Ester Pollack

Esther Pollack is a Professor at the Department of Media Studies, Stockholm University, focusing on political communication, journalism ethics, and the societal impact of media scandals. Her work critically examines the interplay between media, political elites, and public trust.

Her research spans themes such as

• media coverage of violence and extremism
• ethical challenges in investigative journalism
• the role of think tanks in political narratives
• historical analysis of Swedish press during WWII

and the use of Shakespearean frameworks to analyze modern political scandals.

Key trends in her publications include the

• systematic scandalization of Nordic political life
• media's influence on public perception of crime
• cross-border investigative reporting on corporate corruption

with a focus on how media constructs narratives around trust, ethics, and power dynamics.