Date: December 10, 2024
Time: 3.00-4.30 pm (CET)
Location: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/66924021729
The fifth NordJourn seminar will focus on current Nordic research on the challenging issues surrounding disinformation and the related advancements in verification and fact-checking practices. The keynotes will present results and reflections from two large-scale research projects.
First presentation:
The Role of Journalistic Fact-Checkers in Constituting Truth Claims: A Rhetorical Perspective Highlighting the Probable, Situated, and Relational.
Mette Bengtsson, Associated Professor, Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen
Second presentation:
Fighting Disinformation: The Reactive and Proactive Paradigms
Ramón Salaverría, Professor of Journalism, School of Communication, University of Navarra
Oscar Westlund, Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University.
Discussant:
Amanda Ramsälv, PhD fellow, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg
The NordJourn seminar series welcomes scholars to lectures and conversations focusing on journalism and journalism research. NordJourn seeks to address timely topics and themes, providing a platform for sharing recently published research as well as research projects underway. The NordJourn seminar series is organized in collaboration between four Nordic media departments:
- Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
- Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University
- Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä
Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg.