Media innovation and social research

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New ways of telling your story

2025-10-06
Are you active in film, TV, games, media, VR or the experience industry? Now we're back with this fall's big event that talks about innovation and development in the audiovisual media landscape.
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Kick-off Seminar for the Forum for Democratic Communication

2025-07-18
Since last winter, Media & Democracy and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency have been collaborating on establishing a new national forum. The initiative, "Forum for Democratic Communication,"...
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Media & Democracy Launches Project Development Grant

2025-07-17
Starting in 2025, Media & Democracy is introducing a new initiative: financial support for the development of project ideas. "The aim is to create better conditions for more research and innovation...
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"We've Received a Handful of Pitches"

2025-07-17
Throughout 2025, it's possible to apply for project development grants from Media & Democracy to fund the development phase of a project idea. This opportunity has been available for two months now...
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Development Grant Awarded for Research Idea on the Image as a Bearer of Truth

2025-05-27
Researchers from the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg have been granted project development support from Media & Democracy to develop a research...
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Development Grant for Project Idea on Media Production in the Classroom

2025-04-30
The Voice4You association has been awarded Media & Democracy's project development grant to develop a project idea on how schools and media can collaborate to strengthen young people's knowledge of...
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Three Media & Democracy projects received international attention

2025-01-07
Three media researchers have recently returned from Slovenia after presenting research and innovation projects that Media & Democracy leads and participates in. One of the researchers is Kristoffer...
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Full-day event on cross-border investigative journalism

2025-01-07
International collaboration in investigative journalism is becoming increasingly common – and crucial. During a full-day event at Visual Arena, Lindholmen Science Park, the Crossborder Journalism...
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"We are happy to be able to qualify the discussion"

2024-09-04
The Gothenburg book fair is approaching. Media & democracy hosts a seminar plus four program items at the Freedom of Expression Square. All five features are presented here.
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Webbinarium: Hur tech startups driver AI-innovation för mediebranschen

2024-08-23
Ett växande ekosystem av nystartade företag levererar AI-lösningar till nyhetsmedier, det framkommer i Medier & demokrati-projektet Automatiseringen av journalistiken. I ett webbinarium den 17...
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Johan Löfvenholm appointed new CEO of Lindholmen Science Park

2024-05-20
The board of Lindholmen Science Park AB has appointed Johan Löfvenholm as the new CEO of the company. With extensive experience in the automotive industry, he will begin his new role in August...
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Verification: The Future of Journalism

2024-04-30
Research confirms it, and an increasing number of media outlets are investing in it: Verification is becoming an ever more crucial task for journalism. During a recent network meeting for local media...
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Forum for Democratic Communication

The Forum for Democratic Communication was established in 2024. Led by Media & Democracy, it operates in collaboration with the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency. Its target audiences are policymakers, researchers, and journalists, all of whom are targets for disinformation and undue influence.

The forum brings together representatives from these groups to share experiences and knowledge. The aim is to increase their resilience so that their democratic work isn't hindered. The forum also provides an avenue for researchers in the field to gain new input for future research projects, thereby strengthening and updating societal knowledge.

Additionally, the forum hosts public events to raise awareness and knowledge about disinformation and undue influence.
 

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Insights about young people & media

One of Media Sweden's biggest concerns is the large gap between younger and older generations' media consumption. In order to survive in the long run, and from a democratic perspective, the media are grappling with how to get younger generations to take part in, and pay for, journalism.

Media & democracy has run or participated in five research projects on young media consumers. Now we have collected all published material and valuable insights about the target group in one place.
 

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Projects

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The Local Information Landscape in Crisis and War

The preliminary study The Local Information Landscape in Crisis and War explores the potential for new research and innovation on how local libraries and news media can strengthen access to verified...
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Young Citizens and Local News: What, Where and Why?

The project "Young Citizens and Local News: What, Where and Why?" deepens the understanding of young people's news experiences, with a specific focus on local journalism.
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Strengthened local journalism in crises

The project aims to strengthen the conditions of local journalism in crises and wars; a democratic preparedness. In addition to Media & Democracy, the University of Gothenburg, Blekinge Läns Tidning...
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The automation of journalism

Innovation, collaboration and knowledge management in the implementation of AI in news companies.
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Crossborder Journalism Campus, CJC

The project, which runs between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024, will develop a model for how students in investigative journalism at different universities in different countries can collaborate...
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Future of Democracy

Future of Democracy has been initiated and led by Media & Democracy and AI Sweden, Sweden's center for applied AI innovation. The focus is on the borderland between technology and democracy, with the...
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International Youth Think Tank

The project was founded in 2018 and has been part of Lindholmen Science Park and Media & democracy since January 2021. The goal is to promote the democracy movement among 18-24-year-olds in Europe and...
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About Media & Democracy

Media & Democracy is a national collaboration platform for media innovation and social research. The goal is to strengthen the media's innovative power, journalism, public discourse, and democracy. Priority areas for the platform are experimental research projects, data and AI-related media development, media and information literacy as well as knowledge dissemination and networking.

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Future of Democracy

Future of Democracy has been initiated and led by Media & Democracy and AI Sweden, Sweden's center for applied AI innovation. The focus is on the borderland between technology and democracy, with the aim of safeguarding and contributing to development where digitalisation and AI are used in a democratically sustainable way. Future of Democracy operates as a non-profit initiative and the focal point of the initiative is the Future of Democracy Summit.
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International Youth Think Tank

The project was founded in 2018 and has been part of Lindholmen Science Park and Media & democracy since January 2021. The goal is to promote the democracy movement among 18-24-year-olds in Europe and the initiative is funded until 2023 by the Markus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Foundation. A cornerstone of the project is the International Youth Conferences (IYC). So far, three have been arranged - 2019, 2020 and 2021 - of which the last two with Lindholmen Science Park as hub and host.

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Contribute to media innovation and social research

Media & Democracy's goal is to strengthen the media's innovative power, journalism, public discourse and democracy.

If you or your organization are curious about getting involved in projects or spreading knowledge, get in touch with Martin Holmberg, program manager for Media & Democracy.

Martin Holmberg

Martin Holmberg

Programme Manager
martin.holmberg@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)31-764 70 61


We who are involved in Media & Democracy

Martin Holmberg

Martin Holmberg

Programme Manager
martin.holmberg@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)31-764 70 61
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Frida Dam Bergstedt

Project Manager
frida.bergstedt@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)708 74 05 19
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Urban Strandberg

Program Manager, IYTT
urban.strandberg@lindholmen.se
+46 730 59 55 15
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Karin Ekberg

Project Manager
karin.ekberg@lindholmen.se
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Robert Olsson

Chairman, Media & Democracy
robert.olsson@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)706-615 087
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Jonathan Falck

Senior Advicer
jonathan.falck@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)705-62 42 74
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Martin Svensson

AI Sweden
Senior Adviser
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Carl-Fredrik Hansson

Communications Manager
carl-fredrik.hansson@lindholmen.se
+46 (0)70 383 35 31
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Media & Democracy is a national collaboration platform for media innovation and social research.

The goal is to strengthen the innovative power of the media, journalism, public discourse and democracy. A priority area for the platform is media-related AI innovation.

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