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New publication  | 2 September 2025

Digitalisation is reshaping Swedes’ listening habits

Swedes’ listening habits are changing with digitalisation. Streaming music dominates, podcasts are growing rapidly, and traditional radio is losing ground. This is shown in a new report from Nordicom, which also highlights clear generational and geographical differences in listening culture.
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News  | 21 August 2025

Vacancy: Nordicom seeks researcher

Nordicom is seeking a new researcher to contribute to deepening knowledge about the role and conditions of the media in Sweden and the Nordic region.
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New publication  | 28 May 2025

New issue explores the impact of social media influencers

Social media has transformed the way we connect, consume, and communicate. At the centre of this shift are influencers who shape opinions, drive conversations, monetize, and bring niche topics into the mainstream. The latest issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies examines their growing impact on culture, communication and commerce.
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Call for papers  | 20 May 2025

Call for papers: Visual Political Communication in the Nordic Region: Strategies, Narratives, and Challenges in a Digital Age

Franziska Marquart (University of Copenhagen) and Xénia Farkas (DIGSUM, Umeå Univesity) invite scholars from the fields of media, communication, political science, and related disciplines to submit extended abstracts for a special issue of Nordicom Review. This issue will explore the evolving landscape of visual political communication in the Nordic countries, focusing on comparative aspects, content, and effects of visual politics in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
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The Media Barometer  | 6 May 2025

The Swedish Media Barometer 2024: Read the report and watch the webinar

In 2024, almost the entire Swedish population watched moving images on an average day, and more people used social networking services than listened to radio or read newspapers. Find the report and watch the webinar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2024 (in Swedish) here.
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