NEWS / REPORTS: Media trends in the Nordic countries

Nordicom's coverage of the media development in the Nordic countries, Europe and worldwide is reported under News and Further Reading and in two newsletters.

The newsletters Media Trends in the Nordic Countries and European Media Policy  are both scheduled to come out three times during 2015. The newsletters can be downloaded in PDF-format below.

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PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2012

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2012, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on our website.

In this issue we present articles about e.g. a study on the TV coverage of the earthquake in Chile 2010, media education to promote youth civic engagement in the favelas of Rio, developments in video game
classification in Australia, and more. We are also grateful to the two student reporters of children's newspaper The Peace Gong for their contribution on how peace and non-violence can be promoted through children's media platforms. Recent reports are also presented as well as news briefs on current conferences. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to warmly thank all the contributors to this newsletter - your cooperation is much appreciated! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 1, 2013 will be published in May/June and deadline for contributions is April 15.

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011, from the
International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now
available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on the encounter of cultural heritage and
use of new media in contemporary Africa, Russian Schoolchildren's'
activities online and the use of storyboards in audiovisual education.
You will also find conference reports, new online resources and news
briefs about current research. It is our hope that the newsletter will
offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to warmly thank all the contributors to
this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input
to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words),
tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding
children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2011 will be published in
November and deadline for contributions is October 15.

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NEWS / PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2010

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 2, 2010, from the
International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now
available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on youth and celebrity culture in Portugal, cultural consumption through media by children and youth in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, news media literacy and two personal reflections on the work of the EU Media Literacy Expert Group. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children,
youth and media. Issue no. 1, 2011 will be published in May and deadline for contributions is April 15.

PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2010

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2010, from the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on a study of Cypriot youth and the formation of socio-cultural identity by their use of social websites, new data on the coverage of children and children’s rights issues in South African News, a report from the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth, and more. It is our hope that the newsletter will offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to thank all the contributors to this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words), tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2010 will be published in December and deadline for contributions is November 15. In particular we encourage contributions dealing with children, youth and the news, but other topics are certainly also welcome!