PhD researcher at the University of Antwerp. Researching how political elites deal with public opinion.https://bsky.app/profile/bart-maes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bart-maes.bsky.social/post/3m7s6x6agos27The more journalists rely on social media, the more right-wing they think their audience is - skewing how they understand the public and possibly shaping coverage in unintended ways. Read more in our new paper published in Journalism Studies: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.259786912 Dec 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:saothcmsxyo7nhyamar5eh6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s6x6agos27https://bsky.app/profile/bart-maes.bsky.social/post/3m2bydsmww225Politicians don’t just care how many people hold an opinion — they care how good that opinion is. In our new (open-access) article in West European Politics, based on survey data from 900+ politicians across 11 countries, we show: quality > quantity. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.256398303 Oct 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:saothcmsxyo7nhyamar5eh6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bydsmww225