Despite initial suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone equally, it quickly
became clear that some were much worse affected than others. Marginalization—including …

The emergence of online alternative news sites has enabled people to easily access
viewpoints corresponding to their social and political identities and challenging mainstream …

In this article, we explore media use through the perspective of emotions. We specifically
focus on a contested group of media users, namely those who engage in uncivil online …

In most studies on news repertoires and the linkage between media use and (mis)
perceptions of social and political matters, the use of political alternative media has not been …

This paper argues the benefits of approaching the ongoing contentions and power dynamics
in journalism as a strategic action field (JSAF). This meso-level, actor-centered analytical …

This study explores how an extreme far-right alternative media site uses content from
professional media to convey uncivil news with an antisemitic message. Analytically, it rests …

Extant research on alternative media in Western democracies has focused on scrutinizing
their content, organization, production, and audiences. However, the extent to which …

A key problem with research on news media trust is that it has mostly focused on general
media trust and that there is limited research on how media trust might vary across levels of …

The increasing prominence of alternative news media has been identified as a particular
challenge to contemporary established journalism, next to collapsing financial models …

The reach of illiberal international propaganda outlets rests on citizens in democratic
countries as recipients and potential disseminators. However, little research has scrutinised …