Silke Brandsen
@silkebrandsen.bsky.social
PhD student and teaching assistant at the Media, Information & Persuasion Lab, KU Leuven | Researching children and news
The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!
Children’s perceptions of scary news in Belgium: Examining parental mediation and consolation strategies from their perspective
Negative news items can cause fear reactions in children, which has prompted various parental mediation strategies and recommendations for news makers on how to make the news less scary. However, r...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!
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2/3 team @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social had @lisabormans.bsky.social taking about dementia framing while Baldwin presented Anaïs A’s work on framing of depaving. @silkebrandsen.bsky.social zoomed in on consolation strategies in children’s news 📺
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2/3 team @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social had @lisabormans.bsky.social taking about dementia framing while Baldwin presented Anaïs A’s work on framing of depaving. @silkebrandsen.bsky.social zoomed in on consolation strategies in children’s news 📺
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@silkebrandsen.bsky.social presenting her research on consolation strategies in childrens’s television vs TikTok news. Keep an eye on her PhD research, more to come very soon! @miplab.bsky.social #etmaal2025
February 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@silkebrandsen.bsky.social presenting her research on consolation strategies in childrens’s television vs TikTok news. Keep an eye on her PhD research, more to come very soon! @miplab.bsky.social #etmaal2025
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With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning.
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
January 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning.
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
Follow us for more updates on our research group!
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⏳ Reminder: Just 4 days left to register for #Etmaal2025 at the regular fee! As of the 27th of January, all rates go up for last-minute registrations. So make sure to register! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/
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January 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
⏳ Reminder: Just 4 days left to register for #Etmaal2025 at the regular fee! As of the 27th of January, all rates go up for last-minute registrations. So make sure to register! More details here: etmaal2025.org/registration/