Local Media Ecologies: Social media taking the lead

Legacy media and social media are intertwined in a complicated relationship in local media ecologies. The recent national Swedish SOM survey on media use shows that people use Facebook more than local newspapers (both paper and online) to stay up to date with local events. In contrast, though, users...

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Published in:Nordicom review 2019-10, Vol.40 (s2), p.51-67
Main Author: Nygren, Gunnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Facebook
local journalism
local media use
media ecology
social media
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Summary:Legacy media and social media are intertwined in a complicated relationship in local media ecologies. The recent national Swedish SOM survey on media use shows that people use Facebook more than local newspapers (both paper and online) to stay up to date with local events. In contrast, though, users still regard legacy media like subscription newspapers and the regional public service as more important sources than social media. Local newspapers are experiencing a decline in their number of users, but new hyperlocals are showing more stable numbers. Nevertheless, newspapers produce most of the original news reporting, and the public service and hyperlocals have more complementary positions in local media ecologies. They are all meeting the audience in the expanding public sphere of Facebook.
ISSN:2001-5119
1403-1108
2001-5119
DOI:10.2478/nor-2019-0026