Thank you for the shoutout! I am really happy about this. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to Cape Town, but this recognition by @polcomm.bsky.social means a lot. Big congratulations also to my co-authors @ahrabhikat.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social! #ica26

Katrin Weller@kwelle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More congratulations: @janabernhard.bsky.social, @ahrabhikat.bsky.social, and Hajo Boomgaarden won the Top Paper Award in the Political Communication Division at #ica26 for their paper "The Uneven News Landscape: Selective News Bias in Actor-Topic Interactions"

More congratulations: @janabernhard.bsky.social, @ahrabhikat.bsky.social, and Hajo Boomgaarden won the Top Paper Award in the Political Communication Division at #ica26 for their paper "The Uneven News Landscape: Selective News Bias in Actor-Topic Interactions"

Es geht seit 3 Wochen. Er hat nur gestern wieder 5 Postings über uns abgesetzt, immer untergriffiger & persönlicher. Ich bin mitten in den „Heultagen“, versuche es auszublenden. Aber einiges was Klenk schreibt ist unwahr, das will ich richtigstellen. Weder @bohrn-mena.at, noch ich klagen den Falter!

Ich habe den Welt-Artikel von Kristina Schröder gelesen, damit ihr es nicht müsst. Ja, er ist so daneben, wie die Überschrift vermuten lässt. Aber was meint sie eigentlich? Was fällt hier angeblich aus? (Thread)

Es geht los! Beim Song Contest geht es ja bekanntermaßen in Wahrheit um Wissenschaft. In diesem Thread werde ich den #ESC2026 aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht live kommentieren. Macht euch auf große Entdeckungen gefasst! (Thread)

50 years @oegk.bsky.social! At #KWT2026 @marvins.bsky.social & @janabernhard.bsky.social presented: “Paupers in the Papers” on how media reporting shapes perceptions of the welfare state recipients, a linkage-design study with @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social.

New #aBitOfCCS episode 🎙️ I talked with @larrimill.bsky.social about defensive publics and how online communities mobilise discourse to resist social change. We discuss computational + qualitative methods and computational grounded theory in practice. 🎧 aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ 🔗 www.larrimiller.com

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Hello and welcome! I am a first generation student from rural Pennsylvania. I am currently a Communication PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I hope to use my education to build a...

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Yay infrastructure! 🧰 @marvins.bsky.social cial and @janabernhard.bsky.social present a first usecase between @medem.bsky.social l AmCAT instance and @iriscc.bsky.social sky.social climate reporting dataset. at #COMPTEXT2026

Great start to #COMPTEXT2026 🎉 @marvins.bsky.social presented his findings on how political parties and citizens structure and polarise social identities—joint work with Fabienne Lind, Hajo Boomgaarden & Markus Wagner.

“How much can political actors shape the topics they talk about?” @janabernhard.bsky.social tries to tackle exactly that at #COMPTEXT2026 using word embeddings to trace influence on public discourse 📊

New #aBitOfCCS episode 🎙️ I talked with Miriam Milzner & @thieled.bsky.social about detecting coordinated disinformation in the age of AI. They introduce coorsim, an open-source R package that finds semantically similar coordinated posts! 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/

Really enjoying my time in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 I was very lucky to present at both PCP@ascor.bsky.social and @societal-analytics.nl and get such thoughtful feedback on a current research project. Grateful for the sharp questions and great discussions!

New #aBitOfCCS episode 🎙️ I spoke with @keonhison.bsky.social about the structure of parliamentary discourse on women in the Weimar Republic! Honestly, one of the coolest methodological set-ups I’ve seen in a while — such a thoughtful application of #CCS. aboutccs.net/abitofccs/

Arrived in Amsterdam yesterday—welcomed by some much-needed sun. Looking forward to two weeks here diving into AmCAT and learning everything I can! 🚆🌞🇳🇱 #Amsterdam #AmCAT #VU

Are you applying computational methods in your research or thinking about starting a lab? Join the first Computational Methods Labs Showcase by the ICA CM Division @icacm.bsky.social 🌟 Online on Feb 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30 pm CET / 10:00–11:30 am EST 📆 Register 👇 forms.office.com/e/zHBkwUWNFw

What, a content analysis dataset that you could, for example, combine with survey data and manifesto data? 😱 As part of AUTNES, we have data for the six weeks preceding Austria's last election in 2024, enabling research on topics such as media agendas, campaign dynamics, and opinion formation.

a cat is sitting on a couch with its mouth open .

Alt: a cat is sitting on a couch with its mouth open .

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Jana Bernhard-Harrer@janabernhard.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📊New dataset release with @marvins.bsky.social, @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social AUTNES Automatic Content Analysis of the Media Coverage on the 2024 NRW is now publicly available for scientific use via @aussda.bsky.social 👉 data.aussda.at/dataset.xhtm... #OpenData #ElectionStudies

📊New dataset release with @marvins.bsky.social, @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social AUTNES Automatic Content Analysis of the Media Coverage on the 2024 NRW is now publicly available for scientific use via @aussda.bsky.social 👉 data.aussda.at/dataset.xhtm... #OpenData #ElectionStudies

Back from the holidays and into office mode? 🎧 Our latest #aBitOfCCS episode reveals how a 19th-century society magazine isn’t that different from social media today. We talk AI-driven digitization and the Wiener Salonblatt (1870–1938) with @dchr.is Listen here ⤵️ aboutccs.net/abitofccs/

Preprint alert! 🥳 How are social bias and CSS interconnected? 🤔 @aytalina.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @valeriehase.bsky.social, and I argue that social bias shapes CSS as a field and as a methodology. Progress in CSS depends on engaging with both dimensions! osf.io/preprints/so...

In the latest #aBitOfCCS episode, we dig into research showing that LLMs often deliver only marginal gains at major environmental cost. 🌱🌍 Sean-Kelly Palicki breaks down when simpler methods beat large models—and why a CO₂-adjusted F1 score matters.🌱 Listen here ⤵️ aboutccs.net/abitofccs/

📣 Das Social Media Observatory am @bredowinstitut.bsky.social und @fgz-risc.bsky.social lädt zum TikTok Starter Workshop ein! 🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr 🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom) 👨‍💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...

TikTok Starter Workshop

Das Social Media Observatory (SMO) des Hamburger Standorts des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ) veranstaltet einen Starter Workshop zum Thema TikTok. Der Workshop findet onlin...

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I’m very honored to be elected as International Liaison of the ICA CM Division and to serve our vibrant community! 🙏 Looking forward to starting the work very soon 🙌

Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL)@compcommlab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Big news! 🎉 Our colleague @aytalina.bsky.social has been elected International Liaison of the @icacm.bsky.social! 🌍👏We’re thrilled to see her representing and connecting the global #CompMethods community. compcommlab.univie.ac.at/news-detaila...

🚨 New episode out now! #aBitOfCCS with Aditi Dutta (University of Exeter) dives into how AI moderation systems can misread anti-sexist speech as harmful — and why that matters for fairness and democracy online. 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ 📄 Read the paper: arxiv.org/abs/2508.114... #CCS

Online Anti-sexist Speech: Identifying Resistance to Gender Bias in Political Discourse

Anti-sexist speech, i.e., public expressions that challenge or resist gendered abuse and sexism, plays a vital role in shaping democratic debate online. Yet automated content moderation systems, incre...

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@sebstier.bsky.social at #MEDem Conf: computational research of democracy stands in the shoulders of the few enthusiasts who create datasets, software and infrastructure for it. How can we move forward? Short answer: more collaboration & sharing!

Day 1 at #MEDem Conference @gesis.org in Cologne, where I had the chance to share a personal perspective on data infrastructure projects for democracy research. Slides here: simonmunzert.com/medem25/

MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

Somewhat ironically, we have come together to #MakeDemocracyResearchGreatAgain. Always a pleasure – and quite humbling – to see the #MEDemCommunity gather to discuss where @medem.bsky.social should be headed in the coming years. #ResearchInfrastructures ⚙️

MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

I really enjoyed the inspiring keynote speeches by @sldelange.bsky.social and @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social at the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org in Cologne! ⭐

MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

Allgemein Antwortkategorien from Hell. 🫣

InViennaVeritas@yousitonmyspot.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Danke. Ein Schelm, wer Böses denkt, dass die Option "Die Folgen der Klimaerwärmung (sic!) werden in der Öffentlichkeit untertrieben dargestellt." nicht vorhanden ist.