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Hannes Cools
@hannescools.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam 🇳🇱 || Journalism, AI, Tech & innovation 👨‍💻 || Fellow Digital Democracy Centre 🇩🇰 & Marie Curie Scholar 🇪🇺 || #FirstGen
🌐 https://hannescools.com/
volgende week krijgt ze eredoctoraat aan uva, misschien kan ze nog wat inspiratie opdoen bij haar collega Chat?
January 8, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Together w Ana Bisso Nunes, Ana Marta Flores, Colin Porlezza (@cporlezza.bsky.social), Sonja Kretzschmar, Julia Eyrich, Giulia Ferri, Jose García-Avilés, and Jane Singer @janebsinger.bsky.social 💥
cc @aimediademlab.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social @cos-ascor.bsky.social @ddc-sdu.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Challenges include cultural resistance, financial limitations and the need for sustained leadership support.

📈 Our research underscores the importance of media labs in fostering a culture of innovation, essential for the digital transformation of journalism & the resilience of European democracies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🔍 Some key findings:
- Media labs serve as catalysts for experimentation and innovation, providing "safe zones" for interdisciplinary teams to ideate and test new approaches.
- Successful labs act as sensors for detecting trends, contributing to strategic foresight and institutional agility.
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
📅 In 2022, (yes, peer review can sometimes take long) we conducted interviews with leaders from 12 diverse EU media labs, uncovering three key archetypes:
- Labs focused on creativity and originality.
- Labs driven by business validation.
- Labs interpreting innovation through educational programs.
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
En als de genomen keuzes dan effectief nagelopen worden, dan zijn er best wel wat gaten te schieten in de modus operandi. Het zijn pijnlijke fouten die terecht op het vertrouwen van NRC, en bij uitbreiding, de journalistiek afstralen.
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Het was de ene na de andere pijnlijke fout voor NRC, iets wat de ombudsman ook niet ontkent... Rommelige journalistiek
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM