## Editorial preface

EVA MAYERHÖFFER Roskilde University

We are happy to introduce the 2024 issue of Journalistica.

This  year's  issue  includes  a  special  section  on  'News  Media  and Elections in the Nordic Countries', zooming in on the role of the media in the latest national elections in Sweden and Denmark in 2022. The two guest editors will introduce the section and its articles in full detail on the following pages.

The 2024 issue also includes four open-themed articles. In the Danish-language article 'Hvad er vinklen: En kortlægning og diskussion af vinkelbegrebets flertydighed i danske journalistiske lærebøger [What's the angle? A mapping and discussion of the ambiguity of the term 'angle' in Danish journalism textbooks]', Christina Pontoppidan identifies four different definitions of a news angle that, taken together, capture the versatility of journalistic activities and reflections in working out the angle of a story. The article suggests embracing rather than working against the ambiguity of the term and derives a new, broad definition of angle.

The article  'The  role  of  news  content  on  Danish  broadcasters' streaming services: A longitudinal content analysis of two video-ondemand  services',  written  by  Lucia  Cores-Sarría,  Mads  Møller Tommerup Andersen and Lene Heiselberg, investigates the curation and platformization of news on the video-on-demand services of two Danish broadcasters, DRTV and TV 2 Play. The authors argue that both BVoD services follow a positive trend in their treatment of news,  which  may  give  them  a  competitive  edge  against  other streaming services that focus on other genres than news.

The Danish-language article 'Ekspertkilder i dansk klimajournalistik:  'Partseksperter'  og  aktivisme  i  klimajournalistikken  [Expert sources in Danish climate journalism: 'Partisan sources' and activism in climate journalism'], by Kresten Roland Johansen and Jakob Dybro Johansen, shows that climate journalism largely gives voice and authority to 'experts with an agenda', above all think tank representatives, which appear in the role of expert without having to legitimize their own status as an expert through new knowledge. Finally,  the  Danish-language article 'Den journalistiske professions rolle  i  organisationers  interne  kommunikation  [The  journalistic profession's  role  in  organizations  internal  communication]',  by Helle Tougaard and Vibeke Thøis Madsen, examines how journalists that work with internal communication in organizations can apply (or fail to apply) their journalistic self-perception and skills in the role of internal communicator.

The 2024 issue furthermore includes two method briefs that further  consolidate  the  successful  introduction  of  the  Journalistica Methods Sections. Miriam Kroman Brems and Cecilia Arregui Olivera  present  an  integrated  guide  to  thematic  analysis,  and  Francesca  Moroni  discusses  how  Value-Sensitive  Design,  a  method from  Human-Computer-Interaction,  can  be  fruitfully  applied  in journalism studies. Many of your method briefs are also unfolded through podcasts, which can now be easily accessed through the journal website: https://tidsskrift.dk/journalistica/podcast.

Finally,  the  2024  edition  includes  two  book  reviews:  Henrik Bødker reviews the book Journalistic Autonomy: The Genealogy of a Concept (2022) by Henrik Örnebring and Michael Karlsson, while Ulrika Hedman reviews the Danish-language book Nyhedsjournalistens Metoder [The Methods of the News Journalist] (2024), edited by Mads Kæmsgaard Eberholst and Maria Bendix Wittchen.

2024 has also seen some changes in Journalistica's editorial group. A big thanks to Tina Askanius, who has supported the journal as Nordic associate editor since its relaunch as a Nordic-oriented journal in 2019. Tina will now step down from this role to focus on her work with the Nordic Journal of Media Studies. At the same time, Journalistica has welcomed Miriam Kroman Brems and Cecilia Arregui Olivera from Aarhus University as new members of the editorial  group.  Moreover,  Journalistica  is  excited  to  welcome  its  first Finnish  editorial  member,  as  Maarit  Jaakkola  from  University  of Gothenburg will join the group in the new year. And finally, Leif Hemming Pedersen will continue to support the journal's daily organization in a new role as journal manager.

Last but not least, Journalistica will go on Christmas holidays with very  good  news  and  exciting  plans  for  the  next  year.  The  Danish Dagspressens Fond has granted Journalistica financial support to create an award for the best master thesis in journalism studies in each academic year. In a first step, the award can be sought by journalism students from Danish educational institutions. The award recipients will not only receive a cash prize but also be given the opportunity  to  re-work  their  master  thesis  into  a  short  article  published by Journalistica. With the award, Journalistica hopes to make the many timely and relevant research findings 'hidden' in master theses more accessible to the public, journalism research, and the news media industry.

A big thanks to all our contributors, readers, and reviewers. A special thanks to Lene, Miriam and Cecilia for their work with the methods brief, to Steffen for his work with the Journalistica podcast, and to Aske for organizing the book reviews.

God læselyst!

On behalf of the Journalistica group of editors,

Eva Mayerhöffer, editor-in-chief

## EVA MAYERHÖFFER

Associate professor Department of Communication and Arts Roskilde University evamay@ruc.dk