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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

@mvcampenhout.bsky.social, Stefaan Walgrave, and @pvanaelst.bsky.social
Key take aways:
- Different types of political knowledge can be distinguished from one another.
- Personal characteristics (e.g., political interest or media use) are differently related to these different types of knowledge.

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

What determines political knowledge? Different drivers for political knowledge in the digital age
With @lcjacobs89.bsky.social, @jokematthieu.bsky.social, @babettehermans.bsky.social, @desireeschmuck.bsky.social, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, @catowaeterloos.bsky.social,

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

- During elections peers are the most important information sources on social media for young people, which is beneficial in terms of knowledge.
- Outside of elections finding that influencers or celebrities make political topics easier to understand is detrimental in terms of knowledge.

Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

Key take aways:
- For young people, seeing political content of politicians, journalists, peers, social media influencers, and celebrities is related to finding that these sources simplify political topics, arouse interest for politics, or show which political topics are important.

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

Trending topics, growing knowledge? How curating actors' political social media content affects youth's political knowledge
With @catowaeterloos.bsky.social, @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social and @desireeschmuck.bsky.social

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

- Most of Gen Z have fluctuations in media use patterns, but the experience of first elections has a stabilizing role in terms of media habits.
- Especially the youngest and least politically interested Gen Z'ers have the most fluctuations in their media use patterns throughout the campaign cycle.

Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

Young Campaign Consumers: How Generation Z consumes news during an election cycle - Awarded with Top Student Paper at the Communication and Technology division
With @mvcampenhout.bsky.social and @babettehermans.bsky.social
Key take aways:
- Gen Z mainly rely on social media to stay informed.

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

Key take aways:
- People who see more political social media content of politicians and peers have more knowledge.
- Learning opportunities are mainly present for people who have low motivation and ability to learn about politics, i.e., people who are generally found to be less knowledgeable.

Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

Beyond Legacy Media: Who offers learning opportunities for political current affairs knowledge on social media and for whom?
With @catowaeterloos.bsky.social, @desireeschmuck.bsky.social, and @pvanaelst.bsky.social

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Jun 20

My first @icahdq.bsky.social conference was without a doubt one to remember! Four papers I worked on were presented at #ICA25:

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · Jun 19

PhD researchers from our lab were recognized with Top Paper Awards at #ICA2025!

🔹 @elienbeelen.bsky.social – Trigger warnings & media effects
🔹 @margotlissens.bsky.social – Gen Z news consumption
🔹 @darianharff.bsky.social – Trust in political influencers

See more: soc.kuleuven.be/smc/news/phd...

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Laura Jacobs @lcjacobs89.bsky.social · Jun 14

☀️ Thrilled to be at #ICA25 in sunny Denver! Presented our paper on how news drives conspiracy beliefs w/ Peter Van Aelst. Grateful for the great discussion & proud of our YouVoice team – incl. Top Student Paper winners Matthias, @margotlissens.bsky.social, & @babettehermans.bsky.social! #75yearsICA

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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Jun 12

The CAT Division is pleased to announce the top student papers for #ICA25. Please come see these excellent top student papers on Fri Jun 13 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM; Centennial F (Regency 3)
#ICA25

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 13

These are the participants of the #PoliticalCommunicationPreconference25. It was an amazing day, full of interesting insights and great research. Although it's hard to say goodbye to a great day, #ICA25 is now officially starting! Let's enjoy the conference together! ❤️

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 12

The #ICA2025 is already starting for the Polcomm Division! The Political Communication PhD Preconference started this morning with a talk by Kate Kenski about the ICA. #PolcommPreconference25

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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Jun 13

The CAT division's top student papers will be presented on Fri Jun 13 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM; Centennial F (Regency 3) #ICA25

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · May 13

The Media Psychology Lab has been awarded the Society Award 2025 by KU Leuven’s Humanities and Social Sciences Group, recognizing our research’s societal impact and public relevance.
We are honored by this recognition and committed to continuing research that bridges media, well-being, and society!

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations Silke!!

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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Apr 9

Young Campaign Consumers: How Generation Z Consumes News and Acquires Current Affairs Knowledge
Matthias Van Campenhout
Political Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Margot Lissens, Babette Hermans
Communication Science, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium #ica25

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Media Psychology Lab @mediapsychologylab.bsky.social · Feb 21

Last weekend, our lab participated in KU Leuven Inside, celebrating 600 years of KU Leuven🎉
We presented our research on digital media's effects in a smartphone use expo📱 & our professors @steveneggermont.bsky.social, Kathleen Beullens, & @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social delivered 600-second lectures👩‍🏫

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Margot Lissens @margotlissens.bsky.social · Feb 4

One to remember, #Etmaal2025! Chaired my first session and presented my latest findings on social media content and political learning effects 📱 Proud to have hosted this successful edition with the best colleagues!

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Cato Waeterloos @catowaeterloos.bsky.social · Feb 3

Very much enjoyed presenting my work with @margotlissens.bsky.social and @desireeschmuck.bsky.social in this Political Communication panel at #Etmaal2025!

Media, Information & Persuasion Lab @miplab.bsky.social · Feb 3

Do young people learn from political social media content? And does it motivate them to participate? @catowaeterloos.bsky.social just presented her work on this at #Etmaal2025

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Laura @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social · Feb 4

Unpacking the longitudinal links between political influencers and youth's political socialization with @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social @darianharff.bsky.social @margotlissens.bsky.social @desireeschmuck.bsky.social looking forward to continue the conversation in future research 📱📳 #etmaal2025

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Vienna Media Change & Innovation Lab @vmci-univie.bsky.social · Jan 16

Honored to showcase our team's and our affiliated researchers' (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) work at #ICA25 🎓✨ Catch us in sessions with the CAM, @icacat.bsky.social, @ica-hmc.bsky.social, MassComm, and @polcomm.bsky.social crowd 🤝

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Etmaal2026 @etmaal2026.bsky.social · Jan 13

📢The programme for #Etmaal2025 in Bruges is now live! Explore the sessions and start planning your conference experience: 🔗 etmaal2025.org/programme/.

Also, there are only two weeks left to register for the conference at the regular fee! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/

Programme

etmaal2025.org

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