Sarah Van Leuven is associate professor at the Department of Communication Studies at Ghent University, and head of the Center for Journalism Studies (CJS). She teaches the courses Journalistic News Gathering and Production (2nd bachelor), Content and Textual Analysis (3rd bachelor), Contemporary Aspects of Journalism (Master), and Politics and Media (Master). She has published work on a broad range of topics, including the role of news media in political communication, sourcing practices, international news, journalist surveys and innovation in newsrooms.