Strengthened Trust? Immigrants’ Media Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway DOI Creative Commons

Sharam Alghasi,

Peder Laumb Stampe

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This chapter is about media-consumption among 60 Norwegian citizens with immigrant backgrounds during the pandemic (March 2020 – July 2021). Through qualitative in-depth interviews, and a structured questionnaire study explores access to consumption of different sources media informants pandemic. The investigates ways employed various orient themselves regarding sought out information COVID-19 infection control. further looks at what target group focused on in terms how overall virus impacted their everyday lives. Firstly, review aggregated data reveals significant multi-consumption informants, including international media, as well from country origin. finding confirmation marked “immigrants” number other studies refer to. Secondly, informants’ relatively strong trust while they consider “non-Norwegian” less credible reliable. stands contrast which immigrants host be exclusion marginalization. Thirdly, role that “resource persons”, form friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc., played search for relevant COVID-19.

Language: Английский

AI-powered Fact-checking: Strategic Framing of AI Use for Information Verification DOI Creative Commons

Lasha Kavtaradze,

Bente Kalsnes

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

As the scale of mis/disinformation grows across media and social platforms, public professional discussion about use artificial intelligence (AI) for information verification is becoming increasingly common. This chapter explores how six companies working on AI-powered services strategically frame issues what sort moral judgments they when making diagnostic inferences to find solutions “information disorder”. Informed by Entman’s framing theory, this study qualitatively analyzes textual data from websites verification. We that studied promote we identify here as: automated fact-checking, credibility assessment, authenticity assessment. Hence, focuses strategic problem, along with promoted services, laying groundwork further explorations offered technologies might tackle problem spreading fake news.

Language: Английский

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Establishment of the Norwegian Public Relations Club in the Context of the Cold War DOI Creative Commons
Øystein Pedersen Dahlen

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The Norwegian Public Relations Club was established as a kind of independent think tank for the state in order to control, discuss and define public relations Norway after Second World War. Many central actors organization had backgrounds from propaganda work during War II, PR Club’s early can be linked international situation with start Cold This significantly influenced their views on PR, which they wanted distinguish what perceived false (fake) information. supposed tool free world – against authoritarian communism. establishment strongly inspired by corresponding British association, but start, association more directly geared towards propaganda.

Language: Английский

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Politisk påvirkningsarbeid sett med mottakerens øyne: Hva gir NGO-er innflytelse? DOI Creative Commons

Tonje Merete Viken,

Arne H. Krumsvik

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

What are the factors that give NGOs influence in political processes? As a result of deductive-inductive process, nine distinct capital forms have been identified may how successful an NGO is influencing Norwegian positions and policies. Informants senior government interviewed to identify relative importance these forms. Key findings several higher than organizational size, such as competence, expertise, field operations results. We also find indications officials politicians value somewhat differently.

Language: Английский

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Kommunikasjon er ikke en del av puslespillet – det er puslespillet: ledelseskommunikasjon fra et kompleksitetsperspektiv DOI Creative Commons

Magne Johannesen,

Lene Pettersen

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This chapter explores management communication, which is an important corner of the strategic communication discipline. Management denote from managers to internal and external target groups where goal typically create visions establish trust in management. Yet, how we understand approach depends on conceptualize what organization is. We argue that field rests a positivistic theoretical foundation inspired by scientific system theory thinking. In these perspectives, can “stand outside” systems they have designed themselves, point parts pieces should be changed or adjusted certain way. However, if look at organizations perspective complexity theory, organisations managers’ are understood as ordinary everyday actions, interactions, processes, it thus impossible extract manager this interaction. therefore propose alternative based theory. By employing exercised influence themes nurture experience people’s belonging identity for organization. From approach, formulations initiatives emerging perceived meaningful

Language: Английский

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Strategic Communication in Digital Ecosystems: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Dating Applications DOI Creative Commons
Lene Pettersen, Faltin Karlsen

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Dating technologies offer services that assist single persons in finding a partner, yet several users report these have made it more difficult to find one. Using the theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis and strategic communication, we explore in-depth what 50 dating apps promise by which discursive means. A key is are communicating line with two main discourses: (1) romantic prevalent modern society, narrative about right one, experiencing great long-lasting love; (2) An optimistic magical image technology – will user “the One” reference apps’ successful “matches” past (number couples previously matched), present app members) future people who likely become members shortly). We argue need include interconnected ecosystem new media 21st century companies part of, our studies communication. When producers communicate how their benefit users, they employ hegemonic social practices (behaviour, norms, procedures) love technology.

Language: Английский

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New Perspectives on Strategic Communication DOI Creative Commons

Sharam Alghasi,

Jesper Falkheimer

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Strategic Communication – Contemporary Perspectives DOI Creative Commons

Sharam Alghasi,

Ester Conings Vanvik,

Jens Barland

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Strategic communication is emerging as a widespread professional field. When strategic, the aim purposeful impact. In society, politics, civil society and markets, new techniques practices are being developed for to achieve such Communication – Contemporary Perspectives explores those changes. sum, these 10 chapters offer range of perspectives illustrating contemporary trends in field strategic communication. Researchers at Department Kristiania University College, along with external co-authors, have written this scientific anthology aimed research colleagues others interested keeping current on

Language: Английский

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Designing Strategic Communication Messages for Health in a High Trust Society: Analyzing the Factors Behind Vaccine Confidence in Norway DOI Creative Commons
Audra Diers‐Lawson, Nanna Alida Grit Fredheim

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The chapter aimed to identify factors influencing vaccine confidence in Norway. findings revealed that several key explain more than 50% of the variation attitudes offering valuable insights for policy and communication strategies support vaccination programs. study identified three noteworthy findings: 1. Age childhood status were significant demographics affecting confidence. Younger individuals who did not receive vaccinations expressed lower vaccines older did. 2. Building health efficacy maintaining credibility official sources information found be crucial boosting 3. Two primary driving Norway: appealing collectivist values trust science. research emphasized Norway’s institutional trustworthiness remained positive despite COVID-19 pandemic it highlighted there was no difference between skepticism population. This suggests should equated with hesitancy. Moreover, suggest public engagement credible are essential – even high-trust societies like

Language: Английский

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The Paradoxes in Corporate Sustainability Communication – a Critical Discourse Analysis of an Energy Company’s Annual Reports DOI Creative Commons

Ester Conings Vanvik

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This paper is a case study of an energy company’s strategic communication regarding its efforts to transform into green(er) provider. The aim the describe and reflect on demands placed contemporary corporations adapt sustainability goals how used for this mission. annual reports from 2015 2021 are analyzed through critical discourse analysis identify which legitimacy strategies company, Equinor, applies. shifts in sustainable discourses one report next highlighted. shows Equinor disclaims liability current state climate change, frequently uses nomalization modality (forward-looking statements), that intertwines market-orientation development. strategically employs specific discursive practices counterbalance normalize paradoxical tensions between competing business logics defend legitimacy.

Language: Английский

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Reklame utnytter samfunnsdebatten. En studie av strategisk kommunikasjon i reklamefilm for intimsåpen Asan DOI Creative Commons

Anders Nilsen,

Jens Barland Pro-Rector,

Bård Blytt Sandstad

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Strategic communication promoted by advertising wrapped as political debate. This is the topic explored in this study, which deals with an campaign for intimate soap Asan. With a commercial film, Asan’s owner promotes social debate about whether all porn on internet destroys natural erotic intimacy of young people. By theories strategic communication, marketing and visual storytelling, it analyzed how such developed accordance recognized means influence. The theme appears appropriate well-placed moral society but advanced form marketing. content film tailored to provoke be spread further over several media channels. Censorship conflicts provide opportunities increased attention both editor-controlled media. study analyses level creating maintaining public more tactical operative used storytelling. An international trend brands’ efforts associated positions, case Asan demonstrates practice Norwegian context.

Language: Английский

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