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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

During Preparedness Week, Blekinge Läns Tidning and the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization (Lottakåren) set out to engage with high school students to discuss preparedness. This successful...

The International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an achievement. A total of 540 young individuals from 68 countries have applied to participate in this year's...

In September, the world's largest conference on investigative journalism will be held in Gothenburg. It is now clear that there is record interest in the pre-conference of the first day, organized by...

Audiovisual Days are back at Lindholmen Science Park 8-10 November 2023. There will be three days of lectures, panel discussions and workshops on sound-based and visual storytelling - and Media &...

Now we are making the Media & Democracy podcast more accessible. Follow the podcast on Spotify so you don't miss new episodes about current media innovation and democracy-related social research.

29-30 May, the third Future of Democracy Summit was held. 150 leaders gathered at Lindholmen Science Park to discuss modernization, new technology and democracy. Here are project manager Karin...

In November, the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) organized its fifth youth conference. The previous four have been held in Gothenburg, but starting this year the conference will be held in...

The project Strengthened local journalism in crisis situations is underway at newsrooms in Blekinge and Värmland. Linus Carle, editor-in-chief at Arvika news, shares what their collaboration with...

In a short time, AI has gone from present to burning in the news media. In the Medier & demokrati podcast episode 16, Martin Schori, Aftonbladet, and Olle Zachrison, Sveriges Radio, talk about what...

Patricia Svensson had an eye-opener in the project Local democracy in a digital world. It was the meeting with a handful of young people who told about their visions for Falköping, a meeting that...

There is a great need for physical places for meetings and conversations, as a counterweight to our increasingly digitized society. Here, the libraries are an unused arena - it shows a unique...

In November, the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) organizes the fourth edition of the International Youth Conference. Participants are 18-24-year-olds who want to take on real societal challenges...

Who do you think has created conditions for successful partnerships during the past year in an open and committed way? Now is the time for nominations! The collaborator of the year will be awarded...

Application for Lindholmen Science Park’s next project funding of film and television projects is now open. The deadline for applications is May 18 at 5 pm CET.

Media & Democracy has previously reported on the European democracy campaign that the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) carried out from 1 to 3 April. The results will be presented at IYTT's lunch...

When the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) visited the cradle of democracy in Athens last autumn, a simple and concrete method was born, Open Chair Democracy Talks. It gives voice to citizens and...

For the past two years, the government has initiated a gathering of forces for democracy in Sweden under the name "Democracy 100 years". On March 15, a final future conference will be held in...

The lunch event Lindholmen Democracy Talks continues. On February 23, the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) invites Xavier Romero Vidal, a researcher at Cambridge's Center for the Future of...

Application for Lindholmen Science Park’s next project funding of film and television projects opens on January 3 and closes on February 3 at 5 pm CET.