Our Digital News Report 2025 is out! 📊48 markets 🌏Almost 100K respondents 📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers 📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg 🧵Findings in thread #DNR25

And last but not least, Camila Valgas presents her study “Understanding the News Consumption of Immigrants in the Digital Age: Motivations, Strategies, and Challenges" with @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social , Yael De Haan & @skruikemeier.bsky.social #ica25 @icajsd.bsky.social

@kenzalamot.bsky.social and @jonathanhendrickx.bsky.social propose a “Quality turn in journalism” and show how Flemish newspapers use tagging of articles to understand user engagement

This afternoon, @jonathanhendrickx.bsky.social and our colleague @kenzalamot.bsky.social will present their case study on Article DNA, a Mediahuis project developed to deliver more quality content to their audience (@icajsd.bsky.social)

Day three of #ICA25 and the JTEAM is still going strong💪🏻 After a fun social evening yesterday, we’re ready to entertain you with two more presentations today 👇🏻🧵

Today marks the first day of #ICA25, and we're proud to share that the J-TEAM is well represented in the @icajsd.bsky.social & @icacm.bsky.social divisions! Stay tuned each morning for updates on our members’ presentations and panels. Let’s go! 💪📢

Looking forward to presenting works(-in-progress) with several brilliant scholars, including @maakesalonen.bsky.social @atmayer.bsky.social @lionw.bsky.social @kenzalamot.bsky.social!

Luistertip: de eerste aflevering van "Wouter Wordt Journalist" staat online! Volg @woutersloekers.bsky.social in zijn zoektocht naar hoe je een goede journalist wordt. Zijn eerste stop: de VU, voor een korte recap van wat hij de afgelopen jaren bij @journstudiesvu.bsky.social heeft geleerd 🎧

📅 1st session: May 22, 13:00 (online, no signup needed!) 🔗LINK WILL FOLLOW! Presenter: Muhammad Noor Fakhruzzaman (U Vienna): "Media Intergroup Bias in Indonesian Online News" Discussant: @kenzalamot.bsky.social (VU Amsterdam) Let’s build a supportive PolCom ECR community—see you May 22!

Onze studenten presenteerden vandaag de resultaten van hun publieksonderzoek aan het NOS Jeugdjournaal. 🗣️ 25 diepte-interviews met leerkrachten 🧒🏼50 focusgroepen met kinderen (N=250) ❓Hoe ervaren kinderen het Jeugdjournaal en hoe integreren leerkrachten het in hun onderwijspraktijk?

Oud-hoofdredacteur The Washington Post verbijsterd: 'Bezos zwicht voor Trump' nos.nl/l/2557573

Fijne uitwisseling vandaag met mediaprofessionals, beleidsmakers en onderzoekers over de uitdagingen voor de mediasector in Vlaanderen. Dank aan @ikepicone.bsky.social @krisvdam.bsky.social voor de organisatie en de uitnodiging om als expert “Journalistiek onder druk” te mogen fungeren.

Really interesting presentation by @jonathanhendrickx.bsky.social and @kenzalamot.bsky.social at #etmaal2025 on tags & metrics used in newsrooms…

Fruitful NeFCA Journalism PhD workshop this morning, preceding @etmaal2025.bsky.social 🚀 Four PhD students presented their ongoing projects and later benefited from insightful feedback provided by senior scholars 🧑‍🏫

Excited to be accepted to the #ICA25 conference in June with four exciting collaborations with some brilliant scholars @kenzalamot.bsky.social @atmayer.bsky.social @lionw.bsky.social @maakesalonen.bsky.social Normalise rejections: four other submissions were unsuccessful. See you all in Denver!

Meet our J-TEAM! 👋 🚀 We’re riding the momentum and have officially joined #Bluesky to connect, share insights, and explore #journalism, #commsci, #css & more💡 👉Must follow: @damiantrilling.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @kenzalamot.bsky.social @jbgruber.bsky.social @rupertkiddle.com

300 woorden met 🗣️ Het alumnimagazine 'idea' van mijn eigen Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen vroeg me om voor hun nieuwe issue rond 'Verbinding' een bijdrage neer te pennen. Voorbij kliks kijken is hoognodig voor nieuwsmedia om de brug met hun publiek te slaan. onlinemagazine.vu.nl/idea-humanit...

De positie van vrouwen in het hoger onderwijs is dit jaar opnieuw verbeterd. Het aandeel vrouwelijke hoogleraren groeit tot bijna 29 procent. Ook staat voor iedere mannelijke emeritus-docent direct een vrouw klaar staat. https://buff.ly/3Dap8R2

The ICA JSD PhD Colloquium has been a cornerstone of our division. We're looking for commentators who would like to give feedback to our early-career participants of the PhD Colloquium. If you would like to take part in the PhD Colloquium, please reach out to mathias.felipe @ unifesp.br #ica25

Heel interessant, had ik niet verwacht. Benieuwd of dit in NL ook gaat gebeuren ⬇️ #commsky #journalistiek

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 is now online as an e-book 🚨 Together with @stevepaulussen, I provide necessary reflection on why audience analytics are used in journalism and whose interests they serve.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗙𝗖𝗔 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 📅 Abstract Deadline: November 8 – don't miss it! 📝Full paper by January 13 📍@Etmaal2025 🔗 Find more information and submit your abstract: 

“Hoe hoger op het academisch laddertje, hoe minder vrouwen er overblijven. Meer dan 70% van het hooglerarenkorps is man (…) en dat terwijl vrouwelijke studenten in regel beter presteren dan mannelijke.”

NEW PUB out in #Journalism 🚀 @stevepaulussen and I investigated the relationship between news media’s content promotion strategies and audience engagement🔍 🔓Open access

Over the moon to receive a @NWOFunding VENI grant for my project “Beyond Clicks and Metrics”! 🎉 Over the next 4 years, I'll transcend the quantitative and behavioral approach to audience engagement. Can't wait to dive into this research and share insights along the way!

Last day at the conference but still plenty of interesting presentations! @HanneTillemans sheds light on perceptions of political impartiality in news media among citizens, journalists, and politicians. Ideology's impact is profound across all groups! #ica24 #ica_jsd

Cool study by @MattisNicolas @FSW_VU 🔥 His field experiment highlights how prominent article positioning boosts news selection, engagement, and recall #ica24 @poli_com

This morning @rptkiddle of @journstudiesVU presented fascinating research on feedback loops (cc @annekroon @KasperWelbers @damian0604). Their work illustrates how digital pathways influence sequential behavior, shedding light on evolving news consumption patterns. #ica24 #ica_jsd

Interesting discussion led by @JnthnHndrckx on news avoidance! Wrapping up with question: Should we as scholars always view news avoidance as problematic? As news researchers, we're a unique group with a distinct perspective #ica24 #ica_jsd

Meticulous work presented by @CatoWaeterloos (cc @DesireeSchmuck @MichOpgenhaffen @petervanaelst). Her systematic lit review revealed that ‘political knowledge’ is still largely ill-defined and rarely accounts for social media logic #ica24 @poli_com

Interesting presentation by Sherine Conyers based on +200hrs of field work to see platformization at work in the newsroom and the role metrics play therein 📊Ending with the rhetorical question whether “we want journalism that keeps counting or journalism that counts?”

Kicking off #ica24 with a trip down memory lane of our esteemed division. Happy 20th anniversary, @Journalism_ICA!

#DNR day, the day that excites all journalism scholars. Check it out 👇🏻🔗

New study co-authored with @CoolsHannes & @_IneG_ in @journstudies‼️We compared Facebook headlines and status messages on a range of stylistic features and assessed their connection with FB Reactions (😍😢😮😡😂)

Framing this one from september’s student evaluations: “Good outfits!”. If I can be one thing, please let it be “the fashionable academic”💅🏻

Wie wordt onze nieuwe collega @journstudiesVU?

Mijn #DeTijdloze top 3

"Dit zijn scènes uit de ergste horrorfilm": journalist in Gaza getuigt bij VRT NWS over hallucinante werkomstandigheden 

39 dode journalisten in oorlog Israël-Hamas, van wie 34 Palestijns: ‘dodelijkste maand voor journalisten in de laatste dertig jaar’

When old colleagues go out of their way to catch up again. International visitors from Antwerp! @m2p_be will always have a very special place in my heart❤️

Duo presentation #IJPP23 w/ @KathleenBeckers (also on behalf @petervanaelst) about our work on online harassment of political journalists. We mainly explored the role of politicians as instigators of this harassment.

All-time favorite #sorrynotsorry. @FakePlasticRuby laat zien waarom dat gelegitimeerd is: “20 jaar ‘Mr. Brightside’: waarom die song niet kapot te krijgen is” @demorgen

📢Groot nieuws. Op initiatief van @VVOJ en gefinancierd door Vereniging Veronica, Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds en @sdm_online stelt @journstudiesVU @VU_FGW een Bijzondere leerstoel Onderzoeksjournalistiek in. "Vermoedelijk de eerste ter wereld", aldus @CosteraIrene

Presented research we conducted with our BA and MA students on how young people experience TikTok and how temporality is particularly relevant in the experience with news on the platform. Amazing crowd with insightful questions & comments #FoJ2023 @TGrootKormelink @CosteraIrene

Geen nieuwsberichten meer op Facebook en Instagram in Canada: "Moederbedrijf Meta wil macht tonen na nieuwe wet" 

‘Ik denk dat veel journalisten een beetje blind zijn voor hun positie’

Congratulations @m2p_be! Five wonderful years that helped me become the researcher I am today. Cheers to many years and much more interesting research to come 🎉

“We moeten dus helaas afscheid nemen van collega’s die taken hebben die in de digitale wereld door AI en/of door geautomatiseerde processen kunnen worden vervangen of die met hun vaardigheden niet meer in deze nieuwe situatie passen”

This morning, my partner told me I was talking in my sleep again. In English, even though my mother tongue is Dutch. Apparently, I “completely agreed”. Looks like I’m having quite some post #ica23 blues and the discussant in my dream made an interesting remark🧐