Terrorisme i realtid: 22. juli 2011 i danske og norske netaviser

• Main Author: Aske Kammer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetsforlaget 2013-01-01
• Series: Norsk Medietidsskrift
• Subjects: Affordances; Crisis communication; Digital journalism; News websites; Real-time coverage; Crisiscommunication
• Online Access: https://www.idunn.no/nmt/2013/04/terrorisme_i_realtid_22_juli_2011_i_danske_og_norske_neta

Abstract In cases of emergent crises, news media undertake an important societal function by providing the public with timely and correct information. Using the terrorist attack in Norway on July 22, 2011, as case, this article analyzes how Danish and Norwegian news websites cover emergent crisis in real-time. First, the article analyzes whether this coverage made use of the affordances of news websites (instantaneity, multimodality, interactivity, and hypertextuality). Second, it analyzes the accuracy of the coverage. The conclusion is that the real-time coverage both used the affordances and was accurate, suggesting that digital journalism managed to undertake its societal function during the terrorist attack.