The research project Seasonal Journalism as Vernacular Phenology will host a 2-day international workshop from Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2025 with 25 participants from Denmark, Norway, Austria, Germany, Holland, Poland, India, Pakistan, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, the UK, the US and Australia.

A new research project on online communities on digital platforms has received an ERC Starting Grant. In the project, Assistant Professor Blake Hallinan from Media Studies will examine how content creators build and monetize online communities within the dynamic environment of digital platforms.

Professor Kirsten Frandsen has assumed the position of Head of Department of Media and Journalism Studies. In the coming years, she will oversee significant responsibilities, including the revision of study programmes and the development of a new campus building.

Fourteen researchers from the Department of Media and Journalism Studies visited the Universities of Oslo and Oslo Met in December, 2024, on a research exchange tour. Vitaly Kazakov reports and reflects on the experience.

Centre for Internet Studies is pleased to launch our Online Lecture Series by welcoming professor Mark Andrejevic, Monash University, Melbourne. Mark is among the world’s leading surveillance theorists and renowned for several important books.