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Elsebeth Frey

Elsebeth Frey

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 48, 0167 Oslo
  • Office number: S451
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 987 57 022
  • Office: +47 672 37 158
E-mail
  • elsebeth.frey@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Teaches journalism, online journalisme and feature journalism, press freedom, critical source review, crisis journalism, safety of journalists and trauma studies, writing and reporting skills. Experience also in teaching and guiding journalism students and journalism teachers in Palestine, Uganda, Tunisia, Algeria and France. The editor of our online training site Journalen https://journalen.oslomet.no/
Research interests are crisis journalism, safety and trauma studies, press freedom, journalistic core values, online journalism, pedagogy, child welfare, film review.
Background as journalist at Journalisten (2007-1998). Institutt for Journalistikk (1994-1998). Journalist at Norsk Ukeblad (1983-1994). Film reviewer freelance for Film-Nytt (1983-1985). Journalist at Morgenbladet (1982).

Field of study

Online journalism   Journalism   Public sphere   Social media   Sources   Crisis journalism   Journalism core values

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Frey, Elsebeth (2023). Preparing for risks and building resilience. Journalism Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2173962

Holtekjølen, Fredrik; Frey, Elsebeth (2022). Hvordan blir trygdeeksport omtalt og gitt mening av VG før og etter NAV-skandalen? En kritisk diskursanalyse av VG-saker om trygdeeksport i perioden 2012–2019. Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT). Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nmt.29.3.2

Frey, Elsebeth ; Abudheir, Farid A. F.; Araszkiewiez, Jacques; Ntulume, Charlotte (2021). What is press freedom? a study on journalims students' perception of press freedom. Journalism Education. Vol. 10.
https://journalism-education.org/2021/05/what-is-p

Frey, Elsebeth ; Olsen, Ragnhild ; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (2019). Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student Collaboration A Norwegian case study. Nordicom Review. Vol. 40.
https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0037

Hornmoen, Harald ; Backholm, Klas; Frey, Elsebeth ; Ottosen, Rune ; Reimerth, Gudrun; Steensen, Steen (2018). Key Communicators’ Perspectives on the Use of Social Media in Risks and Crises. Andersen, Robin; Silva, Purnaka L de (Ed.). The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action. Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315538129-45

Frey, Elsebeth (2018). Victims' Use of Social Media during and after the Utøya Terror Attack: Fear, Resilience, Sorrow and Solidarity. Hornmoen, Harald; Backholm, Klas (Ed.). Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness. p. 43-62. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-269-120181007

Steensen, Steen ; Frey, Elsebeth ; Hornmoen, Harald ; Ottosen, Rune ; Lund, Maria Konow (2018). Social Media and Situation Awareness during Terrorist Attacks: Recommendations for Crisis Communication. Hornmoen, Harald; Backholm, Klas (Ed.). Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness. p. 277-295. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-269-120181017

Goldgruber, Eva; Ausserhofer, Julian; Hornmoen, Harald ; Steensen, Steen ; Backholm, Klas; Reimerth, Gudrun; Frey, Elsebeth ; Ottosen, Rune ; McInnes, Colin John (2018). Reflecting on Ethics in the Investigation of Online Communication during Emergencies. Dobrick, Farina Madita; Fischer, Jana; Hagen, Lutz M (Ed.). Research Ethics in the Digital Age. Ethics for the Social Sciences and Humanities in Times of Mediatization and Digitization. p. 158-163. Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-12909-5_17

Frey, Elsebeth (2018). "Do You Tweet When Your Friends Are Getting Shot?" Victims' Experience With, and Perspectives on, the Use of Social Media During a Terror Attack. Social Media + Society. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117750715

Backholm, Klas; Ausserhofer, Julian; Frey, Elsebeth ; Larsen, Anna M. Grøndahl; Hornmoen, Harald ; Högväg, Joachim; Reimerth, Gudrun (2017). Crises, Rumours and Reposts: Journalists’ Social Media Content Gathering and Verification Practices in Breaking News Situations. Media and Communication. Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v5i2.878



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Research reports

Frey, Elsebeth (2008). Vurdering av fagbok: Bech-Karlsen, Jo (2008) Losing i mediehuset. Filosofi, metoder og modeller til bruk i flermediale redaksjoner. Kristiansand: IJ-forlaget, ( sider ). 4 p. IJ-forlaget.

Frey, Elsebeth (2007). Ideal og realitet. En analyse av nyhetsreportasjen i tre norske aviser. ISBN: 9788257945909. 115 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.



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Dissemination

Frey, Elsebeth (2024). "Journalistikkens samfunnsoppdrag og Vær varsom-plakaten"; en times foredrag og deretter deltok jeg i en paneldebatt om dilemmaer mellom medier og barnevern. Årskonferanse "Media i barnevern og barnevern i media" . Bærum barnevern..

Frey, Elsebeth (2020). Laget og holdt verkstedet om pressefrihet og det pedagogiske verktøyet rigget. Deltakere fra den tunisiske journalistutdanningen Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information (IPSI) på Manouba universitet og fra Faculté des sciences d’information, communication et audio-visuel ved universitetet Constantine 3 i Algerie. Støtten av Utenriksdepartmentet gjennom Journalism and Media International Center (JMIC). Training of trainees on a pedagogical tool about press freedom. JMIC/Article 19 MENA.
https://blogg.hioa.no/jmic/2020/03/11/rewarding-tr

Frey, Elsebeth (2020). Presenterte mitt paper «Preparing for risks and building resilience» onsdag 4. november 2020 på den sjette internasjonale konferansen om sikkerhet for journalister arrangert av forskergruppen MEKK: The 6th international conference on the Safety of journalists – Risks, Resistance, Resilience. Deltok på konferansen 2. – 4.11.2020 URL: PROGRAM: The 6th international conference on the Safety of journalists – Risks, Resistance, Resilience – Media, War and Conflict (MEKK) (hioa.no). The 6th international conference on the Safety of journalists – Risks, Resistance, Resilience. . Forskergruppen MEKK.

Frey, Elsebeth ; Ottosen, Rune ; Gjesvik, Anders ; Krøvel, Roy (2019). Seminar på pressefrihetens dag, 3 mai 2019. Samarbeid med forskningsgruppen MEKK, vårt internasjonale senter JMIC, Den norske UNESCO-kommisjonen. Seminar. Institutte for journalistikk og mediefag/OsloMet.

Frey, Elsebeth (2019). What is press freedom? A study on journalism students’ perception of press freedom and its conditions around the world. IAMCR. IAMCR International Association for Media and Communication.

Frey, Elsebeth ; Falch, Mathias (2019). News workshop with 30 journalism students at An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. News workshop, preparing for the Rig. JMIC.

Frey, Elsebeth ; Falch, Mathias (2019). The Rig on press freedom. Journalistic workshop, teaching and working with 30 journalism students and four local teachers about the conditions for press freedom in 5 countries. The Rig on press freedom 2019. JMIC.

Frey, Elsebeth ; Krøvel, Roy ; Ottosen, Rune ; Eide, Elisabeth (2018). Seminar på pressefrihetens dag, 3 mai 2018. Vi arrangerte seminar sammen med Oslo Journalistklubb, NJ Studentklubb OsloMet, Forskningsgruppen MEKK, Den norske UNESCO-kommisjonen, JMIC, Norske PEN. Pressefrihetens dag. Institutte for journalistikk og mediefag/OsloMet.

Frey, Elsebeth ; Hornmoen, Harald (2018). Bruk av sosiale medier i kommunikasjon av kriser. Politidirektoratets kommunikasjonsavdeling. 22.11.2018. Bruk av sosiale medier i kommunikasjon av kriser.. Politidirektoratet.

Frey, Elsebeth (2018). "Journalism ethics in practice: A dilemma between story and ethical methods?" Presentation at the ECREA conference, Lugano 2 November 2018. ECREA konferansen. ECREA.



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