Elections

Portret of Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro in the hybrid media system: methodology and methods

Article
Ruben den Boer
12/04/2023
12 minutes to read

This article presents a detailed account of the methodologies and methods we deployed while investigating how Ben Shapiro uses mainstream digital media to have a voice in the hybrid media system.

Did Brexaustion kill Corbyn's media strategy?

Column
Jan Blommaert
15/12/2019
12 minutes to read

Analyses of Corbyn's social media campaign overlook something: the fact that politics is played out in a weaponized hybrid media field.

Do not vote strategically. Vote ideologically!

Article
G. H.
27/02/2017
4 minutes to read

It appears that a significant number of Dutch citizens consider to vote strategic during the elections in March. But strategic voting offers no certainties and you might end up with the opposite of what you wanted in the first place.

Het jaar van de informatiecrisis

Article
Jan Blommaert
04/01/2017
13 minutes to read

Wat we hebben gezien in 2016 is het einde van het geloof in feiten, of beter, van een model waarvan we aannamen dat het feiten verstrekte en ons toeliet de waarheid van de leugen te onderscheiden.