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What does the concept of fake news cover? How does conversation analysis work? And what is really Dogme 95?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are a few of the many questions you can find answers to in the Danish Media and Communication Encyclopedia, edited by Gunhild Agger<\/strong>, Nete N\u00f8rgaard Kristensen<\/strong>, Per Jauert<\/strong>, and Kim Schr\u00f8der<\/strong>. The first three editions came out in print, but since 2014, the encyclopedia, published by Samfundslitteratur, has solely been an online resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\nComprising a total of 608 entries on different concepts and phenomena within the media and communications field, the encyclopedia can be a useful tool for researchers, teachers, and not least for students. In addition to descriptions of the topics, the entries contain references to supplementary reading to be found both within and outside of the encyclopedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The encyclopedia can serve two basic functions, and one is as an appetizer. If someone has a concept thrown at them and they don’t know what it is, they can look it up, and if they get an appetite to move on, they can consult the supplementary reading, says Kim Schr\u00f8der, professor at Roskilde University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 We would like it to work as an inspiration to also go back and read the original literature. You could use this to find your way into primary literature, and not only use the content of the encyclopedia, says Nete N\u00f8rgaard Kristensen, professor at the University of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The other function is as a reminder. If someone worked with a particular topic a couple of years ago, but needs help to remember what it was about, then they can look it up in the encyclopedia, says Schr\u00f8der.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If someone has a concept thrown at them and they don’t know what it is, they can look it up, and if they get an appetite to move on, they can consult the supplementary reading. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The primary \u2013 though not the only \u2013 target group for the encyclopedia is bachelor students in media and communication studies as well as neighbouring fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The reason why we ended up with the BA student was that we thought that it would be the group in the middle. If we write for people at that level of their studies, it could also be possible for bright students at the lower levels to use it, and it would be available for people in higher degree programmes as well, says Schr\u00f8der, and continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 When we edit new entries, we always write comments like ”this is not understandable for the BA student” \u2013 that is sort of the ultimate criteria for whether something works or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 We also think it could be a useful resource for teachers planning BA courses. As teachers, we are often asked to teach a large variety of courses within the media and communications field, and we are perhaps not experts in all of these areas. Then this can work as an inspiration to find key readings within a particular topic or phenomenon, says Kristensen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n