Start date:
October 2017Research Topic:
Shared Discourses within Fake News and Right Wing MediaResearch pathway:
Journalism, Digital Media and DemocracyResearch Supervisor:
Prof Karin Wahl JorgensenSupervising school:
School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff UniversityPrimary funding source:
ESRCResearch keywords:
Discourse analysis; Fake news; Ideological segregation; Public sphere; Social mediaMy PhD is focused upon examining shared discourses within fake news and right-wing media, prior to the 2016 U.S Election. The research will aim to identify how fake news and right-wing media use similar justification strategies in order to advance particular ideologies, and will reconsider the relationship between fake news and ‘legitimate’ media.
Email:
robertsjd2@cardiff.ac.uk