Jelle Mast

Jelle Mast is an Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), affiliated with the Linguistics and Literature Study Center for Literary and Intermedial Crossings. Holding a PhD in Communication Sciences, he maintains an active research profile with 60 research outputs and an h-index of 11 based on 337 citations.

His research focuses on the intersection of visual communication, journalism practice, and professional ethics. Key areas include visual gatekeeping and user-generated imagery in news media, journalism and terrorism coverage, metajournalistic discourse, and genre hybridization in journalism and documentary. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong connections to television studies, news values, alternative media, and journalism ethics.

Mast's publication record shows consistent scholarly output since 2003, with recent emphasis on computational news values analysis, media system comparisons through neoliberal frameworks, and the evolving nature of journalistic autonomy. His work spans articles, conference papers, book chapters, and datasets, with significant contributions in 2022-2025.

• External Position: (Vice) Chair of Visual Communication Studies Division at International Communication Association (2017-2021)
• Editorial Role: Co-Editor of Language & Communication journal (2024-2025)
• Conference Organization: Co-organized "What's (the) News?" conference (2018) and "Look Who's Talking" conference (2024-2025)

His supervised work includes doctoral projects with Nils Wandels and dataset development with Guo, J. on Chinese News Values indicators. Current research projects extend through 2027, focusing on voices and sources in news media and international doctoral collaborations.