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The largest media and newspaper companies in the Nordics 2024
Nordicom has published two new factsheets mapping the largest media and newspaper companies in the Nordics, ranked by revenue in 2024. The Swedish streaming service Spotify tops the list of the largest media companies, while Bonnier News is the biggest among newspaper companies.
Generations and life stages shape the use of social media
Swedes’ use of social media changes over the course of their lives. Younger people move between several fast-paced platforms, while older users tend to concentrate their presence on just a few. At the same time, many people use multiple platforms in parallel. This is shown in a new report from Nordicom, which highlights how both generations and life stages influence the social media platforms we choose.
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.
New book highlights state of knowledge on information ecosystems and democracy
How do news media, artificial intelligence, and data governance shape the information we rely on? And what does this mean for democracy and human rights? A new book, published by Nordicom, reviews the global state of research on these topics – and points to urgent gaps that need to be addressed.
News industry revenue remains stable – according to new report
Swedish news media increased their revenues by around 1 per cent to a total of 13.9 billion Swedish kronor in 2024. This is shown in the new report Svensk marknad för nyheter [The Swedish News Market], produced by Nordicom on behalf of the Swedish Agency for the Media. The report also shows that news media as a whole achieved an operating margin of just over +3 per cent – a key indicator used to measure profitability.
Clear generational differences in Swedes’ TV viewing habits
Swedes’ ways of engaging with audiovisual media have changed fundamentally. Traditional scheduled television has gradually lost ground, while streaming services such as Netflix, SVT Play, and YouTube now dominate viewing habits. This is shown in a new report from Nordicom, which also highlights clear generational differences.
Communication in the service of the state – what does the research say?
The debate on government agencies’ communication flares up from time to time – it can be about campaigns, costs, or the number of communications officers employed. In a new book, two researchers provide an overview of Swedish government agencies’ communication activities. The book concludes with a summary of the most important lessons in seven points.
Call for Papers: Scandalisation across media: New scandal trajectories, temporalities, and actors
Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2027 issue exploring how scandals unfold and are communicated across media.
New book on information ecosystems and democracy to launch in November
A new book assessing global information ecosystems and their impact on democracy will be launched on 26 November 2025 by the Free University of Brussels – SMIT (Studies in Media, Innovation & Technology Research Group) and the Observatory on Information & Democracy. The book is being published by Nordicom.
Digitalisation is reshaping Swedes’ listening habits
Swedes’ listening habits are changing with digitalisation. Streaming music dominates, podcasts are growing rapidly, and traditional radio is losing ground. This is shown in a new report from Nordicom, which also highlights clear generational and geographical differences in listening culture.
Vacancy: Nordicom seeks researcher
Nordicom is seeking a new researcher to contribute to deepening knowledge about the role and conditions of the media in Sweden and the Nordic region.