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We investigate how the adoption and adaptation of visual surveillance technologies in the news media might be optimized in ways that incorporate and integrate aspects of societal responsibility in quality journalism.

 
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Future Predictions and Final Goodbyes
Future Predictions and Final Goodbyes

Excited to find out more about the visual futures of the media? Have another look at this year´s ViSmedia conference, which was livestreamed from the Bergen University Aula on January 19.

The Story Behind the Student Scenarios at the Visual Futures Conference
The Story Behind the Student Scenarios at the Visual Futures Conference

In February 2020, ten bachelor students in TV production at Media City Bergen worked intensively on a new project. They were challenged to develop three video scenarios and SoMe content for the fifth and last ViSmedia conference, which was going to be held in the Bergen University Aula in March.

The Real Threat of Fake Faces
The Real Threat of Fake Faces

Imagine a video of Donald Trump appearing in your social media feed. Would you ask yourself if the video is real? Well, why shouldn’t it be? This is the reality of deepfakes. How can fake imitations be a threat to the integrity of democratic elections?

On the Inside of the Mojo Community
On the Inside of the Mojo Community

Where do tech savvy journalists gather to explore mobile technologies? Researchers Anja Salzmann, Frode Guribye, and Astrid Gynnild have investigated the activities of the Mojo Community, a global hub of devoted mobile journalists and content creators.

– Engineers are Not Just Building Things, They are Building Society and Social Relationships
– Engineers are Not Just Building Things, They are Building Society and Social Relationships

What is the relationship between technology and society? And how can engineers learn more about the social implications of their daily work? These are some of the issues that professor Deborah G. Johnson grappled with when writing her new textbook Engineering Ethics.

The Invisible Pandemic
The Invisible Pandemic

Is the pandemic invisible? -The question might seem odd, says ViSmedia researcher Øyvind Vågnes, co-editor with Asbjørn Grønstad of a book recently out from Palgrave, Invisibility i Visual and Material Culture. -But it is in fact raised with frequency, by scholars from very different fields of research. And it brings up a number of interesting discussions pertaining to a relationship that is too often neglected – namely that between the visible and the invisible.

Test our Prototypes for Climate Communication
Test our Prototypes for Climate Communication

In the spring of 2020 thirty students in Media City Bergen made prototypes of responsible ways to communicate climate information.

Students Take Charge of Climate Communication
Students Take Charge of Climate Communication

It is not easy to create responsible climate communication, and it is especially difficult to reach a young audience with it. What kind of visual design and rhetorical appeal should designs have in order to present the gravity of climate change in the best possible way?

Read our Critical Evaluations of Climate Communication
Read our Critical Evaluations of Climate Communication

In the spring of 2020 thirty students in Media City Bergen made critical evaluations of climate journalism relying on eye-tracking, stress measurements and qualitative interviews. Vismedia publishes six evaluation reports made by students at the University of Bergen.

A New Breakthrough For Immersive Journalism?
A New Breakthrough For Immersive Journalism?

How can 360 degree videos and VR change the ways stories are told? Will immersive journalism get its final breakthrough during the corona crisis? – It is wise and timely to watch these technologies now, says ViSmedia researcher Turo Uskali from Finland. Uskali led the work with the new Routledge-book Immersive Journalism as Storytelling, which was released as an e-book on 13 of May.

Have You Shared the News Today?
Have You Shared the News Today?

Social media has grown to be an important platform for news consumption. By sharing links to news stories, your contact network on social media can create its own news agenda. ViSmedia associate Thomas Wold just published a paper on the matter in Norsk medietidsskrift.

How to Cover 11,250 Elections at Once
How to Cover 11,250 Elections at Once

The 2020 US elections are more than a presidential election. In fact, it is more than 11,000 elections, concerning everything from state legislature to dog catchers mosquito commissioners. A journalist can’t cover all this, but computational journalism can help you to figure out where to put your resources.