Trine Syvertsen is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oslo. She has published extensively on topics of online media, television, media policy and media history in international journals. Syvertsen is author of several books including Media Resistance: Dislike, Protest, Abstention (Palgrave, 2017) and co-author of The Media Welfare State (University of Michigan Press, 2014). She is currently chairing a four year research project on invasive media and digital detox (Digitox 2019–2023). Trine Syvertsen has held a range of academic leadership positions, serves on editorial boards, contributes to public debates and is an experienced public speaker.