Category: Publications from Nordicom
Digital is the norm – new media subsidies and the role of podcasts in Sweden
The media landscape is undergoing major changes – new media subsidies, restructuring of the TV network, and upcoming licensing periods for public service, commercial radio, and terrestrial TV coincide with an increasingly digital audience and shifting revenue models. All of this and more is analysed in the report MedieSverige 2025.
Save the Date – May 6: Webinar about the Media Barometer 2024
On May 6, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg will present the results of the Media Barometer 2024 [Mediebarometern 2024] – an annual survey that highlights which media Swedes consumed on an average day in 2024.
Mapping media and Internet use in the Nordic region
Media usage and digital consumption are rapidly evolving in the Nordic region. A new mapping now compiles key publicly funded studies on media habits and Internet use in the Nordics. The factsheet highlights the challenges of comparing data across countries but also lists international studies that provide comparable statistics.
Morning newspaper subscribers in focus in new report
A new report from Nordicom maps out which groups in Sweden have access to digital morning newspapers and identifies significant differences based on socioeconomic and demographic factors.
Media market concentration increases in Sweden
Over the past decade, the number of owners of Swedish news media has declined. This is highlighted in the new report, Koncentrerad mångfald i global konkurrens [Concentrated Diversity in Global Competition], written by Tobias Lindberg, media researcher at Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. The trend toward fewer owners has been driven by various deregulations, economic downturns, and new market dynamics.
Pioneering and polarizing: New book gives insight to Mittmedia’s digital transformation
During the 2010s, Mittmedia underwent an extensive digital transformation. In the book Mittmedias vägval: Radikal innovationskultur möter traditionstyngd koncern [Mittmedia's Choices: Radical Innovation Culture Meets Tradition-Bound Corporation], published by Nordicom, the challenges the company faced in trying to replace printed newspapers with digital products are explored. The authors highlight how the centralisation of operations, among other initiatives, impacted both the quality of journalism and the working conditions for employees.
Trust and transparency in pandemic communication
Trust in public health authorities is crucial during a pandemic. A new book explores the rhetorical strategies used by Norway’s public health authorities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with transparency emerging as the most prominent approach, consistently applied across all phases of the crisis.
From hype to scepticism: New book examines turning point of digitalisation
The digital revolution has had a massive influence on all aspects of society over the past few decades. A new book, featuring a collection of empirical and theoretical analyses, highlights a historical moment when the hype of digitalisation is being replaced by skepticism, as well as by adaptation to all things digital.
Nordic insights into the intersection of media and gender
Following the #metoo movement, discussions on gender inequality in the Nordics have evolved. The latest issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies explores the intersection of media and gender, highlighting new trends and challenges.