Professor Einar Thorsen
- 01202 968838
- ethorsen at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7126-7293
- Dean Research, Innovation and Enterprise
- Weymouth House W130, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
Einar Thorsen is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, and Professor of Journalism and Communication.
Chair of BU’s Sustainability Committee (since 2025), which is leading strategic oversight for embedding sustainability in education, research and professional practice; overseeing delivery of BU's Climate and Ecological Crisis Action Plan, net zero target, and acting as management review committee for EcoCampus Environmental and Energy Management System.
Chair of BU’s REF Committee, which is responsible for the strategies, processes, and preparation for future research assessment exercises – with 13 units of assessment (UOAs) in REF2021.
Chair of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) since 2021, elected member of Executive Committee since 2009 and Editor of MeCCSA's publication Three-D (ISSN 2041-627X) for 12 years between 2009-2021.
Chair of the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement review for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies (2022-2024)...
Board of Trustees member of the Conversation UK.
Member of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) Learned Societies’ CEO Group, and part of the British Academy’s Media Studies Advisory Group for their high-profile state of the field report (2023-2024).
Prior to taking on the role as Executive Dean, he was Deputy Dean Research and Professional Practice, Head of Research for the School of Journalism, English and Communication, and Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, at Bournemouth University. Before joining Bournemouth University in 2010, Einar worked at Teesside University (2008-2010), and as a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol (2005-2007).
He is a former member of the Executive Board of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network and a founding member of its journal Networking Knowledge. He was also instrumental in setting up the MeCCSA Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network.
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Einar's research covers journalism and social change, citizens’ voices, news reporting of crisis and politics. He has co-authored and co-edited several reports, including a 2021 UNESCO report on journalism and sexual violence in India (based on the Media Action Against Rape - MAAR project), and national survey reports on the impact of Covid-19 on journalists in Nepal (2020) and Sierra Leone (2021).
His books include Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities (2020, Palgrave, co-edited with Jamie Matthews), Media, Margins and Civic Agency and Media, Margins and Popular Culture (with Jackson, Savigny and Alexander, 2015), India Election: 2014 First Reflections (with Sreedharan, 2015) and two volumes of Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (with Stuart Allan, Volume 1: 2009, Volume 2: 2014) with a third volume currently in production. He has also published articles on live blogging, journalism role performance, online communication security, whistleblowers in the digital age, public service media online, Wikinews and WikiLeaks.
He has a PhD in Journalism Studies from Bournemouth University, funded by the AHRC. The thesis focused on civic engagement and representation of citizen voices on the BBC News website.
Einar welcomes PhD proposals from prospective students in any of the above areas or generally within the field of journalism studies.
Favourites
- Matthews, J., Zhao, X., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y., Glück, A., 2024. Sourcing UK COVID-19 News: An Analysis of Sourcing Patterns of 15 UK News Outlets Reporting on COVID-19 Across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Health Communication, 39 (1), 173-182.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2023. Journalism, sexual violence and social responsibility. Routledge Companion to Gender Media and Violence. 174-184.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2022. The Disquieting Demise of a "Watershed" Movement in India. In: Baker, A., Rodrigues, U., eds. Reporting on Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era. Routledge.
- Matthews, J., Thorsen, E., 2022. Theorising disaster communities: global dimensions and their local contexts. Journal of International Communication, 28 (2), 228-248.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2021. Sexual violence and the news media: Issues, challenges, and guidelines for journalists in India. New Delhi: UNESCO.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Miles, L., Matthews, J., Sunderland, M., Baker-Beall, C., 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on journalism in Sierra Leone. Freetown: Sierra Leone Association of Journalists. Available from: https://slaj.sl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sierra-Leone-National-Survey-Report-English-with-APPENDIX.pdf [Accessed 05/05/2021].
- Jackson, D., Coombs, D.S., Trevisan, F., Lilleker, D., Thorsen, E., 2020. U.S. Election Analysis 2020: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/ [Accessed 14/11/2020].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Upreti, L., Sharma, S., 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on journalism in Nepal. Tripureshwor, Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2020. Reporting from the 'inner circle': Afno Manche and commitment to community in post-earthquake Nepal. Media Journalism and Disaster Communities. 35-52.
- Matthews, J., Thorsen, E., 2020. Media, journalism and disaster communities.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Gouthi, A., 2020. Time's up. Or is it? Journalists’ Perceptions of Sexual Violence and Newsroom Changes after #MeTooIndia. Journalism Practice, 14 (2), 132-149.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Reardon, S., 2020. Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations. Journalism Practice, 14 (1), 104-124.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Lilleker, D., Weidhase, N., 2019. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research (Bournemouth University). Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/ [Accessed 23/12/2019].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Sharma, N., 2019. Disaster Journalism: Building Media Resilience in Nepal. Kathmandu: UNESCO Kathmandu.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2019. #EndMaleGuardianship: Women’s rights, social media and the Arab public sphere. New Media and Society, 21 (5), 1121-1140.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2018. Voices from Nepal: Lessons in Post-Disaster Journalism. Bournemouth University: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://aftershocknepal.com/ [Accessed 13/09/2018].
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2018. Seven Characteristics Defining Online News Formats: Towards a typology of online news and live blogs. Digital Journalism, 6 (7), 847-868.
- Luce, A., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2017. Citizen Journalism at The Margins. Journalism Practice, 11 (2-3), 266-284.
- Thorsen, E., 2017. Cryptic Journalism: News reporting of encryption. Digital Journalism, 5 (3), 299-317.
- Thorsen, E., 2016. Citizen Participation and Remediation Across Media. News Across Media Production Distribution and Consumption. 48-66.
- Thorsen, E., Savigny, H., Alexander, J., Jackson, D., 2015. Media, Margins and Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Savigny, H., Alexander, J., 2015. Media, margins and civic agency.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., 2014. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 2. New York: Peter Lang.
- Allan, S., Thorsen, E., 2009. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 1. New York: Peter Lang.
Journal Articles
- Zhao, X., Matthews, J., Jackson, D., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y., Thorsen, E., Glück, A., 2025. Patterns of Journalistic Role Performance during Public Health Crises: Covering COVID-19 in the UK. Journalism Practice, 19 (7), 1556-1574.
- Matthews, J., Zhao, X., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Mellado, C., Abuali, Y., Glück, A., 2024. Sourcing UK COVID-19 News: An Analysis of Sourcing Patterns of 15 UK News Outlets Reporting on COVID-19 Across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Health Communication, 39 (1), 173-182.
- Matthews, J., Thorsen, E., 2022. Theorising disaster communities: global dimensions and their local contexts. Journal of International Communication, 28 (2), 228-248.
- Winch, K., Stafford, R., Gillingham, P., Thorsen, E., Diaz, A., 2021. Diversifying environmental volunteers by engaging with online communities. People and Nature, 3 (1), 17-31.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Gouthi, A., 2020. Time's up. Or is it? Journalists’ Perceptions of Sexual Violence and Newsroom Changes after #MeTooIndia. Journalism Practice, 14 (2), 132-149.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Reardon, S., 2020. Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations. Journalism Practice, 14 (1), 104-124.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2019. #EndMaleGuardianship: Women’s rights, social media and the Arab public sphere. New Media and Society, 21 (5), 1121-1140.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2018. Seven Characteristics Defining Online News Formats: Towards a typology of online news and live blogs. Digital Journalism, 6 (7), 847-868.
- Thorsen, E., 2017. Cryptic journalism: News reporting of encryption. Digital Journalism, 5 (3).
- Luce, A., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2017. Citizen Journalism at The Margins. Journalism Practice, 11 (2-3), 266-284.
- Thorsen, E., 2017. Cryptic Journalism: News reporting of encryption. Digital Journalism, 5 (3), 299-317.
- Feigenbaum, A., Thorsen, E., 2016. Visualising data stories together: Reflections on data journalism education from the Bournemouth University Datalabs Project. Journalism Education, 5 (2), 59-74.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Blogging on the ice: Connecting audiences with climate-change sciences. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, 9 (1), 87-101.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. Introduction: Online Reporting of Elections. Journalism Practice, 6.
- Thorsen, E., 2008. Journalistic objectivity redefined? Wikinews and the neutral point of view. New Media & Society, 10, 935-954.
Books
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Singh, A., 2020. Notes for the media: Ordinary Indians, on the reporting of sexual violence. CESJ.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Singh, A., 2020. Hold Your Story: Reflections on the news of sexual violence in India. CESJ.
- Matthews, J., Thorsen, E., 2020. Media, journalism and disaster communities.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Sharma, N., 2019. Disaster Journalism: Building Media Resilience in Nepal. Kathmandu: UNESCO Kathmandu.
- Thorsen, E., Savigny, H., Alexander, J., Jackson, D., 2015. Media, Margins and Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Savigny, H., Alexander, J., 2015. Media, margins and civic agency.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., 2014. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 2. New York: Peter Lang.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Online Reporting of Elections. Routledge.
- Allan, S., Thorsen, E., 2009. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume 1. New York: Peter Lang.
Chapters
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2023. Journalism, sexual violence and social responsibility. Routledge Companion to Gender Media and Violence. 174-184.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2022. The Disquieting Demise of a "Watershed" Movement in India. In: Baker, A., Rodrigues, U., eds. Reporting on Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era. Routledge.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2020. Reporting from the 'inner circle': Afno Manche and commitment to community in post-earthquake Nepal. Media Journalism and Disaster Communities. 35-52.
- Matthews, J., Thorsen, E., 2020. Introduction: Media, journalism and disaster communities. Media Journalism and Disaster Communities. 1-16.
- Thorsen, E., 2017. Afterword: Clinton, trump, and artificial intelligence. 265-270.
- Thorsen, E., 2016. Citizen Participation and Remediation Across Media. News Across Media Production Distribution and Consumption. 48-66.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Luce, A., 2015. Citizen journalism and civic inclusion: Access Dorset. In: Gordon, E., Mihalidis, P., eds. Civic Media Reader. MIT Press.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Luce, A., 2015. ‘I wouldn’t be a victim when it comes to being heard’: Citizen journalism and civic inclusion. Media Margins and Civic Agency. 43-61.
- Alexander, J., Savigny, H., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2015. Introduction: Marginalised voices, representations and practices. 1-12.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2015. Marginalised voices and the Modification of the Indian media. India Election 2014: First Reflections. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, Bournemouth University, 7-13.
- Thorsen, E., 2014. Live reporting terror: remediating citizen crisis communication. In: Thorsen, E., Allan, S., eds. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Volume Two. Peter Lang, 127-142.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Routinisation of Audience Participation: BBC News Online, Citizenship and Democratic Debate. In: Scullion, R., Gerodimos, R., Jackson, D., Lilleker, D., eds. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. Routledge.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Student Wiki Pages: Online collaboration in a networked environment. Exploring collaborative learning in Higher Education media education programmes. Higher Education Academy.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., 2013. WikiLeaks and Whistleblowing: The Framing of Bradley Manning. In: Brevini, B., Hintz, A., McCurdy, P., eds. eyond WikiLeaks: Implications for the Future of Communications, Journalism and Society. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Live Blogging and Social Media Curation: Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism. In: Fowler-Watt, K., Allan, S., eds. Journalism: New Challenges. Poole, England: CJCR: Centre for Journalism & Communication Research, Bournemouth University, 123-145.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. The Second Digital Wave: BBC News Online, Embedded Video and the iPlayer. In: Burns, M., Brügger, N., eds. Histories of Public Service Broadcasters on the Web. New York: Peter Lang, 17-30.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Allan, S., 2012. WikiLeaks and the changing forms of information politics in the ‘network society’. In: Downey, E., Jones, M.A., eds. Public Service, and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media. IGI Global.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Allan, S., 2011. WikiLeaks and the changing forms of information politics in the ‘network society’. In: Downey, E., Jones, M.A., eds. Public Service, and Web 2.0 Technologies: Future Trends in Social Media. IGI Global.
- Allan, S., Thorsen, E., 2010. Journalism, Public Service and BBC News Online. In: Meikle, G., Redden, G., eds. News Online: Transformations and Continuities. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC News Online: A Brief History of Past and Present. In: Brügger, N., eds. Web History. New York: Peter Lang, 213-232.
- Thorsen, E., 2009. Blogging the Climate Change Crisis from Antarctica. In: Allan, S., Thorsen, E., eds. Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives. New York: Peter Lang, 107-117.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., Carter, C., 2009. Citizenship and Public Service: The Case of BBC News Online. In: Monaghan, G., Tunney, S., eds. Web Journalism: A New Form of Citizenship?. Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press.
Conferences
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2023. ‘Bad’ journalism from good people: sexual violence, social responsibility, and change-making in Indian newsrooms. In: IAMCR 26/06/2023 Lyons.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2022. Resilient journalism: mapping the dynamics of disaster reporting. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Risks, Threats, and Reporting Dangerously 19/10/2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2022. 'How do you talk to a rape survivor, in a society like ours?': challenges for the news media in India. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Gender and news representation 19/10/2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
- Sreedharan, C., Priya, K., Thorsen, E., Rani, P., 2022. Pandemic lessons from Kerala, the Indian state that 'slayed' coronavirus. In: Rethink Impact: 9th European Communication Conference, Complexities in Navigating Strategic Mass Communication in the Covid-19 Context 19/10/2022 Aarhus, Denmark.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2022. Towards a model for understanding journalism resilience during disasters: lessons from Nepal and Sierra Leone. In: International Association for Media and Communication Research 11/07/2022 Online.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2021. Preparing for the worst: a model for understanding journalism resilience during disasters. In: Future of Journalism 22/09/2021 Cardiff.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Gouthi, A., 2019. The Journalism of Rape: an inquiry into how sexual violence is reported in the Indian media. In: Revisiting, Reviewing, and Restructuring Spaces for Urban Women, Gender Conference 01/03/2019 Pune, India.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2019. Rape and Sexual Violence in the News: Comparing Ten Newspapers Across Six Languages in India. In: MeCCSA 2019 Conference 09/01/2019 Stirling.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2018. Live blogging across the genres: seven characteristics defining online news formats. In: Political Studies Association Annual Conference 26/03/2018 Cardiff University.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2017. Changing sourcing practices in live blogging vs online news. In: Future of Journalism Annual Conference 14/10/2017 Cardiff.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2017. Sourcing practices and the demotic voice in live blogging vs online news. In: International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Annual Conference 16/07/2017 Cartagena, Colombia.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2017. Mixed Feelings: Future Journalists' Perspectives on News Industries Across the World. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 25/05/2017 San Diego, USA.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2016. Sourcing the crisis: live blogging, news sources and the demotic turn. In: Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group Annual Conference 12/12/2016 LSE, London.
- Luce, A., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2016. ADTV and The Big Issue: Journalism Education for Marginalised People. In: World Journalism Education Congress 13/07/2016 Auckland, New Zealand.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2016. The only certainty is change: future journalists’ perspectives on news industries across the world. In: ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) Annual Conference 09/11/2016 Prague.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Luce, A., 2016. "The people must have their voices”: Empowering marginalised groups through citizen journalism’. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 10/07/2014 Hyderabad, India.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2016. UK Journalism Students: Uncertain times, uncertain identities. In: IAMCR Annual Conference 27/07/2016 Leicester, UK.
- Thorsen, E., 2016. Surveillance, encryption and citizenship. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 09/06/2016 Fukuoka, Japan.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2016. "Have your say" and then what? Re-conceiving the civic turn in political journalism. In: Political Studies Association Annual Conference 21/03/2016 Brighton.
- Luce, A., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2016. ADTV and The Big Issue: journalism education for marginalised people. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 06/01/2016 Canterbury Christ Church University.
- Thorsen, E., 2015. Social media curation and live reporting of crisis: challenges for journalists and researchers. In: Social Media Research Group 10/11/2015 Middlesex University.
- Thorsen, E., 2015. News, source protection and online communication security. In: The Future of Journalism Conference 10/09/2015 Cardiff University.
- Feigenbaum, A., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2015. Data Stories: Visualising Sensitive Subjects. In: Data Power 22/06/2015 University of Sheffield.
- Salter, L., Thorsen, E., 2015. ‘Off the Radar: Understanding Privacy, Activism and Threat in Civil Society and the State’. In: Surveillance and Citizenship: State-Media-Citizen Relations after the Snowden Leaks 18/06/2015 Cardiff University.
- Thorsen, E., 2015. “Things I Wish I’d Known Before”: Perspectives on Early Career Development. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 07/01/2015 Northumbria University.
- Daniel, J., Elgendy, R., 2015. RENEGOTIATING POWER, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS. RENEGOTIATING POWER, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS, 1-13.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Luce, A., 2014. Citizen journalism for empowerment: Moving in from the margins? In: ECREA Annual Conference 12/11/2014 Lisbon.
- Thorsen, E., 2014. Citizen participation and remediation from a cross media perspective. In: ECREA Annual Conference 12/11/2014 Lisbon.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Luce, A., 2014. “The People Must Have Their Voices”: Empowering Marginalised Groups Through Citizen Journalism. In: IAMCR Annual Conference 15/07/2014 Hyderabad, India.
- Thorsen, E., 2014. “The Mass Collaboration of Strangers”: participatory journalism and transnational crisis. In: Journalistiske nyorienteringer 04/03/2014 University of Bergen.
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Luce, A., 2014. Empowering disabled and older people through citizen journalism. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 08/01/2014 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Reddit, online talk and rational critical debate. In: Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Annual Conference 13/11/2013 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Live reporting terror: online news and citizen crisis communication. In: Future of Journalism Conference 12/09/2013 Cardiff University.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., Patrick, C., 2013. Citizen imagery and reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Media, War & Conflict Fifth Anniversary Conference 11/04/2013 Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. Survivor blogging: reporting emotion and trauma after Utøya. In: The Future of Humanitarian Reporting 06/03/2013 City Centre for Law, Justice & Journalism, City University London.
- Thorsen, E., 2013. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks: challenges for online live reporting of crisis. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 09/01/2013 University of Ulster.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., Patrick, C., 2013. Citizen imagery and reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Media, War & Conflict Fifth Anniversary Conference 11/04/2013 Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., 2013. WikiLeaks and Whistleblowing: The Framing of Bradley Manning. In: International Communication Association Annual Conference 17/06/2013 London.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. Peer Support Networks and Doctoral Supervision in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 2012 11/01/2012 University of Bedfordshire.
- Thorsen, E., Wallace, S., 2012. Blended and technology enhanced learning in journalism education. In: Fusion in Action: Knowledge exchange with students, society and the professions 18/04/2012 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. Student Wiki Pages: collaboration in a networked learning environment. In: Exploring collaborative learning 03/05/2012 University of Winchester.
- Allan, S., Thorsen, E., Patrick, C., 2012. “Shut up you dog”: Online reporting of Gaddafi’s capture and death. In: Media and the Arab Spring 14/04/2012 Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. Citizen participation in global journalism. In: Global Journalism Day 15/05/2012 Örebro University, Sweden.
- Allan, S., Thorsen, E., Patrick, C., 2012. Citizen Imagery: Online reporting of Gaddafi’s capture. In: Frontlines of Conflict Seminar Series, Bournemouth University 29/05/2012 Frontline Club, London.
- Thorsen, E., Wallace, S., 2012. News websites in journalism education: an international survey of staff and student experiences. In: Annual AJE Conference: Innovation in Journalism Education 21/06/2012 University of Central Lancashire.
- Thorsen, E., 2012. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks. In: Journalism and Innovation symposium hosted by Bournemouth University Journalism Research Group 07/09/2012 Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., 2011. The media politics of WikiLeaks: public service or enemy of state? In: The Media Studies Conference 06/07/2011 BFI, London.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., 2011. WikiLeaks: public service or enemy of state? In: Annual MeCCSA Conference 2011 12/01/2011 University of Salford, England..
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., Andén-Papadopoulos, K., 2011. Truth and transparency: the media politics of Wikileaks. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 13/07/2011 Istanbul, Turkey.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., Allan, S., 2011. Journalism, transparency and accountability: WikiLeaks and the war in Iraq. In: The Future of Journalism Conference 08/09/2011 Cardiff University.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. Routinisation of Audience Participation: BBC News Online, Citizenship and Democratic Debate. In: Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Annual Conference 03/11/2011 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. BBC News Online and the Routinisation of ‘Healthy Democratic Debate’. In: Modes of Communication, Deliberation and Democratic Values 10/11/2011 Aarhus University.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. Peer Support Networks and the Postgraduate Research Environment. In: Art, Design, Media Creative Learning and Teaching Day 29/11/2011 London.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. Student Wiki Pages: e-learning strategy for collaborative student notes. In: The Media Education Summit 06/09/2011 London.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. News After the Oslo and Utøya Attacks. In: Journalism Research Group Seminar 14/12/2011 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. The media politics of WikiLeaks. In: Journalism Research Group Seminar 11/05/2011 Bournemouth University.
- Thorsen, E., 2011. Environmental Spectacles: Citizens, Scientists and Celebrities. In: Spectacular Environmentalisms: Celebrity and the Mediation of Environmental Change 07/07/2011 King’s College London.
- Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC Newsroom Convergence, Online Journalism and Citizenship during the 2005 and 2010 UK General Elections. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress 18/07/2010 Portugal.
- Thorsen, E., 2010. BBC News Online, the iPlayer and embedded video: redefining forms and practices of (online) journalism. In: MeCCSA 2010 Conference 06/01/2010 London School of Economics.
- Thorsen, E., 2010. Confronting issues of ICTs, the environment and citizenship. In: IAMCR Conference 2010: Communication and Citizenship 18/07/2010 Braga, Portugal.
- Thorsen, E., 2009. Antarctic Blogging: Scientists Reporting On Climate Change During the International Polar Year (2007 – 2008). In: MeCCSA conference 2009 14/01/2009 University of Bradford.
- Thorsen, E., 2008. Teaching media studies to multimedia scientists. In: The Challenge of New Media: Teaching and Learning in the New Media Ecology 12/12/2008 ADM-HEA and UWE, Bristol.
- Thorsen, E., 2008. Have your say’ and then what? Civic Engagement, BBC News Online and the 2005 UK General Election. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress (IAMCR 2008) 20/07/2008 Stockholm University, Sweden.
- Thorsen, E., Allan, S., 2008. Developing Public Service Standards Online: The First Ten Years of BBC News Online. In: International Association for Media and Communications Research World Congress (IAMCR 2008) 20/07/2008 Stockholm University, Sweden.
- Thorsen, E., 2008. User Generated Content: The Consumer Framing of Citizen Contributions. In: Fifth MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Conference 2008 01/07/2008 University of Sussex, Brighton.
- Thorsen, E., 2008. Online News and Citizens’ voices: BBC News Online and the 2005 General Election. In: MeCCSA Conference 2008 09/01/2008 Cardiff University, Wales.
- Thorsen, E., 2007. ‘Have your say’ and then what? Civic Engagement, BBC News Online and the 2005 General Election. In: Fourth Annual MeCCSa Postgraduate Conference 12/07/2007 University of the West of England, Bristol.
- Thorsen, E., 2007. 'Have your say' and Public Service Blogging: Empowering the electorate? In: ICS International Postgraduate Conference: Communication Technologies of Empowerment 18/05/2007 University of Leeds, England.
Reports
- Jackson, D., Carson, A., Sarver Coombs, D., Edgerly, S., Thorsen, E., Trevisan, F., Wright, S., 2024. U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/ [Accessed 15/11/2024].
- Jackson, D., Parry, K., Harmer, E., Lilleker, D., Firmstone, J., Wright, S., Thorsen, E., 2024. UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. The Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yt6l8e96hujc3pzzlohxz/UKElectionAnalysis2024_Jackson-et_al_v1-COMPRESSED.pdf?rlkey=h0ki3q0fxeum99yuv5h82lvp8&dl=0 [Accessed 15/07/2024].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Rani, P., T K, K., 2022. Pandemic News Patterns in Kerala: The First Six Months. Manipal: Manipal Institute of Communication and the Centre for the Study of Conflict, Emotion and Social Justice.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Rani, P., Krishnapriya, T.K., 2022. Pandemic News Patterns in Kerala: The First Six Months. Media Research Centre, Manipal Institute of Communication and the Centre for the Study of Conflict, Emotion and Social Justice.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2021. Sexual violence and the news media: Issues, challenges, and guidelines for journalists in India. New Delhi: UNESCO.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Miles, L., Matthews, J., Sunderland, M., Baker-Beall, C., 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on journalism in Sierra Leone. Freetown: Sierra Leone Association of Journalists. Available from: https://slaj.sl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sierra-Leone-National-Survey-Report-English-with-APPENDIX.pdf [Accessed 05/05/2021].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Miles, L., Matthews, J., Sunderland, M., Baker-Beall, C., 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on journalism in Sierra Leone. National survey report 2021. Available from: https://slaj.sl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sierra-Leone-National-Survey-Report-English-with-APPENDIX.pdf.
- Jackson, D., Coombs, D.S., Trevisan, F., Lilleker, D., Thorsen, E., 2020. U.S. Election Analysis 2020: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research. Available from: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/ [Accessed 14/11/2020].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Upreti, L., Sharma, S., 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on journalism in Nepal. Tripureshwor, Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute.
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Lilleker, D., Weidhase, N., 2019. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research (Bournemouth University). Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/ [Accessed 23/12/2019].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2018. Voices from Nepal: Lessons in Post-Disaster Journalism. Bournemouth University: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://aftershocknepal.com/ [Accessed 13/09/2018].
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Lilleker, D., 2017. UK Election Analysis 2017: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/ [Accessed 19/06/2017].
- Ramsay, G., Freedman, D., Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2017. Mapping changes in local news 2015-17: More bad news for democracy?. Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
- Lilleker, D., 2017. Evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee 'Fake news' inquiry presented by the Faculty for Media & Communication, Bournemouth University.. Bournemouth University.
- Lilleker, D., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Veneti, A., 2016. US Election Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis2016.us/ [Accessed 18/11/2016].
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., Wring, D., 2016. EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.referendumanalysis.eu/ [Accessed 04/07/2016].
- Bradshaw, P., McLachlan, M., Dickinson, A., Stoneman, J., Borges-Rey, E., Hewett, J., Thorsen, E., Salter, L., Lashmar, P., 2016. DBIS consultation on moving Land Registry operations to the private sector: journalism academics group response. DBIS.
- Thorsen, E., 2015. Online challenges for public service television in a digital age (invited submission to the Lord Puttnam Inquiry). Goldsmiths University of London. Available from: http://futureoftv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Einar-Thorsen.pdf [Accessed 04/12/2015].
- Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., 2015. Response to the BBC Charter Review DCMS Green Paper Public Consultation. Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS).
- Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., 2015. UK Election Analysis 2015: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Available from: http://www.electionanalysis.uk/ [Accessed 18/05/2015].
- Jackson, D., Thompson, S., Thorsen, E., 2013. Intelligent news for an intelligent public. Work Research.
- Jempson, M., Cookson, R., Williams, T., Thorsen, E., Khan, A., Thevanayagam, P., 2007. Sensitive Coverage Saves Lives: Improving media portrayal of suicidal behaviour. National Institute for Mental Health in England.
- Norris, B., Jempson, M., Bygrave, L., Thorsen, E., 2006. Reporting Suicide Worldwide: Media Responsibilities. The MediaWise Trust.
Internet Publications
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2015. Aftershock Nepal. Available from: http://www.aftershocknepal.com/ [Accessed 2015].
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2014. Project India. Available from: http://www.projectindia.com/ [Accessed 2014].
Theses
- Thorsen, E., 2009. News, Citizenship and the Internet: BBC News Online's Reporting of the 2005 UK General Election. Bournemouth University; Media School.
Artefacts
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., Asavari, S., 2019. Note This: updates on the journalism of rape.
- Thorsen, E., Sreedharan, C., 2019. NewsTracker Data.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2018. NewsTracker: journalism on the journalism of rape.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E., 2015. Aftershock Nepal: chronicling the rebuilding of a post-earthquake society.
- Sreedharan, C., Thorsen, E.. Project India: grassroot coverage of the 2014 parliamentary elections in the world's largest democracy.
PhD Students
- Emanuele Bussa. The evolution of the role of stringers and citizen journalists in reporting wars and conflicts: the case of the Syrian civil war, (In progress)
- Hua Li. Democracy in the news: A comparative analysis of newspaper reporting in Hong Kong and mainland China from 2014 to 2019, (In progress)
- Yomna Kamel, 2014. News, the Internet and Political Protest: Al-Jazeera, BBC and Reuters Reporting of the Arab Spring and its Aftermath (graduated in 2015), (Completed)
- Confidence Uwazuruwike, 2018. Reporting terrorism: Boko Haram in the Nigerian press, (Completed)
- Walaa Bajnaid, 2019. The Role of Social Media in Enhancing Saudi Women’s Rights, (Completed)
- Amal Almoualed, 2021. Saudi Women Journalists: An Ethnographic Study Exploring Their Roles and Practices in an age of National Transformation, (Completed)
- Hussain Aldossari, 2021. Data journalism practises in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, (Completed)
- Minh Tran, 2021. Science journalism for development in Vietnam: a multi-facet investigation of issues and challenges and its implications for the Global South, (Completed)
- Louise Matthews, 2023. Off Beat: Police as Protestors and the use of Twitter as an Online Tactical Public Space, (Completed)
- Paul Bradshaw. Data journalism forms, practices and innovation: an investigation into emerging practices in data sourcing, analysis, storytelling and distribution [Practice-led PhD], (On hold)
Profile of Teaching PG
- Environment, Conflict and Crisis News
- Journalism in Global Contexts
- New Media Innovation
- Production Project & Critical Analysis
- Dissertation
Profile of Teaching UG
- Web Communication
- Dissertation
Grants
- Media and Gender and Development in India (MAGDI): Capacity building and impact acceleration partnership with UNESCO (Global Challenges Research Fund, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
- Media and Gender and Development in India (MAGDI): Capacity building and impact acceleration partnership with UNESCO (Global Challenges Research Fund, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
- Interactive Data Forecasting and Modelling for NHS England's 'prevention at scale' initiative (MRes) (Public Health Dorset, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
- Interactive Data Forecasting and Modelling for NHS England's 'prevention at scale' initiative (MRes) (Public Health Dorset, 02 Apr 2018). In Progress
- Data Storytelling for Public Health Dorset (Public Health Dorset, 01 Jun 2017). Completed
- Data Storytelling for Public Health Dorset (Public Health Dorset, 01 Jun 2017). Completed
- EU Referendum Analysis 2016: media, voters and the campaign (Political Studies Association (PSA), 04 Jul 2016). Completed
- EU Referendum Analysis 2016: media, voters and the campaign (Political Studies Association (PSA), 04 Jul 2016). Completed
- Aftershock Nepal: journalism after the earthquake (Bournemouth University, 01 Mar 2016). Completed
- Aftershock Nepal: journalism after the earthquake (Bournemouth University, 01 Mar 2016). Completed
- Connect India (Bournemouth University, 11 Jan 2016). In Progress
- This is where I study: Social Journalism on Facebook (Bournemouth University, Fusion Investment Fund, FIF strand: Co-creation and co-production, 01 Feb 2015). Completed
- Access Dorset TV (ADTV) Citizen Journalism Project (Bournemouth University, 01 Sep 2013). In Progress
- Strategies for use of news websites in journalism education (Association of Journalism Educators, 01 Jan 2012). Completed
External Responsibilities
- Pondicherry University, India, External Examiner (PhD) (2023)
- Pondicherry University, India, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
- City, University of London, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
- University of Leicester, External Examiner (PhD) (2022)
- University of Helsinki, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
- University of Hull, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
- Goldsmiths, University of London, External Examiner (PhD) (2020)
- Goldsmiths, External Examiner (BA) (2019)
- Canterbury Christ Church University, External Examiner (BA) (2018)
- London School of Economics (LSE), PhD Examiner (2017)
- University of Sussex, External Examiner (MA) (2017-2020)
- Robert Gordon University, PhD Examiner (2015)
- Cardiff University, External Examiner (MA) (2014-2018), http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/
- University of Leeds, External Examiner (BA) (2013-2016), http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
- La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria Australia, PhD Examiner (2013), http://www.latrobe.edu.au/
- University of Liverpool, PhD Examiner (2013), http://www.liv.ac.uk/
Qualifications
- PGCE in Research Degree Supervision (Bournemouth University, 2011)
- PhD in Journalism (Bournemouth University, 2009)
- MA in Cultural and Media Studies (University of the West of England, Bristol, 2005)
- BSc (Hons) in Electronic Imaging and Media Communications (University of Bradford, 2002)
Honours
- Vice Chancellor’s Award for Educational Innovation of the Year (Bournemouth University, 2011)
Memberships
- QAA Subject Benchmark Statement review for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies, Chair (2023-),
- The Media Reform Coalition (MRC), Member of the Co-ordinating Committee (2018-), http://www.mediareform.org.uk/
- International Communication Association (ICA), Member (2013-), https://www.icahdq.org/
- Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Member of Executive Committee (2009-), http://meccsa.org.uk/
- Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Editor of Three-D (ISSN 2041-627X) (2009-), http://www.meccsa.org.uk/
- European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Member (2009-), http://www.ecrea.eu/
- Association for Journalism Education (AJE), Member (2009-), http://journalism-education.org/
- International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Member (2008-), http://iamcr.org/
- Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Joint Founding Editor of Networking Knowledge (2007-2009), http://ojs.meccsa.org.uk/networkingknowledge
- Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Executive Committee Member (2006-), http://www.meccsa.org.uk/
Social Media Links
- Twitter, https://twitter.com/MAARnews
- LinkedIn, http://uk.linkedin.com/in/einarthorsen
- Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/einarthorsen
- Twitter, http://twitter.com/einarthorsen