Essays about: "disinformation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 59 essays containing the word disinformation.

  1. 11. Disinformation in a Time of War : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Russian Disinformation Strategies During the Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Laura de Boer; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation; Russo-Ukrainian war; information warfare; hybrid warfare; positive Self-representation; negative Other-representation;

    Abstract : This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. READ MORE

  3. 12. How are Cybersecurity Threats, in the Form of Disinformation Campaigns, Reflected on the Security Measures They Inspire? : A Case Study of the Responses to Russian Election Meddling in Mexico, Brazil and Spain

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ailyn Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation campaigns; Russian election meddling; electoral security;

    Abstract : The contemporary topic and fear of information attacks making their way and altering the course of democratic elections is a common one for many nations at current times. New technologies, cyberspace, and the increasing risk of hybrid warfare, as well as the little and vague regulation present to manage these, pose an intimidating threat to nations trying to uphold their liberal democratic values; and the nations taking advantage of this new-found form of influence are well aware of this. READ MORE

  4. 13. Information Disorder and MIL skills: Conceptions, teaching and learning experiences in Indonesia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Ratna Aini Hadi; [2023]
    Keywords : Information Disorder; Media and Information Literacy; Phenomenography; Information Literacy; Indonesia; MIL Paradoxes;

    Abstract : In today’s increasingly digital society, the rampant creation and spread of misinformation and disinformation poses a critical problem in our lives. As a society, we are suffering heightened panic facing Information Disorder (ID). READ MORE

  5. 14. Disinformation - An existential threat to European democracy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Nyqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Disinformation; Securitisation; Policy discourse; European Union; Digital Services Act; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. READ MORE

  6. 15. Between East and West: How Serbian journalists cover the war in Ukraine : A qualitative study investigating how journalism culture shapes Serbian coverage when framing the conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Julia Alexandra Andersson Milenkovic; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict; journalism culture; Russia; Serbia; Strategies; tactics; Ukraine; war reporting;

    Abstract : The press coverage of any armed conflict has traditionally played a crucial role during times of war since major abuses of human rights and war crimes are brought to the public due to journalists’ coverage. When Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, it dominated the news for weeks since many parts of the world were heavily affected. READ MORE