Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap - Volume 48, Issue 1, 2020

Al een paar jaar geleden stelde Mark Deuze dat we niet mét de media, maar ín de media leven. Zeggen dat we mét media leven wekt immers de indruk dat we ook zonder kunnen en dat is een illusie, zo legt de hoogleraar Mediastudies uit in zijn boek Media life. Omdat het menselijk leven zo verweven is geraakt met media is deze onderlinge interactie tussen mens, media en maatschappij niet altijd meer zichtbaar. Net zoals e Read More

Citizens’ privacy concerns and participation needs in the smart city Antwerp This article explores the interrelation between privacy concerns and participation needs with citizens of the smart city Antwerp. This research makes use of the privacy framework by Van Zoonen (2016) to frame five applications of the smart city Antwerp, differing by use of data (personal-impersonal) and purpose (service-surveillance). The findings sh Read More

What if Bert and Ernie were more than friends? Flemish parents on homosexuality in children’s programmes This article examines Flemish parents’ opinion on the depiction of homosexual characters in children’s television. Based on twenty interviews, three categories were composed in relation to different gradations of acceptance. The first category consists of parents who found it necessary to represent homosexuality on televi Read More

Does the NIX18-campaign influence implicit and explicit cognitions in adults? Research has shown that often, the effectiveness of anti-alcohol mass media campaigns is not experimentally tested, meaning that it is unclear whether such campaigns are successful in altering alcohol-related cognitions. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated whether the Dutch NIX18-campaign is successful in influencing implicit asso Read More

Tweet, share, like? The role of social network sites at voluntary sports clubs in developing membership involvement The number of organizations that use social network sites (SNSs) for internal communication is growing rapidly. However, little is known about the use and perceptions of SNSs in member organizations, such as voluntary sports clubs (VSCs). In a survey, members of the Dutch VSCs (n = 129) were asked about their Read More

This article explores the interrelation between privacy concerns and participation needs with citizens of the smart city Antwerp. This research makes use of the privacy framework by Van Zoonen (2016) to frame five applications of the smart city Antwerp, differing by use of data (personal-impersonal) and purpose (service-surveillance). The findings show that respondents express the need for more information about the co Read More