Category: The Nordic region

Introducing the Nordic Journal of Media Studies

The first issue of a new Open Access journal, Nordic Journal of Media Studies, has been published. The issue editors, Kirsten Frandsen and Hanne Bruun, hope that it will contribute to the field by addressing current research topics and explore issues that are not yet fully mature. The journal is published by Nordicom and the first issue is titled Disrupting Media Infrastructures.

Call for papers: Class in/and the media

Deadline for full paper submissions: 19 April 2020

Cultural journalism was important when reporting on the terrorist attacks in Paris

Cultural journalism played an important role in the Swedish reporting of the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. By focusing on the context of the events with a more interpretative approach, it contributed to highlighting aspects such as democratic values and emotional solidarity. But the border between regular news and cultural journalism could soon be erased.

Nordicom launches a new digital research platform

Nordicom will launch a new digital research platform at the NordMedia conference in August 2019. The platform will serve as an online resource for connecting Nordic media researchers and making Nordic media research more accessible.

Call for Papers: Struggling with Technology

Call for papers: Media Systems in the other Nordic countries

Deadline for submission of full abstracts: 25 September 2019

Calling for articles on media studies in a Nordic context

In a call for articles for the 2020 issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies the editors Anne Jerslev and Göran Bolin invites researchers to reflect on the Nordic context in media studies.

Call for papers: Un-Civility, Racism and Populism

Title: ‘Un-Civility, Racism and Populism: Interactive Practices of Anti- and Post-Democratic Communication’​. Deadline for submission of full abstracts: April 25, 2019.

Call for papers: Behind the Paywall

Complex relationship between the media and politics

In a new study, researchers examine how close, or far apart, media and political power are from each other in four different countries. The complex relationship between media and politics has consequences with regard to shaping the public image of politics and individual politicians.