Master Political Communication and Journalism

Introduction day 2021

MasterPolitical Communication and Journalism

Session plan

❏ Study program❏ Team introduction❏ Important sources

Political Communication & Journalism

Citizens and the public

Media and journalists

Politicians and elites

Big questions tackled in our program

❏ Can political information persuade?❏ How do traditional news media cover politics?❏ Is the rise of social media shifting communication norms in politics?❏ What are the promises and pitfalls of information abundance?❏ Can journalism save the world?❏ How do citizens react to political information?❏ Are citizens competent to take political decisions?❏ Is politics just a big freak show?❏ Who likes sensational news?❏ How do emotions shape information treatment and decision making?❏ Are we all equal before dis- and misinformation?❏ Can politicians win elections via their campaigns?❏ … and much (much!) more

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Career prospects?

❏ (Political) communication consultant❏ Campaign strategist❏ Project & Communications Assistant❏ Researcher at (non)commercial media research agencies ❏ Market researcher❏ Journalist❏ P.A.of Member of Parliament❏ Press officer, spokesperson & PR❏ Marketing, Communication❏ Trainee at the European Commission❏ Research consultant for (inter)national think tanks and NGOs❏ PhD candidate & academic research❏ … and much more

Your Master’s programme

Semester 1

Block 1 (8 weeks) Block 2 (8 weeks) Block 3 (4 weeks)

Specialisation seminar 1 (12 EC) Research Methods Tailored to the Thesis (6 EC)

Specialisation seminar 2 (12 EC)

Thesis preparation phase 1

Semester 1





Journalism and the Media



Semester 1





Citizens and Public Opinion


Semester 1





Prepare for the conduct of the individual Master's thesis

Write an initial thesis proposal


Specializations:

Content-analysis

Experimentation

Qualitative Research

Survey Research

Topics:

Methods of Communication Science

Research Design

Data Analysis

Writing a Methods & Results Section

Semester 1






Semester 1





Semester 2


Elective course (6 EC)

Thesis (18ECTS)Elective course (6 EC)


Available electives*

* subject to changes

How do I choose an elective?

Extensive information about the electives is offered in the course catalogue (studiegids.uva.nl)

The course registration will take place in December

Please note: registering for the electives is on a first come, first serve basis

Please allow me to introduce…… the team

Linda BosPG Leader

TeachingThesis supervisionTQM, Mundus Examinations Board

Research topicsPopulist political communicationCampaigns & Electoral behaviourMorality and political intolerance

[email protected]@uva.nl

Rachid AzroutCourses

Thesis supervision(And some courses in the bachelorand the research master)

Research interestsPublic opinionFramingMedia effects EUImmigrationPolarizationVoting behaviour

Contacthttp://www.uva.nl/profiel/a/z/r.azrout/[email protected]

Bert BakkerCourses

Psychology in Political CommunicationExperimentation in Social Sciences (RM)Thesis supervision

Research topics Political communication, psychological processes (personality/emotions) underlying media effects, research practices

Contactwww.bertbakker.com / www.hotpolitics.eu @[email protected]

Join our online Hot Politics Lab meetings. Friday’s from 15.00-16.00

Mark BoukesCourses

Journalism & the Media (semester 1)RMTT (coordination)Thesis supervision (on request)

Mundus examinations boardProgramme committee

Research interestsInfotainment: e.g., Political satire (Veni)Societal trust (also in journalism)Economic news: Coverage and Effects


Jelle BoumansCourses

Thesis supervisionSurvey Design (RM)

Research interestsNews ProductionNews AgenciesSports JournalismCorporate Social Advocacy

[email protected]

Sjifra de LeeuwCourses

Statistical ModelingThesis supervision

Research interests Political communication Extremism and DemocracyQuantitative Methods (incl. Bayesian!)

Contacthttp://www.uva.nl/en/profile/[email protected]@uva.nl

Knut De SwertCourses

Journalism & the Media (S1)Content analysis (RM)TQM, Examination Board“Cynical, demanding, unrealistic expectations”

Research interestsTelevision news, foreign news(gender) bias, diversitysensationalismcontent analysis⇒ NOW: Looking for Dutch and German language manual coders

ContactNo ‘social’ media → [email protected]

Claes de VreeseCourses

Communicating Europe supervision

Research interestspolitical journalismframing and media effectsdata and democracy


Tom Dobber

CoursesThesis supervisionThe Misinformation Crisis

Research interestsPolitical microtargetingDeepfake disinformationPolitical pledges


Marie GarnierCourses

Thesis supervisionResearch methods (TBD)

Research interestsJournalismNews media and democratic public debateFramingFeminist media studies

[email protected]@MGOcomms

Katjana GattermannCourses

Thesis preparationCommunicating EuropeInvestigative JournalismThe Misinformation Crisis

Research interestsPersonalization of politicsJournalism Election campaigns Public opinion, political behaviourEU politics

Copntacthttps://katjanagattermann.wordpress.com/@KGattermann [email protected]

Michael HameleersCourses

Thesis supervision; Qualitative Analysis of Media Content (RM)The misinformation crisis

Research interestsPopulism(Dis)(mis)informationMedia effectsFraming

Contact@[email protected]://www.uva.nl/profiel/h/a/m.hameleers/m.hameleers.html

Frederic HoppCourses

Thesis supervisionData journalism elective (mundus)

Research interestsMoralized (political) communication Natural language processing Cognitive neuroscience

Contacthttps://fhopp.github.io/ @[email protected]

Sanne KruikemeierCourses

Thesis supervisionThe Misinformation CrisisIntroduction to Communication Science (in the Bachelor)

Research interestsOnline CampaigningDigital JournalismOnline news consumptionPolitical elites on social media


Judith MöllerCourses

Thesis supervision (TQM)Citizens & Public Opinion (second semester)

Research interestsMedia effects, Emerging TechnologiesAI/ algorithmsYouth and politics

Contacthttp://www.uva.nl/en/profile/m/o/j.e.moller1/j.e.moller.html@[email protected]

Alessandro NaiCourses

Citizens & Public Opinion (S1)Political Marketing (elective, S2)Thesis supervisionThe Misinformation CrisisTQM

Research interestsNegative campaigning"Dark" personality of politiciansElections & votingPolitical psychology

Contact• www.alessandro-nai.com• @alessandro_nai• [email protected]

Corinna OschatzCourses

Citizens & Public Opinion (S1)Journalistic Product (S2)Thesis supervision

Research interestsStrategic Political Communication and

CampaigningPersuasionPolitical Knowledge AcquisitionPolitical Entertainment / Entertaining Politics

[email protected]@Corinna Oschatz

Lukas OttoCourses:

Thesis supervision(CPO Sem 2)

Research interestsMedia effects (incivility) Emotions in political communicationMethods (longitudinal data, mobile experience sampling, experimental designs, country-comparison)

Contactwww.lukasotto.com@luk_o

Penny Sheets ThibautCourses

thesis supervisiondata journalism elective (mundus)methods & statistics tailored to thesis (mundus)

Research interestsgroup identity & (strategic) news framingnational identity & framing of military crisiscontent analysis & experimental methods

Contact@[email protected]

sorry i can’t be there today! i’m looking forward to meeting you later this semester.

Andreas SchuckCourses

Communicating EuropeResearch Practice SeminarThe Role of Emotions in PolComThesis supervision

Research interestsMedia effects Emotions in political communicationCampaign effects / electionsClimate change communicationJournalistic quality / quality of debate

Contacthttp://www.uva.nl/profiel/s/c/a.r.t.schuck/[email protected]

Dina StrikovićCourses

Thesis supervisionMethods & statistics tailored to thesis (mundus)

Research interestsPopulist political communicationVisual and textual framingNews recommendation systems/ news personalization

[email protected]@EdinaStrikovic

Damian TrillingCourses

Big Data & Automated Content Analysis I+II (RM, S2B1&2)Thesis supervision (currently teaching less because of big researchproject https://newsflows.eu/ )

Research interestsNews use(algorithmic and human) feedback loopsSharing and dissemination Computational methods

Contacthttp://[email protected]@damian0604

(almost) always has (internship|assistantship|thesis) possibilities for people who are good with Python!

https://newsflows.eu/

Eric Tsetsi

CoursesThesis supervisionJournalism & The MediaJournalistic Product (Mundus)

Research interestsCommunication TechnologiesPolitical Communication Media Effects (HMP, TPE, IPI, Agenda Setting)Political PolarizationInequality & Digital Divide Issues


Also in the teaching teamMarcel van EgmondWouter de NooyMatthijs Elenbaas

PhDs and PostdocsKiki de BruinXiaotong ChuZilin LinPhilipp MendozaMonika SimonRobin TschötschelEmma van der GootMarieke van HoofSusan VermeerFabio VottaChristopher StarkeTomás Dodds

Important sources of information

Timetable Classes: when and where? mytimetable.uva.nl

rooster.uva.nl

Canvas Course materials (slides, lectures, etc)

canvas.uva.nl

Student information system Course registration SIS.uva.nl

Courses catalogue To choose your electives studiegids.uva.nl

UvA Library You know why uba.uva.nl/

ASCoR: @UvA_ASCoRCenter for Politics and Communication: @PolcommAPSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions: @poli_com

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