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F.M.A. (Floriane) van Alphen

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Communication, Organizations and Society
Area of expertise: Advocacy, climate journalism, journalistic roles, objectivity, values
Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15791
    1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
  • Profile

    Floriane is a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (UvA), researching the advocacy role in climate journalism. She is curious about the dynamics between objectivity and advocacy when legacy news media report on climate solutions, especially regarding the role of journalism in our current societies and the philosophies of journalism. Unravelling the traditional journalistic norm of objectivity is central to this work, as well as understanding what this means for the trust in, and legitimacy of, climate journalism. 

  • Publications

    2026

    • van Alphen, F. M. A. (2026). The Permeance of Objectivity? Mapping Audience Evaluations of the Advocacy Role in Climate Journalism. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2026, Papendal, Netherlands.

    2025

    • van Alphen, F. M. A. (2025). Appraising advocacy: Exploring audience appraisals of climate news content that is produced out of the advocacy role. Abstract from ICA 2025 Preconference - Environmental Communication PhD Mentoring Workshop, Denver, United States.
    • van Alphen, F. M. A. (2025). Reviving the balance norm: Navigating tensions between climate advocacy journalism and objectivity. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2025, Bruges, Belgium.
    • van Alphen, F. M. A. (2025). Reviving the balance norm: navigating tensions between objectivity and advocacy in climate journalism. Paper presented at International Communication Association (ICA) 2025, Denver, United States.

    2024

    • van Alphen, F. M. A. (2024). Redefinitions of objectivity in climate advocacy journalism: Conceptualizations, tensions and practices. Abstract from Communicating Climate Hope , Tilburg, Netherlands.

    Talk / presentation

    • van Alphen, F. (speaker) (20-1-2026). Exploring objectivity and advocacy in climate journalism, Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
    • van Alphen, F. (speaker) (19-1-2026). Qualitative Research: Exploring interview and focus groups as qualitative instruments, College of Communication, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • van Alphen, F. (speaker) (15-1-2025). Communicating Climate Change, University of Groningen (RUG).
    • van Alphen, F. (speaker) (2025). The advocacy role in climate journalism: Exploring journalist and audience perspectives, Climate Change & Fossil Fuels: New Narratives for Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground, Amsterdam.
    • van Alphen, F. (speaker) (2024). Reviving the balance norm: ​Navigating objectivity and advocacy in climate journalism​, Public responses to the language of science communication: uptake, acceptance, resistance.
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