Andreas Widholm

Andreas Widholm is an Associate Professor of Journalism Studies at Stockholm University's Department of Media Studies. His research focuses on online news, disinformation, political communication, alternative media, digital media consumption, and cultural journalism.

• Current Projects: Director of 'Hybridization of Political Communication' (2022-2025, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond); Co-researcher in cultural journalism studies (2016-2022, VR); Investigator of Russia-Ukraine conflict media coverage (2016-2022, MSB); Researcher-in-residence at Swedish Public Service Radio (2012-2013).
• Teaching: Journalism Studies and Media & Communication Studies at all academic levels.

Research Themes:

• Explores digital media's impact on democratic processes through parasitic news, hybrid political communication, and transnational media consumption.
• Investigates disinformation in war reporting and platform-specific political content dissemination.
• Challenges traditional journalism boundaries through analyses of cultural journalism's evolving role and emotional social media dynamics.

Publication Trends: Recent works examine TikTok's political orientation, hybrid media systems during crises, transnational news consumption patterns, and algorithmic transformations in public service media.