Fact-checkers and the news media

A Nordic perspective on propaganda

Bibliographic Data

ID8247271
AuthorsJ A Gronvall (0000-0001-5545-0939, corresponding author), John Grönvall
Year2023
Volume5
Issue1
Pages134-153
Publication date2023-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Media Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2003-184X • E-ISSN: 2003-184X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.2478/njms-2023-0008
OpenAlexW4381663863
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

Combatting disinformation and propaganda has become an increasingly common task in Nordic newsrooms. The independent fact-checking organisations are currently joining forces with journalists in keeping the public informed. To better understand what these organisations do and how they do it, this study investigates the fact-checkers’ challenges and interrelations with traditional journalistic institutions, media literacy organisations, and associated national policymaker institutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study is based on 18 in-depth interviews, and the findings show that fact-checking journalism is considered an important counterpart to traditional news media. However, there are many challenges in countering disinformation in the Nordics – both socioeconomical and policy related – that should be considered when discussing how to maintain and improve on the resilience against disinformation and propaganda in the Nordic media welfare states. The study aims to bring some of these challenges to the fore

Disinformation · Fake news · Journalism · Media literacy · Media studies · News media · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Media Influence and Politics · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Social Media and Politics · Law

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