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Participants from 55 Countries at MIL Days in Gothenburg
During and in connection with the annual book fair in Gothenburg, there was a heavy focus on media and information literacy MIL. It was arranged in part by Global MIL Week 2019 Feature Conference and...
Hello Petter Beckman ...
... project developer at Direktpress in Stockholm, the media corporation that is a hub in the research and innovation project 'Conflict Management, Dialogue and Reader Engagement in the New Media...
Pokémon Go Inspires BT's Community Journalism
In Borås, Pokémon Go thinking renews local community journalism. The research and innovation project Beta Borås 2 is now being published in the city centre via QR codes. 'We want to be seen in the...
Three Media Companies in a Pioneering AI Project
Lindholmen Science Park has quickly established a bridge between Medier & demokrati and AI Innovation of Sweden. The pioneer project 'Swedish Linguistic Data Lab' includes three media companies, and...
Local Political News Reaches More People
The local news media has lost its dominant position as a mediator of news during elections. According to a unique report, social media channels and Facebook, in particular, have assumed a leading...
AI Innovation of Sweden is open
Now it is open: the new national centre for research and innovation within artificial intelligence – AI Innovation of Sweden. Lindholmen Science Park is serving as the host and Medier & demokrati is...
New Duo in the Medier & Demokrati Management Team
With the change of calendar year from 2018 to 2019, two new members joined Medier & Demokrati's management team: media researchers Ulrika Andersson and Bengt Johansson.
Informative and Playful Journalism Attracts 25-35-year-olds
Constructive, informative and playful journalism - success factors for reach 25-35-year-olds. The experimental Beta Borås project revealed this. Read the final report on the unique test editorial...
Where Media and Technology Meet
The Medier & Demokrati project Beta Borås drew a packed house at the year's NxtMedia Conference in Trondheim. The main topic of the conference was local media's role in society, how the fake-news...
Minister for Culture visited Beta Borås
The Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy, Alice Bah Kuhnke, was keen to learn about the Beta Borås Media & Democracy project so she visited the test editorial team at Borås Tidning. Her...
New CEO at Lindholmen Science Park AB
Lindholmen Science Park’s new CEO, Tord Hermansson, will take office on October 1. “I am proud of and enthusiastic about this new opportunity, and I am looking forward to working to strengthen the...
From Lindholmen Science Park to the Volvo Group
After 13 exciting years at Lindholmen Science Park, it is now time for Niklas Wahlberg to leave his post as CEO and take on new challenges in the Volvo Group. “What I’ve been part of for all these...
Beta Borås goes live
Media & Democracy’s test editorial team at Borås Tidning – Beta Borås – has now gone live. This means it is fully operational with new publications characterized by experimental journalistic...
Facebook catches up with Norwegian local media
Media & Democracy at Lindholmen Science Park has just published a new report. The report focuses on local media consumption in Norway, where a new study by the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo...
Unique test editorial team launched at Borås Tidning daily
The Media & Democracy innovation and research program has recruited a test editorial team to the Borås Tidning (BT) daily, tasked with the experiment of researching the kind of local current affairs...
Lindholmen Science Park strengthens its strategic management
Lindholmen Science Park AB is under constant development and growth, and to further strengthen the development of its operational breadth, Martin Svensson has been appointed program manager. In his...
Media & democracy launches test editorial team for new local journalism
What kind of local current affairs journalism attracts and is relevant to 25-35-year-olds? During 2018, Media & democracy at Lindholmen Science Park is leading a unique research and innovation project...
Fact Checks and Election Coverage engaged the media industry
1) The term “fake news” is particularly poorly chosen. 2) Fact-checking convinces even Trump voters. 3) Today’s parties and politicians work systematically with social media, thereby having a greater...
Prizewinning journalistic integration project in Media & Democracy’s first report
Media & Democracy plays a key role in disseminating new knowledge in the borderlands of trends in media and democracy. This takes place through activities such as seminars, and unique reporting. In...
The media industry needs more collaboration
Accelerate collaboration with other industries and research. This was one of the future messages for media leaders during the NxtMedia Conference in Trondheim. Media & Democracy was on location to...
VRST 2017 Special offer
Now everyone who is a part of Visual Arena's network is offered a favorable price to participate in VRST 2017.
New steering group for Media & Democracy in place
The members of Media & Democracy’s new steering group have now been recruited. The new members have broad and in-depth expertise of society in general and the media in particular, says Chairman...
Media & Democracy goes live with project for journalism and civil dialog
Media & Democracy is underway at Lindholmen Science Park. Focus for the autumn will be to establish a development center and to initiate live projects. -It is inspiring to lead a unique venture, says...
Media Arena to host national development center
A decision has been made. Media Arena Lindholmen will host the Media & Democracy innovation and research program. “How the rapid media trend is affecting democracy is one of the most topical and...
