Jolan Urkens
@jolanurkens.bsky.social
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PhD candidate ‪@ASCoR – misinformation, organizations, and trust – interested in popular perceptions / contestations of science, media, politics, and industry. Antwerp / Amsterdam
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charliebeckett.bsky.social
Why can't they see the irony? Yet another almost fact free article based on fictional accounts and chatter on social media that leads to the journalist claiming that 'other people' are living in a fake, harmful social media world www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds | Martha Gill
When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it’s time to rethink social media
www.theguardian.com
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claesdevreese.bsky.social
Allowing TASS, Russia’s press agency, into the white house while excluding your own free press (AP, Reuters) is not only an attack on press freedom but also legitimizing a propaganda machine.

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Russian state media briefly enters Oval Office during Zelenskyy meeting
The White House did not address how the unapproved reporter was able to gain access to the Oval Office.
www.politico.com
jolanurkens.bsky.social
A little late to the party but I also had the opportunity to share our work at #etmaal2025!

I presented a paper in which we apply our framework of media pluralism in democracy, focusing on how PSM navigate a media ecosystem that increasingly challenges their epistemic authority. 📺🗞️
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jonathanhendrickx.bsky.social
@jolanurkens.bsky.social et al. studied epistemic expectations of journalism at Belgian and Dutch public broadcasters, finding that these differ widely depending on the broadcasters’ individual characteristics and market structures.
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nielsmede.bsky.social
Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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wepsocial.bsky.social
Online first: "Freedom for all? Populism and the instrumental support of freedom of speech" by @albertostefanelli.bsky.social Koen Abts & Bart Meuleman

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

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Abstract of the article "Freedom for all? Populism and the instrumental support of freedom of speech" by Alberto Stefanelli, Koen Abts and Bart Meuleman. Published online first in West European Politics. Figure 1, sowing predicted probabilities of normative support for unconstrained freedom of speech, controlling for all other variables included in the model. Figure 2, showing coefficient of populist attitudes on allowing ideologically motivated speeches, controlling for all the other variables included in the model.
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larsjohannessen.bsky.social
This is too good to be true <3

"Many qualitative methodological approaches are already very vibey [...] In this article, I reflect on these approaches and outline some vibes-based methods. I discuss how vibes-based methods help us consider and work with the generative ambiguities of social life."
Vibes-based methods - Ash Watson, 2025
Vibes are having a moment and academics seem increasingly serious about understanding whatever the vibe is. Many qualitative methodological approaches are alrea...
journals.sagepub.com
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etmaal2026.bsky.social
We encourage the #Etmaal2025 community to continue our engaging discussions in a space in line with our academic values. Therefore, we will gradually switch from X to BlueSky. Up until the conference, we will cross-post all information. During the conference, we will only use Bluesky (1/2)
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casmudde.bsky.social
This article should be required reading for anyone commenting on the political effects of social media.
jolanurkens.bsky.social
Cool! Thanks for including me!