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Beyond (Dis)Trust: Audience's Emotional Strategies and Epistemic Practices in the Digital Media Environment

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The presentation outlines the core arguments and preliminary findings of the article Beyond (Dis)Trust: Audience's Emotional Strategies and Epistemic Practices in the Digital Media Environment, which - based on four focus group discussions with citizens, held in Slovenia within the Mapping Media for Future Democracies (MeDeMAP) project - examines how citizens emotionally and epistemically navigate (dis)trust, misinformation, and truth‑seeking in digital media environments. It was presented at the MeDeMAP project meeting in St. Pölten in September 2025.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19257682

Author: Pajnik, Mojca

Institution: Peace Institute- Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies

Language: English

Topic: Misinformation and Its Impacts

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission