I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. , If you are a researcher in Norway, please read it and sign it if you agree – and share with anyone else who might be interested. The petition was written by three researchers at UiT: Maria Danielsen (a philosopher who completed her PhD in 2025 on AI and ethics, including discussions of art and working life), Knut Ørke (Norwegian as a second language), and Holger Pötzsch (a professor of media studies with many years of research on digital media, video games, disruption, and working life, among other topics). This is not about preventing researchers from exploring AI methods in their research. It is about not uncritically accepting the hype that everyone must use AI everywhere without critical reflection. It is about not introducing Copilot as the default option in word processors, or training PhD candidates to believe they will fall behind if they do not use AI when writing articles, without proper academic discussion. Changes like these should be knowledge-based and discussed academically, not merely decided administratively, because they alter the epistemological foundations of research. Maria wrote to me a couple of months ago because she had read my opinion piece in Aftenposten in which I called for a strong brake on the use of language models in knowledge work. She was part of a committee tasked with developing UiT’s AI strategy and was concerned because there was so much hype and so few members of the committee with actual expertise in AI. I fully support the petition. There are probably some good uses for AI in research, but the uncritical, hype-driven insistence that we must simply adopt it everywhere is highly risky. There are many researchers in Norway with strong expertise in AI, language, ethics, working life, and culture. We must make use of this expertise. This is also partly about respect for research in the humanities, social sciences, psychology, and law. Introducing AI at universities and university colleges is not merely a technical issue, and perhaps not even primarily a technical one. It concerns much more: philosophy of science, methodological reflection, epistemology, writing, publishing, the working environment, and more. […]
Last week a ring on the doorbell brought a parcel full of – six copies of Blogging! My book is out! And leafing through it I found that I still really like it – don’t you love that feeling when you reread something you wrote and you’re actually happy with it?
Bj¯rge Solli
Yay! Congrats! I’d love a copy.
Plinius
Congratulations!
Blog tools are great. On the LATINA summer course at HiO we now use WordPress as a platform (Content Management System) – works very well (see website).
Tore Vesterby
Great news Jill. Looking forward to having a read. 16 is my lucky number by the way 😉
Ali
The book sounds very interesting. I’m still trying to encourage blogging in my students, but perhaps this will give me some more ideas on how to pitch it to them.
Olivier TrÈdan
Thank’s for your comment. I will order and read your book as soon as possible. And maybe I will leave you my opinion on it.
cathy
This is one book I have been waiting for… delighted to see it’s out in time for summer reading.
Thomas
Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing and reading! Jumping over to Amazon UK this minute. Two babies in one year, you are really working hard:-)
Goat
I’m always in the market for another book, so here I am. Congratulations on the publication!
david
Congratulations!
Jesper
Congratulations – sounds like a book I HAVE to read 🙂
James LaMee
Love the Warcraft Reader this should be a great read too! I am a long time reader of your blog.
Eirik
I’m eager to read this, there seems to be so many different views on blogging. The one says it¥s polluting the public debate, the other that blogging is the “power back to the people”, and the more specified debates brings more specified views. I’m looking forward to read yours.
McChris
Congratulations on getting the book out!
Jim
I suppose a “good on ya” in a heavy Australian accent would not influence the “random number generator ” as I bet ya it’s gonna be a bonza read.
Congats.
Dave
Congrats on the book. Hopefully I can acquire a copy to think about using for the fall.
Emma Pooka
I’m just starting a Ph.D. in Blog Fiction (registering this week, actually), so this is pretty timely! Looking forward especially to the section on blogging narratives.
David Hayden
Hi Jill,
Congratulations! I’ve been waiting for this book for months I hope I win one lol
Michael Faris
Congrats! Looks like a good read. It’s on my amazon.com wishlist now. 😉
raymon
Congrats … would love to read on-line …
Svenn
Congratulations! Looks nice. If I win the book, I promise to donate it to the library 🙂
Tama
Great to see your excellent book finally hitting eyeballs out there in the world! 🙂 This semester a few of my digital media students have tried their hand at “explaining” blogging with some amusing results I thought you might enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHpmVjqjzg and http://comstudies.blip.tv/file/988538/
(Oh, and I’m just saying congratulations: I’m sure I’ll end up reviewing your book somewhere, so I don’t want to deprive any of your other commentors of one of your precious author copies! 🙂
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[…] I‚Äôm delighted to see that Jill Walker Rettberg‚Äôs book Blogging has just been released. I had the pleasure of reading much of this book in draft form last year while Jill was a guest researcher here in Communication Studies here at UWA, and on the basis of what I read I‚Äôm confident this book will be extremely well received. Jill‚Äôs work is neither a simple how-to guide (of which there are many), nor is it a book on blogging which presumes readers are already blogosphere aficionados. Rather, Jill has managed to write an engaging and critical book which situates blogging within broader histories – such as the role of blogging in terms of literacy, the evolution of citizen journalism, blogs and/as social networks, and even ethical frameworks which examine advertising and authenticity in blogs. More to the point, for someone new to blogs as an idea, or in practice, Blogging offers a world of insight and experience distilled into a readable and engaging form. […]
Jill Walker Rettberg
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Thanks everyone! I’m going to leave the contest open until tomorrow morning, just because I love seeing the comments coming in 🙂
Emma Pooka, I want to hear more about your PhD in blog fiction – and there’s nothing about it on your website! I hope you post about it soon!
Tama, my only disappointment with the nature documentaries is that I would have liked more blood. really not graphic enough!
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A-C Palmgren
Congratulations! Can’t wait to read the book, have been waiting for it for a long time now 🙂
Espen Olsen
Gratulerer!
Would love this book myself 🙂
Myriam
Congratulations!! Prolific year!
I hope I’m not too late to win the book! 🙂
Andrea
Hi Jill, I’m so pleased to see that all your copies have arrived and that you are happy with them! My copy is winging its way across the Atlantic right now and I can’t wait to see it. Many congratulations at this exciting stage. Andrea
Ole
Congrats! Is it out in any book stores in Bergen yet?
Chuck
I’m probably too late, but I’ll leave a comment anyway. I can’t wait to read the book! And, while I’m thinking about it, this is a great way for me to promote *my* book when it comes out next March.
Jill Walker Rettberg
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And the lucky winner is…… CATHY, of the blog , who left comment number 6. Cathy, I’ve emailed you to ask for your snail mail address!
Thanks for all the great comments, everyone – it’s wonderful to know you guys want to read the book! And I’m glad this little giveaway experiment thing works 🙂
Chuck, the how-to-launch-books-on-your-blog question is certainly an interesting one to me right now… And Andrea, my wonderful editor, hello! And yes, I *love* the book!
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[…] Second, I wanted to mention that Jill Walker’s book on blogging is out. Readers in the UK can pick up the book via Amazon, but US readers will apparently have to wait a few more weeks. I’ve been reading Jill’s blog for years and can’t wait to read the book. […]
cathy
Yay! Thanks Jill, I’m looking forward to reading it 🙂
Dorix
Hey, congrats!
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Matthew
A little late, due to summer hiatus, but nonetheless congratulations! Looking forward to reading it 😀
RogÈrio Santos
Congratulations for your book.
It seems a good book on blogs. I expect to begin to read it next week, because I need to prepare as soon as possible a text about weblogs and your book sounds good for my task.
I’ve bought the book in a bookshop in Amsterdam, last Saturday!
Rogerio Santos (Lisbon, Portugal)
Margrethe
Hey,
I’m just about to write my bachelor’s thesis on blogging, hopefully, and… I just ordered your book – very excited about it, and very impatient for it to get here… 🙂