Many approaches, same interest: The Bergen seminar on open government data brought together journalists, academics, civil servants and business innovators.

Increased costs and concerns over misinterpretations of data seen as most important obstacles to opening up government data in Norway.

Authoritarian elections might strengthen democratization from below. The political experience of voting and formulating interests can lead to demands for change and democracy.

Journalists can help the public make sense of the growing amount of government data now being made available.

An interview with media scholar Daniel C. Hallin about media coverage of the Iraq war and comparisons with Vietnam.

Scholars at Risk: “When you cannot speak publicly about your field of study or publish your ideas, you are being tortured,” says Iranian sociologist Ali Tayefi.

Scholars at Risk: Literature Professor Felix Kaputu escaped death in a Congolese prison cell thanks to the efforts of human rights activists.

The global university network Scholars at Risk helps threatened scholars find relevant work in a new country — and sheds new light on the meaning of academic freedom.

Online presence and audience participation will play an important part when public service broadcasters redefine themselves. Vox Publica documents a European media research seminar.

Media industry executives see the active user as a strategic asset, Espen Ytreberg argues.

The BBC’s journalism has become more diverse and the old model of impartiality has been replaced by a new post-impartiality, Georgina Born argues.

Public service broadcasters might run into problems as the Internet becomes a more important distribution platform for them, Tanja Storsul says.

Public service communication is an umbrella term for a variety of new and traditional communication activities, Jackie Harrison says.

By using online media, public service broadcasters can enable communication across national borders in Europe, Barbara Thomass says.