AEJMC PLCD has a great line up of panels this year! We hope to see you there 🎉 @aejmc.bsky.social #AEJMC26

📣Post Doc Alert! I am hiring a 2-year postdoctoral researcher in political language and NLP/LLMs 🤩 Come join a great, interdisciplinary team at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense! Applications due October 15, 2026. Detail here: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Computational Political Communication Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre

Application deadline: October 15, 2026

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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.

A snapshot of this year's business meeting (ICA 26)! Credit to our Vice Chair Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social

Hi #ica26. We have an open 4.5 yr Postdoc position @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Berlin in PolComm/Comp Social Scienes on opinion dynamics in climate topics. Hit me up if you want a to talk about it in CT or send to colleagues who might be interested. www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...

At #ICA26, I mentioned in a panel on (late stage) ECRs that the more we share and build solidarity, the stronger we are as a community. In that spirit, I've shared job market materials from myself and others (w/ consent). I'm doing so again in case it is helpful: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Unlimited access to all social media data 🎊 No. But a timely panel on the state of play. The opportunities and hard work still ahead #DSA #ica26 Join @dscheykopp.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social & 🙋

Relatedly! @m-dot-brown.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social and I will be at CTICC1, Lev 1, 1.52 ☀️this morning at 9am☀️ to talk about data access and the DSA! #ICA26

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Bittersweet to see a lot of Reddit studies at #ica26 (sweet because Reddit is a cool platform to study, bitter because the field seem to have pivoted from Twitter to Reddit out of convenience)

Bittersweet to see a lot of Reddit studies at #ica26 (sweet because Reddit is a cool platform to study, bitter because the field seem to have pivoted from Twitter to Reddit out of convenience)

Wanna learn how the new #DSA EU data access to platform works for you, even outside Europe? Join our #ICA26 Bluesky workshop on Sat June 6 at 9:00 am in CTICC1, Lev 1, 1.52 with @claesdevreese.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social Daniel Angus, Megan Brown

@jolukito.bsky.social on stage for the third and last keynote of #icwsm 2026 🎤

You can reach out to great folks like @lenafrescamente.bsky.social, @jolukito.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social, myself 🙋 and prospective mentors listed on the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social site for more information 📱📬

Launch of @ddc-sdu.bsky.social report on Danish elections #fv26 #dkpol @jolukito.bsky.social kicking off 🚀 💡 Fragmentation is key. AI dislike is strong. @emilbakke.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @hannahdecker.bsky.social @runello.bsky.social Theresa Waalen

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!

🚨 Special Issue Alert: MDDC members @jolukito.bsky.social, @meredithpruden.bsky.social, @jiyoun-suk.bsky.social, @yunkangyang.bsky.social + Wei Zhong published a special issue on Multi-Platform Research in @polcommjournal.bsky.social. Free e-prints available: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XXNGV...

Political Communication Special Issue Introduction: Multi-Platform Research

In this introduction to the Multi-Platform Research Special Issue, we continue a field-wide discussion regarding how political communication scholars conduct multi-platform research. Despite the co...

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📘DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE📘 Check out this Special Issue of Political Communication on "Multi-Platform Research"! Highly relevant & topical! Edited by @jolukito.bsky.social with @meredithpruden.bsky.social @yunkangyang.bsky.social @jiyoun-suk.bsky.social & Wei Zhong. Check out Jo's 🧵 with below ⤵️

Jo(sephine) Lukito@jolukito.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨We are so incredibly thrilled to announce that our Multi-Platform Research Special Issue in Political Communication is out now at www.tandfonline.com/toc/upcp20/4...! Special Issue Team: @meredithpruden.bsky.social @yunkangyang.bsky.social @jiyoun-suk.bsky.social Wei Zhong and me!!! 🎉

🚨We are so incredibly thrilled to announce that our Multi-Platform Research Special Issue in Political Communication is out now at www.tandfonline.com/toc/upcp20/4...! Special Issue Team: @meredithpruden.bsky.social @yunkangyang.bsky.social @jiyoun-suk.bsky.social Wei Zhong and me!!! 🎉

Political Communication

SI-Multi-Platform Research. Volume 43, Issue 2 of Political Communication

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🚨NEW DISINFO PAPER🚨 TLDR; disinformation circulates as narratives, not false facts. This paper took five years (!!!) and a rotating cast of collaborators and GRAs. Our case studies include the pee tape, and we have an entire appendix justifying that. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Disinformation as Cultural Narrative: Conceptualizing Disinformation as Cross-Platform, Identity-Affirming, Cathartic Stories

Rather than framing disinformation as false facts which can be countered by true facts, we propose a model of disinformation as narrative by tracing three case studies of successful disinformation ...

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An absolute pleasure to talk with @cphsodas.bsky.social about my ongoing work on data access and infrastructure, my cautious optimism for DSA Article 40, and my hope for sustainable digital data infrastructure in 🇩🇰

Friedolin Merhout@fmerhout.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Exciting times for computational social science / social data science in 🇩🇰 Attracting bright minds & establishing networks across and beyond the country. Today @jolukito.bsky.social talking about social media data access @cphsodas.bsky.social

Data Discussion on March 27! 📅 In this session, @jolukito.bsky.social will discuss data access and digital media research epistemology, while @jeanetbentzen.bsky.social will discuss how religion shapes nonprofit activity in the United States. Event🔗: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...

SODAS Data Discussion 2 (Spring 2026)

SODAS is delighted to host Jo Lukito and Jeanet Sinding Bentzen for the Spring 2026 Data Discussion series!

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It is officially my first week as a ✨Professor of Digital Communication and DIAS Chair✨ at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social, fulfilling two life goals: living in a different country and becoming a full professor. It has been a whirlwind of a month, but I've never been more excited to resume my research.

Lena Frischlich@lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today, the spring semester at SDU kicks off, we welcome @jolukito.bsky.social to @ddc-sdu.bsky.social - and pur Dean kicks off the faculties new years celebration 🍾 - great start for new adventures 😀

Special shout-out also to @smithmarisaa.bsky.social et al. for their much more in-depth work on the politicized discourse around critical race theory: 
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Rooted in White Identity Politics: Tracing the Genealogy of Critical Race Theory Discourse in Identity-Based Disinformation

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has recently garnered considerable political attention. This study examines how partisan news headlines discussed CRT, specifically analyzing how the incorporated languag...

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🚨NEW PAPER The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics w/ @yunkangyang.bsky.social & @mikecowburn.bsky.social Online radicalization doesn't just affect the public. It also reshapes how elites & parties behave. doi.org/10.1080/1058...

The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics

Across democratic systems, ideological cleavages increasingly emerge not only between but also within political parties. At the same time, hyperpartisan and digitally networked media ecosystems amp...

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🚨 New paper drop! How does a social movement once started out powerful somehow turn into a partisan battle? In our new publication in @icsjournal.bsky.social, we answer this question by analyzing 83 million #MeToo tweets from 2017–2020. 1/

Had a great time talking with @lseusablog.bsky.social about the use of AI in political communication, particularly during elections, as well as other "traditional" influence strategies such as trading up the chain and platform ownership. #USAPP

LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP@lseusablog.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Listen to the Ballpark podcast: AI, social media, and political disinformation with Dr @jolukito.bsky.social of @engagingnews.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

For those on the #polcomm academic job market this year, I am sharing the job market material folder that I put together a few years back. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Our incoming colleague @jolukito.bsky.social is welcomed by a *very* enthusiastic room, presenting her research agenda and the challenges of cross-platform data collection. Welcome Jo! We are so happy to have you with us! 😊❤️

New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357 Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!

💓I am so (so, so) very excited to be joining @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social, starting February 2026, where I will continue my work on computational methods/AI, researcher data access, multi-platform language flows, and political extremism. 💓 1/

Digital Democracy Centre@ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are thrilled to announce that Josephine (“Jo”) Lukito will join the DDC as Professor in Digital Communication and DIAS Chair! @jolukito.bsky.social is a leading expert in the fields of political communication & computational methods, & will join us starting Feb 1, 2026. Velkommen til DCC Jo! 🤗🎉

🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨 Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections And it's open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections - Josephine Lukito, Maggie Macdonald, Bin Chen, Megan A. Brown, Stephen Prochaska, Yunkang ...

In this multi-platform, comparative study, we analyze social media messages from political candidates (N = 1,517) running for Congress during the 2022 U.S. Midt...

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