Category: Grants
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Trust in the Digital Society RPA
in GrantsThe Trust in the Digital Society University Research Priority Area (Trust RPA) is an interdisciplinary initiative uniting the Faculties of Law, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Science, Humanities, and Economics and Business. It brings together researchers who examine trust in the digital world from multiple perspectives. By combining theoretical insight with methodological expertise, the Trust RPA…
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Real Emotions Research Priority Area
in GrantsThe project is co-funded between ASCoR and the Psychology Department at UvA, investigating how human bias – particularly the political leaning of annotators – may shape the decision-making of algorithms for facial expression recognition. Funder: UvA RPA Researchers: Andreas Schuck, Anke Stoll Start date: 1-8-2025 End date: 31-7-2026
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Safeguarding Journalism’s Future in the Digital Age: Shattering News Media’s Vicious Cycle of Decreasing Revenue and Declining Trust
in GrantsThe future of independent high-quality journalism is at stake. The fragmenting digital media landscape has drastically reduced the revenues of journalistic organizations; simultaneously, an atmosphere of distrust has been fostered regarding the “mainstream” news media. This project investigates the causes, consequences, and solutions for the declining trust in journalism as well as the public’s reduced…
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Experiences of pluralism among Dutch journalists
in GrantsSurvey among journalist professionals (n = 1,400); in close collaboration with practical stakeholders. The survey aims to monitor how journalists themselves experience how media concentration — along in in comparison to a range of other factors — impacts their work and the freedom of reporting. This is part of the CvdM’s Monitor pluriformiteit. Funder: Commissariaat voor…
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Restoring Trust in Journalism: A Cross-Country Investigation into the Impact of Journalistic Repair Strategies
in GrantsDeclining trust in the news media is a growing concern for journalism—and for the functioning of democracy. To restore trust in journalism, journalists employ so-called paradigm repair strategies, such as fact-checking or increased transparency. However, the effectiveness of these strategies remains unknown. A multi-country online experiment was conducted in 34 countries/regions to develop a new…
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World Value Survey: The Netherlands data collection (Waves 7 & 8)
in GrantsThe World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people’s values, beliefs, and cultural changes across societies by conducting nationally representative surveys in many countries worldwide. It provides insights into how values influence social, political, and economic life worldwide, enabling comparisons over time and between nations. There are also specific (news) media…
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Human(e) AI RPA
in GrantsTriggered by the speed at which applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are emerging and changing the very way in which society organizes itself, we see an important role for research to help lay the foundations for responsible, trustworthy and value-driven AI. The Research Priority Area Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam synthesises ongoing work…
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And the winner is…. !? The battle for the most impactful framing of election results between media and politics in multi-party systems
in GrantsElection nights are exciting moments for politicians, journalists, and voters, but researchers still know little about what really happens on election night. Winning and losing in countries with multiple parties is rarely clear-cut. Who is actually considered a winner and who are the losers? The purpose of this project is to understand how and why…
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Public Values in Algorithmic Society AlgoSoc
in GrantsThe Public Values in the Algorithmic Society (AlgoSoc) consortium examines how public values can be realized in a world increasingly shaped by Automated Decision Systems (ADS)and Artificial Inteligence (AI). While ADS & AI promise efficiency and improved services, they disrupt institutions, checks and balances, and shift decision-making power, raising urgent societal challenges. AlgoSoc responds by…
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AI, Media & Democracy Lab (ELSA Lab)
in GrantsThe AI, Media and Democracy Lab researches the impact of AI on the democratic function of the media, and its role in promoting an inclusive society as a key technology. In 2022, AIMD started its trajectory as a Dutch Research Council-funded Ethical, Legal, and Societal Aspects Lab. Its overarching goal is to develop and test…