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Oscar Westlund serves as Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), where he co-leads the OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group. He maintains a secondary appointment at the University of Gothenburg and acts as Editor-in-Chief of Digital Journalism . His research spans digital journalism, fact-checking, platform dynamics, media management, news consumption, and mobile media. Westlund's scholarly focus centers on journalism safety in digital environments, sociotechnical dimensions of misinformation combat, and platform-induced challenges for news organizations. His work examines professional fragilities of journalists, epistemological foundations of data journalism, and legitimacy paradoxes in public service media-platform relationships. Current projects address disinformation countermeasures through the SCAM initiative (Source Criticism And Mediated Disinformation). Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals dominant themes: journalism safety frameworks (33%), platform-journalism tensions (27%), and fact-checking as sociotechnical practice (23%). Key methodological approaches include cross-national comparative studies, epistemological analysis, and practice theory applied to digital news production. Westlund actively contributes to academic discourse through editorial leadership at Digital Journalism and special issue guest editing. His research group coordinates interdisciplinary collaboration on digital journalism studies, while the SCAM project develops practical methodologies for disinformation detection in democratic contexts. Recent work demonstrates increasing emphasis on mobile news ecosystems and journalist safety cultures. He co-leads the OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group, which investigates platform impacts on news production, mobile journalism evolution, and epistemological shifts in data-driven reporting. The group maintains strong international partnerships, particularly with Swedish institutions through his University of Gothenburg affiliation.

• Digital Journalism
• Fact-checking
• Media Platforms
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Toril Aalberg is a Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. She was previously Head of the same department from 2017-2021 and serves as Guest Professor at Mid Sweden University in 2024-2025. Aalberg is a member of the research networks NEPOCS (Network of European Political Communication Scholars) and EVPOC (Elections, Values and Political Communication). Her research interests include comparative politics , election campaigns , media effects , public opinion , and stereotypes in political contexts. She has led major projects like the COST Action IS1308: Populist Political Communication in Europe (2014-2018). Toril Aalberg has authored or co-authored 9 books, including Populist Political Communication in Europe (2016) and Communicating Populism (2019). Her recent articles focus on misinformation during crises , media’s role in political efficacy , and cross-national disinformation studies , often analyzing data from 17-19 democracies. She has conducted extensive research on media polarization , immigrant attitudes , and news consumption patterns . Aalberg has held visiting appointments at institutions including the University of California, Berkeley , Stanford University , and University of Oslo , with current affiliations at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Oslo and Mid Sweden University . Her work spans political communication theory , media sociology , and democratic processes .

• Comparative Politics
• Political Communication
• Media Effects
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Steen Steensen is a Professor of Journalism and currently serves as Vice Dean for Research and Development at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University. He also holds a visiting professorship at Bournemouth University (2021–2026) and a Professor II role at Kristiania University College (2023–2025). Affiliations: Faculty of Social Sciences (OsloMet), Department of Journalism and Media Studies; Bournemouth University (visiting professor); Kristiania University College (Professor II) His research focuses on journalism as a social institution, professional field, and textual expression in the digital age, with a particular emphasis on disinformation , source criticism , fact-checking , and the epistemology of digital journalism . He leads the SCAM research project, which develops methods to detect and counter disinformation in democratic societies. Recent publication trends highlight his expertise in fact-checking practices , epistemological consequences of live fact-checking , and digital source criticism . His work bridges sociotechnical theory, media ethics, and technological innovation in journalism. Steensen has received grants from the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Media Authority . He served as editor-in-chief of Norsk medietidsskrift (2013–2016), co-editor of Journalism Practice (2018–2020), and Head of Department at OsloMet (2016–2020). He is part of research groups in digital journalism and collaborates with international institutions, including the University of Ljubljana and Universidade Católica Portuguesa. His background as a journalist and academic leadership roles underscore his interdisciplinary approach.

• Media Studies
• Journalism
• Digital Journalism
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Anders Olof Larsson is a Professor at the School of Communication, Leadership and Marketing at Kristiania University College in Oslo, Norway. Originally from Sweden, he specializes in digital political communication, with particular expertise in social media platforms' role in political processes, journalism, and election campaigns. His research takes a strongly comparative approach across countries, platforms, and time periods. Professor Larsson's research interests focus on political communication in digital environments, with particular attention to how political actors use social media platforms for campaigning and public engagement. His work examines cross-national differences in digital political communication, platform-specific affordances, and longitudinal changes in how political actors utilize emerging technologies. He has conducted extensive research on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and newer platforms like TikTok, with special attention to comparative Scandinavian contexts. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on comparative digital political communication across multiple dimensions - comparing different countries' approaches, analyzing various social media platforms' unique characteristics, and examining longitudinal changes in digital campaigning. His work spans theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions to understanding how digital technologies reshape political communication globally. Professor Larsson actively supervises research and has sought both master's level research assistants and PhD candidates for projects including the 'Scandinavian Political Communication During the Pandemic' initiative. He has organized academic events including the 'Comparative Digital Political Communication' preconference for the International Communication Association. His research is conducted through several collaborative projects including the DigiWorld project and CamforS (Campaigning for Strasbourg), which conducts cross-national comparisons of campaign mobilization in social media. These projects adopt comparative approaches to studying political communication across different contexts and platforms.

• Political Communication
• Digital Political Communication
• Social Media
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Elin Strand Larsen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Communication at Østfold University College, where she is Deputy Head of the Area Studies Research Group (AreaS) and contributes to the Digital Communication (DIGICOM) research group. Based in Halden, she teaches core courses in the Bachelor in International Communication and Bachelor in Digital Media and Design programs, including spring 2024 coordination of Media Studies (SFB50316) and supervision of bachelor theses (SFB58022). Her academic foundation stems from a 2014 PhD in media and journalism from the University of Oslo, where her dissertation When a woman has to apologize... Mediated scandals, female politicians and rhetorical defense strategies analyzed rhetorical defenses by eight female politicians and trade union leaders during political scandals. This work established her expertise in gendered political communication and apology rhetoric. Dr. Larsen's research centers on media integrity in digital environments, with key interests spanning fake news and fact-checking mechanisms, political scandal dynamics, female politicians' rhetorical strategies (apologia), and crisis communication frameworks. Her work critically examines how misinformation spreads during conflicts like the Israel-Hamas war, how female politicians navigate media scandals, and how trust erodes in polarized digital societies—often revealing gendered double standards in political accountability. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2015-2024) shows persistent engagement with misinformation combat through fact-checking initiatives (e.g., CrossCheck), rhetorical analysis of political crises, and interdisciplinary explorations of borders/trust in digital societies. Her scholarship frequently appears in edited volumes on trust, alliances, and border studies, demonstrating strong collaborative patterns with researchers like Franck Orban and Sondre Lindahl. As an educator, she integrates research into bachelor-level teaching on media systems and digital design, emphasizing real-world applications of crisis communication theory. Her leadership in AreaS and DIGICOM facilitates cross-disciplinary projects examining digital society challenges, though specific lab structures or grant funding isn't detailed in available texts.

• Media and Journalism
• Fake News
• Fact Checking
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Maria Konow Lund is Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), based at Pilestredet 48, 0167 Oslo (Office S459). Her research spans digital journalism, media practices, and conflict reporting through affiliations with the Digital Journalism , Media Practice , Media, War and Conflict (MEKK) , and Transform research groups. Her research focuses on hybrid investigative journalism models evolving through digital transformation and global crises. Key interests include: Cross-border collaborative frameworks overcoming jurisdictional barriers Pandemic-driven innovations in telework and live data tracking Sustainable nonprofit-commercial funding ecosystems Local-global organizational hybrids like Bristol Cable and The Bureau Local Conflict zone reporting ethics within media-war dynamics Recent publications (2023-2024) reveal a concentrated analysis of hybridization as journalism's adaptive response to existential threats. Her work documents how investigative reporting survives through networked collaborations, digital tool innovation, and flexible organizational models—particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic where live trackers and remote verification became critical. Geographically, her research bridges Nordic, Asian, and global contexts. Professor Konow Lund actively contributes to PhD supervision practices as evidenced by her co-authored guide Praksis for kommende ph.d.-veiledere . Her research groups facilitate interdisciplinary work on media conflict dynamics and digital transformation, though specific grant details remain unlisted in available materials.

• Investigative Journalism
• Cross-Border Journalism
• Hybrid Media Organizations
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Leonora Onarheim Bergsjø is an Associate Professor at the Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, with a primary affiliation at the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages. Her work bridges digital ethics, artificial intelligence, and societal implications through interdisciplinary research and teaching. PhD from University of Oslo Chair of NORDE Norwegian Council for Digital Ethics Supervises PhD/Master's students across institutions (HiØ, UiA, UiO, INN) Research spans digital ethics , AI governance , and responsible digitalization , focusing on algorithmic accountability, digital judgment, and ethical risk assessment. Her 2025-2024 publications emphasize metaverse ethics, AI risk frameworks, and societal impacts of generative AI. She chairs NORDE and provides expert input to Norwegian authorities including the Ministry of Education, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and Prime Minister's Office on digital ethics policy. Scientific Awards : Chair of NORDE Norwegian Council for Digital Ethics Active in public engagement through lectures, podcasts, and media appearances, addressing topics like AI literacy, digital security, and ethical challenges in education and healthcare.

• Digital Ethics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Big Data
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Espen Sørmo Strømme is a University Lecturer in journalism, media and communication at NLA University College (Gimlekollen campus) in Kristiansand, Norway, teaching since January 2008. He conducts specialized coaching in investigative and economic journalism for SKUP since 2017 and previously taught economic journalism at Oslo and Akershus University College (2013-2016). His educational background includes: Master's in Business Journalism (Bodø University College, 2009) Television reporting/documentary course (Volda University College, 2004) Two-year journalism education (radio focus, Gimlekollen Media College, 2000) .NET platform solutions (University of Agder, 2015) IT and psychology studies (NTNU, 2001-2002) Ex.phil/ex.fac. (University of Oslo, 2000) Strømme's research centers on investigative journalism, business/economic reporting, and broadcast journalism, with emphasis on methodological challenges during financial crises and religious community investigations. His work analyzes Norwegian investigative journalism through SKUP reports and explores technological adaptations in newsrooms. Publication trends reveal deepening specialization in economic crisis reporting and technological integration in investigative practices, with recent works examining DIY programming solutions and religious community access challenges. He led NLA's journalism program (2013-2016), revising the bachelor's curriculum, and currently provides SKUP with investigative journalism training and economic reporting coaching.

• Journalism
• Investigative Journalism
• Business Journalism
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Christopher Roth is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne , with affiliations to ECONtribute and C-SEB. His research bridges Psychology and Economics , focusing on how narratives, misinformation, and cognitive biases shape economic behavior and policy preferences. Key contributions include experimental studies on narrative virality , belief formation , and information acquisition . Recent work examines macroeconomic expectations , political activism , and mental health economics . His 2024-2025 publications span topics like "The Null Result Penalty" and "Viral Narratives," reflecting interdisciplinary methods combining behavioral experiments, AI, and survey data. Awards include the ERC Starting Grant and Hans Kelsen Prize for scientific excellence. He collaborates with journals like the Review of Economic Studies and American Economic Review as a co-editor and researcher.

• Psychology and Economics
• Political Economy
• Macro-expectations
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Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is the head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg. She played a leading role in the 2025 "Fact Check on Biodiversity" in Germany, focusing on agricultural landscapes and their ecological impacts. Key Roles: Co-led the Leopoldina 2020 statement on biodiversity in agricultural systems, advocates for policy reforms in EU Common Agricultural Policy Research Focus: Analyzes drivers of biodiversity loss, emphasizing intensive land use, pesticide pollution, nutrient inputs, and climate change Policy Advocacy: Promotes "conservation through use" strategies, financial compensation for farmers practicing biodiversity-friendly methods, and ecological education reforms

• Biodiversity Conservation
• Agricultural Landscapes
• Ecosystem Services
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Andreas L Opdahl is a Professor at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen. He leads the Intelligent Information Systems (I2S) research group, focusing on AI-driven solutions for news media and public sectors, including knowledge graphs, ontologies, and large language models. His work emphasizes ethical AI integration in journalism and data quality frameworks for automated fact-checking. Research interests span AI applications in media, cybersecurity, enterprise modeling, and semantic technologies. Notable contributions include developing methodologies for hacker attack representation (HARM), integrating safety and security requirements (CHASSIS), and advancing knowledge graph platforms for newsrooms. His publications address challenges in information systems development, including interoperability, ontology evaluation, and multi-perspective problem analysis. Opdahl has contributed to foundational work on misuse cases for security threat modeling and semantic quality criteria in requirements engineering. His recent research explores emerging technologies like LLMs for news classification and the ethical dimensions of AI in journalism. He has been involved in projects such as the News Angler platform and semantic annotation frameworks using real-time data. His academic career includes roles as an author in leading conferences (e.g., IEEE, ACM) and journals, with a focus on conceptual modeling, enterprise systems, and requirements engineering. Collaborations span institutions like NTNU, the University of Amsterdam, and international research networks.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Knowledge Graphs
• Information Systems Development
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Toril Aalberg is Professor and current head of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. Previously department head from 2017-2021 and chair of COST Action IS1308: Populist Political Communication in Europe (2014-2018), she remains active in European research networks including NEPOCS and EVPOC. Currently serving as Guest Professor at Mid Sweden University (2024-2025), she maintains leadership in political communication scholarship through extensive international collaborations. Her research centers on political communication, election campaigns, media effects on public opinion, media-politics relationships, stereotyping in politics, comparative politics, and experimental methodologies. Aalberg specializes in cross-national comparative studies examining how media environments shape political attitudes across democratic systems, with particular focus on misinformation susceptibility, crisis communication during pandemics and conflicts, and psychological mechanisms underlying media effects on citizen perceptions. Analysis of her 2019-2025 publications reveals concentrated research on misinformation/disinformation dynamics related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from 15-20 democracies, she investigates fact-checking behaviors, selective exposure patterns, and psychological drivers of disinformation acceptance. Her work demonstrates how crisis contexts amplify media effects on political efficacy and polarization while revealing cross-national variations in misinformation resilience. No scientific awards are specified in the provided text. While specific advisees aren't listed, her extensive co-authorship network across 30+ publications since 2019 indicates active graduate student supervision. She secured significant funding as principal investigator for COST Action IS1308, a major European research network on populist communication. Aalberg contributes to NTNU's EVPOC (Elections, Values and Political Communication) research group and participates in NEPOCS (Network of European Political Communication Scholars). These collectives facilitate multinational comparative studies through regular workshops and joint publications, with her COST Action leadership establishing a pan-European network of over 100 scholars studying populist communication across 30+ countries.

• Political Communication
• Election Campaigns
• Media Effects
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Mona Krewel is a Researcher at Victoria University of Wellington’s Political Science and International Relations programme , specializing in political communication , social media analysis , and electoral studies . She co-leads the New Zealand Social Media Study (NZSMS) and the Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab (ISPRL) , contributing to debates on misinformation , campaign strategies , and democratic integrity in New Zealand and Germany. Her research focuses on social media’s role in elections , party funding , and media coverage of political crises . Recent projects include the 2023 New Zealand Election Study , examining public opinion on political donations, and a 2021 German Federal Election analysis of campaign narratives. She has published extensively on negative campaigning , fake news , and voter mobilization , particularly in multi-party systems. Notable work includes co-editorship of the open-access volume Informationsflüße, Wahlen und Demokratie (2023), analyzing trends in television coverage of political candidates, and a 2021 study on German political talk shows’ handling of the Covid-19 pandemic . Her findings inform electoral law reforms and have been cited in media outlets like The Conversation and by institutions such as the Justice Select Committee .

• Political Communication
• Social Media and Politics
• Electoral Studies
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Kristin Skare Orgeret is a Professor at the Institute of Journalism and Media Studies , Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet – Større Oslo universitet. Her work focuses on media and conflict , freedom of speech , media's societal role , and power relations . She leads the MEKK (Media in War and Conflict) research group and the NFR-funded DD-MAC project (Decoding Digital Media in African regions of Conflict), as well as international collaborations under NORPART and Intpart programs. Research Themes : Digital journalism in conflict zones, fact-checking under authoritarian regimes, journalist safety, and media's role in democratic transitions. Projects : DD-MAC (2021–2025), NORPART (Tanzania, Uganda, Nicaragua, Colombia), Safety Matters (Brazil, South Africa, USA). Awards : OsloMet Communication Prize 2022. Expertise : Media in conflict, digital disinformation, African media dynamics, and press freedom. Her recent publications analyze social media weaponization in Mali, disinformation trends, and the evolution of digital journalism globally. She actively contributes to public debates on media ethics and freedom.

• Media and journalism studies
• Media and conflict
• Freedom of speech
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Yukun You is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. She holds a PhD from the University of Oslo (2021–2024), an MSc from Lund University (2018–2020), and a BA from Shanghai University (2014–2018). Her research focuses on digital disconnection technologies, gamification, generative AI, and mixed-methods research. She is affiliated with the Digitox research group and has organized international seminars on digital disconnection since 2022. Education : PhD in Media and Communication, University of Oslo (2021–2024) MSc in Media and Communication, Lund University (2018–2020) BA in Advertising, Shanghai University (2014–2018) Research Interests : Her work examines the paradoxes of using digital technologies (e.g., detox apps like Forest) to facilitate disconnection. She investigates how gamification and design principles shape user behavior, as well as the societal implications of generative AI. Her research bridges media studies, HCI, and technology ethics. Publications & Trends : Recent articles address digital detox app design, misinformation combat by NGOs, AI in journalism, and ethical human-AI interaction. These reflect her focus on technology’s dual roles as both a solution and a challenge in digital societies. Awards : Recipient of the Excellent MSc Dissertations 2020 (Lund University) Teaching & Engagement : She has taught courses on climate change communication, qualitative/quantitative methodologies, and media research theory. Engaged in academic training via the Norwegian Research School on Digitalization, Culture and Society (2022–2024). Labs & Networks : Member of the Digitox research group, co-organizer of Digitox International Seminars, and contributor to conferences like ECREA and DiGRA.

• Digital Disconnection
• Digital Detox Apps
• Gamification
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