Category: The Nordic region
Digital media and the challenges to democracies – a new edited volume
Digital communication technologies are reshaping democratic societies in profound ways. A new edited volume examines how these changes affect democratic performance and explores policy responses to the challenges of today’s media environment.
Tech giants and telecom companies dominate the media market in the Nordics
A small number of actors account for a large share of both revenue and influence in the Nordic media markets. This is shown in a new study from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, which also suggests that concentration may be a prerequisite for small countries to compete globally.
How independent are Nordic media subsidies? New report examines arm’s length principle
A new Nordicom report analyses how the arm’s length principle is operationalised in direct news media subsidy systems in the Nordic countries. While the principle is shared across the region, it takes different institutional forms.
Nordic news media – high trust and growing economic pressure
High public trust, strong democratic institutions, and advanced digital news use continue to set the Nordic countries apart. A new Nordicom report shows that despite these strengths, Nordic news media face growing economic pressure, as digital advertising increasingly bypasses journalism and reshapes the conditions for sustaining professional news.
Continued gender imbalance in media company leadership
A mapping of the Nordic region’s largest media companies, conducted by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, shows that progress toward greater gender equality in the media industry’s top leadership has largely stalled. Despite the fact that a majority of company boards are gender-balanced, this development does not extend all the way to CEO positions and management teams.
New tool maps news media ownership within the EU – high transparency and low risk in Sweden
The European database European Media Ownership Monitor 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of who owns and controls the leading news media in the EU’s 27 member states. Through systematic data collection and risk assessments, the tool aims to strengthen transparency in media ownership and contribute to democratic accountability. For Sweden, the results indicate high transparency and low risk.
Nordicom receives funding to bridge academia and society
Nordicom has been granted strategic funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers to make research on media, communication, and journalism more accessible to society.
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.
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.