About
Teaches language and text related subjects within the bachelor and master programmes of journalism and media and communication. Main research interests are genre and discourse development in news media, based on rhetoric, discourse analysis or social semiotics.
Field of study
Rhetorics Discourse analysis Discourse and genre theory Textology
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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U-YouPa – Understanding Youth Participation and Media literacy in Digital Dialogue Spaces
The key goal of this project is to provide a research-based understanding of the interconnection between cultural and technological preconditions for strengthening youth participation in digital dialogue spaces.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Hornmoen, Harald
;
Alnæs, Jørgen
;
Simonsen, Anne Hege
; Fjellro, Ragnhild
(2025).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres.
ISBN: 9781003504252.
138 p.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Hornmoen, Harald
(2025).
Conclusions | 8 | Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice |.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 119-123.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-8
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Hornmoen, Harald
(2025).
Present stories | 4 | Constructing live narratives |.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 42-62.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-4
Hornmoen, Harald
;
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Alnæs, Jørgen
(2025).
Future stories | 3 | Reporting what may happen |.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 23-41.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-3
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Alnæs, Jørgen
;
Hornmoen, Harald
(2025).
Narrative in journalism | 2 | Theoretical and analytical challenges |.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 8-22.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-2
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Alnæs, Jørgen
;
Hornmoen, Harald
(2025).
Why this book is needed | 1 | Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practic.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 1-7.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-1
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
(2025).
Social stories: TikTokking the news.
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad; Hornmoen, Harald; Alnæs, Jørgen; Simonsen, Anne Hege; Fjellro, Ragnhild (Ed.).
Narrative Theory in Journalistic Practice: Understanding Emerging Digital Genres. p. 96-118.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504252-7
Hornmoen, Harald
;
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Alnæs, Jørgen
(2023).
Journalistisk langtidsvarsel: Narrativ analyse av framtidsfortellinger i norske nyhetsmedier.
Journalistica.
https://doi.org/10.7146/journalistica.v17i1.136249
Hornmoen, Harald
;
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
;
Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie
;
Fonn, Birgitte Kjos
;
Stuedahl, Dagny
(2022).
Media narratives, agonistic deliberation, and Skam
An analysis of how young people communicate in digital spaces.
Nordicom Review.
Vol. 43.
https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2022-0001
Hågvar, Yngve Benestad
(2021).
Fire diskurser om korona: Autoritet, ansvar og virkelighetsbilder i helsejournalistikk om covid‑19 i VG og Dagbladet.
Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT).
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.0805-9535-2021-02-03
