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Toril Aalberg

Toril Aalberg

Professor
Department of Sociology and Political Science

toril.aalberg@ntnu.no
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Interests: comparative politics, election campaigns, media effects, public opinion, the relationship between media and politics, the role of stereotypes

Toril Aalberg is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU in Trondheim. She was head of the same department from 2017-2021, and chair of COST Action IS1308: Populist Political Communication in Europe from 2014-2018. She is a member of NEPOCS (Network of European Political Communication Scolars) and the research group EVPOC (Elections, Values and Political Communication).  Toril Aalberg is the author or editor of 9 books, some in conjunction with others. These include Challenges to Representative Democracy (1999), Achieving Justice (2003), Communicating Politics (2007), How Media Inform Democracy (2012), Populist Political Communication in Europe (2016) and Communicating Populism (2019). She has also contributed to many other books and have published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, European Sociological Review, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, International Journal of Press/Politics and the International Political Science Review. Aalbergs research Interests include comparative politics, election campaigns, how media affects public opinion, the relationship between media and politics and the role of stereotypes. She has had a number of visiting appointments including longer periods at the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Trinity College Dublin, and the Centre for Advanced Studies in Oslo.

Competencies

  • Comparative Politics
  • Mass media and electoral campaigns
  • Media sociology
  • Political behavior
  • Political communication

Publications

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2022

  • Zoizner, Alon; Sheafer, Tamir; Castro, Laia; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; de Vreese, Claes; Esser, Frank; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav; Strömbäck, Jesper; Theocharis, Yannis; van Aelst, Peter. (2022) The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries. Political Communication. volum 39 (5).
    Academic article

2021

  • Castro, Laia; Strömbäck, Jesper; Esser, Frank; van Aelst, Peter; de Vreese, Claes; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Stetka, Vaclav; Theocharis, Yannis. (2021) Navigating High-choice European Political Information Environments: A Comparative Analysis of News User Profiles and Political Knowledge. The International Journal of Press/Politics.
    Academic article
  • Karlsen, Rune; Aalberg, Toril. (2021) Social Media and Trust in News: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Facebook on News Story Credibility. Digital Journalism. volum 11 (1).
    Academic article
  • Theocharis, Yannis; Cardenal, Ana S; Jin, Soyeon; Aalberg, Toril; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Strömbäck, Jesper; Castro, Laia; Esser, Frank; van Aelst, Peter; de Vreese, Claes; Corbu, Nicoleta; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav. (2021) Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries. New Media & Society.
    Academic article
  • van Aelst, Peter; Toth, Fanni; Castro, Laia; Stetka, Vaclav; de Vreese, Claes; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; Esser, Frank; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Strömbäck, Jesper; Theocharis, Yannis. (2021) Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries. Digital Journalism. volum 9 (9).
    Academic article

2019

  • Jenssen, Anders Todal; Aalberg, Toril. (2019) Why perceived political bias on TV does not inevitably lead to a polarized audience. the case of NRK and TV2 in Norway. Communications. volum 44 (4).
    Academic article
  • Valentino, Nicholas A; Soroka, Stuart N; Iyengar, Shanto; Aalberg, Toril; Duch, Raymond; Fraile, Marta; Hahn, Kyu S; Hansen, Kasper M; Harell, Allison; Helbling, Marc; Jackman, Simon D; Kobayashi, Tetsuro. (2019) Economic and Cultural Drivers of Immigrant Support Worldwide. British Journal of Political Science. volum 49 (4).
    Academic article

2018

  • de Vreese, Claes H.; Esser, Frank; Aalberg, Toril; Reinemann, Carsten; Stanyer, James. (2018) Populism as an Expression of Political Communication Content and Style: A New Perspective. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 23 (4).
    Academic article
  • Hameleers, Michael; Bos, Linda; Fawzi, Nayla; Reinemann, Carsten; Andreadis, Ioannis; Corbu, Nicoleta; Schemer, Christian; Schultz, Anne; Shaefer, Tamir; Aalberg, Toril; Axelsson, Sofia; Berganza, Rosa; Cremonesi, Cristina; Dahlberg, Stefan; de Vreese, Claes H.; Hess, Agnieszka; Kartsounidou, Evangelista; Kasprowicz, Dominika; Matthes, Jörg. (2018) Start Spreading the News: A Comparative Experiment on the Effects of Populist Communication on Political Engagement in Sixteen European Countries. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 23 (4).
    Academic article

2017

  • van Aelst, Peter; Strömbäck, Jesper; Aalberg, Toril; Esser, Frank; de Vreese, Claes H.; Matthes, Jörg; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Salgado, Susana; Hubé, Nicolas; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Berganza, Rosa; Legante, Guido; Reinemann, Carsten; Sheafer, Tamir; Stanyer, James. (2017) Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?. Annals of the International Communication Association. volum 41 (1).
    Academic article

2016

  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril; Jenssen, Anders Todal; Valenta, Marko. (2016) Wearing the veil: hijab, Islam and job qualifications as determinants of social attitudes towards immigrant women in Norway. Ethnic and Racial Studies. volum 39 (15).
    Academic article
  • Yang, Jung Hwan; Rojas, Hernando; Wojcieszak, Magdalene; Aalberg, Toril; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Haysashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul K; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanssopoulos, Stylianos; Rhee, June Woong; Rowe, David Michael; Soroka, Stuart; Tiffen, Rodney. (2016) Why Are “Others” So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. volum 21 (5).
    Academic article

2015

  • Aalberg, Toril. (2015) Political Journalism in Transition. Western Europe in a Comparative Perspective. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.
    Book review
  • Aalberg, Toril; Beyer, Audun. (2015) Human Interest Framing of Irregular Immigration: An Empirical Study of Public Preferences for Personalized News Stories in the United States, France, and Norway. American Behavioral Scientist. volum 59 (7).
    Academic article

2014

  • Aalberg, Toril; van Aelst, Peter. (2014) Who is afraid of preelection polls? How perceptions of polls influence support for polling regulations among elites. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. volum 26 (4).
    Academic article
  • Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Soroka, Stuart; Aalberg, Toril; Hayashi, Kaori; Hichy, Zira; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rhee, June Woong; Rojas, Hernando; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2014) Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’ and ‘media malaise’ theories of the media: An 11-nation study. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism. volum 15 (7).
    Academic article
  • Lie, Malene Paulsen; Aalberg, Toril. (2014) Fra biologidiskurs til miljødiskurs? : pressedekningen av minoriteter i norske aviser fra 1902-2010. Norsk Medietidsskrift. volum 21 (1).
    Academic article
  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril; Valenta, Marko. (2014) Attitudes towards Muslim Immigrants: Evidence from Survey Experiments across Four Countries. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. volum 40 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tiffen, Rodney; Jones, Paul; Rowe, David Michael; Aalberg, Toril; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Hayashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rojas, Hernando; Soroka, Stuart. (2014) Sources in the news: A comparative study. Journalism Studies. volum 15 (4).
    Academic article

2013

  • Aalberg, Toril; Blekesaune, Arild; Elvestad, Eiri. (2013) Media Choice and Informed Democracy: Toward Increasing News Consumption Gaps in Europe?. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 18 (3).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Soroka, Stuart; Curran, James; Hayashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul K; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Rojas, Hernando; Rowe, David; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) INTERNATIONAL TV NEWS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTEREST AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries. Journalism Studies. volum 14 (3).
    Academic article
  • Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Aalberg, Toril; Hayashi, Kaori; Jones, Paul K; Splendore, Sergio; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Internet Revolution Revisited: A Comparative Study of Online News. Media, Culture and Society. volum 35 (7).
    Academic article
  • Cushion, Stephen; Aalberg, Toril; Thomas, Richard. (2013) Towards a rolling news logic in fixed time bulletins? A comparative analysis of journalistic interventions in the US, UK and Norway. European Journal of Communication. volum 29 (1).
    Academic article
  • Iyengar, Shanto; Jackman, Simon; Messing, Solomon; Valentino, Nicholas; Aalberg, Toril; Dutch, Raymond; Hahn, Kyu S; Soroka, Stuart; Harell, Allison; Kobayashi, Tetsuro. (2013) Do Attitudes About Immigration Predict Willingness to Admit Individual Immigrants? A Cross-National Test of the Person-Positivity Bias. Public Opinion Quarterly. volum 77 (3).
    Academic article
  • Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Aalberg, Toril; Rowe, David Michael; Jones, Paul; Rojas, Hernando; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Online Threat, But Television is Still Dominant — A comparative study of 11 nations’ news consumption. Journalism Practice. volum 7 (6).
    Academic article
  • Soroka, Stuart; Blake, Andrew; Aalberg, Toril; Iyengar, Shanto; Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Hayashi, Kaori; Jones, Paul; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Rhee, June Woong; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge. British Journal of Political Science. volum 43 (4).
    Academic article

2012

  • Aalberg, Toril; Iyengar, Shanto; Messing, Solomon. (2012) Who is a 'Deserving' Immigrant? An Experimental Study of Norwegian Attitudes. Scandinavian Political Studies. volum 35 (2).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Strömbäck, Jesper; de Vreese, Claes H.. (2012) The framing of politics as strategy and game: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism. volum 13 (2).
    Academic literature review
  • Blekesaune, Arild; Elvestad, Eiri; Aalberg, Toril. (2012) Tuning out the World of News and Current Affairs. An Empirical Study of Europe’s Disconnected Citizens. European Sociological Review. volum 28 (1).
    Academic article
  • Esser, Frank; de Vreese, Claes H.; Strömbäck, Jesper; van Aelst, Peter; Aalberg, Toril; Stanyer, James; Lengauer, Günther; Berganza, Rosa; Legnante, Guido; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Salgado, Susana; Sheafer, Tamir; Reinemann, Carsten. (2012) Political Information Opportunities in Europe: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of Thirteen Television Systems. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Grøttum, Eva-Therese; Aalberg, Toril. (2012) De vanskelige nyhetene. Hvordan krav om politiske forkunnskaper og kildebruk kan gjøre nyhetsdekningen vanskelig å forstå. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. volum 28 (1).
    Academic article
  • Jakobsen, Tor Georg; Aalberg, Toril; Heggem, Ida Ørjansen. (2012) Makrofaktorer og offentlig opinion: En gjennomgang av forskning på økonomiske venstre–høyre-holdninger. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (4).
    Academic article

2011

  • Aalberg, Toril; Strömbäck, Jesper. (2011) Media-driven men and media-critical women? An empirical study of gender and MPs relationships with the media in Norway and Sweden. International Political Science Review. volum 32 (2).
    Academic article
  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril. (2011) Measuring Political Knowledge in Telephone and Web Surveys: A Cross-National Comparison. Social science computer review. volum 29 (2).
    Academic article
  • van Aelst, Peter; Aalberg, Toril. (2011) Between Trust and Suspicion. A Comparative Study of the Relationship Between Politicians and Political Journalist in Belgium, Norway and Sweden. Javnost - The Public. volum 18 (4).
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Zoizner, Alon; Sheafer, Tamir; Castro, Laia; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; de Vreese, Claes; Esser, Frank; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav; Strömbäck, Jesper; Theocharis, Yannis; van Aelst, Peter. (2022) The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries. Political Communication. volum 39 (5).
    Academic article
  • Castro, Laia; Strömbäck, Jesper; Esser, Frank; van Aelst, Peter; de Vreese, Claes; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Stetka, Vaclav; Theocharis, Yannis. (2021) Navigating High-choice European Political Information Environments: A Comparative Analysis of News User Profiles and Political Knowledge. The International Journal of Press/Politics.
    Academic article
  • Karlsen, Rune; Aalberg, Toril. (2021) Social Media and Trust in News: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Facebook on News Story Credibility. Digital Journalism. volum 11 (1).
    Academic article
  • Theocharis, Yannis; Cardenal, Ana S; Jin, Soyeon; Aalberg, Toril; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Strömbäck, Jesper; Castro, Laia; Esser, Frank; van Aelst, Peter; de Vreese, Claes; Corbu, Nicoleta; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Štětka, Václav. (2021) Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries. New Media & Society.
    Academic article
  • van Aelst, Peter; Toth, Fanni; Castro, Laia; Stetka, Vaclav; de Vreese, Claes; Aalberg, Toril; Cardenal, Ana S; Corbu, Nicoleta; Esser, Frank; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Koc-Michalska, Karolina; Matthes, Jörg; Schemer, Christian; Sheafer, Tamir; Splendore, Sergio; Stanyer, James; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Strömbäck, Jesper; Theocharis, Yannis. (2021) Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries. Digital Journalism. volum 9 (9).
    Academic article
  • Jenssen, Anders Todal; Aalberg, Toril. (2019) Why perceived political bias on TV does not inevitably lead to a polarized audience. the case of NRK and TV2 in Norway. Communications. volum 44 (4).
    Academic article
  • Valentino, Nicholas A; Soroka, Stuart N; Iyengar, Shanto; Aalberg, Toril; Duch, Raymond; Fraile, Marta; Hahn, Kyu S; Hansen, Kasper M; Harell, Allison; Helbling, Marc; Jackman, Simon D; Kobayashi, Tetsuro. (2019) Economic and Cultural Drivers of Immigrant Support Worldwide. British Journal of Political Science. volum 49 (4).
    Academic article
  • de Vreese, Claes H.; Esser, Frank; Aalberg, Toril; Reinemann, Carsten; Stanyer, James. (2018) Populism as an Expression of Political Communication Content and Style: A New Perspective. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 23 (4).
    Academic article
  • Hameleers, Michael; Bos, Linda; Fawzi, Nayla; Reinemann, Carsten; Andreadis, Ioannis; Corbu, Nicoleta; Schemer, Christian; Schultz, Anne; Shaefer, Tamir; Aalberg, Toril; Axelsson, Sofia; Berganza, Rosa; Cremonesi, Cristina; Dahlberg, Stefan; de Vreese, Claes H.; Hess, Agnieszka; Kartsounidou, Evangelista; Kasprowicz, Dominika; Matthes, Jörg. (2018) Start Spreading the News: A Comparative Experiment on the Effects of Populist Communication on Political Engagement in Sixteen European Countries. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 23 (4).
    Academic article
  • van Aelst, Peter; Strömbäck, Jesper; Aalberg, Toril; Esser, Frank; de Vreese, Claes H.; Matthes, Jörg; Hopmann, David Nicolas; Salgado, Susana; Hubé, Nicolas; Stepinska, Agnieszka; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Berganza, Rosa; Legante, Guido; Reinemann, Carsten; Sheafer, Tamir; Stanyer, James. (2017) Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?. Annals of the International Communication Association. volum 41 (1).
    Academic article
  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril; Jenssen, Anders Todal; Valenta, Marko. (2016) Wearing the veil: hijab, Islam and job qualifications as determinants of social attitudes towards immigrant women in Norway. Ethnic and Racial Studies. volum 39 (15).
    Academic article
  • Yang, Jung Hwan; Rojas, Hernando; Wojcieszak, Magdalene; Aalberg, Toril; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Haysashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul K; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanssopoulos, Stylianos; Rhee, June Woong; Rowe, David Michael; Soroka, Stuart; Tiffen, Rodney. (2016) Why Are “Others” So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. volum 21 (5).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril. (2015) Political Journalism in Transition. Western Europe in a Comparative Perspective. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.
    Book review
  • Aalberg, Toril; Beyer, Audun. (2015) Human Interest Framing of Irregular Immigration: An Empirical Study of Public Preferences for Personalized News Stories in the United States, France, and Norway. American Behavioral Scientist. volum 59 (7).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; van Aelst, Peter. (2014) Who is afraid of preelection polls? How perceptions of polls influence support for polling regulations among elites. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. volum 26 (4).
    Academic article
  • Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Soroka, Stuart; Aalberg, Toril; Hayashi, Kaori; Hichy, Zira; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rhee, June Woong; Rojas, Hernando; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2014) Reconsidering ‘virtuous circle’ and ‘media malaise’ theories of the media: An 11-nation study. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism. volum 15 (7).
    Academic article
  • Lie, Malene Paulsen; Aalberg, Toril. (2014) Fra biologidiskurs til miljødiskurs? : pressedekningen av minoriteter i norske aviser fra 1902-2010. Norsk Medietidsskrift. volum 21 (1).
    Academic article
  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril; Valenta, Marko. (2014) Attitudes towards Muslim Immigrants: Evidence from Survey Experiments across Four Countries. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. volum 40 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tiffen, Rodney; Jones, Paul; Rowe, David Michael; Aalberg, Toril; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Hayashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rojas, Hernando; Soroka, Stuart. (2014) Sources in the news: A comparative study. Journalism Studies. volum 15 (4).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Blekesaune, Arild; Elvestad, Eiri. (2013) Media Choice and Informed Democracy: Toward Increasing News Consumption Gaps in Europe?. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 18 (3).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Soroka, Stuart; Curran, James; Hayashi, Kaori; Iyengar, Shanto; Jones, Paul K; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Rojas, Hernando; Rowe, David; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) INTERNATIONAL TV NEWS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTEREST AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: A comparative study of foreign news coverage and public opinion in 11 countries. Journalism Studies. volum 14 (3).
    Academic article
  • Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Aalberg, Toril; Hayashi, Kaori; Jones, Paul K; Splendore, Sergio; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Internet Revolution Revisited: A Comparative Study of Online News. Media, Culture and Society. volum 35 (7).
    Academic article
  • Cushion, Stephen; Aalberg, Toril; Thomas, Richard. (2013) Towards a rolling news logic in fixed time bulletins? A comparative analysis of journalistic interventions in the US, UK and Norway. European Journal of Communication. volum 29 (1).
    Academic article
  • Iyengar, Shanto; Jackman, Simon; Messing, Solomon; Valentino, Nicholas; Aalberg, Toril; Dutch, Raymond; Hahn, Kyu S; Soroka, Stuart; Harell, Allison; Kobayashi, Tetsuro. (2013) Do Attitudes About Immigration Predict Willingness to Admit Individual Immigrants? A Cross-National Test of the Person-Positivity Bias. Public Opinion Quarterly. volum 77 (3).
    Academic article
  • Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Coen, Sharon; Curran, James; Aalberg, Toril; Rowe, David Michael; Jones, Paul; Rojas, Hernando; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Online Threat, But Television is Still Dominant — A comparative study of 11 nations’ news consumption. Journalism Practice. volum 7 (6).
    Academic article
  • Soroka, Stuart; Blake, Andrew; Aalberg, Toril; Iyengar, Shanto; Curran, James; Coen, Sharon; Hayashi, Kaori; Jones, Paul; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Rhee, June Woong; Rowe, David Michael; Tiffen, Rodney. (2013) Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge. British Journal of Political Science. volum 43 (4).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Iyengar, Shanto; Messing, Solomon. (2012) Who is a 'Deserving' Immigrant? An Experimental Study of Norwegian Attitudes. Scandinavian Political Studies. volum 35 (2).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Strömbäck, Jesper; de Vreese, Claes H.. (2012) The framing of politics as strategy and game: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism. volum 13 (2).
    Academic literature review
  • Blekesaune, Arild; Elvestad, Eiri; Aalberg, Toril. (2012) Tuning out the World of News and Current Affairs. An Empirical Study of Europe’s Disconnected Citizens. European Sociological Review. volum 28 (1).
    Academic article
  • Esser, Frank; de Vreese, Claes H.; Strömbäck, Jesper; van Aelst, Peter; Aalberg, Toril; Stanyer, James; Lengauer, Günther; Berganza, Rosa; Legnante, Guido; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Salgado, Susana; Sheafer, Tamir; Reinemann, Carsten. (2012) Political Information Opportunities in Europe: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of Thirteen Television Systems. The International Journal of Press/Politics. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Grøttum, Eva-Therese; Aalberg, Toril. (2012) De vanskelige nyhetene. Hvordan krav om politiske forkunnskaper og kildebruk kan gjøre nyhetsdekningen vanskelig å forstå. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. volum 28 (1).
    Academic article
  • Jakobsen, Tor Georg; Aalberg, Toril; Heggem, Ida Ørjansen. (2012) Makrofaktorer og offentlig opinion: En gjennomgang av forskning på økonomiske venstre–høyre-holdninger. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (4).
    Academic article
  • Aalberg, Toril; Strömbäck, Jesper. (2011) Media-driven men and media-critical women? An empirical study of gender and MPs relationships with the media in Norway and Sweden. International Political Science Review. volum 32 (2).
    Academic article
  • Strabac, Zan; Aalberg, Toril. (2011) Measuring Political Knowledge in Telephone and Web Surveys: A Cross-National Comparison. Social science computer review. volum 29 (2).
    Academic article
  • van Aelst, Peter; Aalberg, Toril. (2011) Between Trust and Suspicion. A Comparative Study of the Relationship Between Politicians and Political Journalist in Belgium, Norway and Sweden. Javnost - The Public. volum 18 (4).
    Academic article

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