| dc.description.abstract | In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022 (Børringbo, 2022), a new wave of information chaos swept across social media platforms. False narratives, misinformation, disinformation, and war propaganda spread rapidly, soon overwhelming the digital information landscape (Henriksen, 2022). Overnight, newsrooms across the world had to grapple with the magnitude of this challenge. In a Norwegian contest, journalists in different newsrooms also faced a striking realization; Their current verification knowledge and practices were inadequate to face the new information war. To address this problem, a group of journalists and media experts came together and created a new Norwegian newsroom, called Faktisk Verifiserbar (Greger, 2022). The main goal was to collectively work on verifying information related to the war. The media partners aimed to fight back the flood of false information caused by the invasion and the disinformation that constantly emerged on social media. Using the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and drawing on various theories within Science and Technology Studies (STS), this thesis looks at the interplay between human creativity and digital technologies in modern media practices by analyzing the Faktisk Verifiserbar newsroom as socio-technical systems and cyberinfrastructures. By exploring and presenting the complex webs of relationships, interactions, and power dynamics that influence news production processes and outcomes, the thesis unboxes how journalists utilize digital tools and internet technologies to construct facts and shape realities. Furthermore, it explores the dynamics between human and non-human actors within the newsroom, providing valuable insights into what we might call the sociotechnical landscape of journalism and media practices. | eng |