Young Danes Are Now the Most Willing to Pay for News, New Report from Roskilde University Shows
Young Danes aged 18–24 are now the age group most willing to pay for news, according to a new report. They have overtaken older age groups aged 55 and above, who have traditionally shown the highest willingness to pay for news.
“You Are Also Part of Baking the Cake” – Understanding the Machines that Shape Our News
Algorithms increasingly influence which news stories reach us, what information we encounter, and ultimately how we see the world. But how much do we really understand about the systems making those choices? Jannie Møller Hartley has spent years researching algorithms from inside news organisations. In this interview, she talks about entering the world of machines, why algorithms are less mysterious than we might think – and why we should all pay more attention to them.
Review of PhD Dissertation: Infrastructuring Counterpublics: Digital Engagement and Distributed Attention in Russian Anti-War Movements
Svetlana Chuikina’s Infrastructuring Counterpublics: Digital Engagement and Distributed Attention in Russian Anti-War Movements arrives at a moment when its object of study is being made and unmade in real time. The people Chuikina studies — Russians who oppose the war and try to keep that opposition alive — are doing so under conditions that shift month by month: a platform blocked, a VPN removed, an organiser detained, a border crossed. A dissertation written about such a moving target risks being overtaken by events before it is printed. This one is not, because Chuikina has understood that the durable object of her study is not any particular protest or platform, but the process by which dissent is built out of available media infrastructures, writes Tiziano Bonini from the University of Siena.
Nordicom Review Reaches Milestone Q1 Position in Web of Science Rankings
For the first time, Nordicom Review has reached the top quartile (Q1) in the Web of Science ranking of international communication journals. With a Journal Impact Factor of 2.5 for 2025, the Nordic Diamond Open Access journal has achieved its strongest position to date.
When the Scam Knows Your Work: AI Takes Academic Fraud to a New Level
Generative AI has taken scam emails targeting academics to a new level. Scammers can now be more personal, more creative, and much more convincing. The poorly written messages that once immediately raised suspicion are giving way to carefully crafted emails that seem to know who you are, what you research, and what might stroke your ego.
“We See It Everywhere” – Manuel Menke on the Growing Importance of the Past
Why are politicians, social media users, and even AI systems increasingly turning to the past? According to Associate Professor Manuel Menke, the answer may lie in a present marked by rapid change, uncertainty, and growing concerns about the future.
Celebrate 3 May Next Year on an Island in the Baltic Sea
At a time when journalism is said to be facing an epistemic crisis, the Baltic Sea islands tell a different story. On Åland, Gotland, Bornholm, and Saaremaa, local newsrooms still verify their information and connect to and sustain public life. Besides being a source of information, their journalism is also part of the islands’ shared identity – and a reminder that a free press is something worth celebrating, write Carl‑Gustav Lindén, Andreas Mattsson, and Signe Ivask-Mackových.
When AI Is Not Cheating – But Changes What Learning Is
Generative AI is not merely a tool that can be regulated from the outside. It is a technology that changes the very conditions for learning. Therefore, the education system must experiment. If students are to be able to navigate a world in which knowledge can be generated automatically, it is essential that they develop the ability to evaluate, make choices, and take responsibility, argues Jesper Tække of Aarhus University.
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