Klas Backholm

Publications

Research output per year 2008 2012 2018 2023 2024

• 16 Chapter
• 16 Article
• 1 Edited Book/Edited Journal
• 1 Abstract
• 1 More
  • 1 Doctoral Thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Online discussion threads as promotors of citizen democracy: Current opportunities and challenges for small- and medium-sized media organisations in Finland

  Backholm, K., Ruohonen, H. & Strandberg, K., 2024, In: Nordicom Review. 45, S1, p. 173-192

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  32 Downloads (Pure)
• 2023

  Anniversary reactions among journalists covering terror: stress reactions and well-being 10 years after the terror in Norway

  Idås, T. & Backholm, K., 26 Jun 2023, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 14, 2, 2220632.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Anniversary Reaction 100%
  • Social Support 100%
  • Stress Symptoms 33%
  • Traumatic Exposure 33%
  • Psychological Well-Being 33%
  15 Downloads (Pure)

• Efficient authority communication in times of crisis: Examining how vulnerable language minorities experienced Covid-19 communication strategies in Finland, Norway, and Sweden

  Backholm, K. & Nordberg, C., 2023, Communicating a pandemic: Crisis management and Covid-19 in the Nordic countries. Johansson, B., Ihlen, Ø., Lindholm, J. & Blach-Ørsten, M. (eds.). Nordicom, p. 325-346

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  28 Downloads (Pure)

• Information Overload!: Investigating the Usability of an Information Tool for Crisis Situations With Biometric Data

  Lindholm, J., Backholm, K. & Högväg, J., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) Research Anthology on Managing Crisis and Risk Communications.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Matter of trust: How to include digital volunteers in crisis management

  Ruohonen, H. & Backholm, K., 5 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Crisis Management 100%
  • Digital Volunteers 100%
  • Collecting Data 100%
  • Nongovernmental Organization 100%
  • Nongovernmental Organizations 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  27 Downloads (Pure)

• Sexual health communication in public service media: The case of Finland and Sweden

  Abrams, R., Nordmyr, J., Backholm, K. & Forsman, A., Oct 2023.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  Journalists and the Coronavirus. How Changes in Work Environment Affected Psychological Health During the Pandemic

  Backholm, K. & Idås, T., 2022, In: Journalism Practice.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

  98 Downloads (Pure)

• Predictors of trauma reactions in TV news camera operators

  MacDonald, J. B., Backholm, K., Saliba, A. J. & Hodgins, G., 2022, In: Traumatology. 28, 2, p. 279-287

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

  68 Downloads (Pure)

• What Drives News Choices and Trust in Journalism of Young People?

  Backholm, K., Hägglund, S., Rautanen, K. & Wingren, M., 17 Jun 2022, Futures of journalism. Technology-stimulated evolution in the audience-news media relationship . Manninen, V. J. E., Niemi, M. K. & Ridge-Newman, A. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 313-328

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2021

  Information Overload!: Investigating the Usability of an Information Tool for Crisis Situations With Biometric Data

  Lindholm, J., Backholm, K. & Högväg, J., Jan 2021, Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations. Oliveira , L., Tajariol, F., Franche-Comté, B. & Baptista Gonçalves, L. (eds.). IGI Global, 27 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Situation Awareness 100%
  • Crisis Situation 100%
  • Information Overload 100%
  • Information Tool 100%
  • Communicator 66%
  58 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  #MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms.

  Idås, T., Skare Orgeret, K. & Backholm, K., 2020, In: Media and Communication. 8, 1, p. 57–67

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  18 Citations (Scopus)

  101 Downloads (Pure)

• In the Aftermath of a Massacre: Traumatization of Journalists Who Cover Severe Crises

  Backholm, K. & Idås, T., 1 Oct 2020, Media Health. The Personal in Public Stories. Hornmoen, H., Fonn, B. K., Hyde-Clarke, N. & Hågvar, Y. B. (eds.). Scandinavian University Press, p. 236-254 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

• Seksuell trakassering i norske redaksjoner – og hvorfor det ikke varsles [Sexual harassment in Norwegian newsrooms – and why it is not reported]

  Idås, T. & Backholm, K., 2020, In: Norsk medietidsskrift. 107, 2, p. 1–15

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

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  33 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Trauma in the newsroom: Social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror

  Idås, T., Backholm, K. & Korhonen, J., 2019, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 10, 1, p. –

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  File
  26 Citations (Scopus)

  46 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Key communicators’ perspectives on the use of social media in risks and crises

  Hornmoen, H., Backholm, K., Frey, E., Ottosen, R., Reimerth, G., Joanneum, F. & Steensen, S., 2018, The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action. Andersen, R. & de Silva, P. L. (eds.). Routledge, p. 439–449

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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  25 Downloads (Pure)

• Promoting Situation Awareness: Usability of a Social Media Tool for Journalists and Crisis Managers

  Backholm, K. H., Högväg, J., Lindholm, J., Knutsen, J. & Westvang, E., 2018, In: International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. 10, 1, p. –

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  125 Downloads (Pure)

• Reflecting on Ethics in the Investigation of Online Communication during Emergencies

  Goldgruber, E., Ausserhofer, J., Hornmoen, H., Steensen, S., Backholm, K., Reimerth, G., Frey, E., Ottosen, R. & John McInnes, C., 2018, Research Ethics in the Digital Age. Madita Dobrick, F., Fischer, J. & Hagen, L. M. (eds.). Springer, p. 157–163

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Social Media Use in Crises and Risks: An Introduction to the Collection

  Hornmoen, H. & Backholm, K. H., 2018, Social media use in crisis and risk communication. Hornmoen, H. & Backholm, K. (eds.). Emerald, p. 1–12

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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  36 Downloads (Pure)

• Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness

  Hornmoen, H. (Editor) & Backholm, K. H. (Editor), 2018, Emerald.

  Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Edited Book/Edited Journal › Scientific › peer-review

  File
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  1082 Downloads (Pure)

• Tailoring Tools to the Rescue: Lessons Learned from Developing a Social Media Information Gathering Tool

  Backholm, K., Högväg, J., Knutsen, J., Lindholm, J. & Westvang, E., 2018, Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness. Hornmoen, H. & Backholm, K. (eds.). Emerald, p. 185–203

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• What Eye Movements and Facial Expressions Tell Us About User-Friendliness: Testing a Tool for Communicators and Journalists

  Lindholm, J., Backholm, K. & Högväg, J., 2018, Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness. Hornmoen, H. & Backholm, K. (eds.). Emerald, p. 205–225

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2017

  Crises, rumours and reposts: Journalists’ social media content gathering and verification practices in breaking news situations

  Backholm, K., Ausserhofer, J., Frey, E., Grøndahl Larsen, A., Hornmoen, H., Högväg, J. & Reimerth, G., 2017, In: Media and Communication. 5, 2, p. 67–76

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  11 Citations (Scopus)

  42 Downloads (Pure)

• Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events

  Idås, T. & Backholm, K., 2017, The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression. Carlsson, U. & Pöyhtäri, R. (eds.). Nordicom, p. 235–240

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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  226 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Distress among journalists working the incidents

  Backholm, K., 2016, The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings. Wilson, L. C. (ed.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 247–264

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Ethical Dilemmas, Guilt and Posttraumatic Stress in News Journalists

  Backholm, K. & Idås, T., 2016, Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition. Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age. Carlsson, U. (ed.). Nordicom, p. 191–196

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
• 2015

  Ethical dilemmas, work-related guilt, and posttraumatic stress reactions of news journalists covering the terror attack in Norway in 2011

  Backholm, K. & Idås, T., 2015, In: Journal of Traumatic Stress. 28, 2, p. 142–148

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Posttraumatic stress disorder in eating disorder patients: The roles of psychological distress and timing of trauma

  Isomaa, R., Backholm, K. & Birgegård, A., 2015, In: Psychiatry Research. 230, 2, p. 506–510

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  The prevalence and impact of trauma history in eating disorder patients

  Backholm, K., Isomaa, R. & Birgegård, A., 2013, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 4, p. –

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  50 Citations (Scopus)

  49 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  Journalists’ emotional reactions after working with the Jokela school shooting incident

  Backholm, K. & Björkqvist, K., 2012, In: Media, War and Conflict. 5, 2, p. 175–190

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• The mediating effect of depression between exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in news journalists

  Backholm, K. & Björkqvist, K., 2012, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 3, p. –

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  43 Citations (Scopus)

  40 Downloads (Pure)

• U.S. and Finnish journalists: A comparative study of roles, responsibilities and emotional reactions to school shootings

  Backholm, K., Moritz, M. & Björkqvist, K., 2012, School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age. Muschert, G. W. & Sumiala, J. (eds.). Emerald, p. 141–160

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• US and Finnish journalists: A comparative study of roles, responsibilities and emotional reactions to school shootings

  Backholm, K., Moritz, M. & Björkqvist, K., 2012, School shootings: Mediatized violence in a global age . Muschert, G. W. & Sumiala, J. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald, p. 143-162 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Work-related Crisis Exposure, Psychological trauma and PTSD in News Journalists

  Backholm, K., 2012, Åbo Akademi University.

  Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

  File
  76 Downloads (Pure)
• 2010

  The effects of exposure to crisis on well-being of journalists: a study of crisis-related factors predicting psychological health in a sample of Finnish journalists

  Backholm, K. & Björkqvist, K., 2010, In: Media, War and Conflict. 3, 2, p. 138–151

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  31 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Kuka pitäisi huolta toimittajasta? [Who should take care of the journalists?]

  Backholm, K., 2008, Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja 2008. Jaakkola, M. (ed.). University of Tampere, Journalism Research and Development Centre, p. 26–30

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific