Gunhild Ring Olsen
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- Associate Professor
- Department of Communication
- Fakultet for ledelse og økonomi
Background
Gunhild Ring Olsen is an associate professor (PhD) at Kristiania, where she teaches journalism, methods, and communication.
Olsen has broad knowledge in the fields of (digital) source criticism, automated journalism, investigative journalism, fake news, news selection, journalist education, and the sociology of professions.
Olsen has previously been employed at the journalism schools in Volda and at OsloMet, and has ten years of experience as a journalist and editor in newsrooms such as Farsunds Avis, Universitas, VG, Aftenposten and Klassekampen. She has her doctorate from the University of Bergen (2018) and has been a board member and secretary of the Norwegian Media Research Association since 2020. From 2014 to 2015, she was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the School of Communication at American University in Washington DC.
Employee details
Scientific Publications
- Steensen, Steen, Kalsnes, Bente, Kiberg, Håvard, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2026). News Diversity Across Platforms. A Large-Scale Analysis of the Norwegian News Media Market. Digital Journalism. ISSN 2167-0811. p 24-24. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2026.2706052
- Steensen, Steen, Kiberg, Håvard, Kalsnes, Bente, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2026). Flattening the news: Platformisation and the erosion of topical diversity across news outlet types. New Media & Society. ISSN 1461-4448. (Online first ) p 1-22. doi: https://journals-sagepub-com.egms.idm.oclc.org/doi/epdf/10.1177/14614448261430018
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Figenschou, Tine Ustad, Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea & Kalsnes, Bente (2026). News media lobbying and the EU’s Digital Services Act: Strategies and experiences from the small non-EU state of Norway. Nordicom Review. ISSN 1403-1108. 47(1) p 1-19. doi: 10.2478/nor-2026-0001
- Kiberg, Håvard, Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Krumsvik, Arne H., Kalsnes, Bente, Kavtaradze, Lasha & Steensen, Steen (2025). Navigating Platform Dependency: Four Strategic Approaches for Social Media News Publishing. Journalism Studies. ISSN 1461-670X. p 1-19. doi: 10.1080/1461670x.2025.2608960
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2025). Digitalization and Meaning in Journalistic Work (MJoW): The Increasing Importance of the Symbolic Dimension. Digital Journalism. ISSN 2167-0811. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2025.2487862
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Fredheim, Nanna Alida Grit (2025). “Why do I have to read this book?” The relationship between knowledge orientation and motivation among journalism and communication students. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism. ISSN 1464-8849. doi: https://journals-sagepub-com.egms.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1177/14648849251351486
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2023). Enthusiasm and Alienation: How Implementing Automated Journalism Affects the Work Meaningfulness of Three Newsroom Groups. Journalism Practice. ISSN 1751-2786. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2023.2190149
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). Unpacking Value Creation Dynamics in Journalism Education. A Covid-19 Case Study. Journalism Practice. ISSN 1751-2786. p 1-19. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2022.2043767
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Medfødt instinkt eller øvingssak? En analyse av den journalistiske magefølelsen sett i lys av Polanyis begrep «taus kunnskap». I Fonn, Birgitte Kjos, Hovlid, Ellen Lexerød & Mathisen, Birgit Røe (red.) Presse, profesjon og politikk : festskrift til Paul Bjerke. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 9788202773250. doi: 10.23865/noasp.169.ch5
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2021). Accepting automated news as “low-quality” journalism. Journalistica. ISSN 1901-6220. 15(1) p 10-32. doi: 10.7146/journalistica.v15i1.124985
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2020). Newsroom-Classroom Hybrids at Universities. Student Labor and the Journalism Crisis. Routledge. ISBN 9780367363161. doi: 10.4324/9780429345265
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). A new platform for quality journalism? A study of four U.S. nonprofit university centers and their attempt to save professional reporting through using classrooms as newsrooms. Universitetet i Bergen. ISBN 9788230838242.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2012). Dagbladet : "Libya på topp og pupp under". I Brurås, Svein (red.) Nyhetsvurderinger. På innsiden i fem redaksjoner. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. ISBN 9788271473655. p 69-106.
Dissemination
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Kiberg, Håvard & Larsson, Anders Olof (2026). Use and assessment of AI among journalists and editors in local, regional and national Norwegian newsrooms.
- Steensen, Steen, Kiberg, Håvard, Kalsnes, Bente, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2026). Flattening the news: Platformisation and the erosion of topical diversity across news outlet types.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Kiberg, Håvard, Krumsvik, Arne H., Steensen, Steen, Kalsnes, Bente & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2026). Do not write 'sex' in the caption”: The selection and editing of news for social media, and the negotiation of journalistic authority.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Kiberg, Håvard & Steensen, Steen (2026). Adapting the news: A study of the selection and editing practices for social media news, and the impact on journalistic authority.
- Fredheim, Nanna Alida Grit & Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2025). Preferred tuition forms and hindrances to learning by undergraduate communication students.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2025). Digitalization and Meaning in Journalistic Work (MJoW): Why do reporters keep on reporting?
- Kiberg, Håvard, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Krumsvik, Arne H. (2025). Navigating Platform Dependency: Editorial Strategies for Social Media News Publishing.
- Steensen, Steen, Kalsnes, Bente & Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2025). Hva skjer når algoritmene blir redaktører? doi: https://www.kristiania.no/om-kristiania/kalender/kristianiafrokost-hva-skjer-nar-algoritmene-er-redaktorer/
- Steensen, Steen, Kalsnes, Bente, Kiberg, Håvard, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2025). News Diversity Across Platforms. A Large-Scale Analysis of the Norwegian News Media Market.
- Steensen, Steen, Kiberg, Håvard, Kalsnes, Bente, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2025). News Diversity and the Platform effect. Topical diversity across outlets and platforms in the Norwegian news media market.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea, Figenschou, Tine Ustad & Kalsnes, Bente (2024). News media lobbying and platform regulation - a case study of the Digital Services Act and the struggle for editorial autonomy.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2024). Norske nyhetsaktører som lobbyister under utformingen av DSA.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2024). Dynamics and stakeholder perspectives in the shaping of the Digital Service Act.
- Fredheim, Nanna Alida Grit & Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2024). Having a degree or being a learner? The student- as-consumer approach among journalism and communication students.
- Fredheim, Nanna Alida Grit & Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2024). Still wanting to make a difference. A study of journalism students’ motivation and perception of relevant forms of knowledge.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea, Figenschou, Tine Ustad & Kalsnes, Bente (2024). Exemption? For whom? Platform regulation and news media lobbying.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2023). Høyskolen Kristiania lanserer sin første mastergrad i journalistikk - «bestilt» av mediebransjen selv. FULLTEKST
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2023). What makes reporting worthwhile? Conceptualizing how journalists create meaning in work.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Examples of research on journalism education.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Enthusiasm and alienation: How automation affect the work meaningfulness of three newsroom groups.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Samarbeid mellom mediebransjen og akademia.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Praktisk «kunnen» i norsk journalistutdanning: Posisjon, spenninger og samsvar med praksisfeltet.
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine, Røsok-Dahl, Heidi, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2022). Understanding Value Creation Dynamics in Journalism Education amid COVID-19.
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2022). Unpacking value co-creation in blended learning journalism courses. A Covid-19 case study.
- Olsen, Ragnhild Kristine, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Røsok-Dahl, Heidi (2021). Unpacking value co-creation in blended learning journalism courses. A COVID-19 case study.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2019). Introducing a new, automated colleague. How journalistic ideals and skills are redefined by the automatization of news.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Klassekampen høsten 2018.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). The AI Narrator and the Journalism Profession.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Presentasjon av avhandlingsarbeid, Senter for undersøkende journalistikk, Universitetet i Bergen.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Samarbeid med mediebransjen. Hvordan sørge for best læring?
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Epler, pærer og nytt mediebygg.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Når gravejournalister møter universitetene: Kan hybrider av redaksjoner og klasserom berge journalistikken?
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). Den som forsker skal ei finne.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2018). What should journalism students know?
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Høydal, Steinar (2018). Hvorfor slutter journaliststudentene?
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2017). Universitetenes rolle i mediekrisa.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2016). Mediekrisa sett fra "pølsefabrikken".
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "So much work, so much fun". Fulbright Norway.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "Can students save journalism?". The Investigative Reporting Workshop.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "Can students save journalism?".
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). University Centers for Investigative Reporting.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "Når journalister tar skylda".
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "Når journalister tar skylden for mediekrisa".
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2015). "Reisebrev fra Washington, DC". hivolda.no.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2013). Nyhetsvurderinger i Dagbladet.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2013). Samarbeid mellom journalistutdanninger og mediebransjen i USA.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2013). Hvordan skrive godt på nett.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring, Lyngvær, Jørgen Warvik, Ytrehorn, Jan, Høydal, Steinar & Larsen, Inger Knude (2011). Folkemøte i forbindelse med valget 2011.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2011). Terrorseminar: Etiske utfordringer i pressedekningen av 22.juli.
- Olsen, Gunhild Ring (2011). "Du rykker stadig framover i køen" av Glenn Slydal Johansen, Journalisten 12.05.2011.
- Steensen, Steen, Kalsnes, Bente, Kiberg, Håvard, Olsen, Gunhild Ring & Kavtaradze, Lasha (2026). News Diversity Across Platforms. A Large-Scale Analysis of the Norwegian News Media Market. Digital Journalism. ISSN 2167-0811. p 24-24. doi:
