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Self-Reflection. Beyond Conventional Fiction Film Engagement
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2009-11)Idiosyncratic responses are more strictly personal responses to fiction film that vary across individual spectators. In philosophy of film, idiosyncratic responses are often deemed inappropriate, unwarranted and unintended ... -
“Shaming the Devil!” Performative Shame in Investigative TV-journalism
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2013-12)This paper considers the performativity of shaming in investigative TV-journalism. It argues that the construction of shame is not only a constituent element in investigative TV- journalism but also an important factor ... -
Shift Happens
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Slow television
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)Public-service broadcasters are compelled to seek innovative ways to fulfil their public- service functions in an increasingly competitive environment. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) has been experimenting ... -
Social Representations Theory. A New Theory for Media Research
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2011-06)This article argues that the theory of social representations can give valuable contributions to media research. It offers a new theory-based approach for studying how the media and citizens socially represent societal ... -
Socializing Journalist Trainees in the Newsroom On How to Capture the Intangible Parts of the Process1
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2014-08)In the present article, we investigate socialization practices in the newsroom. The analyses demonstrate how journalist trainees are socialized into this particular professional culture and community of practice. ... -
Sports Broadcasting. An Accelerator of Business Integration in the Media Industry
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2011-11)The present article analyses how various forms of business integrations, combined with technology innovation, have affected the sports broadcasting market in Norway. Interviews with representatives of Norwegian TV ... -
Stability in Times of Change Trends in Newspaper Executives’ Attitudes towards Digital Media
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2014-08)Five biennial surveys from 2005 to 2013 reveal a high degree of stability in Norwegian news -paper executives’ attitudes towards digital media, despite a high turnover in the executive ranks. Editors and managers do not ... -
Strategic Essentialism and Ethnification Hand in Glove?
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2010-11)The present article sets out to explore certain aspects of how individuals with an ethnic minority background experience the journalistic media. It is derived from a project based on in-depth interviews aimed at mapping ... -
Strong and Weak Forms of Mediatization Theory A Critical Review
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2014-08)During recent years, the concept of mediatization has made a strong impact on media and communication studies, and its advocates have attempted to turn it into a refined and central theoretical framework for media research. ... -
Successful Images of Successful Ageing? Representations of Vigorous Elderly People in a Swedish Educational Television Programme
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2013-06)The dominant discourse concerning older people used to be one of decline and loss. Lately, however, representations of old age have tended to be more diverse and two paradigms have been introduced – one framing enfeeblement ... -
Surface Tension
(Nordicom, 2015-04)As Documentary Photographers increasingly introduce the collaborative and participatory methodologies common to socially engaged art practices into their projects (particularly those that are activist in nature, seeking ... -
Surrounded by Ear Candy? The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000-2012
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2014-08)This article looks at surround sound in contemporary cinema, with the aim of discussing practices of sound design and, more particularly, pinpointing a ‘best practice’ of surround sound today – focusing here on the practices ... -
Svensk journalistik
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2015-05)Medierna kan förklara och förändra världen. Sverige har liksom de flesta nordiska länder en självbild av att vara ett jämställt samhälle. När det kommer till medieområdet är den bilden inte lika självklar. I dagspressens ... -
Sweetening the Deal To what Extent can Public Funding Attract Private Film Investors?
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2009-11)Various forms of public funding are used to encourage national film production, and one important quality of such funding is its ability to attract complementary private financing and thus maximize the resources available ... -
Syntactic Complexity in Danish Radio News
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2011-06)The present article documents a diachronic decline in syntactic complexity in manuscript- based radio news on the primary Danish public service channel, DR, from 1946 to 2006. This decline corresponds to a general shift ... -
Talking Suicide. Online Conversations about a Taboo Subject
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2013-11)The present article discusses intimate conversations about suicide that are pursued on the Internet. Computer-mediated communication has made it possible for participants to remain anonymous and, simultaneously, enter ... -
Talking Tacitly Activities and Experiences in Higly Interactive Media
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2014-08)Some media forms we primarily take in with our senses, like movies, music or text. Other media forms are more like activities that we have to carry out with our body such as digital games on the PC, console, smart phone ... -
Targeting the Player. Computer Games as Propaganda for the Military-Industrial Complex
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2009-11)The historical roots of the technology and design of computer games can be found in Pentagon-supported research in 1960s. Many computer games had their origin as simulators and training equipment for the armed forces. ... -
“Teenagers Get Undressed on the Internet”. Young People’s Exposure of Bodies in a Swedish Internet Community
(Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom, 2009-11)During recent years, Swedish media have paid attention to young people’s presentations of self in Internet communities, claiming that these presentations are often sexually provocative. The present study aims at investigating ...