Lene Heiselberg
@dieheiselberg.bsky.social
Associate Professor, PhD. Journalism Audience Studies @ University of Southern Denmark.
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📣 DDC in the News
A paper co-authored by @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Arjen Van Dalen (SDU's Centre for Journalism Studies) has been featured by Mediawatch. The study explores how media users perceive the growing use of AI in journalism.
A paper co-authored by @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Arjen Van Dalen (SDU's Centre for Journalism Studies) has been featured by Mediawatch. The study explores how media users perceive the growing use of AI in journalism.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📣 DDC in the News
A paper co-authored by @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Arjen Van Dalen (SDU's Centre for Journalism Studies) has been featured by Mediawatch. The study explores how media users perceive the growing use of AI in journalism.
A paper co-authored by @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Arjen Van Dalen (SDU's Centre for Journalism Studies) has been featured by Mediawatch. The study explores how media users perceive the growing use of AI in journalism.
Here is a nice overview of new projects, also the Enigma-project that I lead 👍🏻
Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU!
They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.
Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.
Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Research Projects
Research Projects
www.sdu.dk
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Here is a nice overview of new projects, also the Enigma-project that I lead 👍🏻
I’m very proud and relieved because our book, Seriality in the Streaming Era, is out with Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 🙌 — it has been quite a ride with plenty of hard work.
Bo Kampmann Walther, Jakob Isak Nielsen, and Rasmus Rønlev and I, explore how serialized storytelling is being reshaped.
Bo Kampmann Walther, Jakob Isak Nielsen, and Rasmus Rønlev and I, explore how serialized storytelling is being reshaped.
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I’m very proud and relieved because our book, Seriality in the Streaming Era, is out with Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 🙌 — it has been quite a ride with plenty of hard work.
Bo Kampmann Walther, Jakob Isak Nielsen, and Rasmus Rønlev and I, explore how serialized storytelling is being reshaped.
Bo Kampmann Walther, Jakob Isak Nielsen, and Rasmus Rønlev and I, explore how serialized storytelling is being reshaped.
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Public service media can thrive, also in the future.
It “only” takes stable funding, independence from politics, collaboration, savvy tech infrastructure investments, ‘must carry and promote’ obligations for platforms and the best, trustworthy journalistic standards.
Just that.
Conlusions from ⬇️
It “only” takes stable funding, independence from politics, collaboration, savvy tech infrastructure investments, ‘must carry and promote’ obligations for platforms and the best, trustworthy journalistic standards.
Just that.
Conlusions from ⬇️
September 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Public service media can thrive, also in the future.
It “only” takes stable funding, independence from politics, collaboration, savvy tech infrastructure investments, ‘must carry and promote’ obligations for platforms and the best, trustworthy journalistic standards.
Just that.
Conlusions from ⬇️
It “only” takes stable funding, independence from politics, collaboration, savvy tech infrastructure investments, ‘must carry and promote’ obligations for platforms and the best, trustworthy journalistic standards.
Just that.
Conlusions from ⬇️
The #nordmedia conference is officially open 
Now my great colleague @dieheiselberg.bsky.social together with Susana Tosca open #NordMedia25. This years theme is imaging livable futures - a call for looking beyond the dystopia and seeing what is happing and what we can do for a livable future - very much looking forwards!
August 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The #nordmedia conference is officially open 
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DDC AT #ICA25!
In case you'd like to know what we've been up to, make sure to catch some of these talks or come say hi to our ICA-going team members:
@claesdevreese.bsky.social (in his double function with UoA & SDU), @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, @lyngemoller.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social...
In case you'd like to know what we've been up to, make sure to catch some of these talks or come say hi to our ICA-going team members:
@claesdevreese.bsky.social (in his double function with UoA & SDU), @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, @lyngemoller.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social...
June 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
DDC AT #ICA25!
In case you'd like to know what we've been up to, make sure to catch some of these talks or come say hi to our ICA-going team members:
@claesdevreese.bsky.social (in his double function with UoA & SDU), @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, @lyngemoller.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social...
In case you'd like to know what we've been up to, make sure to catch some of these talks or come say hi to our ICA-going team members:
@claesdevreese.bsky.social (in his double function with UoA & SDU), @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, @lyngemoller.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social...
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📰DDC PUBLICATION ALERT📰
Check out this paper in Journalsim Studies by our former fellow @luciacores.bsky.social together with the Centre for Journalism's @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Morten Skovsgaard + @bnbakker.bsky.social on
Affective Storytelling for Video News! 📺🎭
Check out this paper in Journalsim Studies by our former fellow @luciacores.bsky.social together with the Centre for Journalism's @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Morten Skovsgaard + @bnbakker.bsky.social on
Affective Storytelling for Video News! 📺🎭
🚨Pub alert!
Coauthored with @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, M. Skovsgaard and @bnbakker.bsky.social.
We ran an experiment to test a novel affective storytelling technique, the BAS (🦇) theoretically derived for news in streaming environments.
(see thread for more)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Coauthored with @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, M. Skovsgaard and @bnbakker.bsky.social.
We ran an experiment to test a novel affective storytelling technique, the BAS (🦇) theoretically derived for news in streaming environments.
(see thread for more)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Affective Storytelling for Video News: Introducing and Testing Batman Affective Structure in the Age of Streaming
The transition from traditional flow television to streaming services has created a media landscape in which traditional news outlets are in intense competition with entertainment content. This pap...
www.tandfonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
📰DDC PUBLICATION ALERT📰
Check out this paper in Journalsim Studies by our former fellow @luciacores.bsky.social together with the Centre for Journalism's @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Morten Skovsgaard + @bnbakker.bsky.social on
Affective Storytelling for Video News! 📺🎭
Check out this paper in Journalsim Studies by our former fellow @luciacores.bsky.social together with the Centre for Journalism's @dieheiselberg.bsky.social and Morten Skovsgaard + @bnbakker.bsky.social on
Affective Storytelling for Video News! 📺🎭
We are very proud of this one 👇🏼
🚨Pub alert!
Coauthored with @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, M. Skovsgaard and @bnbakker.bsky.social.
We ran an experiment to test a novel affective storytelling technique, the BAS (🦇) theoretically derived for news in streaming environments.
(see thread for more)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Coauthored with @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, M. Skovsgaard and @bnbakker.bsky.social.
We ran an experiment to test a novel affective storytelling technique, the BAS (🦇) theoretically derived for news in streaming environments.
(see thread for more)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Affective Storytelling for Video News: Introducing and Testing Batman Affective Structure in the Age of Streaming
The transition from traditional flow television to streaming services has created a media landscape in which traditional news outlets are in intense competition with entertainment content. This pap...
www.tandfonline.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We are very proud of this one 👇🏼
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Mis/disinformation research officially cancelled.
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
April 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Mis/disinformation research officially cancelled.
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Record number of submissions for NordMedia Odense 2025 👏🏻https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nordmedia-network_all-time-abstract-submission-record-shattered-activity-7302613592363704320-3-5I?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAAW8_gBAvjKbmhTvoLMRsBc4DMVkxhKKBI&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
NordMedia Network on LinkedIn: All-Time Abstract Submission Record Shattered for NordMedia25! 🚀
📢 It…
All-Time Abstract Submission Record Shattered for NordMedia25! 🚀
📢 It is with a great plasure to share that NordMedia25 has received a record 452 abstract…
www.linkedin.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Record number of submissions for NordMedia Odense 2025 👏🏻https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nordmedia-network_all-time-abstract-submission-record-shattered-activity-7302613592363704320-3-5I?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAAW8_gBAvjKbmhTvoLMRsBc4DMVkxhKKBI&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
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Responding to the Trump administration attack on science @nature.com editorial:
“One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Responding to the Trump administration attack on science @nature.com editorial:
“One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fully assembled team at SDU 👏🏻👌🏻🇩🇰
FINALLY, our interdisciplinary research team is assembled, bringing together minds from law, media studies, learning technology and journalism.
With the support of TrygFonden, our project #SafeChilDe explore how to empower children to think critically and engage safely in the digital world 🕵️♂️
With the support of TrygFonden, our project #SafeChilDe explore how to empower children to think critically and engage safely in the digital world 🕵️♂️
February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Fully assembled team at SDU 👏🏻👌🏻🇩🇰
We are so proud of this project at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social 🎉
💡DDC RESEARCH UPDATE💡
”AI in the Newsroom” has successfully concluded! 🤖📰🥳
In this video summary, some of our involved colleagues present the outcome of our collaborative research project aimed at exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in newsrooms:
app.frame.io/presentation...
”AI in the Newsroom” has successfully concluded! 🤖📰🥳
In this video summary, some of our involved colleagues present the outcome of our collaborative research project aimed at exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in newsrooms:
app.frame.io/presentation...
January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We are so proud of this project at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social 🎉
🚨Today the call for submissions for the #nordmedia2025 conference went live - please submit 👍🏻 And then I hope to see you in Odense, Denmark this August 😎 nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
December 6, 2024 at 2:13 PM
🚨Today the call for submissions for the #nordmedia2025 conference went live - please submit 👍🏻 And then I hope to see you in Odense, Denmark this August 😎 nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
Amazing opportunity at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social SDU 🎉
Unique professorship. Please share 🫶♾️
Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social.
Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile.
📆: deadline February 17!
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social.
Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile.
📆: deadline February 17!
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Professorship in Digital Communication with a Focus on Digital Society
Application Deadline: February 17, 2025.
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Amazing opportunity at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social SDU 🎉
🚨New piece out on voluntary journalism in @journalismpractice with wonderful co-authors Nick Mathews, Pranav Jadhav and Damilola Oduolowu. Reach out if you are interested in reading the article.
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 PM
🚨New piece out on voluntary journalism in @journalismpractice with wonderful co-authors Nick Mathews, Pranav Jadhav and Damilola Oduolowu. Reach out if you are interested in reading the article.
🚨New paper on local journalism audiences: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
with David Hopmann 😊
with David Hopmann 😊
January 14, 2024 at 7:21 PM
🚨New paper on local journalism audiences: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
with David Hopmann 😊
with David Hopmann 😊
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VACANCY: I'm looking for a postdoc to help explore how data is used in development and operation of AI, automation, and/or recommender systems in news.
The postdoc will be part of the Datafied News Industry (DANI) research core group at Roskilde Uni.
Deadline: Febuary 15.
The postdoc will be part of the Datafied News Industry (DANI) research core group at Roskilde Uni.
Deadline: Febuary 15.
Postdocs in Journalism Studies
The Department of Communication and Arts (DCA), Roskilde University, invites applications for one postdoc position. The position begin on May 1, 2024 or as soon
candidate.hr-manager.net
January 13, 2024 at 7:23 AM
VACANCY: I'm looking for a postdoc to help explore how data is used in development and operation of AI, automation, and/or recommender systems in news.
The postdoc will be part of the Datafied News Industry (DANI) research core group at Roskilde Uni.
Deadline: Febuary 15.
The postdoc will be part of the Datafied News Industry (DANI) research core group at Roskilde Uni.
Deadline: Febuary 15.
Such a pleasure @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social 🤩
Now @dieheiselberg.bsky.social kicks off @ddc-sdu.bsky.social 1st lunch lecture series with some really timely insights into listener attitudes into news reading by an automated neural tech to speech synthesizer - does the audience really want their anchors replaced by bots?🤖
January 13, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Such a pleasure @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social 🤩
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Very cool project about kids' experiences with misinfo and how to empower them - and very nice colleagues all over DDC - come work with us!
December 5, 2023 at 8:48 PM
Very cool project about kids' experiences with misinfo and how to empower them - and very nice colleagues all over DDC - come work with us!
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher @ddc-sdu.bsky.social : 👏🏻 lnkd.in/ddjK4Q4Q
Please reach out to me if you have any ❓
Please reach out to me if you have any ❓
December 4, 2023 at 3:46 PM
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher @ddc-sdu.bsky.social : 👏🏻 lnkd.in/ddjK4Q4Q
Please reach out to me if you have any ❓
Please reach out to me if you have any ❓
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Today we are published our new report on how people engage with climate change news across eight countries. We also asked their views on the issue of climate justice, health and direct-action protests.
Hope readers will it useful.
Hope readers will it useful.
Climate change news audiences: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries
This report presents fresh insights into how people access climate news in Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Pakistan, the UK, and the US.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
November 14, 2023 at 10:03 AM
Today we are published our new report on how people engage with climate change news across eight countries. We also asked their views on the issue of climate justice, health and direct-action protests.
Hope readers will it useful.
Hope readers will it useful.
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🚨 PEER REVIEW STUDY ALERT 🚨
We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences
150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them!
Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com
Plz repost!
We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences
150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them!
Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com
Plz repost!
November 8, 2023 at 12:58 PM
🚨 PEER REVIEW STUDY ALERT 🚨
We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences
150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them!
Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com
Plz repost!
We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences
150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them!
Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com
Plz repost!
We cannot wait to get started 🏎️🔥
We are excited to announce an important new DDC project "SafeChilDe" shedding light on the youngest children's exposure to misinformation on social media by our fantastic @dieheiselberg.bsky.social, Jonas Nygaard Blom, Ayo Næsborg-Andersen, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, and Thomas Enemark Lundtofte.
Nyt projekt skal hjælpe børn med at navigere i misinformation
Det kan være svært at spotte fake news på sociale medier, hvor børn også er mål for misinformation. Nu vil SDU-forskere med støtte fra TrygFonden kaste lys over, hvordan børn oplever mødet me...
www.sdu.dk
November 3, 2023 at 8:55 PM
We cannot wait to get started 🏎️🔥