Kristin Skare Orgeret
Biographic Data
| ID | 4492035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin Skare Orgeret |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin Skare |
| FAMILY NAME | Orgeret |
| SIGNATURE | ORGERET K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0697-6640 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hashtags, Hatetags and social media campaigns in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
This article examines the role of social media, specifically Twitter, in the amplification of violent divisive discourse during Ethiopia's Tigray conflict (2020–2022), introducing the concept of Hatetags to analyze the transforming of hashtags into vehicles of digital conflict. Through a mixed-method approach combining explorative digital methods, qualitative content analysis and qualitative interviews, the study investigates how hashtags evolved…
The Messenger (not the Medium) Is the Message? Uncovering Journalists’ Perceptions of Digital Disinformation in Conflict Countries
While research on disinformation in Africa is starting to gain attention, only a few of these studies have sought to uncover its connection to conflict contexts, an important area we seek to draw attention to with this study. Furthermore, barely any studies have uncovered journalists and other media workers’ perceptions of disinformation, particularly in countries dominated by conflict. This article uses participatory action research, specificall…
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Digital Journalism
One of the first truly global collections of essays on digital journalism, this volume reaches far and wide to spread its timely message that journalistic practice never develops in a vacuum.With essays from every continent, it traverses democracies and autocracies, Global North and Global South, to expose the various dimensions of power that center and marginalize canons of knowledge about journalism."
Memento Mori
This introduction to the thematic issue examines the paradoxical position of death in contemporary media where it is simultaneously ubiquitous and unevenly represented, even while digital technologies are reshaping long-standing journalistic norms governing the visibility of the dead. The works—selected from different countries and regions of the world—emphasize the need for research that moves beyond exceptional cases to include diverse geopolit…
Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali
The study combines domain expertise and computational community detection to uncover what role citizen journalists and social media platforms play in mediating the dynamics of conflict in Mali. Under conditions of the growing conflict in Mali, citizen journalists are opening Twitter (rebranded as X) accounts to stay updated and tweet about the ongoing socio-political tensions, chronicling life in a conflict-ravaged context. This article conceptua…
Journalism and Safety
An Exploratory Study of Fact-Checking Practices in Conflict and Authoritarian Contexts
This study explores fact-checking practices in Ethiopia and Mali in times of conflict and in a context marked by increasing restrictions to press freedom. The objective is to understand how, in this hostile environment, fact-checkers in these two countries manage to carry out their activities. Our findings reveal that fact-checkers are often victims of online bullying and harassment and fear reprisal from governments. This pushes them to self-cen…
Israel–Palestina-konflikten i norske medier. Nyhetsskjevheter og en felles virkelighetsforståelse som forsvant
Som en av de aller mest betente og langvarige konfliktene internasjonalt, har Israel-Palestina-konflikten sjelden vært preget av en enhetlig virkelighetsforståelse (Heian-Engdal, 2018, 2024; Jensehaugen, 2023; Waage, 2013). Minst to ledende narrativ kolliderer, både i Midtøsten og i mediene rundt om i verden, og påvirker hvordan vi oppfatter nyhetshendelser. Likevel tydeliggjør dekningen av krigen mellom Israel og Hamas i 2023–2024 hvordan det no…
Women and digital political communication in non-Western societies
This special issue brings together contributions and theoretical insights that probe ways through which gender interacts with context to shape non-Western-based political communication trends. It seeks to address the need to diversify theory and research in political communication. Our key contribution is to provide empirically-guided, contextually-shaped and methodologically-rich research on digital political communication strategies that facili…
Introduction
Newsafety
Journalism is often referred to as one of the most important knowledge-producing institutions in society, yet also one facing numerous challenges, among which the safety of journalists critical. Public visibility as a journalist, having thousands of followers on social media, was until recently aspired by many in the field. However, this may well be disadvantageous to journalists scrutinizing sensitive topics, encountering actors that do their be…
Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting
Era or error of transformation? Assessing afrocentric attributes to digitalization
This special issue is indeed special. When the idea to guest edit this issue was mooted, none of us had heard of COVID-19. After organizing what turned out to be a successful pre-conference, buoyed by excellent paper presentations at the IAMCR meet in Madrid in 2019, we preselected papers for this themed issue expecting nothing but a normal submission process followed by strenuous let alone painstaking peer-reviewing of manuscripts as traditional…
Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting
MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms
This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ professional lives. We are also interested in what Norwegian media houses are doing to address these challenges. The leading research question consists of th…
Introduction
The introductory chapter to the thematic issue, entitled “Rethinking Safety of Journalists,” shows how promoting the safety of journalists is closely related to press freedom. It presents the articles of the thematic issue and highlights how the safety of journalists is no longer a concern of individuals or individual nation states only, but is now also a global concern, whereby the international community is obliged to come to the defense of jou…
Activism as political action in Uganda
The article discusses political activism in Uganda and the role of social media. It focuses on two specific cases, the 2011 ‘Walk-to-Work’ and the 2017 ‘Pads4Girls’ campaigns in order to contribute to better understanding of the ever-evolving dynamic between political activism and the media in such campaigns. A disputed presidential election in 2011 in Uganda prompted opposition politicians to call nationwide protests. The architects of the prote…
Political communication in East Africa
For a long time, the role of media and communication in African politics was relatively neglected. This neglect can, as Leila Demarest2 argues, to some extent be explained by the authoritarian turn that took place in many African countries after independence and the tight control of state governments on the press, as well as violent repression of dissenting voices. As Bruce Mutsvairo and Beschara Karim have shown in their edited volume on politic…
Discussing Emotions in Digital Journalism
Until recently, the notion of emotion in media studies and communication research was mostly examined through the lens of cultural studies, media effects, and visuals. Research on emotion in journalism has been slow to arrive, as Karin Wahl-Jorgensen shows in this special issue. However, this is radically changing. Contributions by Hassan, Kilgo, Lough, Riedl, Sanchez Laws, Waddell, and Zou highlight how the affordances of digital journalism have…
Social media in Uganda
The article discusses the role of social media in relation to the traditional journalistic sphere in Uganda. Through an analysis of how journalists in three Ugandan newspapers use social media in their daily work, the article discusses how social media affect conventional sourcing practices, reportage and professional norms. The article is particularly interested in how Facebook and Twitter serve as alternative channels through which sources with…
The unexpected body
The article draws lines between the historical example of Saartjie Baartman, the so-called Hottentot Venus, and the ‘Caster Semenya case’ – the 18-year old South African athlete who won the women’s 800 metres in the World Championship in 2009, and had to undergo ‘gender testing’. It looks into how the South African press covered the case of Semenya in the light of identity and power processes. How did the Semenya case feed into broader political …
Cheap clothes
This article examines how the Rana Plaza disaster, the deadliest garment factory accident in history, was covered in four newspapers in Bangladesh and Norway. It discusses the role of journalism in producing connectivity between audiences and victims within and across national borders and uses Roger Silverstone’s concept of ‘proper distance’ and Lily Chouliaraki’s hierarchy of proximity to examine mediated social relationships in newspaper covera…
The road to renaming what's in a name? The changing of Durban's street names and its coverage in The Mercury
The article investigates how the Durban newspaper The Mercury covered the renaming of a large number of streets in Durban. Through analysis of selected newspaper articles combined with interviews with some of the central journalists covering the name changes, the article seeks to study the renaming process from different perspectives. Questions of identity politics, collective memory, rewriting of history and postcolonial discourses in the era of…
Films out of Africa
The article argues that fiction films from and about Africa may play an important role in increasing global audiences' knowledge of Africa. The article explores both the potential and the challenges of such films when it comes to create broader perspectives of the African continent. It argues that there is a general need for film producers with African knowledge. The discussion has direct bearing on debates about how Africa is represented in the …
From his master's voice and back again? Presidential inaugurations and South African television - the post-apartheid experience
Journal Article From his master's voice and back again? Presidential inaugurations and South African television – the post-apartheid experience Get access Kristin S. Orgeret Kristin S. Orgeret Kristin Skare Orgeret ([email protected]) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Journalism, Oslo University College, Norway. The author wishes to thank an anonymous reviewer and the editors of African Affairs for inspiring and valuable commen…
Discussing Emotions in Digital Journalism
Until recently, the notion of emotion in media studies and communication research was mostly examined through the lens of cultural studies, media effects, and visuals. Research on emotion in journalism has been slow to arrive, as Karin Wahl-Jorgensen shows in this special issue. However, this is radically changing. Contributions by Hassan, Kilgo, Lough, Riedl, Sanchez Laws, Waddell, and Zou highlight how the affordances of digital journalism have…
Social media in Uganda
The article discusses the role of social media in relation to the traditional journalistic sphere in Uganda. Through an analysis of how journalists in three Ugandan newspapers use social media in their daily work, the article discusses how social media affect conventional sourcing practices, reportage and professional norms. The article is particularly interested in how Facebook and Twitter serve as alternative channels through which sources with…
Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali
The study combines domain expertise and computational community detection to uncover what role citizen journalists and social media platforms play in mediating the dynamics of conflict in Mali. Under conditions of the growing conflict in Mali, citizen journalists are opening Twitter (rebranded as X) accounts to stay updated and tweet about the ongoing socio-political tensions, chronicling life in a conflict-ravaged context. This article conceptua…
Introduction
Newsafety
Journalism is often referred to as one of the most important knowledge-producing institutions in society, yet also one facing numerous challenges, among which the safety of journalists critical. Public visibility as a journalist, having thousands of followers on social media, was until recently aspired by many in the field. However, this may well be disadvantageous to journalists scrutinizing sensitive topics, encountering actors that do their be…
Cheap clothes
This article examines how the Rana Plaza disaster, the deadliest garment factory accident in history, was covered in four newspapers in Bangladesh and Norway. It discusses the role of journalism in producing connectivity between audiences and victims within and across national borders and uses Roger Silverstone’s concept of ‘proper distance’ and Lily Chouliaraki’s hierarchy of proximity to examine mediated social relationships in newspaper covera…
Unifying and dividing processes in national media
The article aims to open up a theoretical space where the nation building project's inherent contradictions can thrive, making it possible to see the construction of a new South Africa as a dialectical area of both converging and diverging processes. Using the national broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the frequently used discourse of African renaissance as its central examples, the article argues that both processes o…
From his master's voice and back again? Presidential inaugurations and South African television - the post-apartheid experience
Journal Article From his master's voice and back again? Presidential inaugurations and South African television – the post-apartheid experience Get access Kristin S. Orgeret Kristin S. Orgeret Kristin Skare Orgeret ([email protected]) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Journalism, Oslo University College, Norway. The author wishes to thank an anonymous reviewer and the editors of African Affairs for inspiring and valuable commen…
Films out of Africa
The article argues that fiction films from and about Africa may play an important role in increasing global audiences' knowledge of Africa. The article explores both the potential and the challenges of such films when it comes to create broader perspectives of the African continent. It argues that there is a general need for film producers with African knowledge. The discussion has direct bearing on debates about how Africa is represented in the …
The road to renaming what's in a name? The changing of Durban's street names and its coverage in The Mercury
The article investigates how the Durban newspaper The Mercury covered the renaming of a large number of streets in Durban. Through analysis of selected newspaper articles combined with interviews with some of the central journalists covering the name changes, the article seeks to study the renaming process from different perspectives. Questions of identity politics, collective memory, rewriting of history and postcolonial discourses in the era of…
The unexpected body
The article draws lines between the historical example of Saartjie Baartman, the so-called Hottentot Venus, and the ‘Caster Semenya case’ – the 18-year old South African athlete who won the women’s 800 metres in the World Championship in 2009, and had to undergo ‘gender testing’. It looks into how the South African press covered the case of Semenya in the light of identity and power processes. How did the Semenya case feed into broader political …
Cheap clothes
This article examines how the Rana Plaza disaster, the deadliest garment factory accident in history, was covered in four newspapers in Bangladesh and Norway. It discusses the role of journalism in producing connectivity between audiences and victims within and across national borders and uses Roger Silverstone’s concept of ‘proper distance’ and Lily Chouliaraki’s hierarchy of proximity to examine mediated social relationships in newspaper covera…
MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms
This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ professional lives. We are also interested in what Norwegian media houses are doing to address these challenges. The leading research question consists of th…
Introduction
The introductory chapter to the thematic issue, entitled “Rethinking Safety of Journalists,” shows how promoting the safety of journalists is closely related to press freedom. It presents the articles of the thematic issue and highlights how the safety of journalists is no longer a concern of individuals or individual nation states only, but is now also a global concern, whereby the international community is obliged to come to the defense of jou…
Activism as political action in Uganda
The article discusses political activism in Uganda and the role of social media. It focuses on two specific cases, the 2011 ‘Walk-to-Work’ and the 2017 ‘Pads4Girls’ campaigns in order to contribute to better understanding of the ever-evolving dynamic between political activism and the media in such campaigns. A disputed presidential election in 2011 in Uganda prompted opposition politicians to call nationwide protests. The architects of the prote…
Political communication in East Africa
For a long time, the role of media and communication in African politics was relatively neglected. This neglect can, as Leila Demarest2 argues, to some extent be explained by the authoritarian turn that took place in many African countries after independence and the tight control of state governments on the press, as well as violent repression of dissenting voices. As Bruce Mutsvairo and Beschara Karim have shown in their edited volume on politic…
Discussing Emotions in Digital Journalism
Until recently, the notion of emotion in media studies and communication research was mostly examined through the lens of cultural studies, media effects, and visuals. Research on emotion in journalism has been slow to arrive, as Karin Wahl-Jorgensen shows in this special issue. However, this is radically changing. Contributions by Hassan, Kilgo, Lough, Riedl, Sanchez Laws, Waddell, and Zou highlight how the affordances of digital journalism have…
Social media in Uganda
The article discusses the role of social media in relation to the traditional journalistic sphere in Uganda. Through an analysis of how journalists in three Ugandan newspapers use social media in their daily work, the article discusses how social media affect conventional sourcing practices, reportage and professional norms. The article is particularly interested in how Facebook and Twitter serve as alternative channels through which sources with…
Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting
Era or error of transformation? Assessing afrocentric attributes to digitalization
This special issue is indeed special. When the idea to guest edit this issue was mooted, none of us had heard of COVID-19. After organizing what turned out to be a successful pre-conference, buoyed by excellent paper presentations at the IAMCR meet in Madrid in 2019, we preselected papers for this themed issue expecting nothing but a normal submission process followed by strenuous let alone painstaking peer-reviewing of manuscripts as traditional…
Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting
Newsafety
Journalism is often referred to as one of the most important knowledge-producing institutions in society, yet also one facing numerous challenges, among which the safety of journalists critical. Public visibility as a journalist, having thousands of followers on social media, was until recently aspired by many in the field. However, this may well be disadvantageous to journalists scrutinizing sensitive topics, encountering actors that do their be…
Women and digital political communication in non-Western societies
This special issue brings together contributions and theoretical insights that probe ways through which gender interacts with context to shape non-Western-based political communication trends. It seeks to address the need to diversify theory and research in political communication. Our key contribution is to provide empirically-guided, contextually-shaped and methodologically-rich research on digital political communication strategies that facili…
Introduction
Journalism and Safety
An Exploratory Study of Fact-Checking Practices in Conflict and Authoritarian Contexts
This study explores fact-checking practices in Ethiopia and Mali in times of conflict and in a context marked by increasing restrictions to press freedom. The objective is to understand how, in this hostile environment, fact-checkers in these two countries manage to carry out their activities. Our findings reveal that fact-checkers are often victims of online bullying and harassment and fear reprisal from governments. This pushes them to self-cen…
Israel–Palestina-konflikten i norske medier. Nyhetsskjevheter og en felles virkelighetsforståelse som forsvant
Som en av de aller mest betente og langvarige konfliktene internasjonalt, har Israel-Palestina-konflikten sjelden vært preget av en enhetlig virkelighetsforståelse (Heian-Engdal, 2018, 2024; Jensehaugen, 2023; Waage, 2013). Minst to ledende narrativ kolliderer, både i Midtøsten og i mediene rundt om i verden, og påvirker hvordan vi oppfatter nyhetshendelser. Likevel tydeliggjør dekningen av krigen mellom Israel og Hamas i 2023–2024 hvordan det no…
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Digital Journalism
One of the first truly global collections of essays on digital journalism, this volume reaches far and wide to spread its timely message that journalistic practice never develops in a vacuum.With essays from every continent, it traverses democracies and autocracies, Global North and Global South, to expose the various dimensions of power that center and marginalize canons of knowledge about journalism."
Memento Mori
This introduction to the thematic issue examines the paradoxical position of death in contemporary media where it is simultaneously ubiquitous and unevenly represented, even while digital technologies are reshaping long-standing journalistic norms governing the visibility of the dead. The works—selected from different countries and regions of the world—emphasize the need for research that moves beyond exceptional cases to include diverse geopolit…
Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali
The study combines domain expertise and computational community detection to uncover what role citizen journalists and social media platforms play in mediating the dynamics of conflict in Mali. Under conditions of the growing conflict in Mali, citizen journalists are opening Twitter (rebranded as X) accounts to stay updated and tweet about the ongoing socio-political tensions, chronicling life in a conflict-ravaged context. This article conceptua…
Hashtags, Hatetags and social media campaigns in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
This article examines the role of social media, specifically Twitter, in the amplification of violent divisive discourse during Ethiopia's Tigray conflict (2020–2022), introducing the concept of Hatetags to analyze the transforming of hashtags into vehicles of digital conflict. Through a mixed-method approach combining explorative digital methods, qualitative content analysis and qualitative interviews, the study investigates how hashtags evolved…
Political science (22 works) · Sociology (20 works) · Media studies (16 works) · Law (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (9 works) · Journalism (8 works) · Social media (8 works) · Media Studies and Communication (7 works) · Public relations (7 works)