10.1515/nor-2017-0407 Nordicom Review 38 (2017) 1, pp. 137 New Publications from NORDICOM The Assault on Gendering War and Journalism Peace Reporting Building knowledge to protect Some insights – some missing freedcom of expression links Ulla Carlsson & Reeta Pö- Berit von der Lippe & Rune yhteri (eds.) Nordicom 2017, Ottosen (eds.) Nordicom 2016, 378 p. 278 p. In connection with World Press War reporting has tradition- Freedom Day 2016 in Helsinki ally been a male activity. Elite an international conference, sources like politicians, high entitled Safety of Journalists. ranking military officers and state officials are collec- Knowledge is the Key, was arranged by UNESCO and tively still dominated by men, and it will take more than the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression at the the presence of an increased number of female journal- University of Gothenburg in collaboration with IAM- ists to change this male hegemony. CR), and a range of other partners. There is, though, no deterministic link between The aim of the publication is to highlight and fuel sex/gender and more peaceful news or a more peaceful journalist safety as a field of research, as well as to in- world. spire further dialogues and new research initiatives. The This book offers analytic approaches to how traditio- contributions represent diverse perspectives on both em- nal war journalism is gendered. Through different case pirical and theoretical research and offer many quantita- studies, the book reveals how the framing of different tively and qualitatively informed insights. femininities and masculinities affects the reporting and our understanding of war and conflicts. Citizens in a Mediated World The Media and the A Nordic-Baltic perspective Mundane on media and information Communication across media Ingela Wadbring & Leo Pek- in everyday life kala (eds.) Nordicom 2017, Kjetil Sandvik, Anne Mette 108 p. Thorhauge & Bjarki Valtys- Digital technology has become son (eds.) Nordicom 2016, a natural part of our daily lives 159 p. and requires new skills, knowl- This book provides a variety of edge and attitudes. cases and theoretical insights This book presents the discussions and conclusions that touch upon communica- from a conference on Media and Information Literacy tion across media in everyday life. The cases favour user in Helsinki, May 2016, financed by the Nordic Coun- perspectives and are focused on coordinating mundane cil of Ministers. The event was organized by Nordicom activities on smartphones, the role played by apps when together with KAVI – National Audiovisual Institute in exercising, the use of self-organised Facebook groups Finland, jointly with the Nordic media and media educa- for civic participation, the role various cross-media tion authorities: Media Council for Children and Youth communication patterns play in the everyday practices in Denmark, Fjölmiðlanefnd (The Media Commission) of bereaved parents, the framing and use of digitized of Iceland, Norwegian Media Authority and the Swedish cultural heritage, and the political everyday life appro- Media Council. priations of users on social media. While the cases are empirically grounded, the theoretical insights provide different frameworks for understanding cross-mediated communication patterns and space of agency in every- day contexts. Also available in full text online at www.nordicom.gu.se 137.