Functions of the press: Council study

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description

This study is part of the research program The Role of the Press in Society, a project initiated by the 1972 Commission of tbe Press. The motive for a total investigation of the councillors in the four municipalities of the survey was to reach a group of politically active persons, who could be expected to a greater extent to be readers of more than one newspaper. Hereby there was a possibility of comparison of attitudes to and use of various dailies.

Subject area

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Principal organisation

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Identifiers

SND-ID: SND 0134

Description

This study is part of the research program The Role of the Press in Society, a project initiated by the 1972 Commission of tbe Press. The motive for a total investigation of the councillors in the four municipalities of the survey was to reach a group of politically active persons, who could be expected to a greater extent to be readers of more than one newspaper. Hereby there was a possibility of comparison of attitudes to and use of various dailies.

Language

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated

1974-02-01

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Unit of analysis

Population

Municipal councillors in Malmö, Göteborg, Västerås and Leksand

Time Method

Funding

Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

Nämnden för samhällsinformation

Subject area

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

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Publications

Svensk press. Pressens funktioner i samhället. SOU 1975:78. Stockholm: LiberFörlag.
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ISBN: 9138024756

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Council study

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection: 1974-02-01

Data collector: Statistics Sweden

Source of the data: Population group

Variables

453

Number of individuals/objects

250

Published: 1982-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06