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News  | 18 February 2025

Mapping media and Internet use in the Nordic region

Media usage and digital consumption are rapidly evolving in the Nordic region. A new mapping now compiles key publicly funded studies on media habits and Internet use in the Nordics. The factsheet highlights the challenges of comparing data across countries but also lists international studies that provide comparable statistics.

Studies on Media Usage in the Nordic Countries

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Press release  | 30 January 2025

Smartphones – a moral challenge for young adults

A new research study has examined how young adults in Sweden perceive their own and others' use of smartphones. The study, published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, shows that many young people, especially women, experience tension and anxiety related to their phones.
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The Media Barometer  | 20 January 2025

Soon, the first invitations to the Media Barometer survey 2025 will be sent out!

Every year, Nordicom conducts the Media Barometer survey to understand Swedes' media habits. Invitations will soon be sent to randomly selected individuals from the Swedish population register. As a participant in the survey, you are contributing to the continuing research on Swedes' media use.
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Event  | 14 January 2025

Digital hangover? How technology affects family, school and work

On January 28, Nordicom is hosting a seminar at Goto10 in Malmö, based on the book The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection. The seminar will address digital disconnection in the context of schools and education, as well as other aspects of how digitalisation has impacted our daily lives, work, and health.
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New publication  | 18 December 2024

Morning newspaper subscribers in focus in new report

A new report from Nordicom maps out which groups in Sweden have access to digital morning newspapers and identifies significant differences based on socioeconomic and demographic factors.
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Press release  | 12 December 2024

Media market concentration increases in Sweden

Over the past decade, the number of owners of Swedish news media has declined. This is highlighted in the new report, Koncentrerad mångfald i global konkurrens [Concentrated Diversity in Global Competition], written by Tobias Lindberg, media researcher at Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. The trend toward fewer owners has been driven by various deregulations, economic downturns, and new market dynamics.
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