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European Media Policy – the November issue

This year's third issue of Nordicom's newsletter European Media Policy is out. The newsletter provides an update on policy developments at the European level, concentrating on news from the European Union.

Media reporting: facts, nothing but facts?

What rules and initiatives exist to help ensure the accuracy and objectivity of news and current affairs reporting? A new report maps the regulatory framework on the European level and in eleven countries, including Finland.

Continuing decline in global Internet freedom

In 2018, Internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year, according to the annual assessment by Freedom House. Worst is the situation in China, while Iceland and Estonia top the list of countries with high Internet freedom.

Call for papers: Nordicom Review Special Issue

Yearbook 2018: Digital Parenting

Digital Parenting. The Challenges for Families in the Digital Age is the Clearinghouse Yearbook of 2018. The book addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by parents in digital times taking into account multiple levels of digital penetration among families from different social classes and regions across the world.

New Nordicom Review article: Experiences of External Interference Among Finnish Journalists

A new Nordicom Review article is published (online first), titled Experiences of External Interference Among Finnish Journalists. Prevalence, methods and implications. The author Ilmari Hiltunen answers a few questions about the findings.

More new books, but fewer frequent Danish readers

The Danes’ desire to read continues to change. Today, more fiction than ever is being published, while at the same time, digital media is still progressing. This is according to new figures from the Danish Book and Literature Panel’s annual report for 2018.

A Nordic survey of cultural habits among children and youth?

Would it be possible to conduct a joint Nordic survey on the cultural habits and activities of children and young people? This issue is examined in a new report from Kulturanalys Norden, the Nordic Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis.

Maarit Jaakkola – new assistant director of Nordicom

Medieforskare Maarit Jaakkola har utsetts till ny biträdande föreståndare för Nordicom. I sin nya roll kommer hon att delta i Nordicoms strategiska utvecklingsarbete samt ha särskilt ansvar för forskarsamverkan och kontakten med det nordiska forskarsamhället inom medier och kommunikation.

The Swedes and the Internet: How Swedes’ media habits are changing

The use of social media and digital media platforms continues to increase. At the same time, there is a clear gap between different generations, according to the report The Swedes and the Internet 2018 from the Internet Foundation in Sweden.

New issue of Media Trends in the Nordic Countries

In the Nordic countries, the consumption of media and news is becoming increasingly digital. The new media landscape and the changing media habits are also affecting the media policy level. Read more in this issue of Nordicom’s newsletter.

New issue: Norsk medietidsskrift 3/2018

How can journalism help solve the climate crisis? What do the news media tell children about the media users of the future? And how can experiences with managing critical media coverage contribute to a knowledge-driven debate about press ethics? These are among the topics covered in this year’s third issue of Norsk medietidsskrift, the Norwegian research journal in the media and communication field.