Changing Media Preferences? Comparing the Perceived Importance of Television, Newspapers and the Internet in Finland, 1999-2009
Sammanfattning
As the Internet provides extensive sources of information and entertainment platforms,
traditional forms of media have come under scrutiny ever since the early days of the
information and communication technologies (ICTs). In the present article, we examine
how media preferences in Finland have changed over the past ten years by focusing on
the perceived importance of television, newspapers and the Internet. We use three sets of nationally representative survey data from 1999, 2004 and 2009, respectively, to establish
a comparative view of the preferences during this time. Our findings indicate that even
though the perceived importance of the Internet has increased during the past ten years,
media preferences in general have not changed radically. In addition, we are able to witness clear variations between socio-demographic groups across all points in time. Some of
these variations have weakened over time, but not all of them. Broader implications for a
changing media landscape are discussed in relation to the results.
Utgivare
Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicom
Källa
Nordicom Review, 34 (2) p. 77-92
Samlingar
Fil(er)
Datum
2013-11Författare
Näsi, Matti
Räsänen, Pekka
Redaktör
Carlsson, Ulla
Nyckelord
Internet
television
newspapers
Finland
survey data
media perceptions
Publikationstyp
article, peer reviewed scientific
ISBN
978-91-86523-77-0
ISSN
1403-1108
Språk
eng