Working as: Research Fellow Sociology of Journalism and Journalism Lecturer at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia. Assistant Professor at Masaryk University, Czechia.
Main research areas: journalism; journalists’ practices and decision making; journalists’ well-being; journalists’ working conditions; digitalisation; local journalism.
In BECID is involved with: Automated tools and technology used in desinformation detection (WP2); research (WP3); training of fact-checkers and media audiences (WP4)
Everyday MIL-related survival tip for information disorders: everyone has an agenda when spreading information. The difference is that some agendas aim for destruction. Therefore, think before you react, think before you share, think before you trust.
Relevant publications
Ivask, S., Laak, B., & Kuulpak, K. (2021). “All by Myself?” Journalists’ Routines and Decision-making in Gathering and Publishing Death-related Visuals. Journalism Practice, 1-17
Ivask, S. (2020). A way to silence journalists? Estonian female journalists’ experiences with harassment and self-censorship. In Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship (pp. 114-129). Routledge
Ivask, S. (2018). The role of routines, demands and resources in work stress among Estonian journalists. Doctorate dissertation). Tartu.
Ivask, S., All, H., & Janson, K. (2017). Time-efficient and time-consuming practices among journalists in communicating with the sources. Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies, 9(1), 25-41.