Inform, educate and entertain: Nordic public service podcasts in the 2020s.

This study analyses the development of Nordic public service media (PSM) organizations and their approach to audio content in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. All Nordic PSM companies are market leaders in the national radio markets and share an idea of public service as a building element of th...

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Publicado en:Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 99 - 120
Autor principal: Lindeberg, Aura
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Intellect Ltd. Apr2026
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