Heidi Røsok-Dahl

Heidi Røsok-Dahl is a Research Fellow at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, specializing in news media engagement with young audiences through ethnographic fieldwork at Norway's public broadcaster NRK. She actively contributes to the Digital Journalism research group and DIGIT research school, leveraging her industry background as a former videojournalist at NTB and reporter at TV 2.

Her research critically examines gatekeeping dynamics, platform power structures, and news avoidance behaviors among youth, with particular focus on constructive journalism frameworks and social media distribution strategies. She investigates how public service media adapt content for younger demographics through platforms like Snapchat, employing ethnographic methods to analyze audience engagement and news production workflows in digital environments.

Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals concentrated scholarly attention on youth-news relationships since 2019, evolving from #MeToo impacts in sports journalism to systematic reviews of youth news consumption patterns and innovative Snapchat distribution models. Her work consistently bridges academic theory with practical media innovation, emphasizing ethnographic insights into platform-mediated news experiences.

As a core member of OsloMet's Digital Journalism research group, she collaborates on projects examining digital transformation in news ecosystems, contributing expertise in audience research and constructive journalism practices while mentoring through her prior teaching experience in videojournalism.