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The CresCine project will soon publish the report, titled ‘Small Film Markets’ Policy Toolkits.' The forthcoming report offers a comparative analysis of national policy frameworks that support the film industry, focusing on how these frameworks enhance or impede the competitiveness of small markets...

Climate change is also a communication crisis. That is why the Journal of Communication Science is producing a themed issue on Climate and Media. SMIT researcher Ibe Delvaux is one of the guest editors of this special issue.

Who controls the media landscape across Europe, and how is this shaping democracy?

The ECREA Communication Law and Policy Workshop was hosted by imec-SMIT at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on 18 and 19 September 2025, and organised by Tim Raats, Heritiana Ranaivoson, and Adelaida Afilipoaie.

This year, imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel hosted the emma Doctoral summer school 2025 in Brussels on 2–5 September, bringing together early-career media management researchers.

On the publication day of the Reuters Digital News Report, Pauljan Truyens, Sarah Vis, Sien Van de Wouwer and Ike Picone analyse the most important findings on Flemish news use in 9 key trends.