Stijn Joye
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stijn Joye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stijn |
| FAMILY NAME | Joye |
| SIGNATURE | JOYE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9509-6505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 128 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
"I think women can do anything": Postfeminist Sensibilities and the Male Gaze in Charlie's Angels (2019)
This article considers Mulvey's male gaze in today's postfeminist media culture in the latest remake of Charlie's Angels. Male gaze is analyzed as form, as production ecology, and as narrative. Since the inception of Charlie's Angels in the 1970s, the TV and feature film franchise has tried to balance feminist concerns with notions of femininity, in more and less successful ways. Although the 2000 remake of Charlie's Angels could be considered as…
Framing China’s mask diplomacy in Europe during the early covid-19 pandemic: Seeking and contesting legitimacy through foreign medical aid amidst soft power promotion
This analysis discusses China’s soft power push in Europe, specifically focusing on mask diplomacy during the early stage of Covid-19 outbreak. Using a sample of 233 articles published by European-based news media such as the BBC, Euronews, Politico, French 24, and Der Spiegel, from March to September 2020, we argue that China’s mask diplomacy acted as two overlapping legitimacy-seeking tools, one that demonstrated the legitimacy of the CCP’s gov…
Beyond the humanitarian savior logics? UNHCR's public communication strategies for the Syrian and Central African crises
Forcibly displaced people often face restrictive migration policies and stereotypical discourses. Therefore, this study analyzes UNHCR's public communication strategies towards the Syrian and Central African crises. Through a comparative-synchronic multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) of UNHCR's (international) press releases (N = 28), news stories (N = 233), photos (N = 462) and videos (N = 50) of 2015, we examined its main representati…
The Alzheimer case: Perceptions, knowledge and the acquisition of information about Alzheimer's disease by middle-aged and older adults in Flanders
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major health concern as the world population ages. Yet, few studies have examined what the public over the age of 50 knows about AD. This qualitative study, based on 40 in-depth interviews, examines the knowledge of AD by Flemish people between 50 and 80 years old and their cross-source engagement with information sources. Building on AD media representations and theories on media complementarity and health informati…
Health on Wikipedia: A qualitative study of the attitudes, perceptions, and use of Wikipedia as a source of health information by middle-aged and older adults
Wikipedia is one of the most popular online sources of information on a wide range of topics, including health and medical affairs. While a large body of research examines Wikipedia’s factual accuracy, few studies look at user perceptions and the actual use of the online encyclopaedia. Previous work has mostly explored students’ use of Wikipedia, but little is known about the attitudes of older generations of Internet users towards the online enc…
Who cares for the suffering other? A survey-based study into reactions toward images of distant suffering
A growing number of scholars have empirically engaged with audience reactions toward mediated distant suffering, albeit mainly on a small, qualitative scale. By conducting quantitative research, this study contributes to the knowledge about people's reactions toward distant suffering on a greater scale, representative of a Western audience. Following a critical realist approach, a survey was developed and several independent constructs were found…
Searching for Health: Doctor Google and the Shifting Dynamics of the Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patient–Physician Relationship and Interaction
Objectives: While online health information (OHI) has become ubiquitous, little is known about its use by middle-aged and older adults. This contribution examines the role of OHI and its influence on the patient-physician relationship. Method: This qualitative study reports the thematic analysis of 40 semistructured, in-depth interviews with Flemish middle-aged and older adults between the ages of 50 and 80 years. Results: Middle-aged and older a…
Remaking identities and stereotypes: How film remakes transform and reinforce nationality, disability, and gender
When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (the representation of) national, disability, and gender identities. By drawing on the case of the Flemish film Hasta La Vista and its Dutch remake Adios Amigos, this article critically investigates the (dis)similarities on these levels through the prism of the film remake. Both films are popular road trip movies dealing with the adventure of three fri…
Local flavors and regional markers: The Low Countries and their commercially driven and proximity-focused film remake practice
The practice of Dutch-Flemish film remaking that came into existence in the new millennium quickly appeared to be of great importance in the film industries of Flanders and The Netherlands – and consequently of Europe. Inspired by methods used in television (format) studies, this article conducts a systematic comparative film analysis of nine Dutch-Flemish remakes together with their nine source films. Considering the remake as a prism that aids …
Selling displaced people? A multi-method study of the public communication strategies of international refugee organisations
The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of states implement restrictive refugee policies, public communication has become essential for refugee organisations. This study analysed, therefore, three international refugee organisations' discursive strategies towards the recent Syrian crisis, as well as their production and the social context. A critical discourse analysis of international press rele…
Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage
Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and thus make them more relevant and appealing; however, knowledge about the actual audience’s reactions toward domesticated news is lacking. Central to this study is understanding how an audience makes use of domestication strategies in viewing and reacting to mediated distant suffering. Earlier text-based research has found several ways of domesticatin…
Beyond Afro-Pessimism and -optimism? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Africa by Alternative News Media
Regarding the representation of Africa in Western media, academic criticism often refers to the presence of Afro-pessimistic discourses, and more recently to a seemingly emerging Afro-optimistic discourse. However, a systematic study of Africa’s representation is still missing as most research only includes mainstream media, news genres and formats and thus cannot provide the basis for any generalisable conclusions. To address this, we explore th…
Years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance for the study of journalism and communication today
In 1965, Galtung and Ruge initiated a rich strand of academic research on the notion of news values and the practice of gatekeeping in a context of international news reporting. Since its publication, many scholars have criticized, revisited, and put their findings to the test, often leading to somehow conflicting conclusions. In general, some studies tend to confirm their findings while others have uttered methodological concerns or came up with…
Batman returns, again and again: An exploratory enquiry into the recent ‘Batman’ film franchise, artistic imitation and fan appreciation
For many scholars, critics as well as fans, fidelity to the source material is the key word in a debate on film adaptation. This article, however, scrutinizes the issue of fidelity by reflecting on the character and story of Batman that has been so often rebooted and reinvented in its long history of comics and movies that one can wonder what the original is. Acknowledging today’s widespread cross-media exchange of narratives, the article shows t…
Audiences in the face of distant suffering: An introduction to the special issue
The beginning of the 21 st century has seen an abundance of humanitarian disasters that affected the lives of millions of people worldwide. Some of these disruptive instances of
Domesticating distant suffering: How can news media discursively invite the audience to care
Several scholars have identified an important emotional role in news media’s covering of international disasters; inviting the audience to care for people in need who are not like us. This article addresses the question of how news media can attribute a local sense of relevance to global suffering by focusing on the journalistic practice of domestication. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have …
Media and Disasters: Demarcating an Emerging and Interdisciplinary Area of Research
This article provides an overview of the research and literature on media and disasters. Drawing on the central idea of a disaster as a social and media construction, I identify this young and rapidly emerging body of research as an inherent interdisciplinary area that has attracted the interest of many disciplines within social sciences. A first section of the article focuses on a characterization of (mediated) disasters and the question of acad…
Research on mediated suffering within social sciences: Expert views on identifying a disciplinary home and research agenda
Drawing on elite interviews with twelve leading scholars, this study attempts to answer questions about the disciplinary home and scope of research on media and suffering by positioning it at the heart of social sciences and humanities as well as at the crossroads of different disciplines. This overall open view is reflected in discussions on the current and future scope of the research. Regarding future directions, empirical audience research is…
Civil Society Organizations at the Gates? A Gatekeeping Study of News Making Efforts by NGOs and Government Institutions
This article applies a combination of an input–output content analysis and in-depth interviews with nongovernmental organization (NGO) communication professionals to determine whether the growing incorporation of press releases in editorial print content could be a new public forum through which international political actors, such as NGOs, could gain wider news access by serving as emerging key players in global civil society. The study indicate…
Audience motivations to donate: The case of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3
Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey points towards community feeling and a set of produc…
Wie is de Ander? De representatie van Japan in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Wie is de Mol? (2010)
Lost in representation? A discourse analysis of Japan and the Japanese in the Dutch television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ Lost in representation? A discourse analysis of Japan and the Japanese in the Dutch television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to Japan. Applying discourse analysis, this article explores the representation of Japan and its culture as portrayed in t…
The X-factor of charity: A critical analysis of celebrities’ involvement in the 2010 Flemish and Dutch Haiti relief shows
In our contemporary mediatized societies, philanthropy seems to be part of celebrities’ ontology, while celebrities have become indispensable for the charity industry. This has provoked both negative and positive appraisals, although the specific nature and consequences of celebrities’ involvement remain unclear. This article contributes to these debates by providing a systematic analysis of the roles celebrities play in telethons, which we redef…
News media and the (de)construction of risk: How Flemish newspapers select and cover international disasters
News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering, as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international risk situations. This article focuses on natural and technological disasters as part of the contemporary risk society and their (de)construction by Flemish news media. Applying quantitative content analysis, the study reveals that 70.8 per cent of all disasters occurring between 1986 a…
News discourses on distant suffering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 2003 Sars outbreak
News carries a unique signifying power, a power to represent events in particular ways (Fairclough, 1995). Applying Critical Discourse Analysis and Chouliaraki’s theory on the mediation of suffering (2006), this article explores the news representation of the 2003 global SARS outbreak. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have covered the international outbreak of SARS. By looking into the mediati…
Civil Society Organizations at the Gates? A Gatekeeping Study of News Making Efforts by NGOs and Government Institutions
This article applies a combination of an input–output content analysis and in-depth interviews with nongovernmental organization (NGO) communication professionals to determine whether the growing incorporation of press releases in editorial print content could be a new public forum through which international political actors, such as NGOs, could gain wider news access by serving as emerging key players in global civil society. The study indicate…
News discourses on distant suffering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 2003 Sars outbreak
News carries a unique signifying power, a power to represent events in particular ways (Fairclough, 1995). Applying Critical Discourse Analysis and Chouliaraki’s theory on the mediation of suffering (2006), this article explores the news representation of the 2003 global SARS outbreak. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have covered the international outbreak of SARS. By looking into the mediati…
Domesticating distant suffering: How can news media discursively invite the audience to care
Several scholars have identified an important emotional role in news media’s covering of international disasters; inviting the audience to care for people in need who are not like us. This article addresses the question of how news media can attribute a local sense of relevance to global suffering by focusing on the journalistic practice of domestication. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have …
The X-factor of charity: A critical analysis of celebrities’ involvement in the 2010 Flemish and Dutch Haiti relief shows
In our contemporary mediatized societies, philanthropy seems to be part of celebrities’ ontology, while celebrities have become indispensable for the charity industry. This has provoked both negative and positive appraisals, although the specific nature and consequences of celebrities’ involvement remain unclear. This article contributes to these debates by providing a systematic analysis of the roles celebrities play in telethons, which we redef…
Years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance for the study of journalism and communication today
In 1965, Galtung and Ruge initiated a rich strand of academic research on the notion of news values and the practice of gatekeeping in a context of international news reporting. Since its publication, many scholars have criticized, revisited, and put their findings to the test, often leading to somehow conflicting conclusions. In general, some studies tend to confirm their findings while others have uttered methodological concerns or came up with…
Selling displaced people? A multi-method study of the public communication strategies of international refugee organisations
The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of states implement restrictive refugee policies, public communication has become essential for refugee organisations. This study analysed, therefore, three international refugee organisations' discursive strategies towards the recent Syrian crisis, as well as their production and the social context. A critical discourse analysis of international press rele…
Research on mediated suffering within social sciences: Expert views on identifying a disciplinary home and research agenda
Drawing on elite interviews with twelve leading scholars, this study attempts to answer questions about the disciplinary home and scope of research on media and suffering by positioning it at the heart of social sciences and humanities as well as at the crossroads of different disciplines. This overall open view is reflected in discussions on the current and future scope of the research. Regarding future directions, empirical audience research is…
Who cares for the suffering other? A survey-based study into reactions toward images of distant suffering
A growing number of scholars have empirically engaged with audience reactions toward mediated distant suffering, albeit mainly on a small, qualitative scale. By conducting quantitative research, this study contributes to the knowledge about people's reactions toward distant suffering on a greater scale, representative of a Western audience. Following a critical realist approach, a survey was developed and several independent constructs were found…
Searching for Health: Doctor Google and the Shifting Dynamics of the Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patient–Physician Relationship and Interaction
Objectives: While online health information (OHI) has become ubiquitous, little is known about its use by middle-aged and older adults. This contribution examines the role of OHI and its influence on the patient-physician relationship. Method: This qualitative study reports the thematic analysis of 40 semistructured, in-depth interviews with Flemish middle-aged and older adults between the ages of 50 and 80 years. Results: Middle-aged and older a…
Beyond the humanitarian savior logics? UNHCR's public communication strategies for the Syrian and Central African crises
Forcibly displaced people often face restrictive migration policies and stereotypical discourses. Therefore, this study analyzes UNHCR's public communication strategies towards the Syrian and Central African crises. Through a comparative-synchronic multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) of UNHCR's (international) press releases (N = 28), news stories (N = 233), photos (N = 462) and videos (N = 50) of 2015, we examined its main representati…
Remaking identities and stereotypes: How film remakes transform and reinforce nationality, disability, and gender
When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (the representation of) national, disability, and gender identities. By drawing on the case of the Flemish film Hasta La Vista and its Dutch remake Adios Amigos, this article critically investigates the (dis)similarities on these levels through the prism of the film remake. Both films are popular road trip movies dealing with the adventure of three fri…
Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage
Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and thus make them more relevant and appealing; however, knowledge about the actual audience’s reactions toward domesticated news is lacking. Central to this study is understanding how an audience makes use of domestication strategies in viewing and reacting to mediated distant suffering. Earlier text-based research has found several ways of domesticatin…
Media and Disasters: Demarcating an Emerging and Interdisciplinary Area of Research
This article provides an overview of the research and literature on media and disasters. Drawing on the central idea of a disaster as a social and media construction, I identify this young and rapidly emerging body of research as an inherent interdisciplinary area that has attracted the interest of many disciplines within social sciences. A first section of the article focuses on a characterization of (mediated) disasters and the question of acad…
Beyond Afro-Pessimism and -optimism? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Africa by Alternative News Media
Regarding the representation of Africa in Western media, academic criticism often refers to the presence of Afro-pessimistic discourses, and more recently to a seemingly emerging Afro-optimistic discourse. However, a systematic study of Africa’s representation is still missing as most research only includes mainstream media, news genres and formats and thus cannot provide the basis for any generalisable conclusions. To address this, we explore th…
News media and the (de)construction of risk: How Flemish newspapers select and cover international disasters
News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering, as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international risk situations. This article focuses on natural and technological disasters as part of the contemporary risk society and their (de)construction by Flemish news media. Applying quantitative content analysis, the study reveals that 70.8 per cent of all disasters occurring between 1986 a…
News media and the (de)construction of risk: How Flemish newspapers select and cover international disasters
News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering, as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international risk situations. This article focuses on natural and technological disasters as part of the contemporary risk society and their (de)construction by Flemish news media. Applying quantitative content analysis, the study reveals that 70.8 per cent of all disasters occurring between 1986 a…
News discourses on distant suffering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 2003 Sars outbreak
News carries a unique signifying power, a power to represent events in particular ways (Fairclough, 1995). Applying Critical Discourse Analysis and Chouliaraki’s theory on the mediation of suffering (2006), this article explores the news representation of the 2003 global SARS outbreak. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have covered the international outbreak of SARS. By looking into the mediati…
Audience motivations to donate: The case of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3
Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey points towards community feeling and a set of produc…
Wie is de Ander? De representatie van Japan in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Wie is de Mol? (2010)
Lost in representation? A discourse analysis of Japan and the Japanese in the Dutch television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ Lost in representation? A discourse analysis of Japan and the Japanese in the Dutch television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to Japan. Applying discourse analysis, this article explores the representation of Japan and its culture as portrayed in t…
The X-factor of charity: A critical analysis of celebrities’ involvement in the 2010 Flemish and Dutch Haiti relief shows
In our contemporary mediatized societies, philanthropy seems to be part of celebrities’ ontology, while celebrities have become indispensable for the charity industry. This has provoked both negative and positive appraisals, although the specific nature and consequences of celebrities’ involvement remain unclear. This article contributes to these debates by providing a systematic analysis of the roles celebrities play in telethons, which we redef…
Research on mediated suffering within social sciences: Expert views on identifying a disciplinary home and research agenda
Drawing on elite interviews with twelve leading scholars, this study attempts to answer questions about the disciplinary home and scope of research on media and suffering by positioning it at the heart of social sciences and humanities as well as at the crossroads of different disciplines. This overall open view is reflected in discussions on the current and future scope of the research. Regarding future directions, empirical audience research is…
Civil Society Organizations at the Gates? A Gatekeeping Study of News Making Efforts by NGOs and Government Institutions
This article applies a combination of an input–output content analysis and in-depth interviews with nongovernmental organization (NGO) communication professionals to determine whether the growing incorporation of press releases in editorial print content could be a new public forum through which international political actors, such as NGOs, could gain wider news access by serving as emerging key players in global civil society. The study indicate…
Media and Disasters: Demarcating an Emerging and Interdisciplinary Area of Research
This article provides an overview of the research and literature on media and disasters. Drawing on the central idea of a disaster as a social and media construction, I identify this young and rapidly emerging body of research as an inherent interdisciplinary area that has attracted the interest of many disciplines within social sciences. A first section of the article focuses on a characterization of (mediated) disasters and the question of acad…
Batman returns, again and again: An exploratory enquiry into the recent ‘Batman’ film franchise, artistic imitation and fan appreciation
For many scholars, critics as well as fans, fidelity to the source material is the key word in a debate on film adaptation. This article, however, scrutinizes the issue of fidelity by reflecting on the character and story of Batman that has been so often rebooted and reinvented in its long history of comics and movies that one can wonder what the original is. Acknowledging today’s widespread cross-media exchange of narratives, the article shows t…
Audiences in the face of distant suffering: An introduction to the special issue
The beginning of the 21 st century has seen an abundance of humanitarian disasters that affected the lives of millions of people worldwide. Some of these disruptive instances of
Domesticating distant suffering: How can news media discursively invite the audience to care
Several scholars have identified an important emotional role in news media’s covering of international disasters; inviting the audience to care for people in need who are not like us. This article addresses the question of how news media can attribute a local sense of relevance to global suffering by focusing on the journalistic practice of domestication. Following a case-based methodology, we investigate how two Belgian television stations have …
Years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance for the study of journalism and communication today
In 1965, Galtung and Ruge initiated a rich strand of academic research on the notion of news values and the practice of gatekeeping in a context of international news reporting. Since its publication, many scholars have criticized, revisited, and put their findings to the test, often leading to somehow conflicting conclusions. In general, some studies tend to confirm their findings while others have uttered methodological concerns or came up with…
Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage
Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and thus make them more relevant and appealing; however, knowledge about the actual audience’s reactions toward domesticated news is lacking. Central to this study is understanding how an audience makes use of domestication strategies in viewing and reacting to mediated distant suffering. Earlier text-based research has found several ways of domesticatin…
Beyond Afro-Pessimism and -optimism? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Africa by Alternative News Media
Regarding the representation of Africa in Western media, academic criticism often refers to the presence of Afro-pessimistic discourses, and more recently to a seemingly emerging Afro-optimistic discourse. However, a systematic study of Africa’s representation is still missing as most research only includes mainstream media, news genres and formats and thus cannot provide the basis for any generalisable conclusions. To address this, we explore th…
Who cares for the suffering other? A survey-based study into reactions toward images of distant suffering
A growing number of scholars have empirically engaged with audience reactions toward mediated distant suffering, albeit mainly on a small, qualitative scale. By conducting quantitative research, this study contributes to the knowledge about people's reactions toward distant suffering on a greater scale, representative of a Western audience. Following a critical realist approach, a survey was developed and several independent constructs were found…
Searching for Health: Doctor Google and the Shifting Dynamics of the Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patient–Physician Relationship and Interaction
Objectives: While online health information (OHI) has become ubiquitous, little is known about its use by middle-aged and older adults. This contribution examines the role of OHI and its influence on the patient-physician relationship. Method: This qualitative study reports the thematic analysis of 40 semistructured, in-depth interviews with Flemish middle-aged and older adults between the ages of 50 and 80 years. Results: Middle-aged and older a…
Remaking identities and stereotypes: How film remakes transform and reinforce nationality, disability, and gender
When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (the representation of) national, disability, and gender identities. By drawing on the case of the Flemish film Hasta La Vista and its Dutch remake Adios Amigos, this article critically investigates the (dis)similarities on these levels through the prism of the film remake. Both films are popular road trip movies dealing with the adventure of three fri…
Local flavors and regional markers: The Low Countries and their commercially driven and proximity-focused film remake practice
The practice of Dutch-Flemish film remaking that came into existence in the new millennium quickly appeared to be of great importance in the film industries of Flanders and The Netherlands – and consequently of Europe. Inspired by methods used in television (format) studies, this article conducts a systematic comparative film analysis of nine Dutch-Flemish remakes together with their nine source films. Considering the remake as a prism that aids …
Selling displaced people? A multi-method study of the public communication strategies of international refugee organisations
The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of states implement restrictive refugee policies, public communication has become essential for refugee organisations. This study analysed, therefore, three international refugee organisations' discursive strategies towards the recent Syrian crisis, as well as their production and the social context. A critical discourse analysis of international press rele…
Health on Wikipedia: A qualitative study of the attitudes, perceptions, and use of Wikipedia as a source of health information by middle-aged and older adults
Wikipedia is one of the most popular online sources of information on a wide range of topics, including health and medical affairs. While a large body of research examines Wikipedia’s factual accuracy, few studies look at user perceptions and the actual use of the online encyclopaedia. Previous work has mostly explored students’ use of Wikipedia, but little is known about the attitudes of older generations of Internet users towards the online enc…
Framing China’s mask diplomacy in Europe during the early covid-19 pandemic: Seeking and contesting legitimacy through foreign medical aid amidst soft power promotion
This analysis discusses China’s soft power push in Europe, specifically focusing on mask diplomacy during the early stage of Covid-19 outbreak. Using a sample of 233 articles published by European-based news media such as the BBC, Euronews, Politico, French 24, and Der Spiegel, from March to September 2020, we argue that China’s mask diplomacy acted as two overlapping legitimacy-seeking tools, one that demonstrated the legitimacy of the CCP’s gov…
Beyond the humanitarian savior logics? UNHCR's public communication strategies for the Syrian and Central African crises
Forcibly displaced people often face restrictive migration policies and stereotypical discourses. Therefore, this study analyzes UNHCR's public communication strategies towards the Syrian and Central African crises. Through a comparative-synchronic multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) of UNHCR's (international) press releases (N = 28), news stories (N = 233), photos (N = 462) and videos (N = 50) of 2015, we examined its main representati…
The Alzheimer case: Perceptions, knowledge and the acquisition of information about Alzheimer's disease by middle-aged and older adults in Flanders
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major health concern as the world population ages. Yet, few studies have examined what the public over the age of 50 knows about AD. This qualitative study, based on 40 in-depth interviews, examines the knowledge of AD by Flemish people between 50 and 80 years old and their cross-source engagement with information sources. Building on AD media representations and theories on media complementarity and health informati…
"I think women can do anything": Postfeminist Sensibilities and the Male Gaze in Charlie's Angels (2019)
This article considers Mulvey's male gaze in today's postfeminist media culture in the latest remake of Charlie's Angels. Male gaze is analyzed as form, as production ecology, and as narrative. Since the inception of Charlie's Angels in the 1970s, the TV and feature film franchise has tried to balance feminist concerns with notions of femininity, in more and less successful ways. Although the 2000 remake of Charlie's Angels could be considered as…
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