Essays about: "Political Misinformation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words Political Misinformation.

1. 6. What is taking them so long? A critical discourse analysis examining the hold-up in implementing policy initiatives to reduce meat consumption in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofie Mörkeberg; Fredrik Mörkeberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Reducing meat consumption Climate effects Policy initiatives Swedish discourse WPR methodology; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In later years, discourse on meat consumption has gained increased focus within the political sphere. In Sweden, despite the increase in attention, it is yet to result in any implementation of significant initiatives targeted at reducing meat consumption. READ MORE

3. 7. HOW ALTERNATIVE IS ALTERNATIVE NEWS MEDIA? - Alternative News Media’s Framing of the COVID-19 Vaccine Process

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

   Author : Marie Fröhlich; [2022-09-19]
   Keywords : alternative news media; mainstream news media; framing; COVID-19 vaccination; Germany;

   Abstract : Although research on alternative news media has been growing over the last decade, the focus is still predominantly on the far-right wing alternative media landscape. There is still little knowledge on the differences among different alternative news media and how they are embedded in the overall news media landscape. READ MORE

4. 8. “We knew the 2020 US election would be unlike any other” AN ARGUMENTATION ANALYSIS OF FACEBOOK’S ROLE IN THE 2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Lisa Danielsson; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : Argumentation analysis; CSR; democracy; Facebook; Meta; misinformation; practical discourse analysis; social media; United States;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to understand Facebook’s perception of its role in the spread of misinformation leading up to the 2020 US presidential election. Adopting the conceptual lenses of democracy and CSR, I use argumentation analysis to identify and interpret Facebook’s overall rationale in taking measures to mitigate the spread of misinformation. READ MORE

5. 9. Critical Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Videos. : A Study of Popular Videos in Arabic Media.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Hussein Alwaday; [2022]
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   Abstract : COVID-19 hit the world causing global health, social and political problems. Exceptional misinformation about the pandemic has been circulating through social media and contributed to the public panic and confusion about how to deal with the crisis. READ MORE

6. 10. The Nigerian Alternative Online Media and Political Misinformation: News producers’ perspective on the defining characteristics, tensions and mitigation strategies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Bolaji Omotayo Daramola; [2022]
   Keywords : Afrikology; Nigerian Alternative Online Media; Political Misinformation; News Production Studies; African Digital Journalism; Fake News; Nigerian digital public sphere; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the characteristics of the Nigerian alternative online media as an effective tool for political discourse with the intent to influence governance despite claims that the form of media is awash with political misinformation - which is mostly termed “fake news” in the local parlance. This thesis takes an Afrikology stance in defining the role of the Nigerian alternative online media as a digital public sphere placing the people’s lived and cultural experiences at the centre of the discourse from the content producer’s perspective. READ MORE