About
Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Ph.D.
Valérie Bélair-Gagnon studies how knowledge workers, particularly journalism and media professionals, are changing and what those changes mean for people, institutions, and democracy. She is the author and co-author of The Paradox of Connection, Happiness in Journalism, Journalism Research That Matters, and Social Media at BBC News. Her work focuses on how these workers navigate platforms, artificial intelligence, and disinformation in their everyday work. She combines research, teaching, and public engagement to ensure ideas travel beyond the university..
Research Highlights
AI, Platform Power and Democratic Kowledge
This article analyzes how fact-checking actors reflect on “misinformation problems” and how these problems become “fact-checking problems” for them to address.
A selection of my academic activities and academic publications.
Disinformation, Harassment, Journalism, and Democratic Resillience
A look into how journalists and news creators manage platform-driven challenges
Expertise, Professional Authority, Journalism, and Repair
This article looks at the professional Implications of the “Debunking Turn” in the Global Fact-Checking Field.
