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The Transformation and Consequences of News on TikTok  
TACTik Workshop 2026

Themes: TikTok news and social consequences
platform journalism,
handling complex and large-scale social media data 

Time:  April 16, 10:00 – 16:30
Venue: University of Gothenburg, Department of Applied Information Technology 
Room: Torg Orange, Patricia, Lindholmen, and Zoom link: HERE

News reporting on TikTok is growing rapidly, bringing new opportunities as well as significant challenges. Newsrooms are experimenting with short-form, visual storytelling to reach younger audiences. At the same time, far-right influencers and alternative media actors are increasing their presence on the platform. 

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The research project "TACTik: The Transformation and Consequences of News on TikTok", funded by Swedish Research Council, investigates how TikTok is reshaping the way news is created, narrated, and understood, particularly among young adults.

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In this startup workshop, the team from the TACTik project will present the project’s vision and ongoing developments. The session will also bring together experts in online journalism, social media studies, computational analysis of news videos, and journalistic institutions to discuss the key issues and challenges involved in researching platform journalism and working with complex social-media data.

Program 

09:30 - 10:00 Arrival and coffee
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome

10:10 - 10:50 Katja Schupp, Chiao-I Tseng, Beate Schirrmacher and Kristoffer Holt. University of Mainz, University of Gothenburg, Linnaeus University. 
The TACTik project -- overview and development

10:50 - 11:20 Mirco Liefke and Katja Schupp, Freie Universität Berlin, University of Mainz
Between values and logics: Public service journalism in the age of platform-oriented content creation - the case of “funk"

11:20 - 11:50 Andreas Widholm and Rebecca Bengtsson-Lundin, Stockholm University, Södertörn University 
Understanding the TikTok generation: What young people see, share and trust in times of uncertainty

11:50 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 13:30 Michael Karlsson, Karlstad University
New perspectives on online journalism and disruptive technology

13:30 - 14:00 Alexandra Weilenmann, University of Gothenburg
Longitudinal studies of social media use 

14:10 - 14:40 Thomas Hillman, University of Gothenburg
Looking beyond sanctioned interfaces: Trace data and defamiliarization

14:40 - 15:10 John Bateman, University of Bremen
Computational analysis of large-scale news videos: Where we are and the way forward

15:10 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 16:30 Final discussion with perspectives from Fojo (Annelie Frank) / Media & Democracy (Martin Holmberg)

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