Horrific and Beatific Scenarios in Swedish Journalism in the Light of the Post-Truth Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Carlsson (0000-0003-0020-2609, Umeå University, corresponding author), Maria Carbin (0000-0001-7878-4309, Umeå University), Bo Nilsson (0000-0003-0057-2730, Umeå University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2025.2464930 |
| OpenAlex | W4407365629 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
This paper problematises ideological assumptions about journalism’s epistemic authority among Swedish media professionals in relation to notions of post-truth. The study is based on qualitative interviews with journalists who are active in the Swedish news industry. The concept of discursive logics is applied to showcase how journalism is understood and experienced by journalists themselves during an alleged truth crisis. This paper analyses how journalistic practices and ideals are perceived to be disrupted by an ongoing truth crisis and how such practices are envisioned in the future. This paper identifies two major discursive logics in which these disruptions are manifested. The journalists conceived of new techno-political infrastructures in the media as a horrific fantasy threatening their work practices. The second logic is the beatific fantasy of truth-seeking journalism in current times. Post-truth represents a threat against journalism in a double-edged way: first by creating mistrust in established media, and second because, when attempting to counteract fake news through fact checking, the journalist is instead positioned as an activist or a debater
Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Post truth · Sociology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics
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Understanding Social Media Logic
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Fake News and The Economy of Emotions
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Technocracy Meets Populism
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The disinformation order
Fake news and the discursive construction of technology companies’ social power
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Journalistic Power
After Objectivity
The discursive construction of journalistic authority in a post-truth age
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(Dis)Trust
Truth, Deliberative Democracy, and the Virtues of Accuracy
Ideological fantasy at work
The politics of 'platforms
What is journalism
When facts, truth, and reality are God-terms
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |