Category: Sweden

Press release |

Newspapers reused crisis quotes from the Swedish Academy

When reporting on the crisis at the Swedish Academy in the spring of 2018, Swedish newspapers often reused quotes already published by other media. Such replication can have economic benefits, but can lead to a self-referencing journalistic culture. This is shown in a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.
News |

Updates of MedieSverige 2019

To all readers of MedieSverige 2019, Nordicom’s comprehensive overview of today’s media landscape in Sweden, the search for updates is over.
News |

From Individuals to Communities: Towards New Enhancements of Media and Information Literacy

Media and information literacy (MIL) has been criticised for having become a term that is too overarching and inclusive to have proper meaning. While concept’s breadth has also been its asset, as the term has enabled its mobilisation in many contexts, many scholars have recently suggested that it be further developed. We are in need of a more nuanced set of vocabulary and concepts.
A print copy of the journal Nordicom Review
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Hyperlocal media does not replace discontinued local news media

While local news media outlets are closing down, the ecosystem of new digital media providing local news is growing. But the new hyperlocal media is usually found in areas that already have local papers and other news outlets, and their economic situation is often unpredictable. Therefore, hyperlocal media rarely become substitutes for discontinued local news media. These are some of the conclusions from a new collection of studies on hyperlocal media published by Nordicom.
Nyhet |

Sämsta året någonsin för svensk dagspress

Nordicom har i samverkan med Myndigheten för press, radio och tv tagit fram årets medieekonomirapport: Medieutveckling – Medieekonomi 2019. Den visar att kommersiell radio och tv gör goda resultat, medan dagspressen drabbats hårt av den nya konkurrenssituationen på mediemarknaden.
Press release |

Big differences in Swedish and Danish media coverage of #MeToo

In Sweden, the hashtag #MeToo created a snowball effect of demonstrations and debates requiring political change, to which Swedish politicians responded by participating in the debate. In Denmark, media coverage was far less extensive and more critical of #MeToo, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.
News |

Today Nordicom Launches NordMedia Network

NordMedia Network is a new digital platform devoted to the community of researchers that for the past four decades has grown out of the NordMedia conference.
Banner for the Swedish Media Barometer 2018
The Media Barometer |

The Swedish Media Barometer: 40 years

The Media Barometer (Mediebarometern) is an annual survey focusing on how the Swedish population aged 9 to 79 uses media on traditional and digital platforms on an average day. The survey was first conducted in 1979, and has since been conducted every year; this makes the Media Barometer the oldest study of its kind in the world.
The Media Barometer |

The Media Barometer: First Results 2018

The Swedish Media Barometer is an annual survey that analyses daily media use on different platforms among the Swedish population. Here are the first results from the 2018 survey.