The Return of Propaganda (Vol. 5, 2023)

The Return of Propaganda (Vol. 5, 2023)

The articles in the fifth issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies takes stock of the relevance of propaganda research. It brings together a diverse group of authors to explore the possibilities of new connections and perspectives regarding the concern of propaganda.

Articles are Open Access and available to read or download free of charge and without requirement for registration on our publishing platform Sciendo.

Cover NJMS vol 5 2023
A mix of the Nordic flags.
News  | 1 June 2023

Nordicom launches new Nordic media policy newsletter

Nordicom launches a new newsletter. Nordic Media Policy, compiled and edited by Tobias Lindberg, researcher at Nordicom, will be published five to six times a year in complement to the European Media Policy newsletter.
The cover of the Swedish Media Barometer 2022 and photos of the speakers at the seminar.
The Media Barometer  | 16 May 2023

The Swedish Media Barometer 2022: Read the report and watch the seminar

The Swedish Media Barometer 2022 shows that the Swedish population’s media use during the last year stayed at the record-high levels measured in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021. Find the report and watch the seminar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2022 (in Swedish) here.
The cover of the Swedish Media Barometer 2022.
The Media Barometer  | 16 May 2023

Streamed TV, social media, and daily newspaper subscriptions – this is how the Swedish population used media in 2022

Nine in ten of the Swedish population watched moving images on an average day in 2022 – streamed TV was most popular. Half of the population had a daily newspaper subscription, and Instagram was the most used social networking service – except among the oldest. Read the summary of the most important results from the Swedish Media Barometer 2022.
A man with headphones is holding a mobile phone and standing in front of a computer.
Press release  | 16 May 2023

Swedish media consumption record high in 2022

Preceded by two years of a pandemic, 2022 was influenced by war and economic crisis, and it also included an election in Sweden and several international sports championships. All this meant that the Swedish population’s media consumption stayed at record-high levels, not least when it came to the use of professional news media. This is shown by the Swedish Media Barometer 2022 from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.
Cover of the Media Barometer 2022.
The Media Barometer  | 3 May 2023

Welcome to a seminar about the Media Barometer 2022

On 16 May, Nordicom will hold a seminar to present the results from the 2022 Media Barometer survey (in Swedish). Conducted annually by Nordicom, the survey focuses on how the Swedish population uses media from traditional outlets and on digital platforms on an average day.
Woman standing in front of a projection of data on a screen.
Press release  | 4 April 2023

Digital surveillance in everyday life is seen as a necessary evil

We live today in a digital society where surveillance is constantly increasing. States and private companies surveil us, and we surveil ourselves and each other through social media, apps, and other new technologies. We handle this through both opposition and a pragmatic approach, according to a new research anthology, published by Nordicom.