Who publishes this web publication and why
Russian disinformation – Trolls in your feed is a digital publication that attempts to put Russian disinformation on the agenda for young people in Denmark.
The understanding behind the publication is that openness, knowledge and reflection about the exploitation of media we experience and the manipulation that goes on social media is the best way to strengthen young people's critical approach to both their own use of social media and their understanding of social media's ability to influence news coverage and actions in our everyday life.
By using Russian disinformation as a case, we hope to open up to discoveries which will strengthen young people's critical sense to disinformation from other senders; radicalised organisations, IS, neo-Nazis etc.
Points and presentations in the publication are based on knowledge of the Internet’s and social media’s function, as well as research into disinformation, including in particular Russian disinformation.
The publication is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Contributors:
- • Senior Researcher Flemming Splidsboel Hansen, Danish Institute for International Studies
- • Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
- • Editor Thomas Hedin, TjekDet
Production:
- • Editor in chief: Head of Communications Anna Pia Hudtloff, DIIS · Danish Institute for International Studies
- • Editorial office and development: MA in Communication Anne Blaabjerg Nielsen, assistant Marie Mogensen and advisor Trine Jørgensen, Summarium.
DIIS · Danish Institute for International Studies
Østbanegade 117, Copenhagen Ø
Phone +45 32 69 87 87
E-mail: communications@diis.dk
Layout and digital production: raaskot.dk
ISBN 978-87-7605-961-3 (HTML)
© Copenhagen 2018, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen and DIIS
