Global journalism

What is political communication?

15th September 2022 in Global journalism, New Video, OE Videos

Big question, simple explanation Following up on a previous post explaining the reasons and formats for these ‘concept videos’, a few more will follow. In this particular video I reflect over the concept of political communication. Where does the concept come from? How relevant are classical theories and models today? Why ought students of social science today to know something about the origins of political communication as an academic theme and a scholarly field? To provide an example of whyt we should ask, one might consider the book in the

What is global journalism?

14th September 2022 in Global journalism, Media Watch, New Video, OE Videos

Big question, simple explanation In this video I go though basic issues and questions related to the concept of ‘global journalism’ – what it means, and how it is being used. Should we understand ‘global journalism’ as a particular style of news reporting? Or do we concentrate on the political economy of globalization? These questions are raised for a simple reason: ‘Global journalism’ has become a term, used generally and also particularly to refer to university&college degree programs. All of thich begs the question: What is it, really all about?

Rhetoric and propaganda in journalism

28th September 2016 in Global journalism, Journalism, Media and terrorism, Media Watch

Notes from a lecture: The main change since my first time doing this lecture, is the ways in which these concepts now have become commonplace in journalism critique. They did not use to be. But anyway — what is propaganda? And how does it relate to the study of rhetoric? A group of smart MA students meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter. By way of an illustration, here is one of those old-time Hollywood propaganda stunts — propaganda is not a new phenomenon, and neither is good propaganda. But again —

A lecture on global journalism

28th September 2016 in Global Development, Global journalism

Connecting journalism to global development Journalism is undergoing changes spurred by media technologies. Media ubiquity is reshaping much of our thinking about cultural and political development. From this point ov view we may want to revisit some of the classics in the study of the media and modernizaton — that is the confluding thought in this particular lecture. A lecture coming up this morning on globalization, media development and journalism prompts the following question: What is the connection, or whether there is one in particular? How does one unite these

Freedom, justice, and the news; the question of Snowden

19th September 2016 in Global journalism, Internet, Media Freedom, Media Watch

A conference on democracy and religion, migration, power money A few days back, Edward Snowden joined the 2016 Athens conference on democracy, hosted by the New York Times, in the company of Ken Roth who is the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. The close to one hour long interview was conducted by Steven Erlanger – the New York Times Bureau Chief in London. And it is most definitely worth a watch. Mr. Erlanger starts by asking why Mr. Snowden does not come home to face the charges and risk the

Leaning on a class to make sense

3rd September 2016 in Global Development, Global journalism, Media and terrorism, Media Watch, Notes from the classroom

Every fall semester I teach one of my classes in English, with about 20-30 foreign students visiting our university for a semester. We had our first meeting yesterday. And as always I wonder before class starts whether there is enough in the chosen lecture theme to get them out there on the floor, debating. They need to. A class with 55-60 students total and where no one talks for an entire semester is a failure. Have I hit the right buttons in my preparations? I was thinking that question to

The future and the future of journalism

7th August 2016 in Global Development, Global journalism, Innovation, Internet, Journalism, Journalism's digital future, Media Watch

Understanding the globalization of journalism entails reflection on a wide range of factors – not just factors shaping journalism as such, like the coming of social media and the so-called “sharing economy”, with Google stealing alle the advertising with a smarter scheme. Discussions are found everywhere concerning these aspects of the future of journalism and how journalism is being affected by new technologies – disrupting established practices and financial models. Now, what about climate change as a phenomenon, escalating cultural and civilizational conflicts, the interlocking of the world into one

Terrorism, attention and the media

6th August 2016 in Current issues, Global Development, Global journalism, Journalism, Media and terrorism, Media Watch

What determines news coverage and how does it apply to terrorism? The idea that terrorism is PR and journalism has a dramaturgical quality is an idea with a long history, but also a history made extraordinarily relevant with the attacks in the US on September 11th 2001, resulting in the epic, metaphorical – and also – fall of the Twin Towers on Manhattan, New York. Dramaturgy implies drama, but also staging. This having been said, we are reminded every day that the relationship between the media and terrorist organizations is

Globalization – a challenge for journalism

2nd August 2016 in Global Development, Global journalism, Journalism, Journalism's digital future, Media Freedom, Media Watch, New media

What is the idea of global journalism and the critical discussion all about? Why spend time researching and critiquing something that seems both inevitable and general, vast complex and subject to a myriad of interpretations? Journalism has been going global for centuries – it has been in the DNA since invention: Yet, it seems like the invention of the internet and the world wide web om key respects completely changes the point with the discussion concerning global journalism. Below are some reflections and resources for studying and reflecting on the