In Norway, social media is the single most important news source for people aged 9-18. As users increasingly rely on social media for their news updates, the power of news media is challenged in new ways. ViSmedia researcher Thomas Wold points out that news sharing in social media can be actively used to influence what news stories that should be publicly discussed.
Read MoreA critical article on Facebook’s extensive collection of data prompted hot debates in social media. The article was published in the magazine Morgenbladet, and written by PhD-student Anja Salzmann.
Read MoreDigitalisation raises serious questions about national security and citizens’ autonomy in digitalised democracies, PhD-student Anja Salzmann points out.
Read MoreViSmedia researcher Deborah G. Johnson gave a keynote address at the 5th International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Computing at the University of Bergamo.
Read MoreFake news, and specifically deepfakes, mifght turn out to be a crucial challenge during the 2020 US elections. Deepfake technologies can be used to make video and audio clips of individuals doing and saying things they never did or said. In a paper in the SSRN eLibrary, Vismedia researchers Deborah G. Johnson and Nicholas Diakopoulos address the ethical implications of deepfakes in an election context.
Read MoreThe innovating approach partly explains why the studies at Media City Bergen are among the most popular programs at the University. Suggested Dag Rune Olsen, Rector at the University of Bergen (UiB) as he opened the conference “Innovasjonspedagogikk I Media City Bergen”.
Read MoreHow do readers navigate through news sites? Students at UiB conducted evaluations with biometrical equipment and gained valuable insights into reader behaviour. Access their evaluations of national media such as Aftenposten, VG and NRK in this article.
Read More«Automating the News: How algorithms are rewriting the media» and are wondering why you should? Read Colin Porlezza´s excellent book review published in this months issue of the Sage journal Journalism and get intrigued to know why.
Read MoreDrone journalism is moving the limits for airborne news coverage. In September 2019 researchers from three continents met for a two-day workshop, Journalism from above, in Sweden to discuss critical aspects of this disruptive technology.
Read MoreProfessor Lars Nyre was recently presented with an award for creating the best learning environment in 2019.
Read MoreIn June 2019, Astrid Gynnild was awarded the status Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP) as one of the first professors at the University of Bergen. “In particular, I enjoy involving students in research projects,” Professor Gynnild subsequently explained in her presentation to the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Read MoreVirtual reality, 360° video, and augmented reality are powerful tools for storytelling, and can cause strong emotions among its users. In a panel at NordMedia2019, ViSmedia researchers addressed essential journalism dilemmas to be resolved when adapting and adopting these technologies.
Read MoreDid you miss out on Nicholas Diakopoulos seminar on the 29th? And are eager to know more about how algorithms can change the future of journalism, don’t worry we got your back, watch the seminar here.
Read MoreIn her study, Hilde gathered data gathered from 20 different online comment sections of the Norwegian branch of a global, anonymous community with a reputation for extensive sharing of nude images of young women. By carefully analyzing the data, she found that the forum's users had an ongoing need to master their own female fixations, which were satisfied through the process of remote female fixation.
Read MoreInfluencers have stretched the boundaries of public communication. To find out more about influencers´s identity building, Camilla Mjøen Lien wanted to investigate whether their extensive self-exposure in reality is a form of self-surveillance.
Read MoreCurious about AI journalism and the future of media work? Welcome to a seminar with one of the leading experts in the field, Nicholas Diakopoulos.
Read MoreThe fear of a technological take over has made many journalists and media scholars pessimistic about the future of the journalistic profession. ViSmedia researcher Nicholas Diakopolus claims in his new book Automating the News: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Media that there is room for both.
Read MoreWhat is Visual Journalism? And what are the most important aspects of Virtual Reality Journalism? ViSmedia researchers Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali elaborate on the terms in The International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies, recently published online by Wiley & Son.
Read MoreViSmedia researcher Thomas Wold has been appointed as a member of a Government selected expert committee to give advice on safe media use for children and adolescents.
Read MoreProfessor Øyvind Vågnes uses the speculative fiction of Black Mirror to teach his students about script writing, and to reflect on questions concerning surveillance and human interaction with technology.
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