Building on strong interest from early-career researchers across the #Nordic region, Nordicom will once again offer its workshop on academic publishing for doctoral students. Places are limited, and the application deadline is 29 May. #phdlife nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

Progress toward gender equality in the leadership of #Nordic media companies has largely stalled, according to a new mapping by Nordicom. While many company boards have achieved gender balance, this progress has yet to reach executive leadership. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

🔍 Who owns the media? EurOMo maps media ownership and transparency across Europe, including Nordic data from Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

At the turn of the year, Nora Theorin took up her new position as a researcher at Nordicom. She will work with the Media Barometer and serve as an editor of Nordicom Review. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

The first-ever Nordic Media Literacy Survey, conducted in early 2025 by governmental media authorities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, reveals significant generational divides in trust, news consumption, and participation. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

The SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg has launched an interactive tool for exploring nearly 40 years of Swedish public opinion #data, offering open access to hundreds of variables from the national SOM surveys. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/... #publicdata #publicopinion

A new report from the Digital Democracy Centre at the University of Southern Denmark highlights growing concern among Nordic–Baltic media policy and regulatory experts over how major platforms implement algorithmic content recommendation systems. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

At a national workshop, Danish scholars asked how they could do better as media and communication researchers. Those discussions became a manifesto published in MedieKultur. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

Professor Kim Christian Schrøder’s NordMedia2025 keynote in Odense is now published in an expanded article in Nordicom Review: “The Nordic Media Welfare State and the Challenge of Imagining Livable Futures.” nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

NordForsk has funded a new project on how social media influencing shapes democratic trust and societal security in the #Nordic region. “The Double Edge of Social Media Influencing” will run from 2026–2029 and is led by Cecilia Cassinger of Lund University. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

We are pleased to share that #Nordicom is launching a new publication series that aims to make research on media, #communication & #journalism more accessible to society. The Nordicom Research Briefings series will provide concise overviews on current topics. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

A new Wiley survey shows AI is quickly transforming the research landscape, and many are seeking clearer direction. Wiley has responded with updated responsible-use guidelines and a new expert “chat” series on #AI in #research. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

CfP: Scandalisation across #Media: New Scandal Trajectories, Temporalities, and Actors. The Nordic Journal of Media Studies welcomes submissions for its 2027 issue, which will examine how scandals emerge, evolve, and circulate across different media platforms. www.nordicom.gu.se/en/latest/ne...

Commercial news #media face dual climate duties: cutting their own footprint and weighing the impact of their #journalism. A new MedieKultur article by Meri Frig, @lauraonen.bsky.social & @maaritjii.bsky.social shows how #Nordic newsrooms navigate both. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

A couple weeks ago, Professor Emeritus @robinmansell.bsky.social shared her thoughts on "Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Data". Today, co-author Gyan Tripathi explains why a global lens matters and how inequities in data governance affect equity and justice. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

The latest special issue of the Danish journal Journalistica examines #Nordic journalism history, highlighting the #journalists, #editors, and professional networks that have driven the field beyond its institutional frameworks. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/... #journalismhistory #research

Research on gender faces growing pressure worldwide — a reality game studies scholars know well, from #Gamergate to ongoing harassment. PhD candidates Tom Legierse and Ida Martine Gard Rysjedal call for a network of care among gender and games researchers. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

Our book just published open access - research across disciplines from Global North and Global Majority World. Big thanks to NORDICOM and International Observatory on Information & Democracy & 100s who participated along the way. Download at www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publicati...

How can democracies thrive in an age of #BigTech? Professor Emeritus Robin Mansell discusses her new book and the quest for fairer, more democratic #digital futures. 🔗https://nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/rethinking-democracy-in-the-age-of-data-an-interview-with-robin-mansell/

The Nordic countries long set the standard for academic independence, but rising government influence, managerial governance, and harassment reports now test that legacy. 🔗: nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

Far-right movements are rising in #Scandinavia. A new Nordicom Review study by Kari Steen-Johnsen, Audun Fladmoe, and Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk, explores who turns to right-wing alternative media, and why. Read more about the research here: nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

@stockholm-uni.bsky.social has announced new vacancies for Postdoctoral Fellow and Researchers in Cinema Studies. The positions are funded by the Anders Sandrews Foundation, with an application deadline of 15 November. Visit our website for more information 🔗 : nordmedianetwork.org/latest/vacan...

New @ijoc-usc.bsky.social CFP on Distributed Citizenship! How do we share democratic chores across platforms, networks and infrastructures? www4.uib.no/en/research/... Timeline: ✏️Abstracts: 15 Dec 2025 🏛️Workshop in Bergen (March 2026) 📝Papers: 31 May 2026 #commsky #polisky

A new Routledge volume, "Seriality in the Streaming Era", explores how streaming platforms have transformed the logic of serialized storytelling – reshaping narrative form, audience engagement, and creative practice across media and genres. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

The Danish Tænketanken Digital Infrastruktur has inaugurated a new initiative, Youth CTRL – Youth Coalition for Tech Rights and Legitimacy, designed to bring young people into the heart of debate on democracy, infrastructure, and technological governance. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

The debate on government agencies’ communication flares up from time to time. In a new book, two researchers provide an overview of Swedish government agencies’ communication activities, and conclude with a summary of the most important lessons in seven points. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...

Over 3,000 journalism students across the Nordics join the Hovdabrekka Project. Launched in 2004, the project is likely the world’s most comprehensive and long-running study of journalism students and their professional orientations. 🔗 nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...