Studies on Media Usage in the Nordic Countries

Young adult scrolling her smartphone
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.
Woman reading on an Ipad.
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.
Female putting her cell phone in a basket while attending a board room meeting in her office. Book cover The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection.
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.
Woman reading on her phone in front of a newspaper on a desk.
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.
Pile of newspaper with blue background
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.
Person with phone, laptop and a newspaper
New publication  | 5 December 2024

Pioneering and polarizing: New book gives insight to Mittmedia’s digital transformation

During the 2010s, Mittmedia underwent an extensive digital transformation. In the book Mittmedias vägval: Radikal innovationskultur möter traditionstyngd koncern [Mittmedia's Choices: Radical Innovation Culture Meets Tradition-Bound Corporation], published by Nordicom, the challenges the company faced in trying to replace printed newspapers with digital products are explored. The authors highlight how the centralisation of operations, among other initiatives, impacted both the quality of journalism and the working conditions for employees.
Mobile point for COVID-19 testing in city centre of Oslo.
New publication  | 28 November 2024

Trust and transparency in pandemic communication

Trust in public health authorities is crucial during a pandemic. A new book explores the rhetorical strategies used by Norway’s public health authorities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with transparency emerging as the most prominent approach, consistently applied across all phases of the crisis.
Nordic Journal of Media Studies cover and person reading an issue online
Call for papers  | 29 October 2024

Call for papers: Media and the past: Mediating the past

Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2026 issue exploring the relationship between media, communication, and the past, focusing on international as well as Nordic perspectives.
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