Category: Denmark

Different levels of media trust among users of right- and left-wing alternative news media

Users of right- and left-wing alternative news media in Denmark relate differently to established news outlets. This is shown in a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. Users of left-wing alternative news media have lower trust in news outlets perceived as leaning to the right, while users of right-wing alternative news media display a more consistently low level of trust in established news media, regardless of political orientation.

Users of alternative media do not reject established news media

The part of the Danish population that uses alternative media does not turn its back on traditional media. On the contrary, they seek news from Danish daily newspapers to a greater extent than the rest of the population, according to a new study from Aarhus University, published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.

Internet distribution and its structural consequences in Denmark: A new Nordicom Review article

A new Nordicom Review article analyses how Internet-based services gradually replace legacy media and communication technology, and how this challenges established business models, control mechanisms and welfare policies.

Clear differences in how Nordic journalists experience their professional role and external influence

Swedish and Danish journalists describe their role as monitorial to a greater extent than journalists from other Nordic countries. Journalists from Norway and Iceland state they have the least experience of political influence and thus differ from Finnish journalists. This is shown by a new comparative study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.

Watch media literacy webinars on NordMedia Network

In autumn 2020, Nordicom and the Swedish Media Council co-organized a series of webinars addressing media and information literacy (MIL) in the Nordic countries: Media Education in the Nordic Countries – Lessons Learned from the Neighbours. Now, the webinar lectures can be watched on each webinar's site on NordMedia Network. NordMedia Network is a digital platform for Nordic and Nordic-oriented media researchers run by Nordicom.

The Global Audiences of Danish Television Drama

A new anthology, The Global Audiences of Danish Television Drama, edited by Pia Majbritt Jensen and Ushma Chauhan Jacobsen, sheds light on the global success of Danish television drama and explores the theoretical implications for audience studies.

2019 var et turbulent år for det danske mediemarked

Danmarks Radio (DR) har netop udgivet sin årlige rapport ”Medieudviklingen 2019” som beskriver danskernes medievaner. 2019 var præget af besparelser og konflikter som uden tvivl vil påvirke danskernes mediebrug fremover.

Big differences in Swedish and Danish media coverage of #MeToo

In Sweden, the hashtag #MeToo created a snowball effect of demonstrations and debates requiring political change, to which Swedish politicians responded by participating in the debate. In Denmark, media coverage was far less extensive and more critical of #MeToo, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.

Today Nordicom Launches NordMedia Network

NordMedia Network is a new digital platform devoted to the community of researchers that for the past four decades has grown out of the NordMedia conference.