Publications
Unraveling success stories in media: An exploration of their manifestations in popular (social) media and their effects on adolescent development KU Leuven
The Role of Social Media in the Communication for Development of Development Actors in South Africa Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Adolescents’ Social Media Literacy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of its Development and Empowering Role in Social Media Positivity Bias Effects KU Leuven
The Interrelated Roles of Mass Media and Social Media in Adolescents’ Development of an Objectified Self-Concept: A Longitudinal Study KU Leuven
Making Community Media Work. Community Media Identities and their Articulation in an Antwerp Neighborhood Development Project Vrije Universiteit Brussel
New and social media for strengthening the public support among young people for development cooperation: instant karma? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Using Social Media to Support Community Development. A case study of e-inclusion intermediaries in underprivileged communities in South Africa Vrije Universiteit Brussel
For many marginalized community members e-inclusion intermediaries (e-IIs) are the only accessible and affordable option to access computers and the Internet, yet their use of the provided ICTs is low. This is due to a lack of awareness about e-IIs and ICTs benefits. To create awareness and promote the use of ICTs by community members e-IIs need more effective communication strategies that share information. Social media can be effective in ...
Broadening 'media' for development communication: alternative channels employed in Loja, Ecuador Institute of Tropical Medicine
When communicators use media and communication to address problems of development, we seek to assess whether those interventions are grounded in current development challenges and in patterns of media use. Additional challenges emerge, however, from patterns in media use between those used by development communication professionals and those that are accessible to communities. Electronic media, such as radio and television, or digital media ...