@marlephie.bsky.social and I are searching for a postdoc in SciComm research. Feel free to contact us before applying!

Marlene Altenmüller@marlephie.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 3 YEAR POSTDOC in #SciComm research at @zpid.bsky.social! @kaisassenberg.bsky.social and me are searching for a postdoc with background in psychology or communication science. Own research ideas are welcome! Focus should be on societies' preparation for future pandemics. Please share!

🔍 New Research Alert! Why does misinformation stick around even after it's been corrected? 🤔

📣 Exciting news for Media Psychology! We are thrilled to welcome Nuri Kim as our new co-editor!

Title: "Ban, Improve, or Ignore? Social Media Regulation From a Communication Research Perspective". Last week I gave my inaugural lecture at University of Zurich, @ikmz.bsky.social. Now online on YouTube.

Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective

YouTube video by Prof. Dr. Tobias Dienlin

youtu.be

Pre-Print When are citizens able to discern plausible from implausible conspiracy theories? We @rolandimhoff.bsky.social @lpummerer.bsky.social @stephanwinter.bsky.social address this question in two large scale studies (in Germany and the UK). Blinded by the Lies or Lifting the Blinds osf.io/daz2q

AMSTERDAM ❤️ ALSO BEAUTIFUL IN WINTER 😍 🎿🧀 One more week to apply to this postdoc position in Political Communication @ascor.bsky.social Thank you for sharing 🫶 Please reach out if you have any questions. @polcomm.bsky.social @fgkommpol.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social

Corinna Oschatz@corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🫵WE WANT YOU 🎓 Are you interested in political communication, negative campaigning, and social norms? Are you experienced in quantitative methods? Do you have good rain clothes? Then our postdoc position might be just for you: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas

On January 6, 2021, the US Capitol was attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. Exactly 5 years later, the free access to my new overview paper "The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality" will expire. Coincidence, Elsevier? 🤐 Download now before it's too late: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7EoErgEa...

Psycholog:innen aufgepasst🧑🏽‍🔬💬👩🏻‍💻! Du kommunizierst aktiv über deine Forschung und trägst dazu bei, dass die Psychologie als Wissenschaft sichtbar wird? 📣 Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) @dgps.bsky.social schreibt auch 2026 wieder einen Preis zur Wissenschaftskommunikation aus!

@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.

Özen Odağ, Professor of Psychology at Touro University Berlin, studies how media can impact users’ identity, political agency, values, and beliefs, especially in vulnerable groups. As Chair, she plans to embed topics like digital resilience, media literacy, and social responsibility in the division.

Exciting new job in Landau 🤩 We’re searching for a Professor of Political Psychology (W2). Very much looking forward to your applications – if you have any questions, please reach out to me. jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/3...

In the first keynote of ##MePsy25 Jessica Piotrowski talked a central question of #MediaPsych - social media use between controll and competence - bringing nuanced and much needed evidence to a highly debated topic (and often panic driven regulation)

#MePsy25 now with a couple of highlights- we start with the best paper award - with honorable mention for Fabian Hutmacher, Markus Apple, and Stephan Schwan - for www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Since my early PhD days, I dreamed of conducting this study. Over time, I was fortunate to work with stellar colleagues, @lunafrauhammer.bsky.social , @tobiasdienlin.com and Manuel Cargnino who helped turn this vision into reality. The full publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Effects of Technological Affordances on Political Opinion Expression in Social Media: A Field Experiment

Digital communication platforms are rapidly changing the nature of political discourses. At the same time, the functionality of democratic societies largely depends on deliberative exchanges betwee...

tandfonline.com

📢 New publication alert! How does coping dispositions (vigilance and cognitive avoidance) affect preferences for fictional versus non-fictional information about climate change?

📢 New publication alert! What are the cognitive effects of political microtargeting?

Interested in the MediaPsych Best Paper Award 2025? 🏆 🎉 We’re looking for the best media psychological article published between 2023 and now. @mepsy.bsky.social Members of the German DGPs MediaPsych division can apply. 👉 www.dgps.de/fachgruppen/...

🇪🇸🇩🇪 Saludos desde Galicia! Katja Pook and I returned from an inspiring visit to Pontevedra @uvigo.bsky.social Many thanks to our fantastic host Javier Abuin. We explored opportunities for student exchange and further research on fact-checks and virtual influencers. Looking forward to what’s ahead 🤩

🚨 New Publication alert! "Latent Bombs of Disinformation", recently published on Information, Communication and Society in collaboration with Chang Sup Park, João Guilherme B. Santos, Athus Cavalini and Homero Gil de Zúñiga. 50 eprints on the link (1/n) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G7ZVC...

Latent bombs of disinformation

This study builds on the literature on disinformation and conspiracy theories to propose the concept of Latent Bombs of Disinformation (LBD). LBD refers to a long-term antidemocratic political stra...

tandfonline.com

👋Hey! Bist du Psycholog:in? Interessiert dich #Wissenschaftskommunikation 👩‍🎓💬? Wir haben eine Interessengruppe in der @dgps.bsky.social gegründet, in der wir uns vernetzen und Expertise sammeln möchten! Komm vorbei am 05. Mai um 16 Uhr - oder trag dich ein und bleib up to date!

PsyComm - Wissenschaftskommunikation in der Psychologie@psycomm.bsky.social · last yr.

Hallo #AcademicSky - wir sind PsyComm, die neue Interessengruppe für Wissenschaftskommunikation #WissKomm der @dgps.bsky.social. Wir möchten Wissenschaft und Praxis vernetzen, Evidenz und Expertise zum Thema zusammentragen und neue Vorhaben initiieren. Jetzt mitmachen: forms.gle/DGpav3jCUHCi...

"Media Psychology" goes Bluesky ✨ On this channel, we will post new articles, infos about the journal, and news from the world of media psychology.

MediaPsychMEP@mediapsychmep.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 MEP goes Bluesky! Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology. Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬

I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs. If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂 International applications welcome! Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

Very excited to start with Morgan Ellithorpe @morganellithorpe.bsky.social, Roselyn Lee-Won and Drew Cingel as new Editors of "Media Psychology". In the first issue, we explain our goals for the journal. 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Strong Foundations and Forward-Thinking in Turbulent Times: A Note from Our Incoming Editors

Published in Media Psychology (Vol. 28, No. 1, 2025)

tandfonline.com

🔎 #MediaPsych In meinem Team an der @unidue.bsky.social suchen wir Verstärkung in Form einer Doktorand:in-Stelle (100%) im Bereich Medienpsychologie mit Fokus auf Bildung, Politik, Moral und vieles mehr! www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste... Bitte an geeignete Kandidat:innen weiterleiten!

The relationship between social media and democracy is complex but important and there is a lot of debate. For coordination, I wanted to gauge the community with a discussion thread about what, in my view, we do know and the ones we do not know (yet), please add your thoughts and/or disagree: 1/n

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓📱💻 🤖You are a PhD student in Media Psychology? Then, this PhD Workshop is waiting for you! If you are interested in receiving feedback on your writing, presentation style, career planning and much more from mentors and PhD peers - please apply for this preconference! www.uni-due.de/media-psych-...

Engagiert, verantwortungsübernehmend und zuversichtlich gemeinsam ins @dgps.bsky.social Jahr gestartet ⬇️

🚨 Call for Papers🚨 Are you researching public opinion across countries & contexts? Submit to the Public Opinion Quarterly special issue I’m co-editing with Hernando Rojas & Ting Chen. Let's advance nuanced, cross-contextual insights! 🌍 📅 Deadline: May 18, 2025 🔗 CFP: academic.oup.com/poq/pages/ad...

Call for Submissions to Public Opinion Quarterly’s 2026 Special Issue

“Advancing Public Opinion Research Across Countries and Contexts” Submission Deadline: 18 May 2025

academic.oup.com

A new *trust in science scholars* starter pack! ✨ Created by @marlephie.bsky.social who you need to contact to get on it 🙃 go.bsky.app/UXRS1uq

📢📢📢 #MediaPsych2025 It's time to update your to do lists! Submission system is open: www.conftool.net/mediapsych20... (Deadline February 15) @unidue.bsky.social @mepsy.bsky.social @CAIS