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Dr. Ike Picone is Associate Professor and chairman of the Department of Communication Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He heads the News: Uses, Strategies & Engagements unit of research group imec-SMIT (Studies on Media, Innovation and Technology) and directs the Flemish Knowledge Centre Media Research. He is part of the international team working on the annual Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. The common thread within his research is the study of evolutions in news consumption. He lectures on the relationship between journalism, technology, democracy and media use, mainly in the MsC in Journalism and Media in Europe. He is a member of the Journalism Council and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hannah Arendt Institute.
Expertise
- Ike Picone is since April 2006 researcher at the SMIT. His research focuses on user activity in a digital and social media environment. He specializes in qualitative user research, especially semi-experimental digital ethnography, with links to Living Labs, Proxy Technology Assessment and methods like in-depth/diary/expert/laddering interviews and focus groups. http://www.ikepicone.be
- Since December 2010, Ike Picone is Senior Researcher at the IBBT-SMIT-VUB research group. In this function he is responsible for project acquisition, coordination within research projects, counseling junior researchers and valorisation. smit.vub.ac.be
- Since Octobre 2015, Ike Picone acted as Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Staff Member at imec-SMIT.
External positions
Member of the Advisory Board of the Project Datafied News Media – Datafied Publics? Transforming Journalism and Publics in the age of datafication, Roskilde University
2 Jun 2020 → 30 Oct 2022
Member of the Advisory Board of the Rhetoric ICON project, KU Leuven
10 Oct 2019 → 10 Oct 2021
Member of the Board, En-GAJE - Ensemble-Group d'Aide aux Journalistes Exilés
1 Jan 2019 → …
Member of the Advisory Board, BRUZZ
4 Jun 2018 → …
Member of the Expert Group on Fake News installed by Minister of Digital Agenda Alexander De Croo, Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister
27 Mar 2018 → 18 Jul 2018
Member of the Scientific Committee, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation
22 Mar 2018 → …
Member of the Advisory Board of Burgekabinet Media, Kabinet van de Minister van Media Sven Gatz
23 Jan 2018 → 21 Apr 2018
Member, Raad voor de Journalistiek
1 Jan 2015 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IOF3028: SHALGO - A valorisation programme for social science and humanities research on algorithmic systems
Ballon, P., Van Audenhove, L., Raats, T., Picone, I., Willems, K., Brengman, M., Van den Broeck, W., Morganti, L., Marien, I., Jacobs, A., Heyman, R., Ranaivoson, H., Smets, A., Kalogeropoulos, A., Delaere, S. & Lievens, B.
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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EUAR116: ReMed : RESILIENT MEDIA FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Meyer, T., Picone, I., Terzis, G. & Karlsen, C.
1/03/23 → 28/02/26
Project: Applied
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OZR4110: EDMO Belux : Belgium-Luxembourg Research Hub on digital Media and Disinformation (OZR EU BONUS)
1/03/23 → 28/02/27
Project: Fundamental
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EUAR117: SoMe4Dem : Social media for democracy – understanding the causal mechanisms of digital citizenship
Meyer, T., Willaert, T., Picone, I. & Karlsen, C.
1/03/23 → 28/02/26
Project: Applied
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Affordances-in-Practice: How Social Norm Dynamics in Climate Change Publics Are Shaped on Instagram and Twitter
Raemdonck, N. V., Picone, I. & Pierson, J., Jan 2025, In: Social media + Society. 11, 1, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coping with Covid: exploring reconfigurations of Flemish news repertoires in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Vandenplas, R. & Picone, I., Apr 2024, In: Poetics. 103, p. 1-13 13 p., 101770.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Designing Digital Inclusivity: Mapping and Shaping Online Environments for the LGBTQ+ Community (Data Donation Research)
Jurg, D. H. M., Vis, S., Picone, I., Ex, L., Nieuwenhuizen, W., Veerbeek, J., Peeters, S., Pihl, A., Choudhury, B., Kone, K., Flannagan, J. & Wang, Z., 16 Feb 2024, 1 p. Digital Methods Initiative.Research output: Other contribution
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How strong media finances can help tackle fake news – Executive summary of D3.1.2
Lambrechts, G., Komorowski, M. & Picone, I., 12 Sept 2024Research output: Other contribution
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Imagining Audiences as Media Users: Audience Research's Role as an Imagining Institution
Picone, I., 12 Aug 2024, Imagining Audiences as Media Users: Audience Research's Role as an Imagining Institution. Hill, A. & Lunt, P. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 150-159 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure)
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Ben Shapiro YouTube Comments
Jurg, D. H. M. (Creator), Picone, I. (Researcher) & Vis, S. (Researcher), Zenodo, 9 Feb 2024
DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/10640909
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The Alex Jones Channel Comments (2017-2018)
Jurg, D. H. M. (Creator), Tuters, M. (Researcher) & Picone, I. (Researcher), Zenodo, 6 Sept 2024
DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/15032030
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Prizes
Activities
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Analyzing Personal News Curation Practices: How young social media users tailor their online information flows (using data donations and in-depth interviews)
Sarah Vis (Speaker), Daniël Hans Marinus Jurg (Speaker) & Ike Picone (Speaker)
25 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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ECREA 2022: 9th European Communication Conference
Daniël Hans Marinus Jurg (Participant), Sarah Vis (Participant) & Ike Picone (Supervisor)
22 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Presentatie studie onpartijdigheid van de VRT
Tim Raats (Speaker), Ike Picone (Speaker), Steve Paulussen (Speaker) & Peter Van Aelst (Speaker)
25 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Tuning out the news. A cross-media perspective on the news avoidance practices of younger users in Flanders during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ruben Vandenplas (Speaker), Pauljan Truyens (Speaker), Sarah Vis (Speaker) & Ike Picone (Speaker)
22 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Inzichten uit het Digital News Report 2021
Ruben Vandenplas (Speaker) & Ike Picone (Speaker)
29 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
Press/Media
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Onpartijdigheidsonderzoek: Keuzes VRT NWS in lijn met andere media.
Tim Raats, Ike Picone, Steve Paulussen & Peter Van Aelst
22/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Een algoritme voor de democratie
Pieter Ballon, Ike Picone & Christophe Busch
12/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Al is de waarheid nog zo snel, de leugen achterhaalt haar wel
21/12/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Is er nog een toekomst voor onafhankelijke media?
19/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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De auteurswetgeving in de digitale online omgeving: een onderzoek naar de rol van technische voorzieningen in de veranderde relatie tussen auteur, muziekindustrie en gebruiker aan de hand van de casestudie Test-Aankoop tegenover IFPI
Author: Picone, I., Pauwels, C. & Loisen, J., 2004Supervisor: Pauwels, C. (Promotor) & Loisen, J. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Provinding social CRM on Twitter as an e-retailer: What can the Lomographic Society do to optimise their Twitter account?
Author: Steemers, D. R., Bleyen, V., Picone, I. & Braet, O., Aug 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Watching the Watchdogs: Legislative Framework Defining The Work of Citizen Journalists as The Fifth Estate in the European Union
Author: Habánová, K., Picone, I. & Verstrynge, K., Aug 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis