Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom: How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media

Eva Mayerhöffer; Marinella Belluati; Brooks DeCillia; Leen d’Haenens; Alice Fubini; Wai Han Lo; Enrique Núñez-Mussa; Jón Gunnar Ólafsson; Rossella Rega

doi:10.48335/9789188855589-2

Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom: How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media

Eva Mayerhöffer, Marinella Belluati, Brooks DeCillia, Leen d’Haenens, Alice Fubini, Wai Han Lo, Enrique Núñez-Mussa, Jón Gunnar Ólafsson, Rossella Rega

Department of Journalism

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Based on evidence from the 18 countries included in the 2021 Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM), this chapter provides the first comparative analysis of whether and how the issue of online misinformation is being interpreted and dealt with in newsrooms around the world. We analyse to which degree news media view online misinformation as a challenge that needs addressing and what measures they take to avoid relaying online misinformation. Moreover, we study how news media form part of broader societal and regulatory initiatives to counter misinformation. The chapter identifies different national approaches to the news media’s ways of addressing online misinformation, and we discuss potential future avenues fornresearch and regulatory action.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Success and Failure in News Media Performance
Subtitle of host publication	Comparative Analysis in The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021
Editors	Josef Trappel, Tales Tomaz
Publisher	Nordicom
Chapter	2
Pages	35-58
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9789188855589
ISBN (Print)	9789188855572
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855589-2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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Mayerhöffer, E., Belluati, M., DeCillia, B., d’Haenens, L., Fubini, A., Lo, W. H., Núñez-Mussa, E., Ólafsson, J. G., & Rega, R. (2022). Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom: How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media. In J. Trappel, & T. Tomaz (Eds.), Success and Failure in News Media Performance: Comparative Analysis in The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 (pp. 35-58). Nordicom. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855589-2

Mayerhöffer, Eva ; Belluati, Marinella ; DeCillia, Brooks et al. / Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom : How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media. Success and Failure in News Media Performance: Comparative Analysis in The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021. editor / Josef Trappel ; Tales Tomaz. Nordicom, 2022. pp. 35-58

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Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom: How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media. / Mayerhöffer, Eva; Belluati, Marinella; DeCillia, Brooks et al.
Success and Failure in News Media Performance: Comparative Analysis in The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021. ed. / Josef Trappel; Tales Tomaz. Nordicom, 2022. p. 35-58.

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