Dr. Bente Kalsnes is a professor of media and communication in the School of Communication, Leadership, and Marketing at Kristiania University College in Oslo, Norway. She received her PhD from the University of Oslo, Department of Media and Communication. Kalsnes’ research interests include how social media and other communication technologies impact politics, digital journalism, fake news and disinformation. Her book about fake news and disinformation in a Norwegian and Nordic context entitled Falske nyheter: Løgn, desinformasjon og propaganda i den digitale offentligheten (Fake News: Lies, Disinformation and Propaganda in the Digital Public Sphere) was published in Norway in August 2019.
