Free speech
The People Party's Youth (DFU) in Denmark has filed a complaint against Nyhedsavisen for publishing a video showing their members competing to draw Mohammed at a party. The frontpage story from the freesheet's launch day has turned out to be a problematic scoop that raises troubling,
Blogging
A new EU directive would require all blogs and websites that contain video content to comply with broadcasting regulations, according to The Times (do check out the full story. More links here, from Bloggers Blog).
Current Affairs
The new Swedish government may have presented its first budget yesterday, but it is goverment members dodging the TV-licence and using black market services that is attracting the biggest media headlines. Three Swedish government ministers have been hauled over the coals for not paying their TV-licences. Cecila Stegö Chiló, the
Blogging
"I think I can dare to state that today. The blogosphere can be both fast and thorough. In addition to that we have good opportunities in Sweden with the fantastic public information act which makes it possible to gain access to important information from government without having a press
Blogging
The notion of blogging down a government seems a bit less far-fetched on the heel of a weekend that saw Sweden's trade minister resign after facts uncovered by Swedish blogger Magnus Ljungkvist had led to a series of damaging revelations about her personal economy...
Marketing and PR
Here I was, travelling back to Oslo after a weekend on the coast and suddenly my internet connection started to work again, after a frustrating weekend of constantly abrupted or no connection. The lousy connection in that particular area contradicted my previous experiences, so while stuck in that area and
Media
It's easy to be overwhelmed by all the doom and gloom predictions of the newspapers' bleak future, so I was heartened when I came across some excellent advice for newspapers who want to maintain their relevance in the years to come. Doc Searls writes: "Newspapers are
Blogging
That's certainly what the Swedish Social Democrat's must hope to be doing by setting up two blog platforms that will monitor the new centre-right coalition government who's 'usurped' the power they've held in Sweden for a decade or so. I&
Media
I keep running short on time this week, but here are some interesting perspectives on the media future I simply haven't had time to blog about (do follow the links though, but be warned that the recap of Doc Searls' speech is partly in Danish): Nobody killed
Freesheets
Despite reaching a limited Danish audience on its launch day due to technical problems, Nyhedsavisen's 'Mohammed-scoop' has reignited fury among Muslims globally and sparked a debate on the legitimacy of publishing the story in the first place. On Friday the free paper's first edition
Blogging
I've argued before that the changes social media brings about goes much deeper than just changing the outlook of the media landscape. Social media is fundamentally changing the structure of public discourse, something that is becoming more and more apparent in the political world. In addition to the
Freesheets
A majority in the Danish parliament has called for a new law to protect consumers who do not want freesheets flooding their mailboxes and landings, but provided the freesheets one last chance to sort out the current mess themselves, according to MediaWatch. It's tough being a consumer in