Relevance within study programme

3GJ311 Nordic Media is an optional course in the MA Programme in Global Journalism at NLA University College and takes place in the second semester of the programme.

Learning outcomes descriptors

Knowledge

The student:

• is familiar with past and present developments of the journalistic media in the Nordic countries
• has knowledge of various forms of government subsidy for the Nordic media
• is able to explain a Nordic approach to public service media

Skills

The student:

• can assess the homogeneity and heterogeneity of the Nordic media system and discuss how it relates to other media systems
• can discuss how media policy in the Nordic countries affects journalistic behaviour
• can identify and discuss strengths and weaknesses of the Nordic media system

General competence

The student:

• is able to assess the relationship between a regional media system, media structure and journalistic behaviour

Content

3GJ311 Nordic Media studies the media’s role and behaviour within the Nordic societies (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland). The course examines political and economic conditions for the journalistic media with a view on the peculiarities of Nordic media policy where for example state subsidy plays a key role. The course builds on the material covered in GJ 301 Journalism, Media and Globalization and places the Nordic media in an international context. The course pays particular attention to public service broadcasting (public service media), which is a profound component of the Nordic media model. The course also offers media visits to relevant media organizations and includes an optional study trip to Århus, Denmark. 

Teaching and learning methods

The course has an introductory week with intensive teaching from Monday to Friday. The remaining six weeks of the course have weekly lectures. Online connection is available for the weekly lectures, but not for the introductory week. Times for media visits will be announced when the course begins.

Scope

250-300 hours. 

Final assessment

The assessment of 3GJ311 comprises two parts:

• A 4000 word written assignment/paper (51% of the final grade)
• A 4 hour written exam (49% of the final grade)

Grading, examination

Both parts are individual assignments and are assessed according to the standard A-F grading system. One final grade is given for the course.

Permitted aids under examination

1. Written assignemnet/paper:  All 

2. 4 hour written exam: None 

Assessment language

English or a Nordic language 

Practice

None 

Course evaluation

The course is evaluated according to NLA's quality assurance system. Students are asked to evaluate the course orally while it is being taught and to fill in a written course evaluation form when the course is completed. 

Available as Single Course

No

Reading list and academic resources

Book

A history of the Norwegian press, 1660-2015
Hans Fredrik Dahl, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan, 10, 2016, isbn:9781137580252,
Pp. 1-10
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Newspapers in the Nordic Media Landscape 2017
Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Harrie, Eva, 2018, isbn:9789187957710,
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Finnish journalists
Jrkijainen, J.; Heinonen, A., David H. Weaver, Lars Willnat, Finnish journalists, 530, 2012-01-01, 171-186, isbn:9780203148679,
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Media and politics in Denmark
Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard and Mark Black-Ørsten, POWER, COMMUNICATION, AND POLITICS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES @BULLET, Nörgaard Kristensen, Nete ; Nord, Lars ; Ihlen, Öyvind ; Skogerbö, Eli, Media and politics in Denmark, 2021, 29-49, isbn:9188855287,
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Article

Media markets in Scandinavia: Political economy aspects of convergence and divergence
Lund, Anker Brink, Nordicom Review, Jubilee issue, 28, 2007, 121-134,
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Nordic political communication between change and continuity
Nord, Lars, Eli Skogerbø and Nete Nørgaard Kristensen te Nørgaard and Mark Black-Ørsten, POWER, COMMUNICATION, AND POLITICS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES @BULLET, Nörgaard Kristensen, Nete ; Nord, Lars ; Ihlen, Öyvind ; Skogerbö, Eli, Nordic political communication between change and continuity, 2021, 385-396, isbn:9188855287,
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The Nordic media market : Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Jonas Ohlsson (forfatter), Göteborg, Nordicom, 76, 13, 2015, isbn:9789187957055,
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Media and politics in Norway
Skogerbø, Eli and Rune Karlsen, POWER, COMMUNICATION, AND POLITICS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES @BULLET, Nörgaard Kristensen, Nete ; Nord, Lars ; Ihlen, Öyvind ; Skogerbö, Eli, Media and politics in Norway, 2021, 91-111, isbn:9188855287,
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Book Chapter

Media professionals or organizational marionettes?: Professional values and constraints of Danish journalists
Skovsgaard, Morten ; Albæk, Erik ; Bro, Peter ; de Vreese, Claes, Media professionals or organizational marionettes?: Professional values and constraints of Danish journalists, 155-170, 2012-01-01, 155-170, isbn:9780203148679,
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Swedish journalists: Between professionalization and commercialization
Strömbäck, Jesper ; Nord, Lars ; Shehata, Adam, Swedish journalists: Between professionalization and commercialization, 306-319, 2012-01-01, 306-319, isbn:9780203148679,
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Book Chapter

Taking the Principles of Public Service Media into the Digital Ecology1
Born, Georgina, Taking the Principles of Public Service Media into the Digital Ecology1, The MIT Press, 2018-04-20, 181-190, isbn:9781906897710,
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Book Chapter

From public service broadcasting to public service communication
Collins, Richard, Nordicom (-2012) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Nordicom ; Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten ; Faculty of Social Sciences, Carlsson, Ulla, From public service broadcasting to public service communication, 2010, 53-70, isbn:9189471946,
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Extracts from chapter 3 and 7 of the Puttnam Report
Des Freedman (redaktør), Extracts from chapter 3 and 7 of the Puttnam Report, London, Goldsmiths Press, 2018, 191-208, isbn:9781906897710,

Book Chapter

The Challenge of Public Service Broadcasting in the Nordic Countries. Content and Audiences
Hujanen, Taisto ; Weibull, Lennart ; Harrie, Eva, The Challenge of Public Service Broadcasting in the Nordic Countries. Content and Audiences, 17-, 2013, 17-51,
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Book Chapter

Breaking the mold with new media: Making way for a public service provider in Mexico?
Juárez-Gámiz, Julio and Gregory Ferrell Lowe, Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Nordicom ; Nordicom (-2012) ; Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten ; Faculty of Social Sciences, Steemers, Jeanette ; Ferrell, Gregory ; Carlsson, Ulla, Breaking the mold with new media: Making way for a public service provider in Mexico?, 2012, 167-182, isbn:9186523333,
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Article

Public service broadcasting as an object for cultural policy in Norway and Sweden: A policy tool and an end in itself
Larsen, Håkon, 35-47, Nordicom review, 2, 32, 2011, 35-47,
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Book

Public service media in the networked society : RIPE@2017
Lowe, Gregory Ferrell, Hilde Van den Bulck and Karen Donders, Gregory Ferrell Lowe (redaktør), Göteborg, Nordicom, 134, 2018, isbn:9789187957734,
Pp. 7-124 and 195-210
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Book Chapter

Current challenges to public service broadcasting in the Nordic countries
Lund, Anker Brink and Gregory Ferrell Lowe, Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, Current challenges to public service broadcasting in the Nordic countries, 2013, 51-74, isbn:9186523600,
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Book Chapter

The arm length’s principle in Nordic public broadcasting regulation
Moe, Hallvard and Ole J. Mjøs, Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, The arm length’s principle in Nordic public broadcasting regulation, 2013, 75-92, isbn:9186523600,
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Book Chapter

Introduction: What’s so special about Nordic public service media?
Nissen, Christian S., Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, Introduction: What’s so special about Nordic public service media?, 2013, 9-16, isbn:9186523600,
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Book Chapter

Pressures on Public Service Media: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of 12 Democracies
Powers, Matthew, Pressures on Public Service Media: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of 12 Democracies, The MIT Press, 2018-04-20, 75-81, isbn:9781906897710,
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Book Chapter

Discourses on cultural diversity in public service media in the Nordic region: A focus on ethnic minorities.
Rydin, Ingegerd, Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, Discourses on cultural diversity in public service media in the Nordic region: A focus on ethnic minorities., 2013, 131-160, isbn:9186523600,
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Book Chapter

Nordic public service broadcasting and European Union regulation
Selin, Henrik, Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, Nordic public service broadcasting and European Union regulation, 2013, 161-174, isbn:9186523600,
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Article

‘Youthification’ of drama through real-time storytelling: A production study of blank and the legacy of SKAM
Sundet, Vilde Schanke, Hagedoorn, Berber ; Eichner, Susanne ; Gutiérrez Lozano, Juan Francisco, London, England, SAGE Publications, 145-162, Critical studies in television, 2, 16, 2021-06, 145-162,
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Book Chapter

Public Service in Europe: Five Key Points
Syvertsen, Trine ; Enli, Gunn, Public Service in Europe: Five Key Points, The MIT Press, 2018-04-20, 83-89, isbn:9781906897710,
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Book Chapter

Reflection on A Future for Public Service Television
Thompson, Mark, Reflection on A Future for Public Service Television, The MIT Press, 2018-04-20, 19-24, isbn:9781906897710,
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Book Chapter

Norway and 22 July: A clash of diagnoses … ?
Eide, Elisabeth, Nordicom (2013-) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Övriga enheter GU ; Other units GU, Carlsson, Ulla, Norway and 22 July: A clash of diagnoses … ?, 2013, 73-91, isbn:9186523740,
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Book Chapter

Contrapuntal readings. Transnational media research and the cartoon controversy as a global news event
Eide, Elisabeth, Risto Kunelius and Angela Phillips, Nordicom (-2012) ; Göteborgs universitet ; Gothenburg University ; Nordicom ; Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten ; Faculty of Social Sciences, Carlsson, Ulla, Contrapuntal readings. Transnational media research and the cartoon controversy as a global news event, 2008, 11-28, isbn:9789189471641,
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