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Ragnhild Olsen

Ragnhild Olsen

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 48, 0167 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 974 16 932
  • Office: +47 672 38 177
E-mail
  • ragnhild.olsen@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Associate professor in journalism and media studies. Teaches media theory, research method and online journalism. Has a research interest in digitization and value creation in journalism, specifically in local journalism, as well as the user perspective in editorial priorities and strategic development  in news media.

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Publications and research

Scientific publications

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Westlund, Oscar ; Chua, Sherwin; Tenenboim, Ori; Broersma, Marcel; Hess, Kristy; Linden, Carl-Gustav (2026). Platform configurations and isomorphism: An analytical framework for longitudinal and comparative research of public service media. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565261456907

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Sjøvaag, Helle (2026). Små forhold, store plattformer. Norske lokalavisers avhengighet av sosiale medieplattformer. Halvorsen, Lars Julius; Morlandstø, Lisbeth; Bjerke, Paul (Ed.). Lokalavisene. Mangfoldig fortid, usikker framtid. p. 207-230. Orkana Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5518464

Mathisen, Birgit Røe; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2026). Vanskelig å være den fjerde statsmakt fra Steinkjer. Lokaljournalistikk, rekruttering og prestisje. Halvorsen, Lars Julius; Morlandstø, Lisbeth; Bjerke, Paul (Ed.). Lokalavisene. Mangfoldig fortid, usikker framtid. p. 145-165. Orkana Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5518463

Sjøvaag, Helle; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Conill, Raul Ferrer (2025). The whiteboard method: A qualitative approach to studying media technologies. Media Industries. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3998/mij.7230

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Sjøvaag, Helle (2025). Platform Retraction? Discourses of Entanglement and Disentanglement in News Media’s Platform Engagement. Digital Journalism.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2025.2570497

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2025). Verdimatrisen – et konseptuelt rammeverk for journalistisk verdiskaping. Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT).
https://doi.org/10.18261/nmt.31.4.4

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.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849241255701

Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea ; Figenschou, Tine Ustad ; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2024). Norway: Media Welfare in a Small Nation. Schapals, Aljosha Karim; Pentzold, Christian (Ed.). Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes. p. 106-119. Wiley-Blackwell.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3747766

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Asker, Cecilie; Lund, Maria Konow (2024). Exploring telework innovation’s value for news workers. Solvoll, Mona Kristin; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (Ed.). Innovation Through Crisis Journalism and News Media in Transition. p. 123-142. Nordicom.
https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855923-6

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Tenenboim, Ori; Hess, Kristy; Westlund, Oscar ; Linden, Carl-Gustav; Broersma, Marcel (2024). Platform paradoxes and public service media legitimacy: a cross-national study. Information, Communication & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2353783



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Research reports

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Mathisen, Birgit Røe; Olsen, Karianne Sørgård (2026). Nyskapende nettverk og mediemangfold. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5509465

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2020). The value of local news: Unpacking dynamics of local newspapers’ value creation for audiences and society. Universitetet i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3438853

Olsen, Ragnhild ; Solvoll, Mona K; Gran, Anne-Britt (2018). Digitalisering av lokalt mediebruk. DnD-rapport 1. 44 p. Centre for Creative Industries.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4414033

Olsen, Ragnhild ; Solvoll, Mona K; Gran, Anne-Britt (2018). Medier & Demokrati-rapport 2018:1. 22 p. Medier & Demokrati Lindholmen Science Park.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4608338

Barland, Jens; Olsen, Ragnhild (2015). Innholdsmarkedsføring testet på lesere av nettaviser. ISBN: 9788283400243. 37 p. Høgskolen i Gjøvik.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2359010

Olsen, Ragnhild ; Omdal, Sven Egil; Bjerke, Paul; bjartnes, anders (2013). Journalistikk og demokrati. Hvor går mediene? Hva kan gjøres?. ISBN: 9788299655422. 160 p. Fritt Ord.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5221594

Olsen, Ragnhild ; Bech-Karlsen, Jo; Hjeltnes, Guri (2010). Mediehusrapporten 2010. Rapport fra ti norske mediehus. ISBN: 9788270428144. 96 p. Handelshøyskolen BI.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5129409

Olsen, Ragnhild (2006). Måling av redaksjonell kvalitet. Verktøykasse for kvalitetsmåling i pressen. 81 p. Institutt for Journalistikk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4254604



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Dissemination

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Mathisen, Birgit Røe (2026). “Et spark i ræva” - erfaringer med Samarbeidsdesken. Landslaget for lokalavisers (LLA) 50 års jubileumslandsmøte. Landslaget for lokalavisers (LLA).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5518467

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine ; Mathisen, Birgit Røe; Olsen, Karianne Sørgård (2026). Stor kraft i felles løft: Slik kan små lokalaviser lage større journalistikk.
https://doi.org/https://www.m24.no/birgit-roe-math

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2026). Datafication and Institutional Identity. A Discursive Analysis of Amedia’s Data Practices. ECREA Journalism Studies Section 2026 Conference. European Communication Research and Education Association.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5518465

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2025). Amedia strammer inn – dette er grepene som skal forlenge papirets liv.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4800155

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2025). New Article Provides Matrix for Studying Journalistic Value Creation.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4587960

Røsok-Dahl, Heidi ; Olsen, Ragnhild (2025). Å nå unge med (lokale) nyheter. Nettverkstreff - Medier och Demokrati . Medier och Demokrati og Södertörn Högskola .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3482672

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2025). Understanding news media's complex relationship with social media platforms. Norpart conference: Expanding Horizons in Journalism and Media Studies . NORPART .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3587160

Sjøvaag, Helle; Conill, Raul Ferrer; Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2025). Dependency and displacement: The backbones of journalism’s digital infrastructures. ICA 2025. International Communication Association.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4626327

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2024). Syv ting du må vite om arbeidsmarkedet i mediebransjen akkurat nå.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4388154

Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine (2024). Disse avisene møtte flest.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4147384



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