A new report from the Ministry of Culture called ‘Media trust, fake news and fact-checking’ shows that 47 percent of the Danish population is suspicious that ‘fake news’ from various sources shoots their worldview.
In fact, 60 percent believe that some Danish media deliberately deliver fake news.
Conversely, other figures in the report show a high level of general confidence, as 66 per cent of Danes believe that their news sources are honest and that false news reports are unintentional.
A society of trust?
“Danish society is a society with trust. We must protect this. The media play an important role as a link between the citizens and the social institutions, so it is important that the Danes trust it, ”said Minister of Culture Joy Mogensen.
“We need to strengthen the journalism industry so that there is easy access to credible content that Danes think is relevant and credible. At the same time, we need to have better control of social media along with the technical companies behind them to ensure that democratic debate is not distorted online. ”
Despite public skepticism about the news, it was only found that a quarter of the population used some form of fact-checking media. Men actually use control significantly more than women: 34 compared to 19 percent.
Multi-million kroner aid package approved for new cultural initiatives
DKK 272 million has been set aside to support new cultural initiatives and institutions, including digital theater, the Workers’ Museum, Goldschmidt’s Music Conservatory and the Statens Kunstfonds’ dream scholarships’, which award grants to young people for creative projects. The support was approved by the Folketing’s finance committee and will be partly financed with profits from Danske Spil and dividends from the Danish Class Lottery.
Denmark promises support for libraries to help achieve the UN’s global goals
In the Government’s action plan for the UN’s global goals in Denmark, special emphasis is placed on libraries. The plan highlights the role of libraries in encouraging ‘public information’ and outlines an approach that focuses on developing competence among library staff. The 17 global goals were adopted by the UN in 2015 as “a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity”, according to the UN Development Program.
The remains of long-separated Viking brothers reunited in the exhibition
Two men, presumably half-brothers, who were separated by a trip to England in the early 1000s, have been reunited in a Viking exhibition called ‘The Cruise’ at the National Museum in Copenhagen, which opens on 26 June. One was brutally murdered and thrown into a mass grave in Oxford during a massacre of Danish Viking settlers in the year 1002. Meanwhile, his half-brother lived a quiet, rural life on Funen, where he died at the age of 50 years.
Two Danish shorts selected for Cannes 2021
Two Danish films are competing for big prizes at this year’s Cannes festival, which runs from 6 to 17 July. Horror film ‘It’s in the ground’ by Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen is one of 10 shorts competing for Short Film Palme d’Or. ‘Free Men’ by Óskar Kristinn Vignisson, a graduate of the National Film of the School of Denmark, is one of 17 films vying for the ‘Cinéfondation’ award for best master film.
Winning photos of pandemic city life from DAC photo contest will be shown
The Danish Architecture Center has presented the winning photographs from a competition that attracted 4,400 entries in answer to the question “How does architecture form the framework for both society and loneliness in the spaces of our cities?” The winning photos plus 55 selected entries are presented in an exhibition at Bryghuspladsen in front of DAC. The jury consisted of the former mayor of Copenhagen, Ritt Bjerregaard, the leader of the Copenhagen Photo Festival, Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen, film producer Niels Bjørn, former winner of the competition Dennis Skyum and Tanya Lindkvist from DAC.
The British stand-up comedian Sarah Millican announces tour in Denmark
Sarah Millican is a familiar face on British television who has appeared regularly on ‘QI’, ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ as well as her own eponymous comedy show. This time next year she will perform in the DR Concert Hall in Copenhagen as part of her Bobby Dazzler show tour. The last time she visited Denmark was with her Control Enthusiast show, which was sold out at Bremen Teater. Tickets cost 265 kroner, and the sale opens at 24 on June 24 at www.drkoncerthuset.dk.
Ru Paul winner Sasha Velor performs at the Concert Hall
International drag star Sasha Velor, winner of ‘Drag Race Season 9’, brings her critically acclaimed show ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ to Europe in 2022. The 36-day tour starts in Helsinki on January 20 and tours Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany , Luxembourg, Holland, Norway, Sweden, UK and more. Sasha will perform in Copenhagen on January 29, 2022 at the Concert Hall. Tickets start from DKK 430 and are available now via www.drkoncerthuset.dk/event/sasha-velour.
String of larger bands announces tour dates in Copenhagen in 2022
Iggy Pop has announced concerts on 3 and 5 June at Værket in Randers and Falkoner Salen in Copenhagen, respectively. Tickets start from NOK 505 www.ticketmaster.dk. Meanwhile, the Scottish indie-pop duo Belle & Sebastian will play at Vega on April 24 with tickets for a price of DKK 300. The Australian folk band Sons of the East will tour Europe with their debut album and stop at Copenhagen’s Little Vega on February 17. . Tickets from DKK 200. Masters of melancholic rock, the Norwegian band Madrugada, will also visit Denmark for three performances as part of their European tour. Catch them on Train in Aarhus on 14 March, Vega in Copenhagen on 15 March and Posten in Odense on 16 March. Tickets from DKK 295. The French technopioner Vitalic celebrates its 20-year musical anniversary with a live show on December 9, 2021 at Lille Vega. Vitalic’s references span techno, house, rock, Italo-disco, classical and electro from the 1970s. Tickets from NOK 250. Find tickets for all the above concerts on www.allthingslive.dk.
Metallica til Game at Copenhell 2022
Megaband Metallica has confirmed that they will return to Refshaleøen’s beloved metal festival Copenhell with their only Nordic concert in 2022. Metallica will play on June 15 at what was previously intended to be a festival ‘warm-up day’ – but which is promoted to a full day. This means that – to the delight of Copenhagen’s metal heads – Copenhell 2022 will be a four-day festival. Learn more at www.copenhell.dk.
New Northwest Community Center opens its doors
A new ‘Kvarterhus’ has opened at Tagensbo School in Copenhagen’s Northwest district, where locals can meet for activities, events and gatherings. The city’s mayor for technology and the environment, Ninna Hedeager Olsen, hopes that the meeting place “breaks down invisible social barriers and acts as a natural focal point for the development of the local area.”
Five streets in the city that need pedestrians in urban planning experiment
Over the next four months, parking will be removed and pedestrian status introduced in five city streets as part of a pilot scheme. The streets in question are Skindergade, Vestergade, Dyrkøb, Lille Kongensgade-Store Kirkestræde and the section Klosterstræde-Hyskenstræde-Naboløs. The experiment will test new approaches to better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians in urban spaces. During the trial period, data on urban life will be collected and various debate events will be organized to help inform a permanent urban plan.
Source: The Nordic Page