While media studies have been locked into a classic producer-text-audience model, most
theories of social media suggest some degree of collapse between the producer and …

In this article we argue that the concept of genre has a valuable function within sociological
theory, particularly for understanding emerging communicative practices within social and …

The personal weblog is a continuously evolving genre of online communication in which
bloggers and readers create diverse social spaces for conversation and self–expression …

While early blogging research focused on top-ranked blogs commenting on public events,
recent research confirms that most blogs today concern the personal life of the blogger. The …

Denne artikkelen gjev oversikt over nordisk forsking på barn og ungdoms tekstar og
tekstpraksisar på fritida dei siste tjue åra (2000–2019). I denne perioden har vilkåra for …

The concept of authenticity is a much-debated notion in media studies and discourse. For
example, performances of rituals or pilgrimages online are often doubted as being a mere …

There is an explosion of digital means by which people can shape and share stories about
themselves. New media and new conditions of telling 'my'or 'our'story are open to more …

Media organisations all over the world experience new challenges related to technological
developments and convergence. Digitalisation of production has facilitated changes in how …

Reality TV has inspired ongoing scholarly analysis of how formerly passive audience
members are turned into active participants or even empowered citizens, but the actual …

In the following, I seek to address three major but interrelated questions. First, how do
emerging information technologies interact with our sense of self/selves, ie, who we (believe …