Birgit Røe Mathisen
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4499303 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Birgit Røe Mathisen |
| PRENOMES | Birgit Røe |
| SOBRENOME | Mathisen |
| ASSINATURA | MATHISEN B R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Nord University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7122-8238 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Å kritisere sine egne
Mediekritikk anses som nødvendig og viktig i et demokratisk samfunn og kan utøves både utenfra og av redaksjonene selv. Pressens eget etiske rammeverk sier mediene har en plikt til å sette et kritisk søkelys på journalistisk makt. Like fullt får de redigerte mediene ofte kritikk for å være for forsiktige med å rette det kritiske søkelyset innover i egne rekker. I denne artikkelen blir søkelyset satt på den mediekritikken som kommer innenfra og i …
Criticizing peers and colleagues - media critical columns in legacy media
Media criticism is considered important in democratic societies, as journalism constitutes a societal institution that possesses a certain power. However, news media is often criticized for being reluctant to shed critical light on peers and mediated power. Based on a combination of content analysis and qualitative close reading of legacy Norwegian news media during 2022 and 2023, this study investigates how journalistic based media criticism is …
Extending the professional borders or maintaining the status quo? Union membership as boundary work
Disruption and changes within the profession of journalism instigate boundary disputes. In this article, we analyse boundary work ‘in the making’, with the debate about membership rules within the Norwegian Union of Journalists as a case. The research question asked is: How do positioning and rhetoric in the membership debate evoke boundary struggles in journalism, and how do they reflect the internal professional hierarchy? Theoretically anchore…
Deserted Local News
An emerging body of research addresses how news deserts cause democratic deficits. This literature is mostly concerned with the closure of local news outlets. The present study was carried out in Norway, a country characterised by rich local media infrastructure. However, recruiting skilled and trained journalists to staff this infrastructure is challenging. Based on qualitative interviews with editors and journalism students ( N = 21), this arti…
Journalism Between Disruption and Resilience
Audience participation in the mediated Arctic public sphere
The article investigates how the regional newspaper Nordlys facilitates public debate in the Arctic region of Norway. In 2014, Nordlys launched Nordnorsk debatt, a new development of the traditional letters to the editor, offering possibilities for audiences to comment and participate in public debates online. The article is based on a study of 883 opinion pieces posted on this website in 2017 and 2018. We analyse the individuals who access Nordn…
Blind spots and diversity in a local media landscape
Local journalism has received increasing attention and recognition from scholars as well as in public and political debate. However, challenges and downsizing in media businesses raise concerns about blind spots, with possible impacts on diversity, local democracy and civic engagement. This article discusses the concept of blind spots and diversity, investigating trends and patterns in local and regional journalism based on a content analysis of …
Journalism Between Disruption and Resilience
Sourcing Practice in Local Media
Journalism facilitates the public sphere, playing a key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship. From a democratic perspective, a diversity of opinions and viewpoints on the mediated agenda is vital. This article analyzes the sourcing practice in Norwegian local and regional media, identifying what kind of sources are given access and who is not. With diversity and media shadows as central concepts, the research question as…
Ethical Boundaries among Freelance Journalists
KEYWORDS: Freelance journalismjournalism ethicsflexibilisation of work lifeself-employmentpress ethicsprofessionalism
Entrepreneurs and Idealists — Freelance Journalists at the Intersection of Autonomy and Constraints
KEYWORDS: Freelance journalismfreelancingprofessional roleself-employmentprofessionalismflexibilization of work-life
Ethical Boundaries among Freelance Journalists
This article sheds light on the professional role of freelance journalists and examines ethical dilemmas faced by Norwegian freelance journalists. Freelancers and self-employed journalists have to manage their own financial interests and secure their income, as well as the professional ethics of journalism. Finding themselves placed between autonomy and precarity, these freelancers are also engaged in non-journalistic activities, such as PR, beca…
Entrepreneurs and Idealists
The number of freelancers and self-employed journalists has been increasing across the Western world, while the media crisis has made it even more difficult to gain permanent employment in newsrooms. This article helps to shed light on the professional role of freelance journalists using the conceptual model of two different types of freelancers: entrepreneurs and idealists. Furthermore, the article discusses the tension between the autonomy and …
Sourcing Practice in Local Media
Journalism facilitates the public sphere, playing a key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship. From a democratic perspective, a diversity of opinions and viewpoints on the mediated agenda is vital. This article analyzes the sourcing practice in Norwegian local and regional media, identifying what kind of sources are given access and who is not. With diversity and media shadows as central concepts, the research question as…
Deserted Local News
An emerging body of research addresses how news deserts cause democratic deficits. This literature is mostly concerned with the closure of local news outlets. The present study was carried out in Norway, a country characterised by rich local media infrastructure. However, recruiting skilled and trained journalists to staff this infrastructure is challenging. Based on qualitative interviews with editors and journalism students ( N = 21), this arti…
Entrepreneurs and Idealists
The number of freelancers and self-employed journalists has been increasing across the Western world, while the media crisis has made it even more difficult to gain permanent employment in newsrooms. This article helps to shed light on the professional role of freelance journalists using the conceptual model of two different types of freelancers: entrepreneurs and idealists. Furthermore, the article discusses the tension between the autonomy and …
Blind spots and diversity in a local media landscape
Local journalism has received increasing attention and recognition from scholars as well as in public and political debate. However, challenges and downsizing in media businesses raise concerns about blind spots, with possible impacts on diversity, local democracy and civic engagement. This article discusses the concept of blind spots and diversity, investigating trends and patterns in local and regional journalism based on a content analysis of …
Entrepreneurs and Idealists — Freelance Journalists at the Intersection of Autonomy and Constraints
KEYWORDS: Freelance journalismfreelancingprofessional roleself-employmentprofessionalismflexibilization of work-life
Entrepreneurs and Idealists
The number of freelancers and self-employed journalists has been increasing across the Western world, while the media crisis has made it even more difficult to gain permanent employment in newsrooms. This article helps to shed light on the professional role of freelance journalists using the conceptual model of two different types of freelancers: entrepreneurs and idealists. Furthermore, the article discusses the tension between the autonomy and …
Ethical Boundaries among Freelance Journalists
This article sheds light on the professional role of freelance journalists and examines ethical dilemmas faced by Norwegian freelance journalists. Freelancers and self-employed journalists have to manage their own financial interests and secure their income, as well as the professional ethics of journalism. Finding themselves placed between autonomy and precarity, these freelancers are also engaged in non-journalistic activities, such as PR, beca…
Ethical Boundaries among Freelance Journalists
KEYWORDS: Freelance journalismjournalism ethicsflexibilisation of work lifeself-employmentpress ethicsprofessionalism
Entrepreneurs and Idealists — Freelance Journalists at the Intersection of Autonomy and Constraints
KEYWORDS: Freelance journalismfreelancingprofessional roleself-employmentprofessionalismflexibilization of work-life
Sourcing Practice in Local Media
Journalism facilitates the public sphere, playing a key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship. From a democratic perspective, a diversity of opinions and viewpoints on the mediated agenda is vital. This article analyzes the sourcing practice in Norwegian local and regional media, identifying what kind of sources are given access and who is not. With diversity and media shadows as central concepts, the research question as…
Journalism Between Disruption and Resilience
Audience participation in the mediated Arctic public sphere
The article investigates how the regional newspaper Nordlys facilitates public debate in the Arctic region of Norway. In 2014, Nordlys launched Nordnorsk debatt, a new development of the traditional letters to the editor, offering possibilities for audiences to comment and participate in public debates online. The article is based on a study of 883 opinion pieces posted on this website in 2017 and 2018. We analyse the individuals who access Nordn…
Blind spots and diversity in a local media landscape
Local journalism has received increasing attention and recognition from scholars as well as in public and political debate. However, challenges and downsizing in media businesses raise concerns about blind spots, with possible impacts on diversity, local democracy and civic engagement. This article discusses the concept of blind spots and diversity, investigating trends and patterns in local and regional journalism based on a content analysis of …
Journalism Between Disruption and Resilience
Deserted Local News
An emerging body of research addresses how news deserts cause democratic deficits. This literature is mostly concerned with the closure of local news outlets. The present study was carried out in Norway, a country characterised by rich local media infrastructure. However, recruiting skilled and trained journalists to staff this infrastructure is challenging. Based on qualitative interviews with editors and journalism students ( N = 21), this arti…
Extending the professional borders or maintaining the status quo? Union membership as boundary work
Disruption and changes within the profession of journalism instigate boundary disputes. In this article, we analyse boundary work ‘in the making’, with the debate about membership rules within the Norwegian Union of Journalists as a case. The research question asked is: How do positioning and rhetoric in the membership debate evoke boundary struggles in journalism, and how do they reflect the internal professional hierarchy? Theoretically anchore…
Å kritisere sine egne
Mediekritikk anses som nødvendig og viktig i et demokratisk samfunn og kan utøves både utenfra og av redaksjonene selv. Pressens eget etiske rammeverk sier mediene har en plikt til å sette et kritisk søkelys på journalistisk makt. Like fullt får de redigerte mediene ofte kritikk for å være for forsiktige med å rette det kritiske søkelyset innover i egne rekker. I denne artikkelen blir søkelyset satt på den mediekritikken som kommer innenfra og i …
Criticizing peers and colleagues - media critical columns in legacy media
Media criticism is considered important in democratic societies, as journalism constitutes a societal institution that possesses a certain power. However, news media is often criticized for being reluctant to shed critical light on peers and mediated power. Based on a combination of content analysis and qualitative close reading of legacy Norwegian news media during 2022 and 2023, this study investigates how journalistic based media criticism is …
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