Media Culture & Policy Lab
@mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
KU Leuven, Department of Commmunication Science.
The Media Culture & Policy Lab investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
The Media Culture & Policy Lab investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
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Welcome to the account of the Media Culture & Policy Lab at KU Leuven!▶️
Our research group investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
Follow us for updates on our projects, publications, and events!
Our research group investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
Follow us for updates on our projects, publications, and events!
✈️ Greetings from the 2025 Joint Steering Committee in Santa Cruz!
Reviewing progress ✅
Planning 2026 milestones✅
Strengthening collaboration ✅
All smiles from @leendhaenens.bsky.social & Alessandra Abruzzese with the Rector of UCB celebrating the #CReAproject!
Next stop: San José de Chiquitos!
Reviewing progress ✅
Planning 2026 milestones✅
Strengthening collaboration ✅
All smiles from @leendhaenens.bsky.social & Alessandra Abruzzese with the Rector of UCB celebrating the #CReAproject!
Next stop: San José de Chiquitos!
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
✈️ Greetings from the 2025 Joint Steering Committee in Santa Cruz!
Reviewing progress ✅
Planning 2026 milestones✅
Strengthening collaboration ✅
All smiles from @leendhaenens.bsky.social & Alessandra Abruzzese with the Rector of UCB celebrating the #CReAproject!
Next stop: San José de Chiquitos!
Reviewing progress ✅
Planning 2026 milestones✅
Strengthening collaboration ✅
All smiles from @leendhaenens.bsky.social & Alessandra Abruzzese with the Rector of UCB celebrating the #CReAproject!
Next stop: San José de Chiquitos!
💡 How can we make AI literacy more inclusive?
Our colleague Tania Azadia, who is co-developing an AI literacy scale with and for vulnerable youth, shared insights from the #PRODIGIProject at the #IFLA Global MIL Week webinar 🌍 ✨
Find our more about the project via 🔗 www.prodigiproject.eu
Our colleague Tania Azadia, who is co-developing an AI literacy scale with and for vulnerable youth, shared insights from the #PRODIGIProject at the #IFLA Global MIL Week webinar 🌍 ✨
Find our more about the project via 🔗 www.prodigiproject.eu
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
💡 How can we make AI literacy more inclusive?
Our colleague Tania Azadia, who is co-developing an AI literacy scale with and for vulnerable youth, shared insights from the #PRODIGIProject at the #IFLA Global MIL Week webinar 🌍 ✨
Find our more about the project via 🔗 www.prodigiproject.eu
Our colleague Tania Azadia, who is co-developing an AI literacy scale with and for vulnerable youth, shared insights from the #PRODIGIProject at the #IFLA Global MIL Week webinar 🌍 ✨
Find our more about the project via 🔗 www.prodigiproject.eu
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New publication! Using a survey in Flemish young adults (N = 1,290), this study indicated that sports club membership is positively correlated with online sports betting frequency, a relation mediated by descriptive norms. Injunctive norms did not mediate this relationship.
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New publication! Using a survey in Flemish young adults (N = 1,290), this study indicated that sports club membership is positively correlated with online sports betting frequency, a relation mediated by descriptive norms. Injunctive norms did not mediate this relationship.
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
We have a new doctor! 🎉 Last week, @ansdenolf.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis, "Experiencing and Responding to Islamophobia in Belgium". We wish to congratulate dr. De Nolf on this important milestone in her career. Well done, Ans!
October 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We have a new doctor! 🎉 Last week, @ansdenolf.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis, "Experiencing and Responding to Islamophobia in Belgium". We wish to congratulate dr. De Nolf on this important milestone in her career. Well done, Ans!
New publication 🔍 @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social, Rozane De Cock and @leendhaenens.bsky.social examine the coverage of discrimination lawsuits in 318 Flemish news articles (2014–2022), comparing quality and popular newspapers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PQTDR...
Discrimination Lawsuits in Flemish Newspapers: A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis (2014–2022)
Discrimination lawsuits play a crucial role in shaping societal attitudes towards justice, equality, and diversity by influencing and reflecting public perceptions of discrimination. This study exa...
www.tandfonline.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New publication 🔍 @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social, Rozane De Cock and @leendhaenens.bsky.social examine the coverage of discrimination lawsuits in 318 Flemish news articles (2014–2022), comparing quality and popular newspapers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PQTDR...
📚 Edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social & @biekezaman.bsky.social, and authored by @kamilegrusauskaite.bsky.social, @sercankiyak.bsky.social,@kristofvrancken.bsky.social and @andrewwong95.bsky.social and many more!
Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now ✨
Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now ✨
September 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📚 Edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social & @biekezaman.bsky.social, and authored by @kamilegrusauskaite.bsky.social, @sercankiyak.bsky.social,@kristofvrancken.bsky.social and @andrewwong95.bsky.social and many more!
Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now ✨
Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now ✨
Over the past two weeks, our lab had a lot to celebrate!
We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.
Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! 📸
We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.
Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! 📸
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Over the past two weeks, our lab had a lot to celebrate!
We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.
Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! 📸
We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.
Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! 📸
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What a wonderful way to start my three-month research stay at the Computational Communication Science Lab! 🗻🥾
Every strong team needs time to pause, reset, and grow together. #TeamRetreat #DientenAmHochkönig
September 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
What a wonderful way to start my three-month research stay at the Computational Communication Science Lab! 🗻🥾
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You can download our book for free via shop.acco.be/nl-be/items/...! ✨
AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine
*Download the digital edition for free via the link at the bottom of this page. Or order your printed copy via our webshop.*What happens when AI technologies manage workers instead of human employers?...
shop.acco.be
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You can download our book for free via shop.acco.be/nl-be/items/...! ✨
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Cheering on our colleges from @digisoc.bsky.social and @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social and presenting our brand new book (!!) at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society 🪩✨
September 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cheering on our colleges from @digisoc.bsky.social and @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social and presenting our brand new book (!!) at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society 🪩✨
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Had a wonderful time at IDS 2025 in Leuven this week! 🌟
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on China’s information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! 🥰
#IDS2025
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on China’s information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! 🥰
#IDS2025
September 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Had a wonderful time at IDS 2025 in Leuven this week! 🌟
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on China’s information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! 🥰
#IDS2025
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on China’s information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! 🥰
#IDS2025
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Honored to join the @ifla.org WLIC 2025 satellite meeting in Astana 🇰🇿 on Inclusive Digital Literacy for All. Grateful to all speakers and colleagues—together we keep digital literacy a global priority! 🌍✨
#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy
#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy
August 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Honored to join the @ifla.org WLIC 2025 satellite meeting in Astana 🇰🇿 on Inclusive Digital Literacy for All. Grateful to all speakers and colleagues—together we keep digital literacy a global priority! 🌍✨
#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy
#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy
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🔈The REMEDIS Toolkit on media literacy & digital skills now has two versions: 250 pages for full depth, 48 pages for quick access. We prepared the short version as a companion.
Welcome to use and share!
🔗 remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS
Welcome to use and share!
🔗 remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS
August 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🔈The REMEDIS Toolkit on media literacy & digital skills now has two versions: 250 pages for full depth, 48 pages for quick access. We prepared the short version as a companion.
Welcome to use and share!
🔗 remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS
Welcome to use and share!
🔗 remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS
Publication alert! In this short paper, @alesabru.bsky.social introduces the #DataPortrait tool as part of the #VisionArte methodology. It can be used to begin creative workshops, inviting participants to depict aspects of their identity in a guided self-portrait🖍️
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repository.ifla.org/rest/api/cor...
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Publication alert! In this short paper, @alesabru.bsky.social introduces the #DataPortrait tool as part of the #VisionArte methodology. It can be used to begin creative workshops, inviting participants to depict aspects of their identity in a guided self-portrait🖍️
repository.ifla.org/rest/api/cor...
repository.ifla.org/rest/api/cor...
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Attending the #IAMCR2025 conference was an inspiring professional experience. I had the chance to share insights from youth in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia.
We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.
We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.
July 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Attending the #IAMCR2025 conference was an inspiring professional experience. I had the chance to share insights from youth in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia.
We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.
We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.
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Excited to be here in #IAMCR2025 in #Singapore to present the #VisionArte Methodology as part as my Phd Research within the Media Culture & Policy Lab KU Leuven and Proyecto CReA UCB.
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.
#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.
#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd
July 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Excited to be here in #IAMCR2025 in #Singapore to present the #VisionArte Methodology as part as my Phd Research within the Media Culture & Policy Lab KU Leuven and Proyecto CReA UCB.
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.
#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.
#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd
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📢 Our new study on digital literacy is now published by Springer in the NMP 2024 proceedings! Co-authored with @leendhaenens.bsky.social, this piece explores regional strategies and shared challenges in digital skills development.
🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
June 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📢 Our new study on digital literacy is now published by Springer in the NMP 2024 proceedings! Co-authored with @leendhaenens.bsky.social, this piece explores regional strategies and shared challenges in digital skills development.
🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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📰 Excited to share that our REMEDIS Evaluation Planner & Toolkit are featured in the latest IFLA Newsletter! Great work by Natalia Edisherashvil!
p.s. I’m glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
👉 www.ifla.org/news/remedis...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA
p.s. I’m glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
👉 www.ifla.org/news/remedis...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA
June 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
📰 Excited to share that our REMEDIS Evaluation Planner & Toolkit are featured in the latest IFLA Newsletter! Great work by Natalia Edisherashvil!
p.s. I’m glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
👉 www.ifla.org/news/remedis...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA
p.s. I’m glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
👉 www.ifla.org/news/remedis...
#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA
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New publication! We validated the Dutch version of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A), a reliable and valid tool for assessing gaming disorder in adolescents. It was also linked to the increasingly blurring lines between gaming and gambling: psychologicabelgica.com/articles/10....
Psychometric Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) in Dutch Among Flemish Adolescents | Psychologica Belgica
psychologicabelgica.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New publication! We validated the Dutch version of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A), a reliable and valid tool for assessing gaming disorder in adolescents. It was also linked to the increasingly blurring lines between gaming and gambling: psychologicabelgica.com/articles/10....
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It was a pleasure to take part in the #SummerSchool organized by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute yesterday! A special thank you to Priscilla Van Even for the invitation to share some art-based methods with students from the Zhejiang university in China.
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven
July 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It was a pleasure to take part in the #SummerSchool organized by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute yesterday! A special thank you to Priscilla Van Even for the invitation to share some art-based methods with students from the Zhejiang university in China.
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven
It's conference season! While @matthiasdebondt.bsky.social and @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social presented their research @icahdq.bsky.social (ICA) in Denver, @evagrosemans.bsky.social took the stage in Malta to discuss her research at #DiGRA2025. Congrats to all (co-)authors on their interesting work!
July 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It's conference season! While @matthiasdebondt.bsky.social and @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social presented their research @icahdq.bsky.social (ICA) in Denver, @evagrosemans.bsky.social took the stage in Malta to discuss her research at #DiGRA2025. Congrats to all (co-)authors on their interesting work!
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I wrote a book chapter!
"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.
Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.
Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
June 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I wrote a book chapter!
"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.
Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.
Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
Last week, our lab member Niels Bibert succesfully defended his dissertation, entitled “An Odd Game? Understanding Esports Betting Access, Drivers and Consumption.”
Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!
Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!
June 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Last week, our lab member Niels Bibert succesfully defended his dissertation, entitled “An Odd Game? Understanding Esports Betting Access, Drivers and Consumption.”
Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!
Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!
In November 2024, members of our lab conducted a large-scale survey to better understand the phenomenon of sports betting among young adults. 🏅
In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. ⚽
soc.kuleuven.be/mintlab/blog...
In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. ⚽
soc.kuleuven.be/mintlab/blog...
June 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
In November 2024, members of our lab conducted a large-scale survey to better understand the phenomenon of sports betting among young adults. 🏅
In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. ⚽
soc.kuleuven.be/mintlab/blog...
In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. ⚽
soc.kuleuven.be/mintlab/blog...
At the end of May, @evagrosemans.bsky.social and Bruno Dupont, together with their @gameable.bsky.social colleague Lowie Bradt, were invited to a one-day conference on the Exploration of the mechanisms of gaming, organised by UMONS and Nationale Loterij 🎲
June 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
At the end of May, @evagrosemans.bsky.social and Bruno Dupont, together with their @gameable.bsky.social colleague Lowie Bradt, were invited to a one-day conference on the Exploration of the mechanisms of gaming, organised by UMONS and Nationale Loterij 🎲