TikTok and attention is a very much debated relationship. Kerria @kerriadrueppel.bsky.social presents our study results demonstrating that objective attention testing and self-assessed TikTok use are related #MePsy25

In German we struggle with whether and how we should include different genders when we speak and write about different genders. Klimmt et al's replication of their own study demonstrates that it is still worth it #MePsy25

Jana Dombrowski is kicking off #MePsy25 with our position paper on Felt Time while media use

You heard it here first (maybe): The CAT/Mobile doctoral consortium will officially be happening again at #ica26 in Cape Town! Are you dissertating? Consider applying for mentorship from top scholars in comm tech / mobile.

Looking forward to presenting our study on #TikTok & attention with Jana Dombrowski & @sabinetrepte.bsky.social @ #MePsy25. 💡While we find short-form video use to be related with attention deficits, different measures of screen time & attention provide different insights. 📆 11.09, 11:40 am, LK051

HAMBURG CALLING - EINREICHUNGEN MÖGLICH Ab sofort ist das Conftool für unsere FG-Tagung 2026 offen: www.conftool.net/polkomm26/ 4.-6.2.26, Hamburg Tagungsthema: Demokratische Resilienz als Aufgabe für die politische Kommunikation in einer instabilen Welt Alle Infos unter: uhh.de/wiso-polkomm26

In 15, we will decide on the best research paper in media psychology. The papers feature large-scale studies, in-depth theory reviews and/or theoretical development, most with extensive supplements and appendices. Amazing work! And, always rewarding to read papers you didn’t pick yourself.

We are about a month away from releasing a complete refresh of the OSF user interface. The team has been working on this for a very long time, and we are very excited to be able to share it soon. A preview picture:

Ein toller Überblick über Mediennutzungsformen verschiedener Generationen und den aktuellen Stand der Forschung von @sabinetrepte.bsky.social auf der #rp25: "GenXYZ, Materialismus und soziale Medien". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk5P...

Amidst all of this, @jacobtfisher.online & I have a new paper in @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social! We discuss theoretical, methodological, & practical concerns with the media multitasking (MMT) index & lay out an agenda for better research on MMT 📄 doi.org/10.1027/1864... 📝 OA osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Heidi Reichinnek ist Publikumsliebling auf Stage 1 und fordert sinngemäß: Macht alle social media! Wir brauchen mehr Aktivität um gg Rechtspopulismus anzugehen! Das sehe ich genauso. Mehr ist mehr auf TikTok. Jeder Post auf TikTok soll gern Qualität sein, aber nicht jeder muss neu sein. #rp25

re:publica Talk von Minister Wildberger. Drei Ziele des neuen Dig. Ministeriums: I. Digitaler Staat: europäische eID, digitales Bezahlen. II. Datenfluss: mit europäischer Datensouveränität, Open source Projekten, dig. Gründungen und III: Datenschutz und -Sicherheit #rp25

Soziale Medien werden heute zunehmend zu „sozialen Supermärkten. - Spannende Session „Social Media, Social Supermarkets – GenXYZ, Materialismus und soziale Medien“ mit Sabine Trepte, Professorin für Medienpsychologie an der Universität Hohenheim. @sabinetrepte.bsky.social ☺️👍. #rp25

Weitere neue Sprecher:innen der kommenden @re-publica.com: EU-Digitalkommissarin Henna Virkkunen re-publica.com/de/session/f... Und Digitalminister Karsten WIldberger. re-publica.com/de/session/d... #rp25

Getting ready for #rp25 and will talk about how materialism messes with us: linked to lower life satisfaction, self-worth, gratitude—and more loneliness. Media fuels it. All generations affected, but GenXYZ need tailored support. Join at #rp25, Mon 25.5, 12:30–13:30, Stage 1, Station Berlin. #GenXYZ

This fall: The doctoral workshop of the Division Media Psych | German National Assocation of Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social Feedback from peers and mentors (tba), tipps and the #pizzaoven story. Looking forward to this event chaired by @germanneubaum.bsky.social and me

A pleasure to speak with @sciencenews.bsky.social about the 23andMe collapse. 15 million people's most intimate genetic information is about to change hands, and we still lack adequate safeguards. After 20+ years, we need federal oversight that truly protects genetic privacy and personal data.

Study by Geiß, @christinaviehmann.bsky.social & Kelly shows inflation of crisis coverage in newspapers 1785-2020, with crisis labeling increasing faster than crisis waves. Why? Government expansion, mediatization of politics & crisis frame sponsor activity drive increases, not critical conditions 🧪

This! Pls. try to use udm14.com instead of Google. It is Google without the the info you do not want.

It is considered odd to cite oneself in a review, but I am convinced that three very helpful reviews for an #ica25 paper we got refer to the reviewers' own work. It made me think: I would not have noticed these scholars' work without their self-citations bc it is not a 100% fit; still, so helpful.

🚀 #hackica25 registration is open! 🚀 Spots are limited—secure yours now: forms.gle/ssZFtZmfWYaC... 📅 June 11-12, 2025 📍 UC Boulder (shuttle from Denver available) No coding skills required! Join us to explore methodological & substantive challenges in communication science. See you there! 🍻

I wish the very good large-scale data sets such as #SOEP #ShellJugendstudie would offer better operationalizations of media use. All are #opendata, refer to activities, mental health, and, would be valuable for a variety of research questions in #mediapsychology and #communication

This looks like an interesting call for science comm uni-duisburg-essen.sciebo.de/s/MTs1pxbgZR...

These are some of the keywords according to which the National Science Foundation was ordered to pull funding applications. Please consider to use them widely in your social media to underscore their importance www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

This is the recent class of NASA astronauts being selected from 12,000 applicants. And this is an executive order being signed a month ago: Federal jobs will “not under any circumstances consider D.E.I.-related factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...

Among the current research topics in communication, I would consider the following particularly relevant and worth funding: #Advocacy #Antiracism #Diversity #Ethnicity #Exclusion #Equity #Gender #HateSpeech #Inclusion #Inequities #Intersectional #Minority #Oppression #Polarization #Segregation

Precisely this. Driving past the scene of an accident without helping injured is not "neutral". Not assisting someone in distress is not "neutral". Those are acts of cowardice. Doing nothing in light of attacks on science is not unpolitical --it is *highly political* (other adjectives may apply).

Political ad spending in Germany is climbing as the election approaches. Currently ~€3 spent on Meta (Facebook/Instagram) for every €1 on Google/YouTube. Approx. €5m of digital ads by parties and candidates tracked by our tools over the last month. trends.whotargets.me/countries/DE...

This fall: The doctoral workshop of the Division Media Psych | German National Assocation of Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social Feedback from peers and mentors (tba), tipps and the #pizzaoven story. Looking forward to this event chaired by @germanneubaum.bsky.social and me

We're continuously working on a "standard for political advertising" transparency. The idea is to try to make sure there's a common approach to transparency that any advertising service can follow, in order to make transparency data more interoperable. github.com/WhoTargetsMe...

The Communication and Technology (CAT) Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) seeks nominations for the Frederick Williams Prize for Contribution to the Study of Communication and Technology. Deadline: 1 Mar 2025. https://buff.ly/3MX1hGS #ICA25

This is one of the best workshops a pre-doc in comm can attend. Great mentoring, valuable input, truly international, networking with high-potential peers from our field. I had the pleasure to being a mentor in this a couple of times and highly recommend applying. #ICA25

Will this relieve my Twitterstalgia?