nuse_smit April 2025

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NUSE meeting paper
by Atri Mukherjee 02 Sep '25

02 Sep '25

Dear all, I hope this email finds you well. For the forthcoming NUSE meeting, I’m happy to share the theoretical framework and literature review sections of the paper I am currently working on as part of the INEQNEWS project. The abstract for this was accepted at ICA, and I will be presenting the paper (in full) there later this year. In this paper, I try to bridge three literatures: journalism studies, sociology, and digital inequalities. The overarching goals of the paper are three-fold: One, to explore whether the news consumption as a whole is more commonly associated with social classes that engage in ‘highbrow’ cultural activities (e.g., going to the museum, art exhibitions etc.), and its implications. Second, we make an original contribution to the journalism studies by introducing a “Status Demonstration” scale i.e., a scale that measures whether news consumption can be perceived as a tool to demonstrate one’s social status. Third, we investigate whether such status demonstration attitudes towards the news are more prevalent within participants that engage in “high culture” and greater social class. The paper is currently still being written, and some parts may read quite sociology-heavy. The goal is to situate theories from sociology (Bourdieu) and digital inequalities to the field of journalism studies. Antonis and Courtney have already highlighted to me the areas that need reworking, but please highlight any other areas that you think may benefit from being more rooted in JS. Other than the general research questions, I am also looking for any advice that you may have. Since the methodology is not yet complete, I am attaching a document that comprises the two scales used in the paper. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this on Friday. Many thanks, [Blue and orange text on a white background Description automatically generated] Atri Mukherjee Doctoral Researcher<https://smit.vub.ac.be/team/atri-mukherjee>, NUSE Unit M +32 496 31 54 25 | @AtriMukherjee_<https://twitter.com/AtriMukherjee_> Pleinlaan 9 – 1050 Brussel - www.vub.be<https://www.vub.be/> DE WERELD HEEFT JE NODIG #WeAreVUB THE WORLD NEEDS YOU Schrijf je in voor onze nieuwsbrief <https://communicatie.vub.be/voorkeuren> - Sign up for our newsletter<https://communicatie.vub.be/preferences> - disclaimer<https://www.vub.be/en/privacy-statement>

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Launch of Worlds of Journalism Study Global Index on Journalists' Safety
by Antonis Kalogeropoulos 25 Apr '25

25 Apr '25

Launch of Worlds of Journalism Study Global Index on Journalists' Safety Room: VUB D.2.01 Promotiezaal As part of celebrations for UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day, the Worlds of Journalism Study will officially launch its global index on journalists’ safety based on representative surveys with over 30,000 journalists in 73 countries conducted in the period 2021-2024 and data on killings from UNESCO’s Observatory of Killings. The index is hosted on the one-stop platform on journalists’ safety – https://safetyofjournalists.org – a joint initiative between the University of Liverpool and the Worlds of Journalism Study in co-operation with UNESCO. Countries are scored across four dimensions of safety: physical, psychological, digital and financial. The ranking of countries within each of the dimensions will be presented at the launch event. Data on gender differences and differences based on journalists’ perceptions of the degree of media freedom in their countries will also be presented as well as their experiences of a range of threats – from online harassment to sexual abuse to physical attacks against them. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their first thoughts on the results and the methodology used. The Worlds of Journalism Study is a groundbreaking cross-national academic study founded in 2010 to assess the state of journalism throughout the world. A joint effort of researchers from around the world, the project aspires to the highest standards of scientific collaboration and collective publishing. In so doing, WJS has become a driver of comparative research in journalism studies, and an institutional home for those who engage in it. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams Need help?<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US> Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGRhYWVjNWUtNTNmMy00…> Meeting ID: 349 428 730 590 5 Passcode: uy9AN6Bh ________________________________ For organizers: Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=ace3c77d-6b37-46c3-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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