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Marie Verstappen is a Research Fellow at KU Leuven within the Faculty of Arts, affiliated with the Lab for Media, Information & Influence. She maintains offices at both the Antwerp campus (St. Jacobsmarkt 49-51) and Leuven campus (Parkstraat 45), actively contributing to research and teaching in media communication through courses Y03370 (Mediacommunicatie) and Y03527 (Medialandschap).
Her research centers on social media's transformative impact on journalism, with deep investigation into editorial decision-making processes on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. She examines how news organizations influence platform-specific content creation, the psychological effects of anticipated audience backlash on fact-checkers, and the complex remediation of traditional news formats for digital consumption. This work bridges communication theory with urgent practical challenges in contemporary news ecosystems.
Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on platform-native journalism practices, particularly the evolving role of social media editors as gatekeepers. Key trends include comparative studies of news remediation across platforms, methodological innovation through participant observation, and critical examination of audience-editor dynamics in hostile online environments.
Scientific Awards: No awards were documented in the provided information.
Advising and Grants: The available materials contain no references to student supervision or grant funding activities.
Labs and Teams: Verstappen is integral to the Lab for Media, Information & Influence while holding significant governance roles:
- Faculty Council of Arts (representing AAP-BAP-OP1-OP2)
- POC Applied Linguistics Antwerp
- Campus Council of the Faculty of Arts, Antwerp
- Artesraad
