Practical
Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
- 17:00 until 19:00
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Elsene
Venue: U-Residence (green room)
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Elsene
Venue: U-Residence (green room)
Free of charge
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel invites you to the ERC lecture 'Who Benefits from the Digitalisation of News?' by Antonis Kalogeropoulos. The lecture will introduce you to INEQNEWS, a project addressing the growing disparities in how people consume news, acquire political knowledge and confront misinformation.
Tackling Inequalities in News Use, Knowledge and Misinformation
As more people around the world get online, it might seem that access to information is becoming more equal. Yet not everyone benefits equally from today’s digital news environment. INEQNEWS explores who gains and who is left behind when news moves to platforms such as social media, search engines, and mobile devices.
We study how differences in class, gender, and age shape people’s ability to find reliable news, learn about politics, and avoid misinformation. By comparing countries in both the Global North and the Global South and testing new interventions, we aim to identify practical ways to make digital news use more equal and to strengthen democratic participation.
The Lecture will be followed by a festive reception next to the green Room in the U-Residence.
About Antonis Kalogeropoulos
Prof. Dr. Antonis Kalogeropoulos teaches and researches digital news audiences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is primarily interested in the changing ways we consume news and political information online. His research topics include news avoidance, trust in news, online misinformation, and the use of mobile messaging apps.
- He is leading the ERC Starting Grant project examining social inequalities in digital news consumption across four countries.
- He is affiliated as a Research Associate with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford where he is part of the Digital News Report.
- He is also affiliated as External Research Fellow with the Digital Democracy Center at the University of Southern Denmark and as a Research Associate with the Centre for Digital Politics, Media & Democracy of the University of Liverpool.
The world needs you
This initiative is part of VUB's public programme, a programme for everyone who believes that scientific knowledge sharing, critical thinking and dialogue are an important first step to create impact in the world.
As an Urban Engaged University, VUB aims to be a driver of change in the world. With our academic edcuational programmes and innovative research, we contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and to making a difference locally and globally.
