An Academy for All: A Mentorship Initiative for Early-Career Researchers
The national Swedish researchers' association FSMK is launching a mentorship initiative for early-career researchers who identify as women. According to the initiators – five professors – the programme is a response to needs identified in research on unequal career paths.
Almost 40 Young Scholars Participating in the NordMedia Pre-Conference
The NordMedia Conference 2021 is preceded by a preconference for Nordic doctoral students. The one-day virtual event brings together almost 40 young scholars to discuss their PhD projects.
Nordicom Review Reaches Top Quartile in Prestigious Journal Ranking
Nordicom Review continues to climb in the various performance metrics assembled by Scopus. For the first time ever, the Open Access journal published by Nordicom is now included in the top quartile for Communication journals in the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR).
A New Virtual Meeting Place for Scholars: The European Media Salon
Six European professors founded a new meeting space for virtual encounters between media scholars: the media salon. The salon shall accelerate open scientific exchange that has, according to the initiators, decreased because of the pandemic restrictions.
Binge-Watching and the Transformation of Quality Television
A recent Nordicom Review article looks back at the cultural consecration of serial television in Swedish newspapers and explores what the process reveals about the transformation of television in Sweden.
A (Love) Letter to Hackademics
Dear you who are working at the university as an "adjunct lecturer", "lecturer" or "university teacher": this is a letter for you. NordMedia Network wants to thank you for the hard work you've been doing in teaching, as it is widely known that you seldom receive letters of admiration at the end of the academic year.
NordMedia2021 is Open for Registration
The registration for the NordMedia2021 conference has now been re-opened, after being temporarily closed due to technical issues with the payment process. Registration will be open until 16 August 2021.
How and Why Google Gives You Such a Hard Time
While accepting Google's terms itself is uncomplicated (just click “I agree”), understanding what one accepts is trickier. Bjarki Valtýsson, author of a recently published Nordicom Review article, talks about Google's terms post-GDPR.
Academic Summer Readings in Scandinavian Languages
Can you read media research in Scandinavian languages? This is for you – we plunged into some recent literature from the academic publishers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Long-term Audience Work: Promoting the Research Published
A researcher's work does not stop where the work gets published. Today's scholars are increasingly expected to initiate and be involved in post-publication processes aiming at increased impact. We wanted to share some hints on how to do it wisely.
Students Among the Most Avid Readers of Open Access Journal Articles
A new article written by Finnish and Swedish researchers inquired into the readership of Finnish open access journals. Especially older materials in national languages are an important resource to students.
Correspondent on the Campus: More In-Depth Journalism on Science?
A Finnish newspaper placed a news correspondent at the campus. Does this imply quality science journalism and more in-depth coverage on research, or more promotion for the university? Is this a new innovation that more newspapers should follow?
The NordMedia2021 Registration Re-opens on 1 June
Due to technical issues with the registration process, the opening of the NordMedia2021 registration has been delayed until 1 June. The early bird period has been extended to 28 June.
A Good Peer Review: Hands-on Suggestions from Journal Editors
A well-written peer review can push a research article from being simply promising to publishable. How to do that? We asked the journal editors.
My PhD: Studying Political Communication in Iceland – in London
Jón Gunnar Ólafsson moved from a small state to a large state to study a small state. In the article series My PhD, he tells us how it was to study at Goldsmiths at the University of London.
The NordMedia2021 Conference Will Be Held Virtual
The NordMedia Conference will be organized in an online form instead of being an onsite conference. The planning committee assessed that there are too many uncertainties to organize an onsite conference.
Researching Celebrities in Digital Media: Interview with Helle Kannik Haastrup
NordMedia Network will begin a series of person portraits of the network members who are Nordic media research. The series is initiated with an interview with Helle Kannik Haastrup, a Danish scholar specialized in celebrity culture.
Abstract Proposals for the NordMedia Conference Reviewed
The abstract proposals for the upcoming NordMedia Conference have now been reviewed. Personal notifications have been sent to those accepted and rejected.
Academic Book Reviews – a Low-Rank Genre?
NordMedia Network launches an online resource to support the production of academic book reviews. Our point of departure: re-new the review! We suggest that book review is an overlooked genre with importance and relevance for many, and that it should be re-discovered.
Eugenia Siapera – Keynote Speaker at NordMedia2021
A preliminary conference program for NordMedia2021 is set. Professor Eugenia Siapera from University College Dublin will hold the keynote lecture. The conference will also include a panel discussion focusing on the resilience of different types of media systems.