Intrusive media and knowledge work: how knowledge workers negotiate digital media norms in the pursuit of focused work

Market sophistication and metacognition of workers in collectivistic vs. individualistic countries

“…They are the most connected group to technology, as it is a major part of their work life. This group has high insight, as they are aware of both: the advantages and threats of technology, so adjust many settings including wi-fi, notification tasks, or removing media out of sight (Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021).…”

Older adults experiencing and balancing the ambivalences of digitalisation in everyday life: Media repertoires as resources in domesticating emerging technologies

“…To study the practices through which older adults aim to make digitalised society liveable, I draw on the theoretical framework of domestication. I borrow from the domestication framework especially the idea that the process of embedding emerging technologies into everyday life is not always successful; it may even be reversed (Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021). The domestication viewpoint, however, emphasises the active role of individuals in embedding digital technologies in their lives, rather than people being solely targets of digitalisation.…”

“…Kitchin and Fraser (2020: 3) covered a variety of concrete ways, ranging from preferring physical shops to supporting fair data initiatives, to live "balanced digital lives", that is, regaining control over personal time and data without abandoning digital media. Recent empirical studies (e.g., Helms et al, 2019;Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021) have described how people already engage in what I consider examples of such balancing. These include dedicating time and space for being connected and being away as well as interpersonal efforts to communicate this dedication with others (Helms et al, 2019;Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021).…”

“…Recent empirical studies (e.g., Helms et al, 2019;Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021) have described how people already engage in what I consider examples of such balancing. These include dedicating time and space for being connected and being away as well as interpersonal efforts to communicate this dedication with others (Helms et al, 2019;Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021).…”

Editorial: New Forms of Media Work and Its Organizational and Institutional Conditions

“…These factors, among many others, have influenced the ways of working and content of work in the media as well as the organizational dynamics in media organizations. Changes are often driven by technological transformation: Media workers are required to have digital competencies (Oberländer et al, 2020) to cope with new technologies; and new professional roles emerge to satisfy the requirements and labor needed to make media content suitable and successful on various new channels, from social media to mobile applications (Cohen, 2019;Karlsen & Ytre-Arne, 2021). Further, the ongoing economic, structural, and technological changes in the media industry during the past few decades, including changing patterns of ownership and digitalization of media production, distribution, and consumption (Villi et al, 2020) and the subsequent constant need to innovate (Küng, 2013), have impelled institutional responses in media organizations.…”