Willem Joris

Willem Joris is research manager at ECHO and guest professor in Communication Sciences at VUB (Belgium). He is an expert on the media coverage of the EU. He has particular experience in the news coverage of the Euro Crisis, the impact that it has on citizens’ perceptions, and the EU migration issue. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Media Studies (KU Leuven) and project manager of ySKILLS, a H2020 project on achieving and maximising long-term positive impact of ICT use on the social, physical, psychological, and cognitive well-being of children and young people. He is member of EU Kids Online, a multinational research network on children's online opportunities, risks, and safety.