Paying for online news per Nordic and European country, 2019-2023 (Reuters Institute)

Paying for online news per Nordic and European country, 2019-2023 (Reuters Institute)

Data are from the annual Digital News Report, published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (editions 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023). The research was conducted by YouGov, using an online questionnaire at the end of January/beginning of February 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Important to note is that because this survey deals with news consumption, anyone indicating they had not consumed any news during the past month was filtered out.

A pile of folders.
News  | 2 November 2022

Press subsidies recurring subject in Swedish official reports

Press subsidies, public service, and advertisements are subjects frequently recurring in the Swedish government’s official reports on the media, according to Nordicom’s compilation of official reports. The compilation is updated once a year and includes reports from 1924 onwards.
The cover of the report Medieekonomi 2022.
New publication  | 19 October 2022

Increased revenues for daily newspapers

Daily newspapers in Sweden experienced increased revenues and improved profitability during 2021, according to the report Medieekonomi 2022 [Media Economy 2022], produced by Nordicom on behalf of the Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority. The economically strong year can be explained by increased advertisement revenues, steady reader revenues, and reduced costs.

Direct media subsidies to news media – a Nordic overview

Two hands writing on a laptop.
News  | 18 October 2022

Nordicom launches new website

After several months of preparations, we are now very happy to launch Nordicom’s new website, which gives a clear presentation of our organisation and focuses on our users’ needs.
Two images: A pile of newspapers and the Nordic flags.
New publication  | 13 October 2022

New factsheet: Direct subsidies to news media – a Nordic overview

During 2022, several Nordic countries launched proposals to modernise press and media subsidies. But what are the current subsidy schemes? Which are the most important? And what suggestions are there for the future? Find out more in this new factsheet from Nordicom.
Young girl on a bed with a computer and a cellphone. Images of the authors Marju Himma-Kadakas and Raul Ferrer-Conill.
News  | 1 September 2022

Both content and formatting important to young news consumers

Making news more entertaining by formatting it with the stylistic practices of YouTube content may help to engage teenagers’ attention. However, if the topic covered is not relevant to the young audience, it might not be worthwhile, according to a new article published in Nordicom Review.

Top 10 Nordic newspaper companies by revenue (2019)

Media VAT in the Nordic countries – similarities and differences

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