Memeing the moniker: The stickiness of gang myths in Swedish news legacy media and TikTok
Published online on April 11, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 1482-1503, April 2026.
With the rise of explosive violence in urban Sweden, gang-related crime has become a dominant theme in Swedish media and political discourse. As individual members of prominent criminal networks gain increasing media attention, the construction of the ...
With the rise of explosive violence in urban Sweden, gang-related crime has become a dominant theme in Swedish media and political discourse. As individual members of prominent criminal networks gain increasing media attention, the construction of the ...