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Valentina Grossi is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Strasbourg, affiliated with the SAGE laboratory (Sociétés, acteurs, gouvernement en Europe) and the University Center for Journalism Education. Her research focuses on the sociology of journalism, media labor, and digital transformations in news organizations.
- Position: Lecturer in Sociology
- Institution: University of Strasbourg
- Research Unit: SAGE (Sociétés, acteurs, gouvernement en Europe)
- Professional Affiliation: University Center for Journalism Education
- Research Axis: State, work, government systems
Her research centers on the evolving nature of journalistic work, particularly photojournalism, in the digital era. She investigates how professional autonomy is negotiated amidst increasing reliance on metrics, algorithmic systems, and organizational pressures toward versatility. Drawing on ethnographic methods, she explores the practices, values, and tensions within newsrooms, especially at institutions like Agence France-Presse. Her work engages with broader themes in the sociology of work, organizational behavior, and science and technology studies (STS), often inspired by Bruno Latour’s theoretical contributions. She pays close attention to how visual content is produced, valued, and assembled in contemporary media environments.
The analysis of her publications reveals a consistent focus on media labor, professional identity, and the impact of digital technologies. Key trends include the tension between journalistic autonomy and managerial metrics, the reconfiguration of photojournalism through digital tools, and the ethnographic challenges of representing fieldwork. Her work spans multiple languages and engages with international scholarly conversations in sociology and media studies.
She has presented her research at numerous academic forums, including seminars at EHESS (Paris), workshops at the University of Lausanne, and conferences of the French Sociological Association. Notable presentations include studies on "connectionist" press companies, the construction of news images, and the interpretation of audience metrics.
- "How to regulate journalistic activity and the news media?", EHESS, 2025
- "Ethnographing Journalistic Practices", University of Lausanne, 2025
- "The production of news images: a chain of translations", EHESS, 2024
- "Seeing statements, reading images: a Latourian sociology of perception?", 2023
- "What does a 'connectionist' press company do to journalistic work?", 2019
Valentina Grossi has contributed to academic discourse through her editorial work and collaborative research. She co-edited the volume Doing sociology at LIER (2023) and has engaged critically with works on algorithmic culture, such as her review of Angèle Christin’s Metrics at Work. She has no listed scientific awards in the provided text. She is actively involved in research networks related to journalism, sociology of arts and culture (RT14), and sociology of media (RT37). Her work is conducted within the SAGE laboratory, a vibrant research environment focused on societal actors and governance in Europe.
