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Call for papers |

Call for Papers: Struggling with Technology

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Call for papers: Media Systems in the other Nordic countries

Deadline for submission of full abstracts: 25 September 2019
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Swedish-Norwegian rivalry behind different media images of Johaug's doping scandal

Swedish and Norwegian media gave different images of the Norwegian ski star Therese Johaug's doping scandal, according to a new study published in the journal Nordicom Review. While the Norwegian media downplayed what happened, the Swedish reporting focused on the rivalry between the countries when it comes to cross-country skiing.
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Calling for articles on media studies in a Nordic context

In a call for articles for the 2020 issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies the editors Anne Jerslev and Göran Bolin invites researchers to reflect on the Nordic context in media studies.
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Call for papers: Un-Civility, Racism and Populism

Title: ‘Un-Civility, Racism and Populism: Interactive Practices of Anti- and Post-Democratic Communication’​. Deadline for submission of full abstracts: April 25, 2019.
The Media Barometer |

The Media Barometer: First Results 2018

The Swedish Media Barometer is an annual survey that analyses daily media use on different platforms among the Swedish population. Here are the first results from the 2018 survey.
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MedieSverige 2019 – a comprehensive overview of today’s media landscape in Sweden.

Since the millennium, digitalisation has been a major game-changer for the media industry as well as for its audiences. The publication MedieSverige 2019 [MediaSweden 2019] gives the reader an up-to-date and broad overview of today's Swedish media landscape.
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New book explores digital media inequalities

Digital technologies are currently changing the way we talk to one another and the way organisations and politics communicates with citizens. But digital does not necessarily mean better understanding. In a new Nordicom anthology, researchers from across Europe explores new inequalities created by the digital transformation.
Four girls sitting on a bench and looking at their mobile phones.
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Difficult for teenagers to identify fake news online

According to a new study published in Nordicom Review, many young people in Sweden find it difficult to identify fake or partial news online. The young people who considered themselves good at finding information online were the ones who did worst in the survey.
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New Nordicom Review article about the Icelandic hybrid media system

A new Nordicom Review article is published (online first), titled Logics of the Icelandic Hybrid Media System. Snapchat and media-use before the 2016 and 2017 Althing elections. The author Birgir Guðmundsson answers a few questions about the findings.
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Call for papers: Behind the Paywall

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Complex relationship between the media and politics

In a new study, researchers examine how close, or far apart, media and political power are from each other in four different countries. The complex relationship between media and politics has consequences with regard to shaping the public image of politics and individual politicians.