Category: Publications from Nordicom
New Nordic Journal of Media Studies issue examines media and the past
How do media shape the way we remember the past, and how does the past shape our understanding of the future? These are some of the central questions explored in this year’s issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies.
New special issue explores online extremism in the Nordic countries
A new special issue of Nordicom Review explores how social media are changing the ways extremist ideas emerge, spread, and take shape across the Nordic countries. Focusing on a region often considered stable and high in trust, the studies show how global online trends meet local contexts, creating new and hybrid forms of extremism.
Digital media and the challenges to democracies – a new edited volume
Digital communication technologies are reshaping democratic societies in profound ways. A new edited volume examines how these changes affect democratic performance and explores policy responses to the challenges of today’s media environment.
Tech giants and telecom companies dominate the media market in the Nordics
A small number of actors account for a large share of both revenue and influence in the Nordic media markets. This is shown in a new study from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, which also suggests that concentration may be a prerequisite for small countries to compete globally.
Mediebarometern 2025: Read the report and watch the webinar
YouTube has overtaken scheduled TV, social media reach most of the population, and digital formats continue to grow. The Media Barometer 2025 [Mediebarometern 2025] provides an up-to-date picture of the media habits among the Swedish population. Here, you can access the full report, a summary of the results, and watch a webinar where the key insights are presented and discussed in greater depth.
YouTube, in-car radio, and fiction books – how Swedes consumed media in 2025
Almost all Swedes consumed moving images on an average day in 2025, and more than eight in ten used social media. At the same time, YouTube overtook scheduled TV in daily reach, in-car radio maintained its strong position, and newspaper readership continued to decline. Digital formats are dominating increasingly more areas of media use – but developments vary across media types and age groups. Read a summary of the key findings from The Media Barometer 2025 [Mediebarometern 2025].
How independent are Nordic media subsidies? New report examines arm’s length principle
A new Nordicom report analyses how the arm’s length principle is operationalised in direct news media subsidy systems in the Nordic countries. While the principle is shared across the region, it takes different institutional forms.
Welcome to the webinar about the Media Barometer 2025!
On 5 May, Nordicom will present the results from the 2025 Media Barometer survey (in Swedish). Conducted annually by Nordicom, the survey focuses on how the Swedish population uses media on traditional and digital platforms on an average day. This year, the results will be presented at a webinar published on our website. In connection with this, the full report will also be available to download for free.
The Media Barometer 2025 launches on 5 May
On 5 May, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg will present the results of the Media Barometer 2025, the annual survey mapping the media used by the Swedish population on an average day.