📣In less than 2 months the #DGPS conference will take place in Luxembourg. To support #MediaPsych members & researchers with limited funding we offer #travelgrants. 💡We will also consider applications from non-members with a presentation or poster reporting a study with a #MediaPsychology focus.

Media Psych Travel Grants 2026

Travel Grants for the DGPs Conference 2026 The Media Psychology Division is offering three travel grants of €200 each to support PhD candidates and other early-career researchers attending the DGPs Co...

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🚨 NEWS: The European Commission finds addictive design of Instagram & Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act "Meta did not adequately assess the risks of its addictive design on the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors and vulnerable adults" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act

Today, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook.

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Today, at #EASP26 in Strasbourg, I presented a poster focusing on acceptance of AI for fact checking & potential factors of vulnerability to misinformation. In our analysis, @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and I find that older adults are more positive towards the idea of AI use for fact checking.

📅Save the date 📅 The #MediaPsychology division will be launching a lecture series entitled 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. Starting this autumn, experts will present their research and perspectives on #diversity. 🌈

𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: 𝗔 𝗗𝗗𝗖 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 In September 2027, the DDC will start its own M.Sc. in Digital Communication and AI. We will offer a 1-year (75 ECTS) interdisciplinary English-language M.Sc. for students with a background in, for example, Social Sciences or Communication, here at SDU.

Wrapping up my contributions to #ICA26 this year with the presentation of Lea Frentzel-Beyme's and my scoping review on youth political mindset and digital media.

Already up, #ICA26? Grab a coffee and join us in Watsonia (CTICC2, 3) for "Youth and Politics" at 9am, where I will present a scoping literature review on youth political mindset and digital media together with Lea Frentzel-Beyme.

Awesome windy sunshine opening of #RunningWithPresidents #ica26 Super nice route plotted by @dscheykopp.bsky.social with 🌊 ⛰️ 🏙️ #capetown There will be an edition daily 07:30 🕢 #sharingiscaring. Join us. All welcome

🏃‍♂️ Day 1 was fun — let’s go again! #RunningWithPresidents #ICA26 Friday, 7:30 AM 📍The Cullinan (across from the Westin) Easy 5.5k to Mouille Point and back. Good company, ocean views, ~40 min, 🌊☀️ Join us for a fresh start into first full @icahdq.bsky.social day!

Claes de Vreese@claesdevreese.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Awesome windy sunshine opening of #RunningWithPresidents #ica26 Super nice route plotted by @dscheykopp.bsky.social with 🌊 ⛰️ 🏙️ #capetown There will be an edition daily 07:30 🕢 #sharingiscaring. Join us. All welcome

DDC in Copenhagen today... For the official launch of the DDC 2016 Danish Election Report. Featuring a panel with journalists, researchers & party communication professionals. Moderated by @jolukito.bsky.social Huge tak to @manuelmenke.bsky.social & the University of Copenhagen for hosting us!

1) #ICA2026 Young Scholars Lunch in Cape Town! 🌍 Calling all members of the #MediaPsych division (DGPs) and #MiRezFo (DGPuK)—and anyone interested in our field! Join us for a casual Young Scholars Lunch at ICA. 🧵

DDC Postdoc @hannahdecker.bsky.social showcases her research ideas for how new media might actually be used for good!

3) The positions are open for people with different backgrounds and profiles, including #MediaPsychology or #Communication. ⏰ The application deadline is February 15, 2026 ➡️ PhD position: urlr.me/8wKxRr ➡️Postdoc position: urlr.me/mrDFXA

PhD position(s) at the Digital Democracy Centre

Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

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2) The project explores how artificial intelligence (#AI) impacts trust and authenticity in the news ecosystem. It investigates how AI affects both news production and consumption and assesses the adequacy of existing legal frameworks in addressing these transformations. 🔎

📣 New year, new job alerts 📣 The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐

FULL PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY ...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰 ...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI. More info: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Claes de Vreese@claesdevreese.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Excellent job opportunity: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social. Top conditions, environment & colleagues. Candidates welcome across places and disciplines. 🗓️ DL: March 15, 2026 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

5 days left to register for the Winter Writing School! ❄️✍️ The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects. Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)! 👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce

MiRezFo x Media Psych Writing Winter School

We are very excited for the first ever joined writing workshop organized by MiRezfo and Media Psych. Program: Day 1 (March 2nd, from 2 PM): Check in & Get together, Input on writing strategies, Mini-...

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@hannahdecker.bsky.social is a postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social . She holds a PhD from @unidue.bsky.social, for which she analysed online political campaigning on social media and the role of personalised content. Currently, she focuses on positive effects of #digitalmedia and #medialiteracy.

@klingelhoefer.bsky.social is a PhD candidate and researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His research focuses on digital disconnection, mental heatlh, digital self-regulation, technology use at work, and intensive longitudinal methods.

#Socialmedia is often associated with manipulation, distraction, and #misinformation, factors that can undermine democratic discourse. ⛔ At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈

Digital Democracy Centre@ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

• Social Media for Good — Hannah Decker investigates when personalization & media literacy can increase interest, knowledge, & participation. www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

'AI og Dig = AI and You' - a workshop for schoolchildren in Denmark by the ENIGMA museum in Copenhagen addresses the question of how children and young people perceive #AI and how we can teach them to think critically and creatively about the role of technology in society. 🏫👩‍💻🎨

Digital Democracy Centre@ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

• Enigma: AI & You — a project of the Media Research & Innovation Centre at SDU's Centre for Journalism, in collaboration w/ the DDC; 7th–9th graders advise Denmark’s Minister for Digitalization while researchers study how youth understand AI. www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

@dpossler.bsky.social is a Postdoc at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Studies (IJK) at @hmtmh.bsky.social. His research focuses on the use and effects of (digital) media, e.g. how and why digital media offer meaningful entertainment experiences as well as methodological research.

📣 Studie zur Wahrnehmung und Wirkung der TV-Debatten 2025 mit Marco Hirsch, Kevin Brendel, Peter Hevesi, Paul Lukowicz, @jenniferbast.bsky.social und @hannahdecker.bsky.social. doi.org/10.5771/0340...

@janadreston.bsky.social is a PhD student at @unidue.bsky.social. Her research focuses on political and scientific communication on social media. She analyses the impact of information processing on knowledge and participation.

A great opportunity for anyone interested in doing a #PhD on cutting-edge research topics in #MediaPsychology and related disciplines. 👇

DGPS: Media Psychology@mepsy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣Job alert 📣 11 positions for PhD candidates (100%) open in the RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age"(Wuerzburg). You can apply for 3 areas: ✅ Immersive virtual reality ✅New (Para-)Social Encounters ✅Epistemic challenges Topics: VR/XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation 👇

More than half of Americans get their news regularly from Tiktok. And this has more than doubled in 5 years. Tiktok has become a key gateway to news and politics. This makes ownership of and content on the platform even more important. Source: @pewresearch.org

I'm super excited that this new chapter is finally kicking off! 💪😊

Lena Frischlich@lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 11mo ago

@hannahdecker.bsky.social continues with insights into her prior research and her plans to understand how social media and personalization can actually benefit democracies (much needed positive focus 😀)

Our new Postdocs @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social & @hannahdecker.bsky.social plus our current fellows @fprochazka.bsky.social & Maryam Khaleghipour present their research programs. Covering politician-influencers, targeted ads, views on climate change, & digital hate speech.

#MediaPsych25 is coming to an end and I enjoyed being back in Duisburg at @unidue.bsky.social, my academic home, with two presentations.

New Semester, New Faces at the DDC! 😊😊😊 @hannescools.bsky.social is back to start his Marie Curie Fellowship! We welcome our Postdoc @hannahdecker.bsky.social to the team! And Maryam Khaleghipour (U of Vienna) who will be staying with us as guest researcher until mid-October. Velkommen til @sdu.dk!