NetLab UFRJ

Journalism

The NetLab is a research laboratory at the School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (ECO – UFRJ), coordinated by Professor Marie Santini.

Projects

NetLab UFRJ
Science outreach / Journalism

The project, coordinated by Professor Marie Santini, aims to develop research on the impact of online platforms on Brazilian democracy, considering the specificities of the country’s media ecosystem. It is specially intended to develop technologies and methods to diagnose the strategies of production and amplification of scientific denialism to support the debate and underpin public policies and advocacy initiatives on scientific, environmental, and political misinformation.

Amount invested

Grant 2023: R$ 160.000,00
Grant 2024: USD 100.000,00