Welcome!
I am Professor of Media and Digital Sociology at the Université catholique de Louvain and Director of the Observatory for Research on Media and Journalism. My research explores the dynamics of information circulation in the public sphere, focusing on disinformation, media representations of environmental and health crises, and the factors shaping public trust in science and the news media.
Current research
My current research explores three complementary directions — the media coverage of ecological transitions, vulnerability to disinformation, and the place of expertise in public debate.
Latest posts
- AI and the dispersion of expertise
- Measuring and defining informational vulnerability - EDMO Belux Lunch Lectures
Recent publications
- 2026 Cougnon L-A. et al. Pratiques numériques du secteur culturel et médiatique : de l’auto-évaluation à la mise en perspective en Belgique francophone (Terminal, DOI : 10.4000/16ez0)
- 2025 Cologna V. et al. Trust in scientists and their role in society across 67 countries (Nature Human Behaviour)
- 2024 Catellani A. & Lits G. (eds.) Transitions in Tension. Controversies and Tensions Around Ecological Transitions (John Wiley & Sons, 192 p.)
- 2024 Roussel R., Grabener J., Lits G. et al. Pandorix. Une recherche prospective participative sur la gestion des futures pandémies. Le livre blanc.
- 2024 Lits G., Standaert O. La diversité au sein de la profession de journaliste 2012-2023 (Association des journalistes professionnels, 71 p.)