Filimonov, Kirill Carpentier, Nico
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Nordicom Review
In this article, we analyse mediated representations of elite and non-elite voices about climate change, by juxtaposing two Swedish non-fiction television series: one narrates the work of environmental scientists, the other discusses climate change with diverse citizens in a vox pop format. We argue that the discursive practices of these programmes...
Bruun, Hanne Bille, Benedicte Krogh
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Nordicom Review
This article presents findings from a study of how the public service television (PSTV) companies DR and TV 2 in Denmark are changing their scheduling practices to address the competition from transnational streaming services. We focus on a comparative analysis of how television documentaries are scheduled and argue that the documentary genre is pa...
Scott Hansen, Sne
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Nordicom Review
This article investigates the media's construction of public perceptions of future human–machine relationships related to artificial intelligence (AI) development and reflects on how such perceptions play a role in shaping strategies for the use of AI in Denmark. Through a critical discourse analysis of 253 newspaper and magazine articles published...
Sveningsson, Malin Vestberg, Alva Hedström, Johanna
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Nordicom Review
A “body activism” movement, with roots in fat activism and body positivity, has developed in Sweden during the last decade. As new forms of activism emerge, boundaries and approaches are being negotiated. Who is the movement for? Who can engage in it, and how? Through semi-structured interviews, we seek to understand how young Swedes who follow and...
Adler Berg, Freja Sørine
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This article investigates why and how women use independent podcasting and social media platforms to challenge norms afflicting their own personal lives. Extending previous studies of independent podcasting as a tool of empowerment, this article analyses semi-structured interviews with the hosts of two podcasts: the mental health and personal journ...
Hoffmann, Lara Jónsson, Þorlákur Axel Meckl, Markus
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Nordicom Review
Information and communication technologies enable migrants to maintain bonds with multiple communities. Little is known about the association between migrants’ connections to their country of origin and different integration practices in online and offline communities in the receiving society. We draw on a survey conducted amongst migrants in Icela...
Hornmoen, Harald Hågvar, Yngve Benestad Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie Fonn, Birgitte Kjos Stuedahl, Dagny
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Nordicom Review
Increasingly, the means of engaging young people in constructive public debate and democratic society has shifted to online digital media platforms. This assumes that participants have the necessary media literacy skills to engage in a meaningful way. We discuss how and to what extent responses in an online blog elicited by two different scenes fro...
Jaakkola, Maarit Koliska, Michael Andersen, Ida Vikøren Ahlness, Ellen A.
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Andreassen, Rikke Kaun, Anne Nikunen, Kaarina
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Nordicom Review
Digital tools facilitating everything from health to education have been introduced at a rapid pace to replace physical meetings and allow for social distancing measures as the Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the drive to large-scale digitalisation. This rapid digitalisation enhances the already ongoing process of datafication, namely turning ever-in...
Ní Bhroin, Niamh Sand, Stine Rasmussen, Torkel
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Nordicom Review
Indigenous journalism can facilitate the inclusion of Indigenous voices in the public sphere, thereby contributing to social change. Contemporary Indigenous journalism is in part facilitated by the introduction and diffusion of paradigmatic media innovations, including the Internet, mobile technology, and social media. Based on a literature review,...
