Helle Svensson

This book tells the story of how the news media can help the inattentive members of the public become better educated and knowledgeable ‘economic citizens’. The authors argue that changes in the economy, journalism and consumer culture have made economic news more visible, more mainstream and more accessible. They show how economic news not only affects economic perceptions, but also interest in the economy, knowledge about the economy, and economic voting. Relying on statistical analyses, the book provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the effects of economic news.

This book tells the story of how the news media can help the inattentive members of the public become better educated and knowledgeable ‘economic citizens’. The authors argue that changes in the economy, journalism and consumer culture have made economic news more visible, more mainstream and more accessible. They show how economic news not only affects economic perceptions, but also interest in the economy, knowledge about the economy, and economic voting. Relying on statistical analyses, the book provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the effects of economic news.

Min historia börjar i krigets Estland på 1940-talet. Det är en berättelse om svårigheterna att lämna sitt hemland som flykting. Främlingsfientlighet har alltid funnits här lika väl som i andra länder. Myter har cirkulerat. Uppgörelsen med mina två hemländer har varit en stark och omtumlande resa som slutar i försoning. Det har tagit en hel livstid att finna mitt hela jag och att låta båda mina identiteter förenas till en helhet. Integration tar tid och arbete.