Denmark – (E5) Affordable public and private news media
Public service media are relatively affordable. Newspapers – both print and online – are relatively expensive.
Countries: Denmark
Denmark – (C6) Practice of access to information
Traditionally, Danish news media have enjoyed a relatively high widespread access to public information. However, a revision of the law in 2013 led to several restrictions that, despite debate and criticism, are still in place today.
Denmark – (E7) Code of ethics at the national level
National media have high ethical standards and procedures on a formal as well as informal level.
Denmark – (E5) Affordable public and private news media
Public service media are relatively affordable. Newspapers – both print and online – are relatively expensive.
Denmark – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
The only officially recognised minority group in Denmark, the Germans, have their own media. Other minorities are less visible and represented in the Danish media landscape.
Denmark – (F9) Gender equality in media content
Danish news media has no codified rules securing gender equality in media content, but an increased awareness of the issue exists.
Denmark – (F8) Rules and practices on internal gender equality
Gender differences in terms of salary and positions persist, albeit to a lower degree than in other sectors and in other countries. There is relatively little emphasis on achieving gender equality through formal rules and initiatives, but in recent years, awareness has increased and large media organisations are beginning to explicitly articulate their goals on internal gender equality.
Denmark – (F5) Company rules against internal influence on newsroom / editorial staff
The degree of independence of Danish newsrooms is high; editorial decisions remain in the domain of the editorial staff, but there is increasing collaboration between editorial and commercial departments.
Denmark – (F4) Internal rules for practice of newsroom democracy
Newsroom democracy in Denmark is well established. However, it is informal and carried out more in the professional culture rather than written down in formal, internal rules.
Denmark – (F2) Patterns of news media use (consumption of news)
Public service television and online newspapers remain the prime sources of news and information in Denmark. Some age gaps in media use exist, particularly with regard to Danes under 25, who continue to consume news, but prefer to receive their news through social media.
