dr. F. (Frank) Harbers

Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)

Faculty of Arts

Telephone:

+31 6 3198 4340 (0631984340)

E-mail:

f.harbers rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Publications

On-site reporting in the Netherlands: Transnational patterns and national idiosyncrasies of an emerging professional practice and form, 1880-1930

Harbers, F., 11-Feb-2026, The Routledge Companion to Transnational Journalism History. Harbers, F., O'Brien, M., Reddin van Tuyll, D. & Broersma, M. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Ltd, p. 218-229 12 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

The Routledge Companion to Transnational Journalism History

Harbers, F., O’Brien, M., van Tuyll, D. R. & Broersma, M., 31-Mar-2026, Taylor and Francis Ltd. 398 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

Highlighting and downplaying subjectivity through ethos construction: Personal journalism as a pluriform epistemic practice

Smeenk, K., Harbers, F. & Broersma, M., Dec-2025, In: Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. 26, 12, p. 2523-2543 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The Reporter as First-Person Witness: Eyewitnessing and Subjectivity in Epistemic Authority Claims in Personal Journalism

Smeenk, K., Harbers, F., Kruitbosch, H. & Broersma, M., 9-Dec-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journalism Practice. 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

When Journalists Share Their Happy Feelings: Affective Connection as a Source of Reliability in Personal Journalism

Smeenk, K., Kruitbosch, H., Harbers, F. & Broersma, M., 17-Nov-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journalism Studies. 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Media Innovation and Change

Harbers, F., Banjac, S. & II, S. E., 2024, In: Media and Communication. 12, 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review

Dangerous narratives: How fake news and narrative journalism shed light on journalism’s epistemological foundations and self-understanding in the 21st century

Harbers, F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Narrative values, the value of narrative. Moenandar, S.-J. & van Heusden, B. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Dangerous Narratives: How Fake News and Narrative Journalism Shed Light on Journalism’s Epistemological Foundations and Self-understanding in the Twenty-first Century

Harbers, F., Jul-2024, Narrative Values, the Value of Narratives. Moenandar, S.-J. & van Heusden, B. (eds.). De Gruyter, p. 155-180 26 p. (Narratologia; vol. 91).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

The value(s) of journalistic 'innovation': Developing a critical conceptualization and research agenda

Harbers, F., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. Banjac, S., Swart, J., Cheruiyot, D. & Eldridge II, S. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic