Research Project Beyond the Here and Now of News
This project aims to understand the conditions that make news matter. It investigates the emergence, disappearance and (re)formation of news repertoires in everyday life and across the lifespan to address:
1) What causes news habits to form? Why do they change?
2) How does this impact public attention to social issues?
3) How can news organizations facilitate engagement?
By going beyond the here and now of news, this project provides fundamental insights into what underlies people’s shifting patterns of use.Its findings will improve our knowledge of how citizens view the civic potential of digital journalism and offer innovative ways for the news industry to reconceptualize its public mandate and economic models.

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Contact
Chris Peters // Project manager // Professor (MSO) // cpeters@ruc.dk
Kim Christian Schrøder // Project manager // Professor // kimsc@ruc.dk
Researchers
Josephine Lehaff // Project participant // lehaff@ruc.dk
Julie Vulpius // Project participant // julievg@ruc.dk
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Laura Ahva, Senior Research Fellow, University of Tampere
Stuart Allan, Professor, Cardiff University
Marcel Broersma, Professor, University of Groningen
Dennis Christensen, Head of Audience Research, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
Ulrik Haagerup, CEO, Constructive Institute
Lea Korsgaard, Editor-in-chief, Zetland
Bent Steeg Larsen Director of Research, Politiken
Stine Lomborg, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Mette Mortensen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Henrik Örnebring, Professor, Karlstad University
Zizi Papacharissi, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Steen Steensen, Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Professor, Cardiff University
Funding
'Beyond the Here and Now of News' is generously supported by a 5.4 million DKK grant (approx. €725.000) provided by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. In their letter, the Research Council noted that “the project’s quality and originality, and qualifications (of the applicants), are of the highest level.”
The international committee assessing the grant proposal concluded that ‘Beyond the Here and Now of News’ was, “an excellent project that contains an innovative perspective on news, journalism and audiences with the potential for great public impact in national and international settings. This project has high international significance and excels in its overall aims and objectives."
Publications
Exploring changing news repertoires: Towards a typology
Vulpius, J., Lehaff, J., Schrøder, K. C. & Peters, C., Jan 2023, In: Journalism. 24, 1, p. 78-100 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Journalism Studies for Realists: Decentering Journalism While Keeping Journalism Studies
Carlson, M. & Peters, C., 2 May 2023, In: Journalism Studies. 24, 8, p. 1029-1042 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Media resistance and digital disconnection in Western literature
Figueiras, R., Brites, M. J. & Schrøder, K. C., 2023, In: Matrizes. 17, 2, p. 171-190 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
A Hands-On approach to Media Repertoire Analysis
Kim Christian Schrøder (Speaker)
9 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Danskernes brug af nyhedsmedier 2023. Generelle tendenser og regional/lokale perspektiver
Kim Christian Schrøder (Speaker)
25 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Communicative Figurations Workshop
Kim Christian Schrøder (Participant)
5 Oct 2023 → 6 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press-media
Mehrheit in Dänemark ist nicht nachrichtenmüde
Kim Christian Schrøder, Mark Ørsten & Mads Kæmsgaard Eberholst
07/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Hvad vi i virkeligheden bør lære af brugernes fravalg af nyheder
Kim Christian Schrøder, Mark Ørsten & Mads Kæmsgaard Eberholst
02/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

Base at RUC
Beyond the Here and Now of News is based at Department of Communication and Arts
Related research units: Audiences & Mediated Life // Communication, Journalism and Social Change // Centre for News Research
PhD-school: Doctoral School of Communication and Arts
Education: Communication Studies // Journalism (DK) // Humanistisk Bachelor (DK) // International Bachelor in Humanities
Research from Roskilde University

More information
More about Beyond the Here and Now of News:
The project at Roskilde University's research portal

Contact
Chris Peters
Project manager // Professor (MSO)
cpeters@ruc.dk
Kim Christian Schrøder
Project manager // Professor
kimsc@ruc.dk