Walid Al-Saqaf
Biographic Data
| ID | 4896751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walid Al-Saqaf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walid |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Saqaf |
| SIGNATURE | AL-SAQAF W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Södertörn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1993-5696 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Friends to Foes? Negative Campaign Tactics on Facebook and Their Effects on User Engagement Across Three National Elections in Sweden (2014–2022)
Research has documented an increase in the use of negative campaign strategies during election campaigns worldwide. This study contributes to the literature by offering a longitudinal analysis of how negative statements and moral scandalization strategies by Swedish political parties on Facebook have evolved over time, and whether they contribute to user engagement. Using a census sample ( N = 2,779) of posts published by all parties represented …
Constraints on AI: Arab Journalists’ experiences and perceptions of governmental restrictions on ChatGPT
Drivers and Barriers for Using Blockchain Technology to Create a Global Fact-Checking Database
A core concept within journalism is the demand for correctness and the ability to double-check news and its sources (Kovach & Rosenstiel, 2014). In this paper, we reflect on the development of a prototype to study the possible use of blockchain technology to create a global secure database of fact-checks that is open to the public. The prototype utilized Hyperledger fabric to create a permissioned blockchain that stores fact-checks created by its…
Performing control in the Swedish Twitter sphere or: How a 1920s' Russian linguist helps us understand dynamics of digital authority
Social media has created new public spheres that provide alternative sources of social and political authority. Such “digital authority” has conventionally been interpreted in metric terms, without qualitative distinctions. Based on Twitter data from four different Swedish state agencies during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 crisis, this paper looks at the different kinds of modes of interaction Twitter enables and their impact on state agen…
Verification of Digital Sources in Swedish Newsrooms — A Technical Issue or a Question of Newsroom Culture
This article analyses and discusses attitudes and practices concerning verification among Swedish journalists. The research results are based on a survey of more than 800 Swedish journalists about their attitudes towards verification (Journalist 2018) and a design project where a prototype for verification in newsrooms – the Fact Check Assistant (FCA) – was developed and evaluated. The results of the survey show a lack of routines when it comes t…
Extreme weather and climate change: Social media results, 2008–2017
The link between extreme weather and climate change is being highlighted in ever more countries. Increased public understanding of this issue is essential for policymaking, both in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation. As social media are becoming central to the exchange of information in society, the purpose is to analyze what generates intensified attention to the connection between extreme weather and climate change in digital com…
Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools: Escaping the Control of the Syrian Regime
Studies have shown that authoritarian regimes tend to censor the media to limit potential threats to the status quo. While such censorship practices were traditionally aimed at broadcast and print media, the emergence of the Internet and social media in particular, prompted some authoritarian regimes, such as the Assad regime in Syria, to try and exert a similar level of censorship on the Internet as well. During the Arab Spring, the Syrian regim…
Extreme weather and climate change: Social media results, 2008–2017
The link between extreme weather and climate change is being highlighted in ever more countries. Increased public understanding of this issue is essential for policymaking, both in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation. As social media are becoming central to the exchange of information in society, the purpose is to analyze what generates intensified attention to the connection between extreme weather and climate change in digital com…
Constraints on AI: Arab Journalists’ experiences and perceptions of governmental restrictions on ChatGPT
Verification of Digital Sources in Swedish Newsrooms — A Technical Issue or a Question of Newsroom Culture
This article analyses and discusses attitudes and practices concerning verification among Swedish journalists. The research results are based on a survey of more than 800 Swedish journalists about their attitudes towards verification (Journalist 2018) and a design project where a prototype for verification in newsrooms – the Fact Check Assistant (FCA) – was developed and evaluated. The results of the survey show a lack of routines when it comes t…
Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools: Escaping the Control of the Syrian Regime
Studies have shown that authoritarian regimes tend to censor the media to limit potential threats to the status quo. While such censorship practices were traditionally aimed at broadcast and print media, the emergence of the Internet and social media in particular, prompted some authoritarian regimes, such as the Assad regime in Syria, to try and exert a similar level of censorship on the Internet as well. During the Arab Spring, the Syrian regim…
Extreme weather and climate change: Social media results, 2008–2017
The link between extreme weather and climate change is being highlighted in ever more countries. Increased public understanding of this issue is essential for policymaking, both in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation. As social media are becoming central to the exchange of information in society, the purpose is to analyze what generates intensified attention to the connection between extreme weather and climate change in digital com…
Verification of Digital Sources in Swedish Newsrooms — A Technical Issue or a Question of Newsroom Culture
This article analyses and discusses attitudes and practices concerning verification among Swedish journalists. The research results are based on a survey of more than 800 Swedish journalists about their attitudes towards verification (Journalist 2018) and a design project where a prototype for verification in newsrooms – the Fact Check Assistant (FCA) – was developed and evaluated. The results of the survey show a lack of routines when it comes t…
Drivers and Barriers for Using Blockchain Technology to Create a Global Fact-Checking Database
A core concept within journalism is the demand for correctness and the ability to double-check news and its sources (Kovach & Rosenstiel, 2014). In this paper, we reflect on the development of a prototype to study the possible use of blockchain technology to create a global secure database of fact-checks that is open to the public. The prototype utilized Hyperledger fabric to create a permissioned blockchain that stores fact-checks created by its…
Performing control in the Swedish Twitter sphere or: How a 1920s' Russian linguist helps us understand dynamics of digital authority
Social media has created new public spheres that provide alternative sources of social and political authority. Such “digital authority” has conventionally been interpreted in metric terms, without qualitative distinctions. Based on Twitter data from four different Swedish state agencies during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 crisis, this paper looks at the different kinds of modes of interaction Twitter enables and their impact on state agen…
From Friends to Foes? Negative Campaign Tactics on Facebook and Their Effects on User Engagement Across Three National Elections in Sweden (2014–2022)
Research has documented an increase in the use of negative campaign strategies during election campaigns worldwide. This study contributes to the literature by offering a longitudinal analysis of how negative statements and moral scandalization strategies by Swedish political parties on Facebook have evolved over time, and whether they contribute to user engagement. Using a census sample ( N = 2,779) of posts published by all parties represented …
Constraints on AI: Arab Journalists’ experiences and perceptions of governmental restrictions on ChatGPT
Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · World Wide Web (3 works) · Digital media (2 works)