[Commlist] Nordic Journal of Media Studies (open access) - first issue on Disrupting Media Infrastructures published

The first issue of a new Open Access journal, Nordic Journal of Media 
Studies, has been published. The issue editors, Kirsten Frandsen and 
Hanne Bruun, hope that it will contribute to the field by addressing 
current research topics and explore issues that are not yet fully 
mature. The journal is published by Nordicom and the first issue is 
titled Disrupting Media Infrastructures.

The Nordic Journal of Media Studies is a new journal that has been added 
to Nordicom's portfolio of scientific publications. It is published as 
Open Access, which was an important aspect for the editorial committee 
in the decision to move to Nordicom and set up the new journal.

"Research that is funded by tax money should be openly available. It's 
an ethical commitment to ensure that the public can benefit from the 
research that they have helped funding", says editor Kirsten Frandsen.

The overall theme of this first issue, titled Disrupting Media 
Infrastructures, is the current changes that the media industry is going 
through. Due to digitalization, production networks are now possible 
across the world, making new ways of distributing content and building 
business models.

Accidentally, the theme reflects the situation the editorial committee 
were in when they decided to start a new open access journal.

"We were seeking to utilize options provided by digitalization, like 
Open Access publishing. However, we were disrupted by the 
infrastructures of old business models which required readers to pay in 
order to access research", Kirsten Frandsen says.

In comparison to most journal in the field, the Nordic Journal of Media 
Studies will be themed, meaning that the editors define the overall 
theme of each issue. The hope is, says Kirsten Frandsen, for the journal 
to address current issues and be at the forefront when it comes to 
exploring new research topics.

"The theme for this first issue will include articles where researchers 
reflect on what they think the future will look like. Our aim is to be 
ahead of time and make researchers write on issues that are not yet 
fully mature as research topics".

"The journal will be a meeting place for Nordic, European, and global 
perspectives on media. Nordic media scholars have much to offer the 
international research community, but we also have much to learn from 
our international colleagues. The journal will ensure a continuous 
dialogue with researchers from other parts of the world", says chief 
editor Stig Hjarvard.

As publisher, Nordicom will be in charge of producing, disseminating and 
marketing the new journal. Publishing Open Access is an important part 
of Nordicom's mission and when being approached by the editors of Nordic 
Journal of Media Studies it seemed like a good match.

"Nordicom has for a long time been devoted to publishing high-quality 
media research of relevance for the Nordic societies. A thematic journal 
like The Nordic Journal of Media Studies will be a good complement to 
our existing journal Nordicom Review, which has a somewhat broader 
scope. We are very excited about the opportunity to collaborate with 
such a distinguished group of editors and media scholars", says 
Nordicoms' director Jonas Ohlsson.

Table of Content

Introduction

By: Hanne Bruun and Kirsten Frandsen

Media disruption and the public interest

By: Trine Syvertsen, Karen Donders, Gunn Enli and Tim Raats

Disrupting journalism from scratch

By: Chloë Salles

Unboxing news automation

By: Stefanie Sirén-Heikel, Leo Leppänen, Carl-Gustav Lindén and Asta Bäck

How streaming services make cinema more important

By: Terje Gaustad

The delay economy of "continuity" and the emerging impatience culture of 
the digital era

By: Hanne Bruun

Disrupting video game distribution

By: Stefan Werning

Digital payments for a digital generation

By: Linn-Birgit Kampen Kristensen and Mona Solvoll

Read the first issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies - Disrupting 
Media Infrastructures, and more about the Nordic Journal of Media 
Studies at nordicom.gu.se

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