• Data Journalism and Misinformation 

      Westlund, Oscar; Hermida, Alfred (The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-24)
      This chapter focuses on the intersection of data journalism and misinformation by discussing research into epistemic practices for finding and working with data as well as how data is used to make claims about events and ...
    • Epistemology and Journalism 

      Ekström, Mats; Westlund, Oscar (In Oxford Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies. Oxford University Press;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019-02)
      Epistemology is a central issue in journalism research. Journalism is among the most influential knowledge-producing institutions in modern society, associated with high claims of providing relevant, accurate, and verified ...
    • Four conceptual lenses for journalism amidst big data: Towards an emphasis on epistemological challenges 

      Westlund, Oscar; Lewis, Seth C. (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Th e social world is increasingly quantifi ed, rendered as digital trace information – geolocation, web metrics, self-tracking, social graphs, likes and shares, and much more. Such data may be collected and analysed at ...