Facts, values, and the epistemic authority of journalism: How journalists use and define the terms fake news, junk news, misinformation, and disinformation
In this article, we examine how journalists try to uphold ideals of objectivity, clarity, and epistemic authority when using four overlapping terms: fake news, junk news, misinformation, and disinformation. Drawing on 16 qualitative interviews with journalists in Denmark, our study finds that journa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024-04-01
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| Series: | Nordicom Review |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2024-0016 |