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    Department of Media Studies

    The Department of Media Studies at Stockholm university offers courses and conduct research in journalism, media, communication, fashion and cinema studies.

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    Journalism in an era of lies | Panel discussion | Hållbarhetsforum

    We live in a time of where disinformation and lies are spread swiftly. What are the implications for the quality of journalism and the role of news organisations as a source of information, scrutiny and debate? Welcome to a panel on Journalism in an era of lies with well-known journalists and researchers. 

    Sign up for the panel discussion. (In Swedish)
    The Serpica Naro Catwalk. Photo: Marco Garofalo ©️ Creative Commons license

    Precariousness as a performative social practice | Higher Seminar in Fashion Studies

    Welcome to the Higher Seminar in Fashion Studies with guest professor Silvia Gherardi, University of Trento, ITALY, that will give a talk about the "Precariousness as a performative social practice: the Serpica Naro catwalk during Milan Fashion Week".

    Nov 11 | Higher Seminar in Fashion Studies
    Early morning in Stockholm with the City Hall in the background. Photo: Instamatic © Mostphotos

    Cultural Journalism: Its Global, Democratic and Transformative Dimensions | International Symposium

    CALL FOR PAPERS for the International Symposium "Cultural Journalism: Its Global, Democratic and Transformative Dimensions" on February 13-14, 2020, at Stockholm University, SWEDEN.

    February 13-14, 2020
    IMS Fall 2019

    All you need to know - Fall semester 2019

    Summer is here but we have our focus on the Fall and the many courses/programmes starting Fall semester 2019. Check out the site with information regarding registration, schedule, course texts and more...

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    Polisbil insvept i blommor dagarna efter terrorattacken på Drottninggatan. Foto: Roland Lundgren

    This is how Swedish media portrayed the 2017 terror attack in Stockholm visually

    Previously researchers have examined how the media depicted the terror attack in Stockholm on April 7, 2017, when a hijacked truck plowed into crowds, killing five and injuring several others. But only one researcher has explored the visual aspect of it. Media researcher Maria Nilsson, Stockholm University, has mapped out how the Swedish media described the terror attack visually through the lenses of their own photographers and through visual eyewitness contributions of pictures and videos. 

    Read more: Full article in Swedish
    PARIS. Den franska trikoloren med Eiffeltornet i bakgrunden. GENREBILD. Foto: SavvaPanf © Mostphotos

    Cultural journalism played an important role in the coverage of the 2015 terror attacks in Paris

    A new Nordicom study by media researchers Kristina Riegert and Andreas Widholm, Stockholm University, shows that cultural journalism played an important role in the Swedish coverage of the 2015 terror attacks in Paris.

    Full article in Swedish

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