Search for dissertations about: "misinformation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word misinformation.

  2. 1. Freedom of expression in armed conflict : The silence between spaces

    Author : Sally Alexandra Longworth; Ola Engdahl; Inger Österdahl; Pål Wrange; Marko Milanovic; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international humanitarian law; international human rights law; armed conflict; occupation; freedom of expression; freedom of opinion; access to information; journalists; internet; social media; coercion; no quarter; threats; terrorism; censorship; hate speech; incitement to violence; propaganda; disinformation; misinformation; rättsvetenskap med inriktning mot folkrätt; Legal Science; specialisation Public International Law;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) in regards to the right to freedom of expression in armed conflict. Freedom of expression is a touchstone of other human rights and a cornerstone of democracy. READ MORE

  4. 2. This Is Not Real News : Discursive Struggles over Fake News, Journalism, and Democracy

    Author : Johan Farkas; Tina Askanius; Bo Reimer; Christina Neumayer; Natalie Fenton; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fake news; disinformation; misinformation; journalism; democracy; digital media; discourse theory; metajournalistic discourse;

    Abstract : Fake news has attracted significant global attention and contestation in recent years. This PhD thesis explores the explosive and oftentimes contradictory rise of fake news and dives into the discursive struggles around journalism, politics, digital media, and liberal democracy that have emerged in its wake. READ MORE

  5. 3. Contagious (mis)communication : the role of risk communication and misinformation in infectious disease outbreaks

    Author : Maike Winters; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in history happened between 2014-2016 in West Africa. In Sierra Leone, one of the three most affected countries, more than 14,000 people got infected and almost 4,000 died. READ MORE

  6. 4. Children's memory reports: The effect of co-witness influence

    Author : Emma Roos Af Hjelmsäter; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children’s memory; social influence; eyewitnesses; omission and commission errors;

    Abstract : Co-witness discussion is relatively frequent, but misinformation in the form of information provided by other witnesses is an under-researched topic. The present thesis investigated how and to what extent children’s witness reports were influenced by information from a co-witness. READ MORE

  7. 5. Content Moderation and Fact-Checking : A Study of Journalists’ Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape

    Author : Amalia Juneström; Isto Huvila; Ulrika Kjellman; Hanna Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information practices; information landscape; information infrastructure; genre; discourses; content moderation; fact-checking; digital journalism; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : This thesis in information studies is about journalists’ and news media professionals’ engagement in two specific information practices that have become integrated into contemporary journalism. Two of the four articles included in this thesis focus on content moderation and two on fact-checking. READ MORE