Affiliation
Assistant professor at OsloMet, research concentrating on how news media work to reach young audiences with news. Ethnographic fieldwork at public broadcaster NRK in the fall/winter of 2022. Fields of interest include Gatekeeping, platform power, social media, audience engagement, news avoidance, constructive journalism, ethnography, practice theory. Former videojournalist in NTB and reporter in TV 2. Have been teaching journalism at all levels, especially focusing on videojournalism at OsloMet from 2015-2022, before embarking on the PhD-journey. Part of the Digital Journalism research group at OsloMet and DIGIT research school.
Research projects
Active research projects
A profile-based political public sphere: profiles and their significance for young people's engagement, attitudes, and trust
The project will analyse the role that influencers and social media profiles play in young people's political engagement, attitudes, and trust.
Publications and research
Scientific publications (7)
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2025). Unpacking the Practices of Constructive Journalism to Reach Young People with News. Journalism Practice
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea (2024). Young People and News: A Systematic Literature Review. Journalism Studies. Vol. 25. p. 1228-1248
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2024). Snapping the news: Dynamic gatekeeping in a public service media newsroom reaching young people with news on Snapchat. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism
- Eide, Elisabeth; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2023). Brobyggere med båt: "Skamløse jenters" identitetsnavigering. Alghasi, Sharam; Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (Ed.). Flerkulturelle scenarioer: Mur, bro eller båt?. Cappelen Damm AS
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Olsen, Gunhild Ring; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). Unpacking Value Creation Dynamics in Journalism Education. A Covid-19 Case Study. Journalism Practice. p. 1-19
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Orgeret, Kristin (2020). Sports Journalism, Interns and #MeToo – did anything change?. Journalistica. p. 47-70
- Eide, Elisabeth; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2019). Strategically Shameless Voices? Young Women Speak for Themselves. Moy, Patricia; Matheson, Donald (Ed.). Voices Exploring the Shifting Contours of Communication. Peter Lang Publishing Group
Textbooks (1)
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Nordås, Frode Nesbø; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Gossner, Ellen Lande; Høydal, Steinar (2021). Levende bilder - lær av de beste. 336 p.. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Research reports (1)
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2026). Adapting the News to Reach Young People: An Ethnographic Study of NRK UNG within the Norwegian Public Service Media NRK. 208 p.. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
Dissemination (26)
- Steinsland, Karianne; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2025). Hva er en fjerde statsmakt verdt, hvis ingen lytter?
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2025). Youth Values - a conceptual framework. Research presentation
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Olsen, Ragnhild (2025). Å nå unge med (lokale) nyheter. Nettverkstreff - Medier och Demokrati
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2025). Seven dimensions of adapting news to young people. PhD prekonferanse Nordmedia
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Barn og unge droppar nettavisa
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Reaching young people with news: An ethnographic study at Public Service Broadcaster NRK in Norway.. PhD Seminar
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Snapping the news: Dynamic gatekeeping in a public service media newsroom reaching young people with news on Snapchat. Foredrag
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). "Public service media and the gatekeeping power of Snapchat”. Foredrag
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). SLIK NÅR NRK DE UNGE PÅ SNAPCHAT. Foredrag
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Snapping the news: The dynamic gatekeeping of a public broadcaster reaching youth on Snapchat. ECREA 2024
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Reaching youth with constructive news: An ethnographic study from Norway’s public service broadcaster NRK. Conference on Young People and News - Breaking boundaries across Europe
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2024). Visual news to reach young people with news. Norsk Medieforskerkonferanse
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Olsen, Ragnhild (2023). Exploring Snapchat´s gatekeeping dynamics in a PSM newsroom. Future of Journalism
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2023). Insights from an ethnographic fieldwork - Public Service Broadcaster NRK publishing news to youth on Snapchat. Nettverkssamling
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2023). Snapping constructive news: An ethnographic study from Norway´s public service broadcaster NRK. NordMedia23
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). ICA Preconference. Young People & News in a Digital World. Presentation of preliminary findings.. ICA Preconference - Paris - May 2022 Young People & News in a Digital World.
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Olsen, Gunhild Ring; Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Understanding Value Creation Dynamics in Journalism Education amid COVID-19. 72ND Annual ICA Conference
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Olsen, Gunhild Ring; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). Unpacking value co-creation in blended learning journalism courses. A Covid-19 case study. 72nd Annual ICA Conference (One World, One Network?)
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). A systematic review: Youth, news, and the interplay between them. Norsk medieforskerkonferanse
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2021). Levende bilder - lær av de beste - lanseringsseminar 27. september 2021 fra 09-16
- Simonsen, Anne Hege; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2021). Å danse seg til innsikt : intervjuteknikk for levende bilder. Høydal, Steinar (Ed.). Levende bilder- Lær av de beste. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Simonsen, Anne Hege (2021). De gode ideene. Høydal, Steinar (Ed.). Levende bilder- Lær av de beste. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine; Olsen, Gunhild Ring; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2021). Unpacking value co-creation in blended learning journalism courses. A COVID-19 case study. NordMedia 2021
- Røsok-Dahl, Heidi; Orgeret, Kristin (2019). (2019) Summertime and #metoo - has something changed? NordMedia 2019. Nordic Media Research Organisations.. NordMedia 2019
- Eide, Elisabeth; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2018). Strategically Shameless. Young Women Speaking for Themselves. Internasjonal forskerkonferanse
- Eide, Elisabeth; Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2017). "Strategically Shameless: Young women speak for themselves". Nordmedia: Nordisk medieforskerkonferanse
These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.