Johan Farkas
@jfarkas.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Author of 'Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy' (https://t.ly/1JHye), University of Copenhagen, Firstgen 🎓. he/him. Free access to my work: http://www.johanfarkas.com/research
Presented a poster for 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' at our department seminar: Can you guess the metaphors?
August 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Presented a poster for 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' at our department seminar: Can you guess the metaphors?
And we're off: #Nordmedia25
Looking forward to great discussions with Nordic research colleagues.
Looking forward to great discussions with Nordic research colleagues.
August 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And we're off: #Nordmedia25
Looking forward to great discussions with Nordic research colleagues.
Looking forward to great discussions with Nordic research colleagues.
Back from holidays 😊
Did an interview with Danish radio (P1) yesterday on the gutting of public service in the US. Starts at 47.18:
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...
Did an interview with Danish radio (P1) yesterday on the gutting of public service in the US. Starts at 47.18:
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...
August 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Back from holidays 😊
Did an interview with Danish radio (P1) yesterday on the gutting of public service in the US. Starts at 47.18:
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...
Did an interview with Danish radio (P1) yesterday on the gutting of public service in the US. Starts at 47.18:
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...
Here is the info on the assumptions (see the final bullet)
June 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here is the info on the assumptions (see the final bullet)
In Danish: Contributing to this article in Politiken about pro-Israeli ads placed in Danish media by Israel’s Government Advertising Agency via Google Ads.
politiken.dk/kultur/medie...
politiken.dk/kultur/medie...
June 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In Danish: Contributing to this article in Politiken about pro-Israeli ads placed in Danish media by Israel’s Government Advertising Agency via Google Ads.
politiken.dk/kultur/medie...
politiken.dk/kultur/medie...
New commentary in Communication, Culture and Critique!
@aurelmondon.bsky.social and I explore 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy', a critical reflection on how liberal institutions enabled the unprecedented concentration of infrastructural and monetary power in the hands of tech billionaires.
@aurelmondon.bsky.social and I explore 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy', a critical reflection on how liberal institutions enabled the unprecedented concentration of infrastructural and monetary power in the hands of tech billionaires.
June 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New commentary in Communication, Culture and Critique!
@aurelmondon.bsky.social and I explore 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy', a critical reflection on how liberal institutions enabled the unprecedented concentration of infrastructural and monetary power in the hands of tech billionaires.
@aurelmondon.bsky.social and I explore 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy', a critical reflection on how liberal institutions enabled the unprecedented concentration of infrastructural and monetary power in the hands of tech billionaires.
The NYT Opinion section doubling down on reactionary centrism is the most predictably infuriating media development of 2025.
April 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The NYT Opinion section doubling down on reactionary centrism is the most predictably infuriating media development of 2025.
Happy to share that @Aurelmondon.bsky.social and I have a forthcoming commentary on 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy' in Communication, Culture and Critique!
March 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Happy to share that @Aurelmondon.bsky.social and I have a forthcoming commentary on 'The Roots of Reactionary Tech Oligarchy' in Communication, Culture and Critique!
I have a new book review in Communication, Culture and Critique. I highly recommend Bilge Yesil's book on the Turkish government's growing authoritarian control over media and communication technologies and narratives.
March 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I have a new book review in Communication, Culture and Critique. I highly recommend Bilge Yesil's book on the Turkish government's growing authoritarian control over media and communication technologies and narratives.
Happy to receive my copy of 'Ethos, Technology, and AI in Contemporary Society', in which we have a chapter on fact-checking and Meta.
January 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Happy to receive my copy of 'Ethos, Technology, and AI in Contemporary Society', in which we have a chapter on fact-checking and Meta.
First time in Aabenraa 😊. Looking forward to discussing our work!
January 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
First time in Aabenraa 😊. Looking forward to discussing our work!
You know you're an academic when even your spam gets philosophical
January 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
You know you're an academic when even your spam gets philosophical
Ending the semester with a two-day visit from Prof. Lucas Graves. Sharing work on the rise and challenges of the global fact-checking movement.
December 17, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Ending the semester with a two-day visit from Prof. Lucas Graves. Sharing work on the rise and challenges of the global fact-checking movement.
Visiting @ddc-sdu.bsky.social today. Hopefully sparking new research collaborations 😊
December 13, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Visiting @ddc-sdu.bsky.social today. Hopefully sparking new research collaborations 😊
Of course, publishers generally avoid asking authors whether they want their work to be sold as glorified LLM training data
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 11, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Of course, publishers generally avoid asking authors whether they want their work to be sold as glorified LLM training data
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Two days till my free online talk at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center! Really looking forward!
Sign-up: rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/polit...
Note: It's at 12.30 Eastern Standard Time, 18.30 Central European Time 😊
Sign-up: rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/polit...
Note: It's at 12.30 Eastern Standard Time, 18.30 Central European Time 😊
December 2, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Two days till my free online talk at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center! Really looking forward!
Sign-up: rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/polit...
Note: It's at 12.30 Eastern Standard Time, 18.30 Central European Time 😊
Sign-up: rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/polit...
Note: It's at 12.30 Eastern Standard Time, 18.30 Central European Time 😊
Drake so unpopular even academics drop distrack 🙃
November 30, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Drake so unpopular even academics drop distrack 🙃
Good news: Routledge has allowed us to share the opening chapter of our new book 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction'
The chapter is available here (pre-print):
www.johanfarkas.com/wp-content/u...
The chapter is available here (pre-print):
www.johanfarkas.com/wp-content/u...
November 28, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Good news: Routledge has allowed us to share the opening chapter of our new book 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction'
The chapter is available here (pre-print):
www.johanfarkas.com/wp-content/u...
The chapter is available here (pre-print):
www.johanfarkas.com/wp-content/u...
In wonderful (rainy) Amsterdam today for a workshop on "Methods of Misinformation"
November 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
In wonderful (rainy) Amsterdam today for a workshop on "Methods of Misinformation"
A perfect morning for cloud animals...
November 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM
A perfect morning for cloud animals...
November 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
In chapter 8 of our book, @beccalew.bsky.social dissects the 'Rabbit Hole' metaphor: "the idea that there are distinct, unsafe “spaces” of the web is ultimately fallacious [...] white supremacist discourse frequently takes place out in the open in metaphorically “brightly lit” areas of the internet"
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 AM
In chapter 8 of our book, @beccalew.bsky.social dissects the 'Rabbit Hole' metaphor: "the idea that there are distinct, unsafe “spaces” of the web is ultimately fallacious [...] white supremacist discourse frequently takes place out in the open in metaphorically “brightly lit” areas of the internet"
With everything going on in the world, it genuinely brings me a bit of hope to see the (re)growth of a sense of academic community...
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
With everything going on in the world, it genuinely brings me a bit of hope to see the (re)growth of a sense of academic community...