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<p>Combatting disinformation and propaganda has become an increasingly common task in Nordic newsrooms. The independent fact-checking organisations are currently joining forces with journalists in keeping the public informed. To better understand what these organisations do and how they do it, this study investigates the fact-checkers’ challenges and interrelations with traditional journalistic institutions, media literacy organisations, and associated national policymaker institutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study is based on 18 in-depth interviews, and the findings show that fact-checking journalism is considered an important counterpart to traditional news media. However, there are many challenges in countering disinformation in the Nordics – both socioeconomical and policy related – that should be considered when discussing how to maintain and improve on the resilience against disinformation and propaganda in the Nordic media welfare states. The study aims to bring some of these challenges to the fore.</p>
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Combatting disinformation and propaganda has become an increasingly common task in Nordic newsrooms. The independent fact-checking organisations are currently joining forces with journalists in keeping the public informed. To better understand what these organisations do and how they do it, this study investigates the fact-checkers’ challenges and interrelations with traditional journalistic institutions, media literacy organisations, and associated national policymaker institutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study is based on 18 in-depth interviews, and the findings show that fact-checking journalism is considered an important counterpart to traditional news media. However, there are many challenges in countering disinformation in the Nordics – both socioeconomical and policy related – that should be considered when discussing how to maintain and improve on the resilience against disinformation and propaganda in the Nordic media welfare states. The study aims to bring some of these challenges to the fore.

Fact-checkers and the news media: A Nordic perspective on propaganda

Nordic Journal of Media Studies

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Combatting disinformation and propaganda has become an increasingly common task in Nordic newsrooms. The independent fact-checking organisations are currently...

Segment	Organisation	Position	DATE	Country	QuotelD
Fact-checker	Källkritikbyrån	Fact-checker	29 Sept.2021	Sweden	FC-SE
	Faktisk.no	Fact-checker	6 Oct. 2021	Norway	FC-NO
	Faktabaari	Fact-checker	11 Oct. 2021	Finland	FC-FI
	Tjekdet.dk	Fact-checker	2 Nov. 2021	Denmark	FC-DK
Journalist union	Swedish Union of Journalist [Journalistförbundet]	Senior executive	21 Mar. 2022	Sweden	JOU-SE
	The Union of Journalists in Finland [Journalistiliitto]	Senior executive	6 Apr. 2022	Finland	JOU-FI
	Norwegian Union of Journalists [Norsk Journalistlag]	Senior executive	11 Apr. 2022	Norway	JOU-NO
	The Danish Union of Journalists [Dansk Journalistförbund]	Senior executive	21 Apr. 2022	Denmark	JOU-DK
MIL	National Audiovisual Institute [KAVI]	Senior adviser	4 Nov. 2021	Finland	MIL-FI
	The Swedish Media Council [Statens Medieråd]	Senior adviser	30 Nov. 2021	Sweden	MIL-SE
	The Norwegian Media Authority [Medietilsynet]	Senior adviser	1 Apr. 2022	Norway	MIL-NO
	Media Council for Children and Young People [Medierådet for Børn og Unge]	Senior adviser	27 Apr. 2022	Denmark	MIL-DK
Policymaker	Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency [MSB]	Head of department	8 Dec. 2021	Sweden	POL-SE
	Nordic Council of Ministers [Nordiska Ministerrådet]	Senior Adviser	10 Dec. 2021	Denmark	POL-DK
	European Parliament	MEP	20 Jan. 2022	Finland	POL-FI
	The Storting, Norwegian Parliament [Stortinget]	Member of Parliament	6 May 2022	Norway	POL-NO
Journalist	Freelance journalist	Journalist	9 Dec. 2021	Finland	FJ-FI
Group	Group interview with all fact-checkers.	Fact-checkers	7 Nov. 2022	All	FC2-NN

Fact-checkers and the news media: A Nordic perspective on propaganda

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Juni 2023

Seitenbereich: 134 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2023-0008

© 2023 John Grönvall et al., published by Sciendo

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