Essays about: "Media threat on democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Media threat on democracy.
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1. NOVA: Automated Detection of Violent Threats in Swedish Online Environments
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskapAbstract : Social media and online environments have become an integral part of society, allowing for self-expression, information sharing, and discussions online. However, these platforms are also used to express hate and threats of violence. READ MORE
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2. Twitter Bots as a Threat to Democracy : How political bots on Twitter jeopardized democratic functions of the online public sphere during the 2022 Swedish general election
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : With more political and social discourse taking place online, particularly on social media, theorists have started labeling digital communicative realms as “online public spheres.” However, with the modern public sphere comes modern challenges to political communication; a core antagonist of which is political bots. READ MORE
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3. Facing SLAPP in Indonesia: A Human Rights Approach to Judicial Measures Silencing Journalists
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The UN Human Rights Council has several times addressed the expanding issue of judicial harassments against journalists around the world. In a functioning democracy, it is important to protect the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. READ MORE
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4. ‘As a journalist I should not be fearful’ : How democracy’s watchdogs use digital tools to mitigate threats
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : Journalism is an ever-changing profession that is right now getting increasingly impacted by advancements in technology. These advancements make it easier, faster, and possibly safer to conduct journalism. READ MORE
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5. When fake news make the news. A study of journalistic boundaries.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikationAbstract : This thesis takes a spearheaded look at a modern, much-talked about concept of misleading information known as ”fake news”, and how traditional journalists have handled its emergence with regards to their professional boundaries. Built on the premise that who and what is to be considered journalism is a constant battle continuously fought between professional journalists and actors trying to lay claim to their professional territory, through the use of qualitative ethnographic content analysis of 88 journalistic texts, the study’s aim is to take initiative in academic concept development of how to define fake news, and explore in what ways traditional journalists have defended their professional boundaries, in light of the threat provided by the increasing prevalence of misleading content in the information ecosystem, as well as by an anti-establishment, critical of-traditonal-media post-truth culture. READ MORE
