How Russians used credibility heuristics

The study “Harnessing Distrust: News, Credibility Heuristics, and War in an Authoritarian Regime” by Maxim Alyukov from King’s College London looked at how Russian citizens used credibility heuristics to assess regime propaganda during the conflict in Ukraine in 2016-2017. Addressing the current, escalated conflict starting in 2022, the author notes the worrying trend noted by … Continued


Support and coping strategies for journalists covering crisis

The study “Preparing for Risks and Building Resilience” by Elsebeth Frey from Oslo Metropolitan University looked at the physical, practical and trauma aspects of crisis journalism through in-depth interviews of nine journalists from five countries.  Trauma reporting is central to journalism. According to previous studies, the vast majority of journalists are exposed to traumatic work-related … Continued


War in Donbass by ВО «Свобода», licence CC BY 3.0

ARTICLE: Mediatization of war

In today’s wars, professional media and military institutions have arrested the once-chaotic social media dynamics and more effectively harnessed them for their own ends, says a recent study by Andrew Hoskins of the University of Glasgow and Ben O’Loughlin of the Royal Holloway University of London. The article explains how war and media have operated … Continued