dr. J.A.C. (Joëlle) Swart

I'm an Assistant Professor (UD1) in Journalism Studies at the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen. In collaboration with news media organizations, schools, libraries and other societal partners, I research people's changing news experiences, practices and preferences, and how citizens can develop the knowledge, skills and habits for using news in a digital media environment. Currently, I am the PI of the four-year project 'News that matters. News literacy for and by Groningen youth' (2025-2029), a collaboration between the University of Groningen, Noorderpoort, OogTV and RTV1 that is funded by NKO.

Beyond my research, I coordinate and teach courses on audience research, qualitative methods and journalism studies in the BA Media Studies, MA Journalism and MA Media Studies programs at the University of Groningen, as well as giving yearly workshops for PhD candidates at the UG's Graduate School for the Humanities. I am an enthusiastic PhD supervisor (two PhD trajectories completed and defended). Having been granted ius promovendi in January 2026, I currently supervise four PhD projects.

You can download my curriculum vitae (PDF, version June 2026) here.