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This article investigates SKAM's transmedia storytelling with specific focus on the affective rel... more This article investigates SKAM's transmedia storytelling with specific focus on the affective relations between fans on the SKAM blog (http://skam.p3.no). Empirically, the article is based on data extracted from a focus group conducted with SKAM-fans and a qualitative content analysis of the communication found in the commentary section on the blog. Results indicate that SKAM's strategic use of transmedia storytelling is experienced by fans as authentic, and contributes to the emergence of affective online publics, where emotions and feelings run high.
Triplec Communication Capitalism Critique Open Access Journal For a Global Sustainable Information Society, Jan 30, 2012
In this article, Facebook, as a communicative space, is treated as a public sphere in order to id... more In this article, Facebook, as a communicative space, is treated as a public sphere in order to identify processes of colonization and emancipation. The analysis focuses on Facebook's communicative-structural contexts, in particular from the viewpoint of user terms, user manoeuvre, privacy/data use policy, and ownership and use of uploaded material. The analysis is also based on qualitative data from Danish Facebook users, where the focus was on the users' motivation and use, their perceptions of ownership and consumerism, as well as their views on the public/private distinction that Facebook allows for/commands for. Theoretically, the article is grounded in Jürgen Habermas' various writings on the public sphere, as well as 'digital adaptations' to his theory. When looked upon from the communicative-structural contexts, processes of colonization are apparent, particularly in the various grey zones identified in Facebook's privacy/data use policy, its statements of rights and responsibilities and in the fashion in which users are treated as consumers. Even though the Danish Facebook users identified with this, they still conceive of Facebook as being an emancipative communicative space, as they prioritize different features of Facebook, namely networking, practical organisation, maintaining friendships, and leisure.
International Cultural Policies and Power, 2010
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, 2014
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2011
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2015
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2010
... this kind of remixable culture of prosumers is undeniably unfold-ing as we speak and is ... t... more ... this kind of remixable culture of prosumers is undeniably unfold-ing as we speak and is ... to democracy, it will enable a broad range of citizens to use technology to express and ... videos, texts, audio sequences, graphics and music on platforms that range from personal websites to ...
Media, Culture & Society, 2014
Critical Arts, 2012
"Until recently, media policy was thought of as national, media-specific, and as part of the... more "Until recently, media policy was thought of as national, media-specific, and as part of the cultural domain. All is changing in a digital public sphere: first, by the processes of globalization in a broad sense; second, by a blurring of borders between media, which can be summed up as convergence; and third, by a more far-reaching commercialisation of the media. The transformation triggered by these developments are ongoing and have been so for quite a few years. Thus, it is time to take stock. The different contributions in this book set out to do that. With basis in the idea that media policy is fundamentally about regulating the public sphere in accordance with central democratic ideals, the book covers a wide range of issues: Transnational online television distribution; the trouble with building and opening digital audiovisual archives; the impact of recent EU regulations on global conglomerates as well as national public service broadcasters; the debate on net neutrality; the idea of the participating public in policy-making; the regulation of freedom of speech on the internet; as well as the impact of legal globalization on media policy itself. Contents: Preface Jostein Gripsrud, Hallvard Moe Introduction. The Digital Public Sphere. Challenges for Media Policy Part I. A Perspective Slavko Splichal Eclipse of ”the Public”. From the Public to (transnational) Public Sphere. Conceptual Shifts in the Twentieth Century Part II. Changes Hannu Nieminen Global Copyright Regulation and the Prospects of European Public Sphere. The Case of TVkaista Karl Knapskog Providing Cultural Resources. On Turning Audiovisual Archives into a Public Domain Ole J. Mjøs News Corporation's MySpace.com and the Digital Challenges to Audiovisual Regulations Tanja Storsul Television in Cyberspace. The Net Neutrality Tussle in Norway Part III. Fundamentals Hallvard Moe Notions of the Public in Public Service Broadcasting Policy for the Digital Era Karen Donders, Caroline Pauwels What if Competition Policy Assists the Transfer from Public Service Broadcasting to Public Service Media? An analysis of EU State aid Control and its Relevance for Public Broadcasting Helge Rønning Tools for Democracy or for Surveillance? Reflections on the Rule of Law on the Internet Sandra Braman Legal Globalization and the Public Sphere"
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic …, Jan 1, 2012
The proliferation of networked forms of communication has captured the attention of media and sch... more The proliferation of networked forms of communication has captured the attention of media and scholars alike. We have never had quite as many resources for communication as we have today, and such communicative potential has implications for social change. In this article we consider public spheres that emerge through communication in the digital realm, paying attention to how networked publics operate within such spheres. We present results from a study of a popular local online discussion forum in Kazakhstan. Steeped in Habermas's idea of the public sphere, this study focuses on cultural public spheres defined through engagement and participation of diverse publics. We consider a range of publics that might emerge, such as mundane-publics, issue-publics, and counter-publics and how these differ in their content and purpose. While the majority of work on networked publics has been situated in states with democratic forms of governance, we consider whether similar constructions are possible in an authoritarian state. We find that networked publics are not only present in an environment rife with online blocking and censorship, but take on a range of forms, generating participation that can at times result in substantial social change, despite the inability to hold open political discussions online.
This article investigates SKAM's transmedia storytelling with specific focus on the affective rel... more This article investigates SKAM's transmedia storytelling with specific focus on the affective relations between fans on the SKAM blog (http://skam.p3.no). Empirically, the article is based on data extracted from a focus group conducted with SKAM-fans and a qualitative content analysis of the communication found in the commentary section on the blog. Results indicate that SKAM's strategic use of transmedia storytelling is experienced by fans as authentic, and contributes to the emergence of affective online publics, where emotions and feelings run high.
Triplec Communication Capitalism Critique Open Access Journal For a Global Sustainable Information Society, Jan 30, 2012
In this article, Facebook, as a communicative space, is treated as a public sphere in order to id... more In this article, Facebook, as a communicative space, is treated as a public sphere in order to identify processes of colonization and emancipation. The analysis focuses on Facebook's communicative-structural contexts, in particular from the viewpoint of user terms, user manoeuvre, privacy/data use policy, and ownership and use of uploaded material. The analysis is also based on qualitative data from Danish Facebook users, where the focus was on the users' motivation and use, their perceptions of ownership and consumerism, as well as their views on the public/private distinction that Facebook allows for/commands for. Theoretically, the article is grounded in Jürgen Habermas' various writings on the public sphere, as well as 'digital adaptations' to his theory. When looked upon from the communicative-structural contexts, processes of colonization are apparent, particularly in the various grey zones identified in Facebook's privacy/data use policy, its statements of rights and responsibilities and in the fashion in which users are treated as consumers. Even though the Danish Facebook users identified with this, they still conceive of Facebook as being an emancipative communicative space, as they prioritize different features of Facebook, namely networking, practical organisation, maintaining friendships, and leisure.
International Cultural Policies and Power, 2010
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, 2014
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2011
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2015
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2010
... this kind of remixable culture of prosumers is undeniably unfold-ing as we speak and is ... t... more ... this kind of remixable culture of prosumers is undeniably unfold-ing as we speak and is ... to democracy, it will enable a broad range of citizens to use technology to express and ... videos, texts, audio sequences, graphics and music on platforms that range from personal websites to ...
Media, Culture & Society, 2014
Critical Arts, 2012
"Until recently, media policy was thought of as national, media-specific, and as part of the... more "Until recently, media policy was thought of as national, media-specific, and as part of the cultural domain. All is changing in a digital public sphere: first, by the processes of globalization in a broad sense; second, by a blurring of borders between media, which can be summed up as convergence; and third, by a more far-reaching commercialisation of the media. The transformation triggered by these developments are ongoing and have been so for quite a few years. Thus, it is time to take stock. The different contributions in this book set out to do that. With basis in the idea that media policy is fundamentally about regulating the public sphere in accordance with central democratic ideals, the book covers a wide range of issues: Transnational online television distribution; the trouble with building and opening digital audiovisual archives; the impact of recent EU regulations on global conglomerates as well as national public service broadcasters; the debate on net neutrality; the idea of the participating public in policy-making; the regulation of freedom of speech on the internet; as well as the impact of legal globalization on media policy itself. Contents: Preface Jostein Gripsrud, Hallvard Moe Introduction. The Digital Public Sphere. Challenges for Media Policy Part I. A Perspective Slavko Splichal Eclipse of ”the Public”. From the Public to (transnational) Public Sphere. Conceptual Shifts in the Twentieth Century Part II. Changes Hannu Nieminen Global Copyright Regulation and the Prospects of European Public Sphere. The Case of TVkaista Karl Knapskog Providing Cultural Resources. On Turning Audiovisual Archives into a Public Domain Ole J. Mjøs News Corporation's MySpace.com and the Digital Challenges to Audiovisual Regulations Tanja Storsul Television in Cyberspace. The Net Neutrality Tussle in Norway Part III. Fundamentals Hallvard Moe Notions of the Public in Public Service Broadcasting Policy for the Digital Era Karen Donders, Caroline Pauwels What if Competition Policy Assists the Transfer from Public Service Broadcasting to Public Service Media? An analysis of EU State aid Control and its Relevance for Public Broadcasting Helge Rønning Tools for Democracy or for Surveillance? Reflections on the Rule of Law on the Internet Sandra Braman Legal Globalization and the Public Sphere"
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic …, Jan 1, 2012
The proliferation of networked forms of communication has captured the attention of media and sch... more The proliferation of networked forms of communication has captured the attention of media and scholars alike. We have never had quite as many resources for communication as we have today, and such communicative potential has implications for social change. In this article we consider public spheres that emerge through communication in the digital realm, paying attention to how networked publics operate within such spheres. We present results from a study of a popular local online discussion forum in Kazakhstan. Steeped in Habermas's idea of the public sphere, this study focuses on cultural public spheres defined through engagement and participation of diverse publics. We consider a range of publics that might emerge, such as mundane-publics, issue-publics, and counter-publics and how these differ in their content and purpose. While the majority of work on networked publics has been situated in states with democratic forms of governance, we consider whether similar constructions are possible in an authoritarian state. We find that networked publics are not only present in an environment rife with online blocking and censorship, but take on a range of forms, generating participation that can at times result in substantial social change, despite the inability to hold open political discussions online.