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Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy: The State of Knowledge on News Media, AI, and Data Governance
A critical assessment of why today’s information ecosystems are troubling for democracy, this book, based on research in the Global North and Global Majority World, examines changes in news media, artificial intelligence, and data governance. It focuses on measures to improve the quality of public discourse, protect media freedoms, and ensure the resilience of public institutions. The analysis highlights policies aimed at enhancing the accountability and resilience of information ecosystems in the face of the increasing weaponisation of information.
Mediebarometern 2024: Tema audiovisuella medier
This publication is in Swedish.
Vad vi vet om svenska myndigheters kommunikationsverksamheter
This publication is in Swedish
Mediebarometern 2024: Tema ljudmedier
This publication is in Swedish.
Data donation as a method for investigating trends and challenges in digital media landscapes at national scale: The Danish population’s use of YouTube as an illustrative case
This publication demonstrates how data donation can be scaled to national population level to understand trends in digital media usage and potential challenges for digital democracies. We describe and discuss the results of our novel methodological setup combining data donation and surveys about the Danish population’s use of YouTube as an illustrative case.
MedieSverige 2025
Det svenska medielandskapet utvecklas i ett nära samspel med det omgivande samhället. De sociala, ekonomiska, politiska och teknologiska landskapen formar – och formas av – medielandskapet i en ständigt pågående process. I MedieSverige 2025 får läsaren en bred och aktuell översikt över det svenska medielandskapet. Genom att först belysa utvecklingen på de medieteknologiska och mediepolitiska områdena i Sverige, går rapporten vidare till att redovisa utvecklingen på publik- och reklammarknaderna, för att avslutningsvis beskriva den svenska mediestrukturen.
Mediebarometern 2023: Tema digitala morgontidningsprenumeranter
Mediebarometern 2023: Tema digitala morgontidningsprenumeranter undersöker tillgången till prenumerationer på digitala morgontidningar bland olika grupper i den svenska befolkningen. Studien analyserar hur denna tillgång relaterar till faktorer som tillgång till medieteknik, tillgång till olika former av medieabonnemang samt nyhetskonsumtion. Undersökningen bygger på data från Mediebarometern 2023 och fokuserar på personer i åldern 25 till 85 år. Rapporten har skrivits av Karin Hellingwerf vid Nordicom.
Mittmedias vägval: Radikal innovationskultur möter traditionstyngd koncern
Navigating Pandemic Phases: Public Health Authority Communication during COVID-19 in Norway
During a pandemic, the advice issued by public health authorities undergoes significant scrutiny, potentially affecting public adherence to recommended measures. Trust and trustworthiness become key. This book analyses the rhetorical strategies of the Norwegian public health authorities as the COVID-19 pandemic moved through phases that presented different rhetorical problems and challenges. Many consider the Norwegian response successful, making it a particularly interesting case.
The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection
“The digital backlash” covers a range of social and cultural practices of digital disconnection, as well as critiques of the impact of digital technologies and platforms in the world today. Through calls for more restrictive, or more “mindful”, uses of digital technologies, “mobile-free” schools, work regulations along the lines of a “right to disconnect” framework, the rise of new entrepreneurs in the growing “digital detox” industry, as well as critiques of the role of Big Tech – society is deliberating on the stakes of the digital for the human condition.
Innovation Through Crisis: Journalism and News Media in Transition
This book provides insights into the interplay between crisis, resilience, and innovation within news media.
Mediebarometern 2023
Mediebarometern [Media Barometer] 2023 (in Swedish) is an annual survey of the Swedish population's access to and use of different types of media. The survey has been conducted since 1979, making the Media Barometer the oldest study of its kind in the world. The results of the 2023 survey are based on responses from around 6,000 randomly selected people aged 9 to 85.
The Future of the Nordic Media Model: A Digital Media Welfare State?
The media systems of the Nordic countries have for long been characterised by universality, freedom, trust, and cooperation between stakeholders. In comparative media systems research, the Nordic countries have been described as belonging to a single model – the Nordic media welfare state. The future of this model is now more uncertain than ever, as it is under increasing pressure from global tech companies, new digital media infrastructure, and developments in media policy, which all seem to elude domestic regulatory control.
Gateways: Comparing Digital Communication Systems in Nordic Welfare States
The Internet is a critical part of the societal infrastructure in the Nordic region – giving rise to increasing concerns about the growing power of global tech corporations that supply the foundation for the region’s evermore digitalised welfare states. Yet, we lack empirical evidence for understanding, discussing, and ultimately regulating the changing power structures surrounding Internet-based communication.
Audiovisual Content for Children and Adolescents in Scandinavia: Production, Distribution, and Reception in a Multiplatform Era
Scandinavian children and adolescents’ media consumption has changed dramatically in the past decade. Films, series, and social media content on global platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and YouTube are now a major part of young people’s media diet, while encounters with domestic films, series, and platforms are in decline, severely challenging the ways domestic players think about young audiences.
Public Service Media's Contribution to Society: RIPE@2021
Public Service Media (PSM) across Europe and beyond are increasingly under pressure, with both their role in a digital environment and their funding widely scrutinised. As a result, PSM organisations are constantly in a defensive position. Following attempts to demonstrate their “public value”, discussion is now turning towards PSM’s “contribution to society”, a concept pushed by the European Broadcasting Union. Yet, to be meaningful for society and to influence PSM organisations, the concept must be more than just an instrument of legitimacy management.
Mediebarometern 2022
Mediebarometern [Media Barometer] 2022 (in Swedish) is an annual survey of the Swedish population's access to and use of different types of media. The survey has been conducted since 1979, making the Media Barometer the oldest study of its kind in the world. The results of the 2022 survey are based on responses from around 6,600 randomly selected people aged 9 to 85.
Everyday Life in the Culture of Surveillance
Over the recent decades, the possibilities to surveil people have increased and been refined with the ongoing digital transformation of society. Surveillance can now go in any direction, and various forms of online surveillance saturate most people’s lives, which are increasingly lived in digital environments.