Ole J Mjøs

Biographic Data

ID4208876
NAMEOle J Mjøs
GIVEN NAMESOle J
FAMILY NAMEMjøs
SIGNATUREMJØS O J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Bergen
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX2

  • The Welfare State and the Media System

    Gunn Enli, Trine Syvertsen et al.ARTICLEScandinavian Journal of History2018Cited by: 8References: 4

    This article aims to bridge the gap between media studies and welfare state studies. While media and communications systems are crucial elements in any society, these systems are often not included in studies of the welfare state. Through a discussion of five historical phases in the evolution of Scandinavian societies and media systems, from early democratization in the late 18th century through the ‘golden age’ of the welfare state to the prese…

  • The Media Welfare State

    Trine Syvertsen, Ole Mjøs et al.BOOKThe Media Welfare State2014

    A dynamic examination of the media industry in the Nordic countries during the transition to today's digital environment

  • The functions of buzzwords

    Open AccessOle J Mjøs, Hallvard Moe et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2014

    It is a key task for media research to uncover the assumptions underpinning fashion terms like buzzwords, and to show their functions in business, political debate and social life. In this article, we ask which purposes media buzzwords serve, and for whom. We also question the presumed newness of buzzwords. By critically addressing two corresponding terms — ‘Web 2.0’ and ‘telematics’ — we argue that a media buzzword serves three important functio…

  • Music, Social Media and Global Mobility

    Ole J MjøsBOOKMusic, Social Media and Global…2013Cited by: 4

    This book is about the relationship between media, communication and globalization, explored through the unique empirical study of electronic music practitioners’ use of the global social media: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. To understand the significance of the emerging nexus between social media and music in a global context, the book explores various aspects of production, distribution and consumption among electronic music practitio…

  • Music, Social Media and Global Mobility

    Ole J MjøsBOOKMusic, Social Media and Global…2011

    1. Introduction 2. Global Social Media and Media Globalization 3. The Emergence of a Global Social Media Environment: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube 4. The Global Social Media and Music Nexus 5. Social Media and Music Practice: Connectedness or Closed Circuit? 6. The Logic of Social Media: Power, Participation and Paradox 7. New Spaces of Global Mobility: Re-evaluating Media Globalization

  • Marriage of convenience? Public service broadcasters’ cross-national partnerships in factual television

    Open AccessOle J MjøsARTICLEInternational Communication Gazette2011References: 5

    This article explores how public service broadcasters (PSBs) in Europe form cross-national partnerships to secure factual television programming and develop new television channels in response to globalization and transformations within the media sector. The article’s main case study is the BBC/Discovery partnership — the most extensive formal agreement in international television history for factual television. This partnership serves as a case …

  • The symbiosis of children’s television and merchandising

    Open AccessOle J MjøsARTICLEMedia Culture & Society2010Cited by: 1References: 7

  • Media Globalization and the Discovery Channel Networks

    Ole J MjøsBOOKMedia Globalization and the…2009

    This book is about the relationship between media and globalization, explored through the unique study of the global expansion of Discovery Communications, spearheaded by the Discovery Channel, one of the world’s largest providers of factual television programming and media content. The book argues that the study of Discovery's relationship with globalization provides both a specific and a more general practical and theoretical understanding of h…