We've reached the final entry of #AskeXmas: a number of solutions for happiness in #journalism (from @journoscholar.bsky.social, Holton, @markdeuze.bsky.social & @claudiamellado.bsky.social).
And from me: Happy Holidays.
24/24
www.valeriebelairgagnon.com/happinessinj...
And the final #AskeXmas post of the backlog:
One of the seminal books about the power and importance of the press, "Public Opinion" by Walter Lippmann. It's from 1922, but it's as timely today as ever.
You're welcome.
23/24
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Does #data solve the crisis in legacy news companies? This study by @anjabechmann.bsky.social et al. explores the "sharewall" and discusses its implications.
#AskeXmas 22/24
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Long before anyone talked about the user needs of news, Bernard Berelson researched what people actually missed when they didn't get their newspaper. It's one of my all-time favorite pieces of research.
#AskeXmas 21/24
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This paper has had a tremendous impact on my line of thinking. In it, Örnebring contemplates how modern #journalism is torn between occupational and organizational considerations. It is from 2009 and still highly relevant.
#AskeXmas 20/24
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In this article, @hermida.bsky.social and Young analyze five years of grant recipients of the Google #Innovation Challenge. They find that the recipients are mostly into revenue-related innovation - and largely align with Google’s interests.
#AskeXmas 19/24
www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
How do we think about #AI?
In this article, Sne Scott Hansen explores public imaginaries of artificial intelligence, finding that discursive ambiguity leaves the term AI relatively vague (so there is a broad space for different imaginations).
#AskeXmas 18/24
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Hot off the press!
New research by @jonathanhendrickx.bsky.social and me explores synergi/diversification in DPG Media and Berlingske Media.
It's not actually open access, but there are 50 free copies (email us if they're all used). #dkmedier
#AskeXmas 17/24
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News publishers need platforms. And this article by @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and @sarahsoutlook.bsky.social is one of the best studies of how they (try to) balance short-term benefits and long-term dependencies in the process.
#AskeXmas 16/24
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encoding/decoding
You’re welcome.
#AskeXmas 15/24 (one day delayed; sorry)
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Alternative news media are on the rise, and few people researches them better than @evamayerhoeffer.bsky.social. In this article, she, Kristensen & @timramsland.bsky.social map what is up in Denmark and Sweden.
#AskeXmas 14/24
sciendo.com/article/10.2...
For news #podcasts, "Reaching mainstream audiences will require a broader range of content and audio formats, better interfaces, and improved distribution", Newman & Gallo wrote in this 2019 @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report.
#AskeXmas 13/24
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
" #DataPublics: The Construction of Publics in Datafied Democracies", edited by @janniehartley.bsky.social et al., is an excellent book about the ways data practices shape society and the constellations of people in it.
#AskeXmas 12/24
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Why is news sometimes free? In this article, @mikeananny.bsky.social & Bighash explore publisher rationales for temporarily dismantling their paywalls.
#AskeXmas 11/24
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Edited by Solvoll and @ragnhildo.bsky.social, a full book about how Norwegian news organizations dealt with the COVID-19 crisis through innovation.
#AskeXmas 10/24
www.nordicom.gu.se/sv/publikati...
Q: Which factors best support the professional autonomy and civic accountability of public media?
A: Multiyear funding + legal charters + oversight agencies + audience councils and surveys.
Source: this important policy research by Benson, Powers & Neff.
#AskeXmas 9/24
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With the rise of federated platforms, the question remains how they can thrive and avoid subversion. In this ridiculously timely article, Struett, @aramsinn.bsky.social, @paufder.bsky.social & @robertwgehl.org discuss just that. It is mandatory reading.
#AskeXmas 8/24
ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
A nice piece of research by Kirsten Frandsen on the 2022 #TourDeFrance Grand Depart and the ways strategic concerns played into how broadcasters covered it.
#AskeXmas 7/24
tidsskrift.dk/mediekultur/...
"Automating Democracy. Generative #AI, #Journalism, and the Future of #Democracy" - well, the title of this short and sweet report by @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and @felixsimon.bsky.social also serves as a table of content.
You'd want to read this.
#AskeXmas 6/24
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#Podcasting is here, there, and everywhere. And #platforms play a most important role in reshaping it. John Sullivan (not on Bluesky?) did this article about just that in 2019, and it has been influenced at least some of my own work. Go read it.
#AskeXmas 5/24
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What is news?
It's such a simple question, so of course the answer is complicated. And @writerlytone.bsky.social & O'Neill do a great job of laying out what research tells us about the nature of the news. It's a must-read.
#AskeXmas 4/24
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Delayed due to university reform, here's the third entry in my advent calendar: @luciacores.bsky.social, Andersen & @dieheiselberg.bsky.social's new article about which space #news takes up on a PSM #streaming services.
tidsskrift.dk/journalistic...
#AskeXmas 3/24
Around the world, #journalism is increasingly and persisting ly under attack, and so are journalists. In this article, @journoscholar.bsky.social et al. discuss the need for systemic change to solve what is often considered an individual problem.
#AskeXmas 2/24
ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
The first entry in #AskeXmas:
"The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection", edited by @krisalbris.bsky.social, @annekaun.bsky.social, and others. A whole book about the cultural pushback against the thorough digitalization of modern life.
www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publicati...
1/24
'Tis the season to be wiser.
Bringing back a tradition, I'll do an #AdventCalendar with one piece of freely available media/comm/journalism research each day until Christmas. I'll try to keep it relevant behond the academy.
Hashtag (to follow or block): #AskeXmas
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