Hilde Sakariassen

Hilde Sakariassen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen. Her research focuses on social media's role in public discourse, digital divides, and user experiences of online spaces. She is affiliated with the Bergen Media Use Research Group and contributes to projects funded by the Research Council of Norway.

Her research explores how social media platforms like Facebook shape democratic participation, particularly examining gender dynamics, emotional labor in public discourse, and barriers to participation among marginalized groups such as older adults and migrants. Key themes include digital public sphere theory, media literacy, and the interplay between technology and societal inclusion.

Recent work includes investigations into older adults' folk theories about online services, inhibition in digital spaces, and the conditions for participation among young women with immigrant backgrounds. Her studies bridge media studies, sociology, and political science to address contemporary challenges in digital communication and democracy.

Current projects include Media Use in Crisis Situations (MUCS), examining information paradoxes during crises like climate change and the pandemic. She has collaborated on studies about news consumption patterns, fake news, and the strategic use of emotions in online discourse.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though her research has been supported by major grants. She advises on multiple interdisciplinary projects and contributes to both academic publications and public discourse through interviews with media outlets like The Local and Klassekampen.