My name is Johan Farkas and I am an Assistant Professor in Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen.

My research explores the intersection of digital media, journalism, disinformation, and democracy. I have published on these issues in journals such as New Media & Society, Journalism Studies, Social Media + Society, and Critical Discourse Studies  (see publications).

My latest book is the edited collection Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction, which examines the power and limitations of metaphors such as ‘filter bubble’, ‘platform’, ‘rabbit hole’, and ‘troll’.

My monograph, Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood, was published by Routledge in December 2023 (2nd ed.). Written with Jannick Schou, the book presents a critical examination of discourses around fake news and the so-called post-truth era.

In the past, I have been a visiting researcher at Cornell University, Chair of the Young Scholars Network of the European Communication Research and Education Association (YECREA), and a speaker at institutions such as the Council of Europe, the Swedish Ministry of Culture, and the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (see activities).

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Recent publication:
Farkas, J. & Maloney, M. (Eds.). (2024). Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction. Routledge. More information. Read the introduction chapter (pre-print).

Danish website available at: www.johanfarkas.dk