Category: Event

The earth seen from space.
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Live stream of a symposium about the public value of communication infrastructures in the Nordics

Are the Nordic states too reliant on tech giants to sustain the critical communication infrastructures of the welfare state? Nordicom and Nordregio have invited media scholars and industry and policy actors to debate this at a symposium in Stockholm on 8 February. The symposium was live streamed and is available to watch afterwards.
Cover of the Media Barometer 2022.
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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.
Cover of The Media Barometer 2022.
The Media Barometer |

Save the date 16/5: Seminar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2022

On 16 May 2023, Nordicom presents the results from the 2022 edition of the Swedish Media Barometer [Mediebarometern] at a seminar (in Swedish) at the University of Gothenburg. The Media Barometer is an annual survey focusing on how the Swedish population uses media on an average day.
Images of the speakers at the seminar.
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Seminar: What do we really know about public broadcasting?

Welcome to a seminar (in Swedish) about public broadcasting and its role in a digital world, the public’s trust in it, and the competition with other media corporations.
The cover of the Media Barometer 2021, and images of the speakers at the seminar.
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The Swedish Media Barometer 2021: Read the report and watch the seminar

The Swedish population consumed media like never before during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Swedish Media Barometer 2021 shows that the increased level remained steady during 2021. Find the report and watch the seminar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2021 (in Swedish) here.
Man readning a newspaper. Text in Swedish: The Media Barometer 2021.
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Welcome to a seminar about the Media Barometer 2021

On 19 May, Nordicom will hold a seminar to present the results from the 2021 Media Barometer survey (in Swedish). Conducted annually by Nordicom, the survey focuses on how the Swedish population uses media on traditional and digital platforms on an average day.
Interview with a woman
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Webinar about gender equality in the media

On 28 April 2021, Nordicom and the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg held a webinar about the project Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe (GEM). Watch the recorded version of the webinar here.
Hands with gloves holding a covid test tube
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Fewer advertisers but more subscribers to the Nordic news media during the pandemic

The corona pandemic has had a major impact on the Nordic news media. At the same time as advertising revenues have fallen drastically, interest among the audience for professional news coverage has increased, according to a new report from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. Several Nordic media companies have also reported record sales of digital subscriptions as a result of the pandemic.
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NordMedia 2021: Call for abstracts open

The NordMedia 2021 conference call for abstracts is now out and will open for submissions in January 2021. The biannual conference will take place 18 – 20 August 2021 at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík. The theme of NordMedia21 is Crisis and resilience: Nordic media research on the frontline. A pre-conference for PhD-students takes place on 17 August, the day before the main conference.
Image from the recording of the webinar
The Media Barometer |

Watch the webinar about the Swedish Media Barometer

On 29 May 2020, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg presents the results of the Media Barometer 2019, the annual survey investigating the Swedish population’s media use. In addition to the main results, analyses of media use development are presented as well as preliminary results from the Media Barometer 2020, to give insight into media use during the coronavirus pandemic.