In het debat over de publieke omroep gaat het om meer dan een paar programma’s of zenders meer of minder. Kernvraag is: wat voor land willen we zijn.

De recente discussie over nepnieuws en filterbubbels laat zien dat we journalisten hard nodig hebben. Een samenleving kan niet zonder instanties die aan waarheidsvinding doen. Waarheidsvinding is meer dan recht doen aan de feiten of controleur zijn van de macht.

The implementation of a National Ecological Network poses a significant challenge to the Dutch government. The establishment of this ecological network has led to conflicts among various interest groups in the public sphere, each of which defends its own interests. In this struggle for recognition communication …

Jobs of communication professionals are closely linked to transformations in society and therefore the role of these professionals is changing rapidly. Communication students must be prepared for the new demands put on communication professionals in the field. In Ede, a new curriculum in communication …

A re-experiencing of the wilderness ideal is taking place in the Netherlands. This is expressed in the attention that is being devoted to projects in which agricultural land is transformed into nature. One of these projects is central to this article: the island Tiengemeten. We aim to study the experiences …

The network society is generally challenging for today’s communication practitioners because they are no longer the sole entities responsible for communication processes. This is a major change for many of them. In this paper, it will be contended that the normative practice model as developed within …

Wat maken journalistiek en communicatie tot vakken waar je trots op kunt zijn, vakken die een maatschappelijke meerwaarde hebben? Het antwoord op deze vraag is dat beide professies, elk op eigen wijze, een bijdrage leveren aan de hygiëne van het publieke debat.

In newsrooms journalists encounter numerous constraints accelerated by increasing technological and economic pressures. The complexity of the job and the need for (constant) innovation coupled with the rising call for transparency and accountability ask for journalists who “reflect-in-action”. Newsroom …

The way people or organizations describe or depict nature conveys their view of nature. In the Dutch discourse, views of nature are mostly conceived as socio-cultural constructs regarding the character, value, and appreciation of nature. Views of nature tell us how we perceive nature and how we want …

Based on in-depth interviews, this article presents findings of a study centred on public communication regarding Tiengemeten, a Dutch island previously occupied by farmers. An answer is sought to the question of how visitors to Tiengemeten evaluate, according to their own experiences, the discourse …