1st Edition

Journalism Between Disruption and Resilience Reflections on the Norwegian Experience

By Birgit Røe Mathisen Copyright 2023
130 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Following recent developments in digital technologies, financial crises, and changes in audience preferences, this book addresses the critical challenges and disruptions facing the profession of journalism: an arguably precarious industry suffering from employment insecurity, individualization, and loss of autonomy. Drawing on research from the Norwegian and Nordic media landscape, Journalism... Read more

Chapter 1: Journalism among destruction and resilience Birgit Røe Mathisen

Chapter 2: Journalism as a profession and institution Birgit Røe Mathisen

Chapter 3: A shifting professional landscape Paul Bjerke, Birgitte Kjos Fonn and Birgit Røe Mathisen

Chapter 4: High job satisfaction but a precarious future: the doubled edged nature of freelancing Birgit Røe Mathisen and Anders Graver Knudsen

Chapter 5: At the other end of precarity: Profiled columnists as branded goods Birgit Røe Mathisen and Lisbeth Morlandstø

Chapter 6: Both change and stability Birgit Røe Mathisen

Biography

Birgit Røe Mathisen is Professor at the School of Journalism, Nord University, Bodø, Norway. Her research interests lie primarily within the profession of journalism, local journalism, media, and democracy. Before entering academic work, she worked as a journalist for 20 years.