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Again, the almighty mass media? The media's political agenda-setting power according to politicians and journalists in Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen
The unsolved question of whether the media affect political agendas is tackled with an innovative research method: a survey among politicians and journalists in Belgium. This article shows that this new approach can complement existing knowledge and yield new insights. Results largely support the contention that media matter for politics; politicians and journalists state that the media are important agenda setters, even compared to more ...
The mass media's political agenda-setting power: a longitudinal analysis of media, parliament, and government in Belgium (1933 to 2000) Universiteit Antwerpen
The Interrelated Roles of Mass Media and Social Media in Adolescents’ Development of an Objectified Self-Concept: A Longitudinal Study KU Leuven
Previous research has shown that mass media stimulate the development of an objectified self-concept. However, we know little about the role social networking sites (SNS) play in these relationships. The current longitudinal study (N = 1,041) aimed to fill this gap by studying adolescents’ frequency of SNS use in general and their use of SNS to monitor attractive peers in particular. The results showed that the use of sexualizing mass media was ...
Media Coverage of a "Connective" Action: The Interaction Between the 15-M Movement and the Mass Media Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article uses Twitter messages sent in May 2011 to study the ability of the so-called 15-M movement, a "connective"? movement, to place their demands on the media agenda and maintain control over their own discourse. The results show that the activists' discourse included many issues, although greatest attention was given to three: electoral and party systems, democracy and governance, and civil liberties. Moreover, the study reveals that ...
Popular voices on Twitter : remediation of social media content in mass media discourses Universiteit Gent
Social media, especially Twitter, is an increasingly popular platform for not only sharing information and opinions, but also for gathering data for analysis. In this paper we use the 2012 #30j hashtag campaign and anti-austerity debates in Belgium to explore both how social media influence public debate, and what methodological precautions are necessary. We employ a multi-stage research approach, using content analysis of tweets and audiovisual ...
Why do politicians use the media when making laws? A study On the functional use of mass media during legislative processes Universiteit Antwerpen
Do the media set the agenda of Parliament or is it the other way around? Agenda interactions between MPs and mass media Universiteit Antwerpen
I (Don’t) Respect my Body”: Investigating the Role of Mass Media Use and Self-Objectification on Adolescents’ Positive Body Image in a Cross-National Study. KU Leuven
This cross-national survey among Austrian, Belgian, Spanish, and South Korean boys and girls (N = 1,983; Mage = 14.41, SD = 1.08) investigated the association between mass media use, self-objectification, and positive body image. In doing so, we (a) extended existing research on the link between media use and positive body image by including different media genres that are known to be part of adolescents’ media diets, (b) introduced ...
Predictors of cancer fear: The association between mass media and fear of cancer among cancer diagnosed and nondiagnosed individuals KU Leuven
Few studies have explored the impact of mass media on fear of cancer levels. This study investigates whether television and Internet use are associated with fear of cancer, and whether this association is different for cancer diagnosed and nondiagnosed individuals. A quantitative, standardized survey was used and administered to 2008 respondents in Flanders (Belgium), of which 621 individuals were diagnosed with cancer. For statistical analyses, ...