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ICT and Acedemia
Christian Christensen
Professor of Journalism
Stockholm University, Sweden
Background
• Ph.D. in 2001 from the Faculty of
Communication: University of Texas
• Karlstad University, Uppsala
University, Stockholm University
• Started in research on journalism,
moved to study of social media &
journalism, politics, WikiLeaks.
• Interested in relationship between
journalism, technology and politics
ICT/Internet as Object of Academic
Study
• Issues addressed are the same as
addressed in relation to “traditional”
media:
• Content
• Politics
• Journalism
• Ownership
• Sociology of use
• Regulation
• Cultural aspects
What issues have come up in the
evolution of ICTs?
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Surveillance/Data gathering
Interactivity
Transparency
“Produser” (Producer + User)
Copyright
Anonymity
Networked activism
Data journalism
Ubiquity (when something has a
presence everywhere)
• Mobile use
Which areas have found increased
relevance in this evolution?
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Law
Policy
The role of the nation-state
Organizational Structures (“How do
ICTs impact organizational
structures & routines”?
• Professional Definitions (“What is a
journalist?”)
• Journalism
• More technical aspects of ICT: e.g.
Coding, Encryption, Data Mining
So, what can we study in relation
to Sweden? (Policy/Law/Trade)
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Whistleblower protection
Freedom of speech laws
Surveillance (domestic)
Sale of Swedish surveillance
technology
• Swedish support for ICT use as
part of foreign policy/intl.
development
• Swedish copyright laws
So, what can we study in relation
to Sweden? (Content/Politics)
• Social media and journalism (as
networking, source, method for
distribution)
• Social media and politics (contact,
PR, election campaigning)
• HOW technology is discussed in
the media (“social construction”)
• Social media /ICT and democratic
participation & engagement
Prof. Christian Christensen
Stockholm University
[email protected]
@chrchristensen