Digital vigilantism

Picture of Madeleine van den Nieuwenhuizen

How Zeikschrift exposes and reshapes Dutch media

Paper

Iris Olde Hampsink

11/04/2022

13 minutes to read

This paper discusses the content on the Instagram account Zeikschrift and explores how Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen uses the digital vigilantism practices 'calling out' and 'naming and shaming' to criticize and reshape various Dutch media.

Digital Vigilantism

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Digital vigilantism relates to a public that unites on virtual networks and puts in a joined effort, or crowdsources, in order to find justice.

How Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen is changing Dutch media from within

Paper

Lola Vos

15/03/2021

12 minutes to read

Through digital vigilantis, media critic Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen shares mistreatments in the Dutch media on her Instagram account "Zeikschrift." In this article, I analyse her Instagram account and the message it conveys.

Calling out the homofobus

Article

Ania Borkusewicz

23/02/2021

14 minutes to read

This article explores both offline and online responses to the Homofobus protest van in Poland and how these responses interact.

Digital vigilantism and the Boston Marathon bombing

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

13/11/2020

15 minutes to read

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was a major event in the US. The tragic attack then became the subject of one the biggest manhunts in online history.