Also check out the other, immensely interesting papers in the special issue: openjournals.ugent.be/ts/issue/261...
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Also check out the other, immensely interesting papers in the special issue: openjournals.ugent.be/ts/issue/261...
The essay is based on this article (in English): journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Our framework allows scholars and policymakers to systematically evaluate precisely which democratic principles are upheld or violated by (alternative) media practices.
Different normative conceptions of democracy then expect different answers to the question: "Who should be allowed to talk, about which topics and in which ways, based on which types of knowledge?"
We propose that evaluations of media practices in democracy should focus on actor diversity, discursive diversity, and epistemological diversity. For each of the democratic schools of thought, these abstract concepts are translated to concrete, empirically observable criteria.
In this framework, we argue that such evaluations hinge first and foremost on which type of democracy we are talking about. We distinguish between the three most prominent conceptions of democracy – i.e., liberal, deliberative, and agonistic.
While there is much talk about the propagation of conspiracy theories by alternative media channels and their detrimental effects on democracy, the exact dimensions of democracy that are threatened and / or violated are rarely empirically examined.
We wrote an essay (in Dutch) about our previously developed framework for evaluating alternative (conspiracy) media's contribution to democracy! 🏛️📰
The essay is part of Tijdschrift Sociologie's special issue on news discontents.
openjournals.ugent.be/ts/article/i...
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...
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...
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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. 📺🗞️
@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.
Science should not be stopped by politics.
Trump administration freezes all National Science Foundation reviews panels.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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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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.
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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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."
Man hoopt reisjes naar Mars aantrekkelijker te maken door sfeer op aarde zo veel mogelijk te verzieken
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)
This article should be required reading for anyone commenting on the political effects of social media.
Cool! Thanks for including me!