Interaction in the hybrid media system

Thierry Baudet as a Hybrid Media Star

Article

Beau Swierstra

14/11/2020

11 minutes to read

Thierry Baudet and his Forum voor Democratie, have maintained their own spot in the Dutch Hybrid Media System. As an influencer, Baudet is actively spreading his ideas and opinions on social platforms in ways that are fairly new.

Handing out the pitchforks: BuzzFeed and mediated digilantism

Article

Astrid Fokkema

12/11/2020

15 minutes to read

'Digilante' BuzzFeed posts shows how the news outlet taps into the anger of the crowds to mediate digilantism. Readers are invited to participate in online shaming but also prove to be critical of BuzzFeed as a normative power.

"Dems Fraud": Far Right and Data Voids on DuckDuckGo.com

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

12/11/2020

11 minutes to read

This article deals with the 'dems fraud' data void on DuckDuckGo. While striving to overcome filter bubbles, DuckDuckGo has been overtaken by the New Right's optimized information ecosystem that only spreads their views.