Social Media are Changing the News Agenda

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.

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Sara Pedersen Stene
How can Deepfakes Impact the 2020 US Elections?

Fake 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.

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Thomas Wold
Professor Astrid Gynnild got a special honor

In 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.

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Thomas Wold
Ethical Dilemmas of Immersive Journalism

Virtual 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.

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Thomas Wold
Remote Female Fixation –A Grounded Theory on Semi Illegal Sharing of Nude Imagery Online

In 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.

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Astrid Gynnild
Encyclopaedia of Journalism

What 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.

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Thomas Wold
Professor Black Mirror

Professor 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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Thomas Wold