Personal profile
Expertise
Jelle Mast holds a PhD in Communication Sciences. His research is typically located at the intersection of visual communication, journalism practice, and professional ethics. Current research interests include visual gatekeeping and user-generated imagery in mainstream news media; journalism and terrorism; metajournalistic discourse; and genre hybridization in journalism and screen documentary.
External positions
(Vice) Chair Visual Communication Studies Division, International Communication Association
May 2017 → May 2021
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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OZR4139: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - Drexel University (USA), WANDELS Nils
Mast, J. (Administrative Promotor)
3/04/23 → 2/04/27
Project: Fundamental
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CONO640: Congres : What’s (the) News? Values, Viruses and Vectors of Newsworthiness (13-14 December 2018)
Mast, J. (Administrative Promotor) & Temmerman, M. (Co-Promotor)
Project: Fundamental
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CONO806: Look Who's Talking: Voices and Sources in the News (organisatie conferentie)
Mast, J. (Administrative Promotor) & Temmerman, M. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator))
8/05/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4161: Extension of the PhD trajectory due to Covid-19 (BOF Budget)
Eeltink, S. (Administrative Promotor), Elskens, M. (Administrative Promotor), Versées, W. (Administrative Promotor), Mattelaer, A. (Administrative Promotor), Oberthur, S. (Administrative Promotor), Wambacq, P. (Administrative Promotor), Lambert, B. (Administrative Promotor), Claeys, P. (Administrative Promotor), Keulen, S. (Administrative Promotor), Anckaert, E. (Administrative Promotor), Mast, J. (Administrative Promotor), Tompa, P. (Administrative Promotor), Coene, G. (Administrative Promotor), Hubin, A. (Administrative Promotor), Leermakers, M. (Administrative Promotor) & Gao, Y. (Administrative Promotor)
15/08/23 → 30/11/24
Project: Fundamental
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CONI640: Congres : What’s (the) News? Values, Viruses and Vectors of Newsworthiness (13-14 December 2018)
Temmerman, M. (Administrative Promotor) & Mast, J. (Co-Promotor)
6/03/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Fundamental
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Negotiating journalistic values and roles in response to 'anti-normative' citizen images: The case of ISIS’ ‘terrorist spectaculars’
Mast, J., 1 Mar 2026, Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives 3. Allan, S. & Thorsen, E. (eds.). Peter Lang , Vol. 3. p. 135-148 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: Linguistic approaches to point of view in journalism
Temmerman, M., Mast, J. & White, P. R. R., Jul 2025, In: Language & Communication. 103, p. 30-33 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Comparing Media Systems Through the Lens of Neoliberal Hegemony: Evidence From the US and Flanders
Wandels, N., Mast, J. & Van den Bulck, H., 11 Mar 2024, In: Media and Communication. 12, /, p. 1-17 17 p., 7792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When Socialism Meets Terrorism: A Computer-Assisted Discursive News Values Analysis of Chinese Newspapers’ Coverage of Domestic and International Terrorist Attacks
Guo, J., Mast, J. & Vosters, R., 2024, In: Mass Communication and Society. 27, 6, p. 1495–1528 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Changing Face of Journalistic Autonomy: A Case Study of De Standaard (1976–2020)
Wandels, N., Mast, J. & Van den Bulck, H., 2023, In: Journalism Studies. 24, 11, p. 1418-1439 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)325 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Chinese Lexical Indicators of News Values (LINV)
Guo, J. (Creator), Mast, J. (Supervisor) & Vosters, R. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset
Activities
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CLIC Day 2025: Literature and Journalism
Scibiorska, M. (Organiser), Mast, J. (Organiser), Mantzaris, T. (Organiser) & Cremona, C. (Organiser)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Language & Communication (Journal)
Temmerman, M. (Editor), Mast, J. (Editor) & White, P. R. R. (Editor)
2024 → 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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What's (the) News?
Temmerman, M. (Chair), Mast, J. (Organiser) & Moernaut, R. (Organiser)
13 Dec 2018 → 14 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Visiting research scholar at University of Arizona (Exchange Visitor Program)
Mast, J. (Visitor)
17 Aug 2015 → 19 Sept 2015Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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64nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and the "Good Life"
Mast, J. (Participant)
22 May 2014 → 26 May 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference