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Media literacy in the Nordic countries remains comparatively strong, but the picture is far from balanced. 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. The study was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg has launched a new interactive data analysis tool that allows users to explore nearly four decades of Swedish public opinion data online. Developed in collaboration with the data visualization company Datastory, the platform provides open access to hundreds of survey variables from the national SOM surveys.
Algorithmic content recommendation is widely regarded as an unavoidable feature of today’s digital media environment, particularly as a response to information overload. A new report from the Digital Democracy Centre at the University of Southern Denmark, however, points to growing concern among media policy and regulatory experts across the Nordic–Baltic region about how major online platforms currently implement these systems.
At a national workshop, Danish scholars asked what media researchers could do differently and better, searching for cracks and gaps. Their conversations gave rise to a manifesto, published last year in MedieKultur. In the hope of sparking debate, and above all encouraging action, the NordMedia Network republishes its seven statements for the year ahead and those that follow.
Professor Kim Christian Schrøder’s keynote address at NordMedia2025 in Odense has now been published in an expanded and revised article in Nordicom Review, titled “The Nordic media welfare state and the challenge of imagining livable futures”. The publication deepens the arguments he presented at the conference, offering a clear-eyed assessment of the strengths and vulnerabilities of the Nordic media welfare state.
NordForsk has awarded a new research initiative examining how social media influencing shapes democratic trust and societal security in the Nordic region. The project, “The Double Edge of Social Media Influencing: Participatory Antagonism and Communicative Resilience in the Nordics”, will run from 2026 to 2029.
Nordicom is launching a new publication series that aims to make research on media, communication, and journalism more accessible to society. The Nordicom Research Briefings series will provide concise overviews on current topics.
A global survey of researchers, conducted by Wiley, reveals a striking momentum of AI adoption among researchers. Along with this increased use comes calls for clear guidelines to assist researchers in using AI responsibly. Wiley has responded to the calls with comprehensive guidelines for authors, editors, and reviewers, and has introduced a “chat” series in order to discuss issues surrounding AI and research with experts.
NordMedia Network is regularly organizing virtual events such as webinars and online discussion events that provide us with good possibilities to learn from each other. All webinars will be available online as recordings to be watched afterwards. Welcome to follow our online learning events!
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