Prof. dr. Karin Raeymaeckers
Professor at the research group Center for Journalism Studies of the department of Communication Sciences of Ghent University.
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Journalism studies
Media policy
Media economy
Political communication
Karin Raeymaeckers has been a professor at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences within the Department of Communication Studies since 2012. Her expertise is in the field of journalism studies and media structures. Since 2014 she is a member of the Board of Governors of Ghent University and in October 2015 she became Department Chair of the Department of Communication Studies. Afterwards she became director of the research group Center for Journalism Studies.
Karin Raeymaeckers is a member of the international Euromedia Research Group and is editor of the Sage journal 'European Journal of Communication' together with Prof. Peter Golding and Prof. Helena Sousa. Furthermore, she is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals and has published in a wide range of scientific journals. Together with Els De Bens, she published "De Pers in België".
Research Projects
- The Profile of the Belgian Journalist
- Deontology among journalism students
- Media ownership in Belgium