📣 New pub - Open Access Together w/ @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social & Tessel Bogaard, I introduce Native Experience Sampling (NESM) as a method that complements behavioral analytics by capturing the experiential quality of news (Time Well Spent), not just how much time they spend with it (Time Spent).

Want to apply for a #MSCA #postdoc grant w/Bergen Media Use Group? We're looking for scholars interested in how people connect to eachother & society through media @britaytrearne.bsky.social @joelleswart.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @erikknudsen.bsky.social @janniehartley.bsky.social

In this new study, we find young adults don’t manage media by platform but by purpose: being in the loop, maintaining connection, and zoning out. They balance informational, emotional and social needs, and make moral distinctions between "good" and "bad" media. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Is there a place for (professional) news on TikTok? Based on 99 interviews w/ young people, I.Costera Meijer, @kenzalamot.bsky.social & I find that adapting to the platform risks diluting journalism’s distinctive value and blurring it with less reliable content ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The User Experience of TikTok and Its Compatibility with News

While TikTok is rapidly growing as a source of news for young people, they appear to have limited interest in news from traditional sources on the platform. Exploring whether there is a place for p...

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Wij zijn op zoek naar een universitair docent (UD) journalistiekwetenschap! Sla jij graag bruggen tussen theorie en praktijk, in zowel onderwijs als onderzoek? Neem vooral contact met me op als je nog meer wilt weten. werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/un...

How do immigrants navigate and make sense of the digital media landscape? This first study from Camila Valgas’ PhD-project is now available open access (with Yael de Haan & @skruikemeier.bsky.social) ⬇️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Navigating news across borders: Everyday news consumption among immigrants - Camila Melícia Valgas, Tim Groot Kormelink, Yael de Haan, Sanne Kruikemeier, 2025

As European countries experience growing immigration, the need for policies supporting immigrants’ cultural adaptation has intensified. Journalism plays a cruci...

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We had a fabulous roundtable discussion with @anjabechmann.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @jiarut.bsky.social here at #aoir2025 that concluded with a thought exercise: "It's 2030 & data donation is the dominant data gathering paradigm, what must we get right today?"

Gisteren mocht ik aan de Vrije Universiteit mijn oratie uitspreken: Onder de loep. Kracht en kwetsbaarheid van onderzoeksjournalistiek. Het ND publiceert vandaag een verkorte versie: www.nd.nl/opinie/opini... De oratie zelf is hier in z’n geheel te lezen: research.vu.nl/en/publicati...

#OutNow in #iCS This article shows the limits of informed consent in data donation. Participants valued seeing their own data, yet often misunderstood the process, overlooking ways to control or delete information. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Meaningful informed consent? How participants experience and understand data donation

Data donation makes it possible to invite participants to request and share their data from digital platforms for research purposes. While it is a user-centric approach to digital trace data collec...

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Data donation is hot, but do participants understand what they consent to? Using think-aloud protocols and interviews, we found many missed key features like searching and deleting data. To improve informed consent, we suggest adding (some) friction through play ⏯️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Meaningful informed consent? How participants experience and understand data donation

Data donation makes it possible to invite participants to request and share their data from digital platforms for research purposes. While it is a user-centric approach to digital trace data collec...

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Fantastic presentation by Camila Valgas, making her ICA debut with her first PhD-study on immigrants' news use. Proud supervisor! (w/ @skruikemeier.bsky.social & Yael de Haan) #ica25

And last but not least, Camila Valgas presents her study “Understanding the News Consumption of Immigrants in the Digital Age: Motivations, Strategies, and Challenges" with @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social , Yael De Haan & @skruikemeier.bsky.social #ica25 @icajsd.bsky.social

@tgrootkormelink.bsky.social showing his very innovative approach to integrating WhatsApp-diaries, data donation, and qualitative interviews to get a much deeper understanding of users media practices #ica25 Very much looking forward to more such work that really *integrates* different methods!

First up today is our very own @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social and co-authors who take part in a panel on "Data Donation in Communication Research", presenting their study combining data donation with qualitative diaries to understand how societal issues permeate people's lifeworlds.

Today marks the first day of #ICA25, and we're proud to share that the J-TEAM is well represented in the @icajsd.bsky.social & @icacm.bsky.social divisions! Stay tuned each morning for updates on our members’ presentations and panels. Let’s go! 💪📢

If you're at #ica25 consider a date with the hottest new method in town… Data Donation in Communication Research: Ethical, Practical, and Methodological Frontiers 📍 Friday, June 13 | 12 PM – 1:15 PM | Capitol 3 - Regency 4 @anjabechmann.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @lionw.bsky.social

We are hiring a postdoc! Looking for a scholar interested in doing qualitative research on news experiences and perceptions of AI, to join the Imagine project and Media use research group in Bergen #CommSky

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🚨 Postdoc opportunity in Bergen! Join the IMAGINE project to explore how Norwegians experience AI in media. Qualitative case study, critical perspectives, and a great research team including @britaytrearne.bsky.social & @erikknudsen.bsky.social awaits! 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Deadl: 7.8

The first research project where I am PI, “Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in government agencies”, was selected by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to seek sponsorship! Everything is in Dutch, but it can be translated with the Google translate plugin.

Are you doing a PhD in Journalism Studies? Would you like to get feedback on your work from experienced scholars in the field? Then join us for the 6th Journalism Studies PhD Colloquium in Groningen on April 8th, 2026! Deadline for abstracts is 6 June 2025. For the full CfP, check: edu.nl/nfd7h

🥳 Thrilled to receive an NWO XS-grant to explore how people encounter and make sense of political information. Building on my NWO Veni-project, I will combine data donations with mobile ethnography, specifically focusing on including under-researched socio-demographic groups.

🚨 #Jobalert We are looking for a #postdoctoral researcher with an interest in journalism-related themes and a strong affinity for quantitative methods. The position is part of ASCoR, and the researcher will work closely with @markboukes.bsky.social. 📅Deadline: 25 May 2025 Read more 👇

Luistertip: de eerste aflevering van "Wouter Wordt Journalist" staat online! Volg @woutersloekers.bsky.social in zijn zoektocht naar hoe je een goede journalist wordt. Zijn eerste stop: de VU, voor een korte recap van wat hij de afgelopen jaren bij @journstudiesvu.bsky.social heeft geleerd 🎧

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De nieuwe Red Pers-podcast Wouter wordt Journalist, over de stap van studie naar redactie, is live! Wat ís een journalist? In aflevering 1 spreekt Wouter met zijn oud-docent Tim Groot Kormelink, veteraan Jan Hoedeman, én mensen op straat. Luister aflevering 1 hier! open.spotify.com/episode/2HAK...

New pub! We show that despite their potential to be listened to anytime, anyplace, news podcast use is tied to highly specific contexts. We also illustrate that multitasking is an integral part of news podcast listening, cognitively, affectively and practically. 🎧 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Anytime, Anyplace? The Context-Dependency of News Podcast Use

Seeking to explore how people integrate news podcasts into their everyday routines, this study asked 60 participants to listen to a daily news podcast for up to four weeks and interviewed them afte...

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Waarom mijden steeds meer mensen (weleens) het nieuws en hoe 'erg' is dat? Ik sprak hier laatst over met @parool.bsky.social www.parool.nl/ps/waarom-st...

Waarom steeds meer mensen het nieuws mijden: ‘Ik vraag me af wat het überhaupt uitmaakt’

Het aantal mensen dat nieuws actief mijdt neemt toe. Een zorgwekkende, maar niet onbegrijpelijke ontwikkeling, vinden experts. Drie Amsterdammers vertellen waarom ze nieuws mijden. ‘Ik heb behoefte aa...

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📣We are hiring!🔥I'm looking for a PhD & Postdoc. 🔍Research focus on far-right parties, movements & ideologies in int'l perspective, with emphasis on the ways in which the far right is embedded in everyday culture. (2 further positions available, please share!) uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...

Come work with us! Funded PhD scholarships at the Department of Communication at @UCPH_Research. Join a world-class public research university with international colleagues in a city ranked high in quality of life. Starting salary $48k Apply by Feb 16 jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

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300 woorden met 🗣️ Het alumnimagazine 'idea' van mijn eigen Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen vroeg me om voor hun nieuwe issue rond 'Verbinding' een bijdrage neer te pennen. Voorbij kliks kijken is hoognodig voor nieuwsmedia om de brug met hun publiek te slaan. onlinemagazine.vu.nl/idea-humanit...

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Meet our J-TEAM! 👋 🚀 We’re riding the momentum and have officially joined #Bluesky to connect, share insights, and explore #journalism, #commsci, #css & more💡 👉Must follow: @damiantrilling.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @kenzalamot.bsky.social @jbgruber.bsky.social @rupertkiddle.com

Attention #ECRs! @yecrea.bsky.social is searching for 16 new YECREA section representatives. It’s a great opportunity for pre- and postdoctoral researchers to engage in academia and broaden their network. I enjoyed my time in YECREA very much - happy to answer any questions! tinyurl.com/cfpyecrea

We are hiring four PhD fellows, fully funded for 3 years, in an open call at my Department. If you are (or know someone) interested in working on tracking&society in Copenhagen, please get in touch: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

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