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View article: Interlopers by choice, or interlopers by circumstance? Alexei Navalny and alternative journalistic projects in contemporary autocratic Russia
Interlopers by choice, or interlopers by circumstance? Alexei Navalny and alternative journalistic projects in contemporary autocratic Russia Open
In February 2024, Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny died in a Western Siberian prison aged just 47. Known as a vocal opposition leader in Russia in the 2010s, he was regularly trying to be elected but also organised the largest ma…
View article: Fact-Checkers on the Fringe: Investigating Methods and Practices Associated With Contested Areas of Fact-Checking
Fact-Checkers on the Fringe: Investigating Methods and Practices Associated With Contested Areas of Fact-Checking Open
This study investigates the methods and practices used by self-identified fact-checkers situated on the fringe of the field of fact-checking to support their agenda for public recognition and legitimacy. Using a case study approach and sel…
View article: “Anti-Regime Influentials” Across Platforms: A Case Study of the Free Navalny Protests in Russia
“Anti-Regime Influentials” Across Platforms: A Case Study of the Free Navalny Protests in Russia Open
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 has put the future of the Russian opposition further at stake. The new limitations towards political, internet, and press freedoms have led to a severe disintegration of the anti-regime …
View article: A platform policy implementation audit of actions against Russia’s state-controlled media
A platform policy implementation audit of actions against Russia’s state-controlled media Open
The information influence of Russia's state-controlled media outlets such as RT and Sputnik on global multimillion audiences has been one of the major concerns for Western democracies and Ukraine in the last decade. With the start of the 2…
View article: Soft power, sharp power? Exploring <i>RT</i> ’s dual role in Russia’s diplomatic toolkit
Soft power, sharp power? Exploring <i>RT</i> ’s dual role in Russia’s diplomatic toolkit Open
This article examines the multilingual audiences of Russian outlet RT on Facebook. RT is a state media outlet known for spreading strategic Kremlin narratives and disinformation in support of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy objectives…
View article: Disinformation Risk Assessment: The online news market in Australia
Disinformation Risk Assessment: The online news market in Australia Open
The Global Disinformation Index (GDI) and the Queensland University of Technology’s Digital Media Research Centre have produced an overview of disinformation risk ratings for 34 of the most visited media sites in Australia.
View article: ‘FAKE NEWS’ AND OTHER PROBLEMATIC INFORMATION: STUDYING DISSEMINATION AND DISCOURSE PATTERNS
‘FAKE NEWS’ AND OTHER PROBLEMATIC INFORMATION: STUDYING DISSEMINATION AND DISCOURSE PATTERNS Open
Encompassed by the disputed term ‘fake news’, a variety of overtly or covertly biased, skewed, or falsified reports claiming to present factual information are now seen to constitute a critical challenge to the effective dissemination of n…
View article: ‘Fake news’ discourses
‘Fake news’ discourses Open
This article explores the strategic use of ‘fake news’ discourses in non-democratic contexts using a mixed-methods approach grounded in social network analysis and discourse theory. In contexts such as Russia and Iran, where the opposition…
View article: ‘Four Populisms’ of Alexey Navalny: An Analysis of Russian Non-Systemic Opposition Discourse on YouTube
‘Four Populisms’ of Alexey Navalny: An Analysis of Russian Non-Systemic Opposition Discourse on YouTube Open
The rise of populist movements across the globe has instigated considerable research interest into populism, predominantly in Western democracies. Non-democratic Russia, however, is not exempt from this populist trend, and distinguishable …
View article: Digital media as a tool for non-systemic opposition in Russia: A case study of Alexey Navalny's populist communications on YouTube
Digital media as a tool for non-systemic opposition in Russia: A case study of Alexey Navalny's populist communications on YouTube Open
This thesis looks at the digital communication strategies of outsiders of Russian politics opposed to the current political elite. This research contributes a case study of Russia’s popular opposition leader Alexey Navalny to the vibrant r…