Category: Media policy

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Nordic Media Policy, Issue 1 2024, is out

The EU’s legal packages DSA and upcoming EMFA mean expanded tasks for several Nordic media authorities, e.g., Traficom in Finland. In addition, the copyright laws are being reviewed and we look closer at the processes in Denmark and Sweden. Norway, in turn, is reviewing its computer game strategy, while the debate about the conditions for public service media continues in Greenland and other Nordic countries. That and a lot more in the first Nordic Media Policy newsletter of the year.
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European Media Policy – the December issue is out

The two most important media-related EU legislations for this term have now been agreed upon: the European Media Freedom Act and the Directive intended to counter strategic lawsuits against public participation. Read about this and the latest developments in media policy at the EU level in the December issue of the European Media Policy newsletter.
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Nordic Media Policy, Issue 4 2023, is out

Denmark and Sweden have adopted new media subsidy schemes, both with a clear focus on local journalism. The public service companies’ missions, fundings, and relations with other media companies are hot topics in, for example, Finland and the Faroe Islands. In Norway, TV2 continues as commercial public broadcaster. Read more about these and other media issues in the last Nordic Media Policy newsletter of 2023.
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European Media Policy – the October issue is out

The European Parliament has agreed on a negotiating mandate regarding the new European Media Freedom Act, Commissioner Ylva Johansson faces accusations of allowing lobbyists to influence her proposed law to combat child sexual abuse online, and the conflict between the EU and Elon Musk escalates. The October issue of the European Media Policy newsletter is out.
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Nordic Media Policy, Issue 3, 2023 is out

In Sweden, the debate about new media subsidies has flared up again. Finland granted EUR 7 million to media companies to ensure a five-day delivery of newspapers nationally. Denmark plans to introduce five new media bills in the coming year. And in Norway, several media organisations intend to take the state to court for planned mass surveillance. Read more about these and other media issues in this Nordic Media Policy newsletter.
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European Media Policy – the August issue is out

Work on a European law to prevent abusive court proceedings advances while a new report reveals such lawsuits mainly target journalists, lobby-groups try to influence the negotiations on the European Media Freedom ACT, and a commissioner’s statement regarding potential social media shutdowns causes concern. The August issue of the European Media Policy newsletter is out.
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Nordic Media Policy, Issue 2, 2023 is out

Meta risks high fines in Norway, new subsidy schemes are proposed in Denmark and Sweden, there are new media ministers in Finland and Norway, and a new head of public service in Greenland. Read about the latest developments in media policy in the Nordic countries in the new issue of the Nordic Media Policy newsletter.
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European Media Policy – the June issue is out

The European Parliament wants to ban the use of AI for surveillance of crowds, the latest proposals on the European Media Freedom Act and protecting journalists and others from abusive court proceedings are met with scepticism by media freedom organisations, and MEPs try to restrain the use of spyware. The June issue of the European Media Policy newsletter is out.
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The first issue of European Media Policy 2023 is out

Quickly advancing AI technologies delay plans for AI regulation in the EU, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) stirs both support and opposition, and TikTok is banned – but parliamentarians stay on it. Read about the latest developments in media policy at the EU level in the latest issue of the European Media Policy newsletter.
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Digital surveillance in everyday life is seen as a necessary evil

We live today in a digital society where surveillance is constantly increasing. States and private companies surveil us, and we surveil ourselves and each other through social media, apps, and other new technologies. We handle this through both opposition and a pragmatic approach, according to a new research anthology, published by Nordicom.