ICA Preconference – “Digital and newsworthy? Have digital sources changed journalism?”

Call for Papers: CPC members Sophie Lecheler and Sanne Kruikemeier (together with Sarah van Leuven – University of Gent, Belgium and Liesbeth Hermans) are organising a pre-conference “Digital and newsworthy? Have digital sources changed journalism?”. The pre-conference is co-sponsored by CPC. They welcome both theoretical and empirical papers for the proposed preconference, and want to encourage PhD students and young…

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Talks around town

On Wednesday evening, Bert Bakker is giving a talk “Would you vote for Trump? Insights from psychology and political communication” as part of the Amsterdam Research Initiative. He will discuss the psychological roots of support for Trump – as well as Clinton. Bert will show that Trump speaks the language of the personality of his voters. Bert will base…

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Exciting week ahead

Two PhD candidates will defend their theses: Björn Burscher will present his thesis titled “Machine-learning based content analysis” to the thesis committee in The Aula on Wednesday; Alina Feinholdt will defend her thesis on “Fight or flight: Affective news framing effects” in the Agnietenkapel on Friday. Good luck to you both! Rens Vligenthart and Claes de Vreese will take part…

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CPC researchers attend the 2016 Int’ Journal of Press/Politics Conference

Next week, several CPC related researchers will present their research at the 2016 International Journal of Press/Politics Conference. Presentations include, among others, “The Engaging Effect of Exemplars” by Kim Andersen, Morten Skovsgaard, Erik Albaek, and Claes de Vreese; “Taking the lead? Understanding dynamics of individual politicians’ visibility in traditional and online media” by Sanne Kruikemeier, Katjana Gattermann and Rens Vliegenthart. The…

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Symposium today – Exposure to communication in a changing media landscape

This afternoon the Research Priority Area Communication continues its focus on the challenges of measuring exposure to communication in a changing media landscape. They host an international seminar, which focuses on Exposure to Communication and precedes an international conference being held on September 22 and 23 by the Methods division of the German Communication Association.

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Claes de Vreese inaugurated as member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences

On 12 September at the Trippenhuis Building, Claes de Vreese was installed as a new member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science. Members are prominent researchers active across the arts and sciences. New members are nominated by peers from within and outside the Academy. The Academy has about five hundred members and they are appointed for life. Congratulations…

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Research exposure

Last week Claes de Vreese, along with other editors Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, Carsten Reinemann and Jesper Stromback, wrote a blog for the London School of Economics on their new book about Populist Political Communication. The book includes a chapter about populism in the Netherlands by Michael Hameleers, Linda Bos, and Claes. Last Saturday, Reformatorisch Dagblad published an interview with Claes…

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Start of the new academic year!

The 2016/17 academic year started this week. Teaching has begun, including a fresh intake of Bachelor and Master students – of which enrollment on the PolCom Master track was again strong. We look forward to an inspiring and productive new year!  

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Talks and interviews this week

Last week Damian Trilling went to Bergen in Norway to take part in a workshop about automatic content analysis/computational social science. Bert Bakker was interviewed by NOS.nl about the new Freedom Party program on Friday (here). His #hotpolitics project which he co-conducted at the Lowlands Festivale received some media attention, including NOS.nl; NPO Radio 1 Nieuws & Co;  Kennis van Nu; New Scientist; de Stentor; Folia (1 & 2) and…

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CPC summer activities: #Hotpolitics & interviews

Bert Bakker, who is a CPC affiliate and Assistant Professor at ASCoR, conducted an innovative study together with Matthijs Rooduijn (Sociology, Utrecht University) and Gijs Schumacher (Political Science, University of Amsterdam) at the Dutch Lowlands Festival, that took place from 19 to 21 August. The purpose of their project “Politics isn’t cool. It’s HOT” was to study physiological reactions to…

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