Category: Publications from Nordicom
New book explores evolving media landscape for young people
The media diet of Scandinavian children and adolescents has changed dramatically during the past decade. Global platforms are becoming more popular, while domestic films and series are in decline. A new anthology published by Nordicom explores these recent developments in production and distribution, as well as how it’s being received by young people.
Reduced profitability for the media despite record high media usage
The Swedish media year of 2022 was influenced by a great public interest in receiving information from the media about the continued Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the Swedish general election. During the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, media companies were also affected by rising costs, decreasing advertising revenues, and a declining economy. This is shown by the report Medieekonomi 2023 [Media economy 2023].
Call for literature reviews for a special issue of Nordicom Review and an invitation to a workshop
Nordicom invites authors to submit extended abstracts for a special issue of Nordicom Review. The Call is for literature reviews of research on media communication and journalism and their dependence and influence on democracy. Proposals should include relevance for the Nordic region.
Anti-gender propaganda promotes an image of a dysfunctional and decaying Scandinavia
By spreading news stories involving the corruption and harm of “innocent children”, anti-gender movements in Russia and Germany contribute to discourses about a dysfunctional and decaying Scandinavia, according to an article published in the latest issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies, entitled The Return of Propaganda.
The Swedish Media Barometer 2022: Read the report and watch the seminar
The Swedish Media Barometer 2022 shows that the Swedish population’s media use during the last year stayed at the record-high levels measured in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021. Find the report and watch the seminar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2022 (in Swedish) here.
Streamed TV, social media, and daily newspaper subscriptions – this is how the Swedish population used media in 2022
Nine in ten of the Swedish population watched moving images on an average day in 2022 – streamed TV was most popular. Half of the population had a daily newspaper subscription, and Instagram was the most used social networking service – except among the oldest. Read the summary of the most important results from the Swedish Media Barometer 2022.
Swedish media consumption record high in 2022
Preceded by two years of a pandemic, 2022 was influenced by war and economic crisis, and it also included an election in Sweden and several international sports championships. All this meant that the Swedish population’s media consumption stayed at record-high levels, not least when it came to the use of professional news media. This is shown by the Swedish Media Barometer 2022 from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.
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.
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.