@mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
KU Leuven, Department of Commmunication Science. The Media Culture & Policy Lab investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
Discrimination lawsuits based on race, religion and gender are prominent and popular newspapers focus on sensational events with less comprehensive reporting. Alleged perpetrators receive more news coverage than victims, with a growing reluctance to assign responsibility to specific actors.
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New publication π @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social, Rozane De Cock and @leendhaenens.bsky.social examine the coverage of discrimination lawsuits in 318 Flemish news articles (2014β2022), comparing quality and popular newspapers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PQTDR...
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π Edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social & @biekezaman.bsky.social, and authored by @kamilegrusauskaite.bsky.social, @sercankiyak.bsky.social,@kristofvrancken.bsky.social and @andrewwong95.bsky.social and many more!
Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now β¨
Good news! The book can be accessed for free β¬οΈ
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At #IDS2025, we also celebrated the launch of AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine. This book, edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social and @biekezaman.bsky.social, brings together diverse perspectives in a shared call for democratic, ethical, and sustainable approaches to AI π‘
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We also took part in the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (#IDS2025) as presenters, chairs, and volunteers. This conference, organised by @digisoc.bsky.social, brought together scholars to exchange ideas on building a more inclusive digital society β¬οΈ
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Over the past two weeks, our lab had a lot to celebrate!
We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.
Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! πΈ
What a wonderful way to start my three-month research stay at the Computational Communication Science Lab! π»π₯Ύ
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You can download our book for free via shop.acco.be/nl-be/items/...! β¨
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Cheering on our colleges from @digisoc.bsky.social and @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social and presenting our brand new book (!!) at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society πͺ©β¨
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Had a wonderful time at IDS 2025 in Leuven this week! π
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on Chinaβs information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! π₯°
#IDS2025
Honored to join the @ifla.org WLIC 2025 satellite meeting in Astana π°πΏ on Inclusive Digital Literacy for All. Grateful to all speakers and colleaguesβtogether we keep digital literacy a global priority! πβ¨
#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy
πThe REMEDIS Toolkit on media literacy & digital skills now has two versions: 250 pages for full depth, 48 pages for quick access. We prepared the short version as a companion.
Welcome to use and share!
π remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS
In the same IFLA ILS newsletter, @andrewwong95.bsky.social and @leendhaenens.bsky.social launch the REMEDIS Evaluation toolkit: a set of adaptable tools designed for educators, practitioners, policy actors, and community organizations to refine their media literacy and digital skills interventions.
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Publication alert! In this short paper, @alesabru.bsky.social introduces the #DataPortrait tool as part of the #VisionArte methodology. It can be used to begin creative workshops, inviting participants to depict aspects of their identity in a guided self-portraitποΈ
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Attending the #IAMCR2025 conference was an inspiring professional experience. I had the chance to share insights from youth in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia.
We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.
Excited to be here in #IAMCR2025 in #Singapore to present the #VisionArte Methodology as part as my Phd Research within the Media Culture & Policy Lab KU Leuven and Proyecto CReA UCB.
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.
#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd
π’ Our new study on digital literacy is now published by Springer in the NMP 2024 proceedings! Co-authored with @leendhaenens.bsky.social, this piece explores regional strategies and shared challenges in digital skills development.
π Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
π° Excited to share that our REMEDIS Evaluation Planner & Toolkit are featured in the latest IFLA Newsletter! Great work by Natalia Edisherashvil!
p.s. Iβm glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
π www.ifla.org/news/remedis...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA
New publication! We validated the Dutch version of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A), a reliable and valid tool for assessing gaming disorder in adolescents. It was also linked to the increasingly blurring lines between gaming and gambling: psychologicabelgica.com/articles/10....
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It was a pleasure to take part in the #SummerSchool organized by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute yesterday! A special thank you to Priscilla Van Even for the invitation to share some art-based methods with students from the Zhejiang university in China.
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven
It's conference season! While @matthiasdebondt.bsky.social and @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social presented their research @icahdq.bsky.social (ICA) in Denver, @evagrosemans.bsky.social took the stage in Malta to discuss her research at #DiGRA2025. Congrats to all (co-)authors on their interesting work!
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I wrote a book chapter!
"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.
Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
Last week, our lab member Niels Bibert succesfully defended his dissertation, entitled βAn Odd Game? Understanding Esports Betting Access, Drivers and Consumption.β
Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!
In November 2024, members of our lab conducted a large-scale survey to better understand the phenomenon of sports betting among young adults. π
In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. β½
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More info on our results can be found here: www.gameable.info/publications
02.06.2025 11:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Here, we presented our cross-sectional and longitudinal data, arguing that adolescents often interact with so-called gambling-like elements in the video gaming ecosystem, and that these elements could impact their (problematic) gaming and gambling behavior.
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At the end of May, @evagrosemans.bsky.social and Bruno Dupont, together with their @gameable.bsky.social colleague Lowie Bradt, were invited to a one-day conference on the Exploration of the mechanisms of gaming, organised by UMONS and Nationale Loterij π²
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AI - its promise, its pitfalls and the big questions.
Our AI Dialogues covered it all!
A Big Thank you to our speakers, moderators & discussant for sharing your expertise with us πβ¨
Wondering what we talked about? Weβre writing a book! Keep an eye on our profile for more updates π
#AIDialogues
πA new article from our lab in SWAY (faculty magazine) highlights research from the COMMunity project examining regional differences in attitudes toward discrimination across Belgium.
πΊοΈGeographic visualizations illustrate which discrimination grounds are more widely accepted in different regions.
