their democratic potential, we know little about users’ perceptions of these media. These perceptions could well be important to understanding ...

    • Professional autonomy 

      Nygren, Gunnar; Dobek-Ostrowska, Boguslawa; Anikina, Maria (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      Degree of autonomy is one of the key dimensions of professionalization in journalism. However, the strive for autonomy looks different in different media systems, where pressure on autonomy can come from both political ...

    • Patterns of Media Use and Reflections 

      Gunder Strøm Krogager, Stinne; Klitgaard Povlsen, Karen; Degn, Hans-Peter (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      The present article examines cross-media use among 10- to 16-year-old Danish children and adolescents. Our research interest is in identifying and affirming patterns among media use, gender and age. Using a methodological ...

    • A Hidden Theory 

      Bjerke, Paul (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      The present article analyses press coverage of the dramatic finance crisis and the ensuing European debt crisis in Europe, in three decisive periods. The authors conduct quantitative and qualitative content analyses of ...

    • Vernacular Meaning Making 

      Axelson, Tomas (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-19)
      The outcome of an audience study supports theories stating that stories are a primary means by which we make sense of our experiences over time. Empirical examples of narrative impact are presented in which specific ...

    • Popularizing the Internet:Traveling Companions Supporting the Good News 

      Hetland, Per (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      In popular science and technology writing, “boosterism” is prominent. Writers overwhelmingly describe science and technology in enthusiastic terms, thereby promoting the deficit or Public Appreciation of Science and ...

    • Nordic Openness in Practice 

      Vesa, Juho (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-10-21)
      Due to the tradition of ‘Nordic openness’, and intensified by international trends, the norm of policy-making transparency is strong in Finland. Inspired by organizational institutionalism, the present article studies ...

    • Women and media industries in Europe 

      Savolainen, Tarja (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Norske muslimske innvandrerkvinner 

      Dralega, Carol Azungi (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Norsk medietidsskrift fra papir og abonnement til digitalt open access 

      Steensen, Sten (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Webportal gør det lettere at forske i historiske danske medier 

      Kjeldsen, Mogens Vestergaard (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Norwegian media research conference 2014 

      Raundalen, Jon (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Recension 

      Wilberg, Erik (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05-28)

    • Nordicom-Information på väg in i framtiden 

      Wadbring, Ingela (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)

    • Forord 

      Mølster, Ragnhild (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)

    • The complexity of public relations work 

      Johansson, Bengt (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)
      Research on the PR-function is extensive, especially in the US and the UK. The manager- technician dichotomy is well known, but has been challenged by recent research where more nuanced perspectives on PR-managerial ...

    • Why does the archbishop not tweet? 

      Gelfgren, Stefan (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)
      In summer 2012, the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden appeared on Twitter. There was only one problem – it was not the Archbishop himself who was tweeting, but an anonymous person. A discussion then ensued on Twitter ...

    • Slow television 

      Puijk, Roel (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)
      Public-service broadcasters are compelled to seek innovative ways to fulfil their public- service functions in an increasingly competitive environment. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) has been experimenting ...

    • Young people’s narratives of media and identity 

      Schofield, Daniel; Kupiainen, Reijo (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)
      The article explores how upper secondary students use the learning activity mediagraphy to reflect on their identity and on media as constraining and enabling factors in their social practice. In mediagraphy, the ...

    • The moral police 

      Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Beyer, Audun; Thorbjørnsrud, Kjersti (Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)
      How does the general public understand media coverage of immigration issues? The present article analyses the media effects of an extensive news series focusing on the harassment of people believed to disrespect ...