Media innovation and social research

Bild på demostranter. En afroamerikansk kvinna är i centrum som talar in i en mikrofon med sin näve knuten och upplyft mot skyn.

Illustration av data som tillsammans utgör en stor bakgrundsbild, bilden förestället datachipslinjer som slingrar sig över bilden i olika nyanser. Tillsammans får bilden ett helthetsintryck av att vara futuristiskt. ,

"Committed participants who are passionate about democracy"

2023-05-31

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...

This is how Aftonbladet and Sveriges Radio work with AI

2023-05-25

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...

”Journalists rarely meet young people”

2023-05-25

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...

Successful combination strengthens democracy

2023-05-22

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...

Open registration: IYTT's fourth youth conference

2022-05-16

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...

Nominate the 2022 collaborator of the year

2022-04-29

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 project funding is now open

2022-04-19

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.

Lindholmen Democracy Talks reports results from democracy talks in 17 cities

2022-04-13

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...

Campaign weekend for the democracy

2022-03-28

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...

IYC's final report will be launched on the event: Demokratin 100 år – en framtidsdag

2022-03-09

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...

World leading democracy research on Lindholmen Democracy Talks

2022-02-07

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...

Next application for project funding opens

2022-01-03

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.

Forum för demokratisk kommunikation

Ett nationellt projekt med tre målgrupper i fokus: beslutsfattare, forskare och journalister. Syftet är att stärka målgruppernas kunskaper och motståndskraft mot desinformation, otillbörliga påverkanskampanjer och hot och hat för att skydda och värna demokratiskt deltagande och utövande. Utöver samverkan och aktiviteter där kunskaper och erfarenheter delas, öppnar forumet för ny forskning inom området.

Forum för demokratisk kommunikation

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.

Young people & media

Projects

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...

Två kvinnor går längs en klippa i solnedgången, hukade över sina mobiltelfoner. Det är något oroligt över bilden. Kanske försöker de kontakta någon som är försvunnen.

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...

The automation of journalism

Innovation, collaboration and knowledge management in the implementation of AI in news companies.

Bild tagen uppifrån på studenter som sitter vid skolbänkar i en föreläsningssal.

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...

Människor i stor sal, sitter och samtalar

Future of Democracy

International Youth Think Tank

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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.

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.

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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Nyhetscentrum visas. Massa bildskärmar som bildar en glob. Redaktörer står i studion och stirra upp på dem. Mörk känsla i rummet vilket ger en spännande och skarp känsla.

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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

Programme Manager

martin.holmberg@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)31-764 70 61

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Martin Holmberg

Programme Manager

martin.holmberg@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)31-764 70 61

Frida Dam Bergstedt

Project Manager

frida.bergstedt@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)708 74 05 19

Urban Strandberg

Program Manager, IYTT

urban.strandberg@lindholmen.se

+46 730 59 55 15

Jenny Wiik

Flexit Researcher

jenny.wiik@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)70-832 01 49

Robert Olsson

Chairman, Media & Democracy

robert.olsson@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)706-615 087

Jonathan Falck

Senior Advicer

jonathan.falck@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)705-62 42 74

Martin Svensson

AI Sweden

Senior Adviser

Carl-Fredrik Hansson

Communications Manager

carl-fredrik.hansson@lindholmen.se

+46 (0)70 383 35 31

Media innovation and social research

"Committed participants who are passionate about democracy"

This is how Aftonbladet and Sveriges Radio work with AI

”Journalists rarely meet young people”

Successful combination strengthens democracy

Open registration: IYTT's fourth youth conference

Nominate the 2022 collaborator of the year

Application for project funding is now open

Lindholmen Democracy Talks reports results from democracy talks in 17 cities

Campaign weekend for the democracy

IYC's final report will be launched on the event: Demokratin 100 år – en framtidsdag

World leading democracy research on Lindholmen Democracy Talks

Next application for project funding opens

Forum för demokratisk kommunikation

Insights about young people & media

Projects

About Media & Democracy

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What is happening within Media & Democracy?

Contribute to media innovation and social research

Martin Holmberg

We who are involved in Media & Democracy

Martin Holmberg

Frida Dam Bergstedt

Urban Strandberg

Jenny Wiik

Robert Olsson

Jonathan Falck

Martin Svensson

Carl-Fredrik Hansson

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