Dr. Martin Karlsson successfully defended his PhD thesis today

Dr. Martin Karlsson successfully defended his PhD thesis "Governing the news - A study of problems and solutions in Swedish public service broadcasting news and policy between 1954 and 2015" at Stockholm University today February 10, 2023. The examination committee announced its unanimous verdict in the afternoon, saying that he had passed. Senior Lecturer Simon Dawes, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, was his External reviewer.

Martin Karlsson on the day of his public defense at Stockholm University. Photo: Svante Emanuelli ©
Martin Karlsson on the day of his public defense at Stockholm University. Photo: Svante Emanuelli © February 10, 2023
 

Participants
 

Author of the thesis

Martin Karlsson, PhD candidate, Department of Media Studies, Stockholm University


External Reviewer (opponent)

Simon Dawes, Senior Lecturer, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Full bio: Simon Dawes


Examination Committee

Åsa Kroon, Professor, Örebro University,
Henrik Örnebring, Professor, Karlstad University
Andreas Widholm, Associate Professor, Stockholm University
Ester Appelgren, Associate Professor, Södertörn University (substitute)
 

Supervisors

Kristina Widestedt, Head Supervisor and Associate Professor, Stockholm University
Jörgen Rahm-Skågeby, Supervisor and Associate Professor, Stockholm University
 

Chair

Anna Roosvall, Chair and Professor, Stockholm University  

 

Martin Karlsson's thesis


Full title: Governing the news: A study of problems and solutions in Swedish public service broadcasting news and policy between 1954 and 2015
 

Bokomslag till doktorsavhandlingen "Governing the news" av Martin Karlsson, Stockholms universitet.
Cover of the thesis by Martin Karlsson, Stockholm University.
 

Abstract:

 

Full abstract (DiVA)

Download the full thesis (DiVA)


Subject: Doctoral thesis in Media and Communication Studies

Language: English