Wie man heute wohl sagt: @thorstenquandt.bsky.social cooking! Bluesky-abstinent Christian Grimme natürlich auch. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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Die Verbreitung von Desinformation in sozialen Medien steht im Mittelpunkt von zwei neuen Forschungsprojekten an der Uni Münster. Die Fördersumme beträgt insgesamt rund 2,9 Millionen Euro: www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.ph...

Expert on online communication @thorstenquandt.bsky.social aims to use his ERC grant to discover how online groups function, how their values can break down and how they can create a toxic, dangerous community. #NoToHate @uni-muenster.de 👇 buff.ly/A4EIvdN

Portrait Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt - Twelve months, twelve people - June

Porträts 2025 Broschüre Zwölf Monate, zwölf Menschen

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While this topic does appear in alternative media research it is rarely explored on its own, which is why we believe a closer look at structures, content, actors, platform affordances and overall context is needed to understand and research what is often termed "esotericism" in online spaces.

Today @thorstenquandt.bsky.social will present a theoretical contribution by @annadavydova.bsky.social , me and himself on Patchwork Spiritual Groups that present themselves online in various contexts.

#ICA26 FOMO Post Nr. 3 - The finale As the 76th conference of the @icahdq.bsky.social comes to a close, it is time for one last presentation promotion 👇

#ICA26 FOMO Post Nr. 2: Today @ree-flx.bsky.social presents our poster on over 40 years of research on video games. Together with @thorstenquandt.bsky.social we mapped sociel scientific games research since 1980 with a focus on changes in the field.

#ICA2026 FOMO Post Nr. 1: Today my colleague Johanna Klapproth will present a study in the "All about Tiktok" session of the PolComm division

Johanna, me and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social looked at how members of national parliaments in the EU use Tiktok as a platform and whether populist attitudes, political orientation and country context play a role in this.

Happy to see our article on #alternativemedia in #Journalism, analyzing how "alternativeness" varies in Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Middle East! Part of a wonderful collab with @thorstenquandt.bsky.social & @mshu.bsky.social from @uni-muenster.de. To read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📣 Publication Alert: tinyurl.com/genaianddesi... In the book chapter "Generative AI and Disinformation", @thorstenquandt.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social and I use the concept of dark participation to systematically examine how GenAI can be used for nefarious purposes.

Generative AI and Disinformation | 9 | A Systematic Examination of Cha

The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has fundamentally transformed the dynamics of public communication, offering both unprecedented opportunities and profound

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📢 Call for Papers - Journal "Social Network Analysis & Mining" on "Social Influence & Information Dissemination in Networks" Topics: influence, disinformation diffusion, social bots, echo chambers & harmful content. Editors: de-Lima-Santos • Quandt • Quattrociocchi link.springer.com/collections/...

We know VR in news is flashy, but does it actually work for the audience? 🥽🗞️ New paper "News from Every Angle." My co-authors and I looked at the actual potential (and the hurdles) of bringing VR into the newsroom. doi.org/10.1080/1520... #Journalism #VR #MassComm #AcademicSky #MediaStudies

News from Every Angle: On the Potential of Implementing Virtual Reality Technology in Journalistic Contexts

Researchers and professionals acknowledge the potential of virtual reality (VR) technology as a novel form of immersive journalistic storytelling for generating interest, enhancing reach, and boost...

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📣 New preprint! We brought together experts from academia, major video game studios, NGOs, funding bodies, and civil society groups to ask: what should be prioritised when it comes to the future of video games? 🧵

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Building collaborative digital behavioural science: A cross-sector agenda from video games research: https://osf.io/w3pyn

Totally not academic 🫠: My musical alter ego was involved in this song - now released on all major music platforms. #avahaley with "Sunshine in the ocean". It's in the #prog #metal #mathrock #progmetal area, but with some pop undertones. Super excited and also a bit nervous! 🫣😁

Identifying #SyntheticDisinformation: @nilsvief.bsky.social, @boesch.bsky.social, @mshu.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social, & @christianstoecker.de investigated detection strategies of German elite actors. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

🎓 We’re hiring! Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺 🧮 Quantitative: survey, lab + field experiments 🎙️ Qualitative: ethnography, focus groups, interviews Apply by 28 Nov 2025 👇 #AcademicJobs #ERC #PhD #CommunicationResearch

Big thanks also to her thesis reviewers, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social and @evamayerhoeffer.bsky.social! 🙏 - as well as the defense chair, @hajoboo.bsky.social. We saw very proud supervisors today w/ @anniewald.bsky.social & @nicolarighetti.bsky.social 🤗

✨New Publication in JEPOP✨ How do societal stakeholders understand and detect disinformation? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Features of disinformation: an expert interview study on the perception of disinformation among political, governmental, media and business elites in Germany

To curb the spread of disinformation, societal decision-makers are working intensively on the design of effective intervention strategies. Primarily elites from the sectors of politics, administrat...

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The newspaper El Pais commented on our piece on #autocraticattacks on science in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social. They also provided an English version here: english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Scholars from 11 countries condemn US authoritarian turn and attacks on science

Experts on freedom of expression and information have launched a campaign to denounce the climate of retaliation and self-censorship that has emerged during the Trump era

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Academic freedom is under threat. Senior scholars from 11 countries examine the impact of political interference, censorship, and self-censorship in journalism studies. ➡️Read the commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: bit.ly/afsignatory

#MustRead: Expertise under authoritarian siege: A defense of academic freedom 🙏 This article addresses the growing global assault on academic freedom—a cornerstone of democratic societies now under increasing threat from authoritarian regimes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Still confused, but uber-happy. The news came out right after #ICA25 has ended: The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant! Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful! erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...

EU-Forschungsrat zeichnet Thorsten Quandt mit Advanced Grant aus

Der Kommunikationswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt von der Universität Münster erhält einen mit 2,5 Millionen Euro dotierten „ERC Advanced Grant“ des Europäischen Forschungsrats. Mit dieser F...

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Happening now #ica25: how high is the quality of the data you get from the TikTok research API? @mshu.bsky.social , me, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social have an answer: it's bad!

Today at #ica25 - panel "Retrospectives on 30 years of digital transformation in the journalism industry and media policy". Interview study with retired top managers and editors. With @hermida.bsky.social, Helle Sjovaag, Raul Ferrer, Mary Lynn Young. CU at Centennial B Regency 3 at 1.30 p.m.

Institute of Communication Studies at @uni-muenster.de very busy at #ICA25 with 23 presentations. Overview here: www.uni-muenster.de/Kowi/en/mitt... My first presentation is on Friday in the 25 years retrospective panel of the journals Journalism Studies and Journalism. 😇 CU there.

On Saturday (12 PM) I present a study on the "Gods of Telegram" on behalf of my colleague and first author @annadavydova.bsky.social where we looked into forwarding patterns of patchwork religious groups in Germany.

At the same time, I will be presenting a computational analysis of "The Science of Disinformation and Intervention Strategies" on behalf of my colleague and the first author of the study, Johanna Klapproth.

On Friday (4.30 PM) @thorstenquandt.bsky.social will present our work on the roles of two journals, Journalism and Journalism Studies, for shaping the field of journalism research. This presentation is part of a panel on critical reflections on the 25th anniversary of both journals.

On the way to #ICA25. Team members @mshu.bsky.social, Sofie Beisemann and me will present seven papers, ranging from interviews studies with retired media managers to religious fringe groups on the internet. Also, some disinfo stuff. CU there!

🗣️ The panel is complete! Our online symposium on Autocratic Threats to Free Speech & Academic Freedom now has its final line-up. Join four leading scholars from psychology, journalism, political science, and communication studies. 📅 May 28 | 6pm CET 🔗 t1p.de/muenster-sym...