Kristoffer Holt

Kristoffer Holt, Ph.D. (2008). Docent (Associate Professor) in Media and Communication at the Dept. of Media and Journalism (MJ), Linnæus University, Kalmar/Växjö, Sweden.

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Teaching

Teaches Method, Media and society, Bachelor theses (supervisor) etc.

Research

My field of research includes, alternative media, media ethics, media criticism as well as media and populism, political communication and participatory and citizen media and media and religion. My work has appeared in journals such as the European Journal of Communication, Journal of Mass Media Ethics and New Media & Society among others.

Commissions

Research director at the Department of Media and Journalism (MJ).

Board member, FOJO

My research groups and projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Haller, A., Holt, K., de La Brosse, R. (2019). The 'other' alternatives: : Political right-wing alternative media. Journal of alternative and community media. 4. 1-6.
Holt, K., Ustad Figenschou, T., Frischlich, L. (2019). Key Dimensions of Alternative News Media. Digital Journalism. 1-12.
Haller, A., Holt, K. (2018). Paradoxical populism: how PEGIDA relates to mainstream and alternative media. Information, Communication and Society. 1-16.
Holt, K. (2018). Alternative Media and the Notion of Anti-Systemness : Towards an Analytical Framework. Media and Communication. 6. 49-57.
Holt, K., Haller, A. (2017). What Does ‘Lügenpresse’ Mean? : Expressions of Media Distrust on PEGIDA’s Facebook Pages. Tidsskriftet Politik. 20. 42-57.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2015). “Random acts of journalism?” : How citizen journalists tell the news in Sweden. New Media and Society. 17. 1795-1810.
Karlsson, M., Holt, K. (2014). Is Anyone out There? : Assessing Swedish citizen-generated community journalism. Journalism Practice. 8. 164-180.
Holt, K., Shehata, A., Strömbäck, J., Ljungberg, E. (2013). Age and the effects of news media attention and social media use on political interest and participation : Do social media function as leveller?. European Journal of Communication. 28. 19-34.
Holt, K. (2012). Authentic Journalism? : A Critical Discussion about Existential Authenticity in Journalism Ethics. Journal of Mass Media Ethics. 27. 2-14.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2011). Edited participation comparing editorial influence on traditional and participatory online newspapers in Sweden. Javnost - The Public. 18. 19-35.
Holt, K., Krogh, T.V. (2010). The citizen as media critic in periods of media change. OBS - Observatorio. 4. 287-306.

Conference paper (Refereed)

Holt, K. (2017). Shaking the foundations of the “corridor of opinion”? : Towards a framework for analysing Immigration Critical Alternative Media (ICAM) in Sweden. ECPR 2017 General Conference, Oslo : Oslo 6-9 September, 2017.
Holt, K., de La Brosse, R. (2017). Médias antisystèmes et tentatives de ‘réinformation’ du public : Regards croisés sur les expériences suédoise et française. Presented at Les journalistes dans le débat démocratique Théofraste Network, Tunis, Tunisia 23-25 October 2017.
Holt, K. (2017). Completely Different or Versions of the Same? : A comparison of mainstream media (MSM) and immigration-critical alternative media (ICAM) in Sweden. The 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association : Communication Research and Practice, San Diego, 25-29 May, 2017.
Holt, K. (2016). Citizen journalism on the Swedish horizon. Presented at 2016 IAMCR Conference "Memory, Commemoration and Communication: Looking Back, Looking Forward" Leicester, UK, 27-31 July 2016.
Holt, K., Haller, A. (2016). The Populist Communication Paradox of PEGDIA : Between “Lying Press” and Journalistic Sources. Presented at the 66th annual ICA conference "Communicating with power". Fukuoka, Japan, 9-13 june. Preconference: Populism in, by, and Against the Media.
Holt, K. (2016). Media criticism and mistrust in Swedish anti-immigration alternative media. .
Holt, K., Lundell, P. (2015). Mistrusting the media – now and then : A historical comparison of far right media criticism in Sweden. Political Agency in the Digital Age : Media, Participation and Democracy.
Holt, K. (2015). Populism, metapolitics and media criticism : An analysis of identitarian construals of mainstream media. New Perspectives on Populist Political Communication : COST Early Stage Researchers Think Tank. Zurich (26-30 jan 2015)..
Holt, K., Rinaldo, M. (2014). Exploring the dark side of participatory online media : Online participation, identitarian discourse and media criticism at Metapedia.org. Journalism in Transition: Crisis or opportunity?.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2013). How are citizen journalists telling the news? : An inventory of Swedish online citizen journalism sites. Nordmedia 2013 : Defending Democracy.
Holt, K., Grusell, M. (2013). What is unethical advertising? : An analysis of complaints to the Swedish Advertising Ombudsman 2009-2012.. .
Holt, K., Shehata, A., Strömbäck, J., Ljungberg, E. (2012). Social Media as Leveller? : Effects of Traditional News Media Attention and Social Media Use on Political Participation Among Younger and Older Citizens. .
Holt, K. (2012). New Media, New Participants – New Ethics? : Is there a chance for ethics in a world of prosumers?. .
Holt, K., Shehata, A., Strömbäck, J., Ljungberg, E., Nord, L. (2012). Political Motivation and Participation : Social Media as Leveler?. .
Holt, K., von Krogh, T. (2011). Citizens as Media Critics in Changing Mediascapes. Communication @ the Center : The 61st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association Boston, USA 26-30 May 2011..
Holt, K., von Krogh, T. (2011). Citizens as Media Critics in Changing Mediascapes. Communication and citizenship : Rethinking Crisis and Change.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2011). Participatory Journalism and Editorial Influence. Communication @ the Center : The 61st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Boston, USA 26-30 May 2011.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2010). Edited participation : A comparative study of editorial influence on three online news media in Sweden. .
Holt, K. (2010). Participatory Culture and the Church : Contrasting Communicative Ideals?. The 2nd International Media Readings in Moscow Mass Media and Communications – 2010 : DIGITAL FRONTIERS: TRADITIONAL MEDIA PRACTICES IN THE AGE OF CONVERGENCE.
Holt, K., Rosenqvist, C., Wessel, J. (2010). Photos on facebook : Photos on Facebook – 24 youths about social visual communication on Facebook. .

Book (Refereed)

Holt, K. (2019). Right-wing alternative media. London; New York, Routledge.

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Karlsson, M., Holt, K. (2016). Journalism on the web. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford University Press.
Holt, K., Karlsson, M. (2015). Is anyone out there? : Assessing Swedish citizen-generated community journalism. Community journalism midst media revolution. Routledge. 52-68.
Holt, K. (2015). The Religious Dimension of Kierkegaard's Media Criticism : “Authentic Fait" vs “The Phantom Public”. Mediatization of Religion : Historical and Functional Perspectives. Moscow, Moscow State University Press. 30-49.
Holt, K. (2011). Participatory culture and the church : Contrasting communicative ideals?. Religion and new media in the age of convergence : Reading materials on media and religion for students. Moscow, Moscow State University Press. 57-64.

Collection (editor) (Refereed)

de La Brosse, R., Holt, K. (2019). Media and Journalism in an Age of Terrorism. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 201.

Conference paper (Other academic)

Holt, K. (2017). Media distrust : A left-wing or right-wing specialty? : Historical perspectives on today’s debate about populism and the media. Perspectives on Right-Wing Populism and the Media: Scholarship, Journalism, Civil Society. 11 and 12 September 2017 Center for Advanced Studies (CAS), LMU Munich, Germany.
Holt, K. (2015). Sentenced to the snipping–tool? : Some thoughts from a media scholar’s perspective on Big Data and online media criticism in far right counter-public spheres. Big Data: från hype till handling, 4 december, 2015.
Holt, K. (2014). New media, new participants new ethics?. Social Media in a Changing Media Environment : Lessons from the Arab world.
Holt, K., Rinaldo, M. (2014). Exploring the Dark Side of Participatory Online Media : A Case Study of Metapedia(dot)org. Communication & Mass Media Abstracts : 12th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media 12-15 May 2014, Athens, Greece. 63-63.

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Holt, K., Berggren, L. (2017). Ivar Harrie, 1899–1973. Svenskt Översättarlexikon. Huddinge, Södertörns högskola.
Holt, K. (2017). Mediemisstro : där ytterkanterna möts. Misstron mot medier. Stockholm, Institutet för mediestudier. 117-135.
Holt, K. (2016). ”Alternativmedier”? : En intervjustudie om mediekritik och mediemisstro. Migrationen i medierna : Men det får en väl inte prata om?. Stockholm, Institutet för mediestudier. 113-149.
Holt, K. (2016). Journalistik bortom redaktionerna?. Människorna, medierna och marknaden : Medieutredningens forskningsantologi om en demokrati i förändring Stockholm (SOU 2016:30). Stockholm, Wolters Kluwer. 403-428.
Holt, K. (2016). Skilda verkligheter? : ”Internets undervegetation” vs ”PK-maffian”. Migrationen i medierna : Men det får en väl inte prata om?. Stockholm, Institutet för mediestudier. 150-172.
Holt, K. (2015). Medieanvändare som nyhetsproducenter : Om medborgar- och deltagarjournalistik.. Handbok i journalistikforskning. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 411-428.
Holt, K. (2014). Mediekritik bortom medierna : Om filosofi som mediekritisk resurs. Mediekritik. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 23-36.
Holt, K. (2012). The Hour och det journalistiska äkthetsidealet. Kulturaliseringens samhälle : Problemorienterad kulturvetenskaplig forskning vid Tema Q 2002–2012. Linköping, LiU-Tryck. 172-176.

Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Holt, K. (2018). Medierna som inte vann valet. Snabbtänkt : Reflektioner från valet 2018 av ledande forskare. Sundsvall, DEMICOM. 90-90.