Through presentations and panel discussions, the symposium addresses key challenges at the intersection of youth, media, and democracy. Topics include young audiences’ news use, media literacy initiatives, and the responsibilities of journalists and media organizations in the age of AI.
It also highlights broader issues such as disinformation, regulation, and strategies for strengthening democratic resilience in increasingly complex information environments.
The symposium is organized by OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group and the AI Journalism Resource Centre, Oslo Metropolitan University.
Programme
- 08:45: Welcome and opening remark
- Welcome by Oscar Westlund and Anne Hege Simonsen from Oslo Metropolitan University
- Opening remarks: OsloMet strategic research into durable democracy, Kristin Skare Orgeret, Oslo Metropolitan University
- 09:00: Invited DJRG fellow presentation I
- "Young People and news: Trends, Trust, and Transformation", Diana Bossio, RMIT University, Australia
- 09:30: Coffee break
- 09:45: Invited DJRG fellow presentation II
- "Understanding Young News Audiences at a Time of Rapid Change", Richard Fletcher, University of Oxford
- 10:15: Session 1: "Media and the young". Chair: Heidi Røsok-Dahl, Oslo Metropolitan University
- "Young Norwegians’ news use", Hallvard Moe, University of Bergen
- "The children’s newsroom: Editorial processes and journalistic practices in Lilla Aktuellt (SVT), Else Mikkelsen Båge, Karlstad University
- "Young people, media engagement and literacy", Harald Hornmoen & Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Oslo Metropolitan University
- 10:45: Coffe break
- 11:00: Invited DJRG fellow presentation III
- "Adaptation: Centering Humanistic Approaches in the Age of AI", Gregory Perreault, University of South Florida
- 11:30: Session 2 – Panel discussion: "At the crossroads: young, news and literacy". Chair: Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Oslo Metropolitan University
- "Advancing a media literacy index", Marijana Matović & Ana Milojević, University of Belgrade
- "Media authorities: Young, news and literacy at the crossroads", Maria Grande, Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authorities)
- Panelists:
- Hallvard Moe, University of Bergen
- Dagny Stuedahl, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Gregory Perreault, University of South Florida
- Marijana Matović, University of Belgrade
- Maria Grande, Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authorities)
- Sölve Kuraas Karlsen (Tenk.Faktisk.no)
- 12:15: Lunch break
- 13:15: Invited DJRG fellow presentation III
- "Journalism in the age of AI", Tomás Dodds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 13:45: Session 3: "Journalism and news amid AI". Chair: Roy Krøvel, Oslo Metropolitan University
- "Captured autonomy: Strategies of European news executives in the AI turn", Anette Novak, Independent researcher and advisor
- "Responsible AI beyond (self-)regulation in journalism", Laurence Dierickx, University of Bergen
- "AI literacy for journalists - beyond LLMs", Fabrizio Palumbo, Oslo Metropolitan University
- "Provenance: Politics of origin-making amid Generative AI", Nadja Schaetz, University of Hamburg
- 14:45: Coffee break
- 15:00: Invited DJRG fellow presentation IV
- "Disinformation, publics and literacy in the age of AI", Adam Wierzbicki, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
- 15:30–16:15: Session 4 – Panel discussion: "Democracy and resilience amid AI and autocracy". Chair: Steen Steensen, Oslo Metropolitan University
- "The Norwegian strategy for strengthening resilience to disinformation (2025–2030)", Reidun Samuelsen, Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authorities)
- Panelists:
- Tomás Dodds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Kristin Skare Orgeret, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Reidun Samuelsen, Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authorities)
- Ana Milojević, University of Belgrade
- Oscar Westlund, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Adam Wierzbicki, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
