Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation discusses some of the political,
regulatory and technological issues which arise from the increased power of internet …

The recent spread of online disinformation has been profound and has played a central role
in the growth of populist sentiments around the world. Facilitating its progression has been …

With the surge of populism in Europe, public service broadcasting has come under
increased pressure. The established media are considered part of the corrupt elite not …

Since the 2016 United States presidential election and the Brexit vote, media scholarship
has lamented the state of democratic public communication. Scholars have used the …

We are writing this book in 2019. Donald Trump has been President of the United States of
America for two years. The UK is (endlessly) on the verge of leaving the European Union …

From 2021,“woke” became an omnipresent term in Flemish public debate. In this paper, we
explore how the mainstream press contributed to the emergence and construction of …

Media representations of the future are a key component of climate change and energy
policies. This study integrates media analysis with futures studies and focuses on the media …

Uncontrolled access to information on the Internet has many advantages, but it also leads to
the phenomenon of fake news. Fake news is dangerous in many spheres, including that of …

TikTok has become an international benchmark: In 2022 it was the most downloaded
application in all of Europe. Political discourse has not stayed on the sidelines, and its …

This introductory overview opens the series of articles included in the issue entitled Media
and Illiberal Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, and sets the scene for the debate on …