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Local Journalism With State Support
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Abstract In Sweden, the system of press subsidies was expanded in 2019 to give special support for "weakly covered areas." This new support has had positive effects, but changes in the system also introduced new demands on the content concerning democratic values etc. If state support should be used for savi... view more
In Sweden, the system of press subsidies was expanded in 2019 to give special support for "weakly covered areas." This new support has had positive effects, but changes in the system also introduced new demands on the content concerning democratic values etc. If state support should be used for saving local journalism, how far can state influence on the content be acceptable for independent local media? The commentary describes the system of support and discusses this crucial question.... view less
Keywords
Sweden; journalism; political influence; promotional measure
Classification
Communicator Research, Journalism
Free Keywords
local journalism; news deserts; press subsidies; state support
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 401-403
Journal
Media and Communication, 11 (2023) 3
Issue topic
News Deserts: Places and Spaces Without News
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed