Misinformation on social media is undermining trust in health authorities and hindering public health, particularly during COVID-19. Experts are advocating for immediate, accurate health communication to counteract this. It’s easy to think that the research focus has...
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Women in AI and Media
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, we want to cherish the remarkable impact women in MediaFutures have had on various domains, including the realm of research. SFI MediaFutures keeps a strong focus on equality and diversity. We are aware of the general...
Trends in news use and avoidance
In a time when the news can sometimes feel negative, NRK looked at how Norwegians, especially young people, use and avoid the news. With data from NRK’s Youth survey, Reuters Digital News Report, Norsk Mediebarometer, Opinions UNG2024 and more, NRK sees some new...
Redesigning the commentary role in football games with AI
Gone are the days of solely watching sports on a single fixed device. For most fans, smartphones, designed for engagement and interaction, supplement the live game experience. They want in-game explanations, performance statistics, and the ability to share their...
Project Reynir – Combatting misinformation with joined forces
Generative AI has increased the threat of misinformation within our democratic society. Manipulated images, often hard to track, raise uncertainties about their origins. How can journalists make sure the picture is real? What if there was a way to embed unalterable metadata in photos?
Making news content analysis more multi-dimensional
Imagine trying to understand a lot of information about a topic. Tools like Google’s GDELT help organize news, but they often fall short in providing researchers and journalists with a deeper understanding of individual news events. In response, MediaFutures WP3 co-leader Fazle Rabbi, along with PhD candidate Bahareh Fatemi, and professors Yngve Lamo and Andreas Lothe Opdahl, developed a model-based framework for content analysis which puts focus on monitoring the progression of news by providing various perspectives.
Presentations from Annual Meeting 2023
Thank you to all participants of the MediaFutures Annual Meeting 2023. Research posters from the conference are now available. Click on the selected title to open the file. Posters: Exploring Political Engagement and Communication in Twitch Chat: A User Centric...
Thank you for a fantastic Annual Meeting 2023
On November 16th and 17th, MediaFutures hosted its third Annual Meeting at the vibrant venues of Media City Bergen and Scandic Ørnen. Drawing a crowd of more than 150 registered attendees, the 2023 edition of the MediaFutures Annual Meeting proved to be an engaging...
These technologies could be useful for journalists
In their upcoming presentation at the 15th edition of CENTERIS – International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems on November 10th, 2023, MediaFutures researcher and Work Package 3 (WP3) leader, Bjørnar Tessem, alongside industry co-leader Are Tverberg and senior researcher Njål Borch, will discuss their study on the future technologies of journalism.
Whose Hands Hold Norway’s Future of AI?
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has formed an advisory board to make the process of distributing the AI money fair. This board, consisting of experts in the field with various backgrounds, initially received positive feedback about its diversity. Upon further...