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Commercial news media organizations hold a unique and vital role in the climate crisis. As business organizations, they have a corporate responsibility to evaluate, report on, and minimize the environmental impact of their operations. As news organizations, they are often held accountable for the environmental impact they have through their journalism. A recent research article in the MedieKultur Special Issue “Media and the Environment” examines how these two different ways of addressing climate responsibilities are addressed in Nordic commercial news media organizations.
A couple weeks ago Professor Emeritus Robin Mansell shared her thoughts about Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Data. Today, we go into depth with co-author Gyan Prakash Tripathi about the motivations for taking a global approach and highlighting the differences and inequities between different parts of world when it comes to equitable data governance and the knowledge production needed to support it – and why understanding these dynamics is essential to building policies and practices that support equity and justice in the digital age.
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.
Research on gender faces growing pressure worldwide, and scholars in game studies know this all too well — from #Gamergate to ongoing harassment, especially targeting marginalized researchers. Tom Legierse and Ida Martine Gard Rysjedal, PhD candidates at the University of Bergen, call for scholars on gender and games to unite in a network of care.
How can democracies thrive in an age dominated by data and Big Tech? In this conversation, Professor Robin Mansell discusses a new book and reflects on the global imbalances shaping today’s information ecosystems – and on how they might be transformed towards fairer, more democratic digital futures.
With strong public universities, transparent governance, and deep-rooted social trust, the Nordic countries have become synonymous with stability and integrity in higher education and research. Yet recent developments are prompting a closer examination of how secure that foundation truly is.
In recent years, far-right movements have gained traction across Europe, and Scandinavia is no exception. At the same time, the public sphere has been reshaped by a hybrid media landscape that offers new opportunities for these political forces to grow and reach audiences.
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.
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