So nice to be back in Vienna to receive this award for my dissertation! Thank you again to my supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social, the Vienna doctoral school of social sciences, and congrats to my fellow awardees ☺️ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & @inatessnow.bsky.social

🚨 EVENT - How to navigate AI disclosures in news? @aimediademlab.bsky.social will share different insights from research-in-progress ✨ Join us for a online panel discussion on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 at 12:30 CET. Register below (it's free) 👇 www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...

To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers? On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news. Sign up through the link below! www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...

Spent the last two days at #Etmaal2025 presenting our work in progress on countering AI-generated visual disinformation (w/@marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers & @claesdevreese.bsky.social ). Loved connecting with old and new friends and was very impressed by the high level of presentations!👏

Great presentation on fact-checking and trust by BENEDMO colleagues Ferre Wouters, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and @bzar.bsky.social. And no, Zuckerberg is not right. Love it when *researchers add context* 😎

Did anyone call the VVD in the Netherlands to check what happened when they legitimized Wilders in the last election? Leading the VVD party to loose to Wilders and become a smaller coalition partner in a far right government.

How to hold social media platforms accountable? Currently: The Code of Practice on Disinformation. But getting depth, tracking performance on structural indicators is not ...easy. @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Hameleers and 🙋suggest improvements. benedmo.eu/wp-content/u...

#News📰! ASCoR researchers @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, as part of BENEDMO, have released a policy brief analyzing social media platforms’ accountability under the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation. Read the full brief below👇

Talked to Dutch media for the first time about deepfakes, AI-generated images and deception 🙃 www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...

I recently created this starter pack, which includes scholars who do research on #science #communication and public engagement. In the last days, many great #scicomm researchers have joined this site, so I added them the pack – feel free to check out the updated version! go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2

The sowi:doc Awards for the academic year 2023/2024 are awarded to @hannahgreber.bsky.social, Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki and @teresaelena.bsky.social. Congratulations! 🥳 vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...

Yesterday I defended my dissertation @univie.ac.at with distinction 🌟 Thank you so much to my brilliant reviewers @anniewald.bsky.social and Cristian Vaccari, my amazing supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social and my supportive team @polcomvienna.bsky.social! 🙏❤️

Delighted to share that our paper on what happens after deception through a deepfake is now published open access in IJPP 🥳 w/ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & Alina Nikolaou journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New article: Why do citizens choose to read fact-checks about the Russian war in Ukraine? Our study shows that citizens in 19 countries (n = 19,037) are more inclined to seek truth rather than confirm existing beliefs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

I submitted my dissertation today 🎉 it doesn’t feel quite real yet, but I’m very relieved and also a bit proud ☺️

Fantastic work! Can’t wait to read this 🙌

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 New study out in Digital Journalism! Noëlle S. Lebernegg, Petro Tolochko, @hajoboo.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social, & I scrutinize #ExplainableMachineLearning 🤖 for the identification of deceptive news-like content. #Disinformation www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Happy to share my latest publication in "Exile/Flight/Persecution. Sociological Perspectives on Processes of Violence. Edited by Maria Pohn-Lauggas, Steve Tonah and Arne Worm univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/handle/3/isb...

Such an inspiring paper! Congratulations to @turkenburgemma.bsky.social 👏

I was recently interviewed by Logically Facts about the role of visuals in mis- and disinformation. Happy to have contributed to this article, which shows that the majority of misinformation surrounding Indian news events is visual. 👁️👇 www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

🌐🎓 New year, new job? A couple of days left to apply for a PhD position with the @compcommlab.bsky.social in Vienna

Our ECPR section for next year’s General Conference in Dublin was accepted this week 🥳🇮🇪👩🏻‍💻🍀 🗓️Together with Martina Novotna (Masaryk Uni Brno), we look forward to your submissions by 18 January. 📍Check out description with tentative panels here: bit.ly/polcomm-ECPR and get in touch with questions!

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Adobe is selling fake AI images of the war in Israel-Gaza. Some online publications have used a photorealistic image of a missile attack without marking it as fake. This is an(other) example of irresponsible use of IA (via @socialmedialab.ca)

Always be careful of international university rankings. I know. But sometimes you can also be proud of your department. From #7 in 2022, we have now arrived at #3 in 2023. Congratulations to all my colleagues! Well done! #CommunicationScience #ShanghaiRanking www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...

A causal inference study doesn’t come along all that often in our field. Fascinating research by @compcommlab.bsky.social colleagues and others 👏👏👏 looking forward to seeing this #preprint published soon 🙌

🚨Our preprint searching for patterns of "Journalism for Sale" within the context of what is known in 🇦🇹 as the Inseratenaffäre is now online. This is shared work between IPKW UNIVIE, SES UNIFR & DCM UNIFR. w/ @janabernhard.bsky.social @hajoboo.bsky.social a.o. 🧵 below 👇 1/10 osf.io/preprints/so...

🚨Exciting research alert! 🚨 Explore the world of topic modeling in communication science with our latest paper. Discover how different validation methods impact model selection and its consequences for theory development. 📚 commsky #TopicModeling www.aup-online.com/content/jour...

Very much enjoying my research visit in Munich, thank you everyone for the warm welcome 🙏🙂 also touched by the messages from my team in Vienna who say they miss me 🫶 I’m feeling the love of my academic community!

#TeamPolComm👇 @solecheler.bsky.social @teresaelena.bsky.social @gngeorgarakis.bsky.social @dbetakova.bsky.social @amplanitzer.bsky.social @sophism.bsky.social @andiisto.bsky.social @hosseinkermani.bsky.social @danielwiesner.bsky.social @nikolauswmr.bsky.social @faimealpagu.bsky.social

Hello #CommSky #PolComm #PoliSky people - we are also here now 🙂 we will slowly but surely shut down our Twitter account 😌 let’s connect here from now on 🤝

We have some last open entries for our Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Reach out if you d‘like to be part of this great project 👇

Excited to be spending the next two months with Jana Laura Egelhofer in Munich as a visiting researcher @msc_lab @ifkw_lmu 🙂🥳 looking forward to getting to know this department - please reach out if you’d like to connect!

📝 new polcom article! The political contention of LGBTQ+ communities in the digital age - state of the art, limitations, and opportunities for comparative research 🏳️‍🌈 It was a great collaboration with amazing Verena K. Brändle and @olgaeisele.bsky.social ✨ 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: Bartender Journalism intern x 5 Radio-journalist Photographer Lawyer assistant Producer of an educational ballet film TV-metadata content editor Lecturer