Working as: Research Fellow of Journalism Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
Main research areas: journalism; science communication; information disorders, young audiences’ news consumption
In BECID is involved with: Research on fact-checking routines of fact-checkers and diverse forms and genres of fact-checks (WP3)
Everyday MIL-related survival tip for information disorders: less is more, consume information that has been fact-checked, make critical selection of sources and sometimes just enjoy and surprise yourself on the plethora of information that is “out there”.
Relevant publications
Himma-Kadakas, M., & Palmiste, G. (2019). Expectations and the actual performance of skills in online journalism. Journal of Baltic Studies, 50(2), 251–267. https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2018.1479718
Himma-Kadakas, M., & Palmiste, G. (2019). Expectations and the actual performance of skills in online journalism. Journal of Baltic Studies, 50(2), 251–267. https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2018.1479718
Himma-Kadakas, M. (2017). Alternative facts and fake news entering journalistic content production cycle. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 9(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v9i2.5469
Himma-Kadakas, M., & Ferrer-Conill, R. (2022). Is news engagement worthwhile?: Studying young audiences’ engagement with YouTuber-like news content. Nordicom Review, 43(2), 152–170. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2022-0010
Himma-Kadakas, M., & Ojamets, I. (2022). Debunking False Information: Investigating Journalists’ Fact-Checking Skills. Digital Journalism, 0(0), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2043173