Humanities - Media
Young people on social media: ’Listen to us, too’
There is much debate about the role of social media in young people's lives. But what do adolescents themselves think about it? In any case, they feel they are not being listened to enough, according to a new study by Radboud University. The report outlines how young people experience social media and how they believe a more pleasant online environment can be created.
Girls cannot escape beauty ideals in beauty content on social media
Girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are widely exposed to beauty content online that promotes products unsuitable for young skin - even when they are not actively seeking beauty-related information. Moreover, they believe that other girls (rather than themselves) may become insecure as a result of these videos. This is shown by research conducted by communication scientist Serena Daalmans and her colleagues at Radboud University.
How do we stop people from sharing misinformation?
Dr Aviv Barnoy (assistant professor in Digitalisation and Business at Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication) and his fellow researchers have discovered that clear agreements on how people should share information online can significantly reduce the spread of misinformation.
How the media changed Dutch democracy: from educating to debating
Opinion polls, election debates and street interviews with ordinary citizens: with only a few weeks to go until 29 October, television, radio and other media are once again going all'out for the elections. Many of these new media practices originated between 1945 and 1980, according to Solange Ploeg's thesis "Burgers in beeld". She will defend her PhD dissertation at Radboud University on 4 November.
New Year’s meeting and UT in the Media awards 2025
Today, the UT came together in the Vrijhof for its annual New Year's meeting. As tradition has it, the media awards were also presented. The Executive Board gave a short speech with New Year's wishes.
The 3 rudest political television debates
Debates are supposed to be heated. But what if they are heated without substance? What if politicians no longer take each other seriously, but dismiss each other as Santa Claus, witches, lackeys or traitors? Communication scientist Jonathan van 't Riet researched political rudeness in Dutch television debates from 1981 to 2023. His conclusion: the tone is harsher than ever. And that is not a matter of style, but a democratic problem.
What seeing images of tragic events in media does to us
Some newspapers use graphic imagery in tragic news consciously, for instance to attract attention. Doing this also runs the risk of deterring the audience, however. "What people find acceptable in imagery varies a lot between countries," according to behavioural scientist Gabriela Ruhl Ibarra, who will defend her PhD dissertation on October 2 at Radboud University. "It works if newspapers are transparent about why they publish certain images."
