Graduate student Aslaug Angelsen has achieved a remarkable feat under the supervison of MediaFutures’ director Christoph Trattner and associate professor Alain Starke. Angelsen has succeeded in having her research article, which builds upon her master’s thesis, accepted for publication in the prominent journal, Nature Food.

A recent study by Marianne Borchgrevink- Brækhus and Hallvard Moe challenges the assumption that non-subscribers are inherently opposed to paying for digital news. The research reveals lack of exclusivity, unattractive payment models, and subscription news as too time-consuming, as the main reasons for young people’s unwillingness to pay for online content, and identifies a strong preference for using multiple news providers among young audiences.

MediaFutures’ PhD candidate Marianne Borchgrevink-Brækhus won Research Paper of the Year award conferred by the Norsk Medietidskrift for her study of the transition to algorithm-driven front pages in two Norwegian online newspapers.

An online version of the MediaFutures Annual Report 2022 is now available. The report provides details on our performance in the past year, and includes information on activities, staffing and funding.

During times of crisis, citizens tend to increase their support and trust in political leaders, a phenomenon commonly known as the “rally-round-the-flag” effect. New research co-authored by Erik Knudsen sheds light on why and under which conditions the rally effect of international emergencies – the case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway – also pertains to the news media.