What do young Australians think about the 'Social Media Ban'? Join young people and researchers online to find out what the upcoming changes mean for 12-15 year olds from around Australia. 🗓 Mon, 1 Dec 2025 ⏰ 9:00am Perth ⏰ 11:00am Bris ⏰ 12:00pm Syd/Melb 👉 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-am...

Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉 PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation? A 🧵

New mixed-methods study out in Media International Australia! We compare 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪 news framing of climate movements — revealing media polarisation: right-leaning outlets often frame activists as threats, while centre/left ones portray them less negatively. 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1329...

Delegate registration will open the week of the 13th October 2026, so please keep an eye out on our socials and webpage for the release. To sign up to our Summer School mailing list and for further information, visit our website:

Congratulations to Senior Research Associate, Dr Katharina Esau @kathaesa.bsky.social on her new publication with Axel Bruns and our colleagues in Germany - Hendrick Meyer, Mike Farjam, Helena Rauxloh and Michael Brüggemann.

To our Hamburg colleagues, please do attend this valuable talk from @kathaesa.bsky.social on the 25th of September at 12pm! She will be speaking about news media polarisation both in Australia, and beyond, and providing her expertise on destructive polarisation. 🎤 💭

📣 Invitation #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk, Sept 25th, 12-1 pm, via Zoom, with @kathaesa.bsky.social from @qutdmrc.bsky.social about "Measuring and Comparing News Media Polarisation in Australia and Beyond"👉 leibniz-hbi.de/en/hbi-event... @lisamerten.bsky.social

Huge thanks to my wonderful, interdisciplinary, international team: @inesengelmann.bsky.social @riedlinm.bsky.social @kimosman.bsky.social ‪@voddenlaura.bsky.social‬ @kathaesa.bsky.social Arjun Srinivas & @snurb.info Read the full article (OA) here: doi.org/10.1080/1751... #scicomm #envirocomm

New study — out today in Journalism Practice! In it, we analyze the qualities of a news story (about climate-related emergencies) that predict whether/how much it is shared/engaged with on Facebook and republished by other media outlets.

Very much enjoyed the panel on the rise of the illiberal public sphere at #IPSA2025, organised by the Political Communication section, as well as the panel on "destructive polarization" covened by @kathaesa.bsky.social - thanks for the opportunity to promote our work with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social!

Leaked results from the social media ban tech trial found most age verification providers do not have a commercially ready product, despite public claims the tech was set to go. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.

@snurb.info: "It's your birthday. You can cry if you want to!" Celebrating @qutdmrc.bsky.social DMRC's 10th bday with a stellar panel 🥳

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the @qutdmrc.bsky.social today. What a ride it’s been, and thanks so much to our international friends who sent in messages of congratulations.

Ten years ago today, Donald Trump announced his bid for the Republican nomination in the 2016 United States presidential election. To mark the occasion, the Read Them Sideways team came together to record a roundtable episode of 10 Years of Trumpism. open.spotify.com/episode/6PoX...

🗞️ Our special issue on "Connective Democracy and Political Divisiveness" is out in Social Media + Society Edited by Dr. Gina Masullo (@ginammasullo.bsky.social) and myself, a project of the Center for Media Engagement (@engagingnews.bsky.social) TOC: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec... Thread 🔽

It is often said that after young people buy a house, they tend to gravitate towards conservative politics. But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations. An old voting trend is breaking down. www.abc.net.au/news/105253600

I reckon we can say that Antony just called it, hey. #ausvotes

✨ New article out in Social Media + Society on "The Quality of Connections" ✨ or how reciprocity & #listening can counter destructive #polarisation dynamics online 🧠 Read here (open access 🔓): journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

"If you care about democracy at all this election, then please consider wisely who you vote for, and perhaps ask their views on supporting press freedom — which is your right to know" @wakeinfright.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/29/p...

"women's higher level of affective polarization in Western Europe is [...] explained by their stronger disapproval of populist radical right‐wing parties as well as their greater concern for issues around gender and the natural environment." ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💡 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 💡 My article with @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleagues @kkasianenko.bsky.social, @vishneww.bsky.social, @essideh.com, and @voddenlaura.bsky.social is now out in Social Media + Society. We introduce a new analytics method: #PracticeMapping. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🎉 Congratulations to @kathaesa.bsky.social on having her paper published in Social Media + Society. In this article, she explores the causes of, and potential solutions to, the destructive polarisation that we see on social media platforms. 📢 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📚 Oooh, look what arrived in the office today. And the Laureate team – @samvilkins.bsky.social, @svegaard.bsky.social, @tariq.choucair.bsky.social, @kathaesa.bsky.social, and I – have the first substantive chapter in the collection !

It was a pleasure to meet @tzmyint.bsky.social from @qutdmrc.bsky.social and learn about her PhD project exploring citizen-led news channels on Telegram in Myanmar and India, and their role in shaping political polarisation. A rich and timely conversation. Thank you Thet and @kathaesa.bsky.social !

The DMRC is collaborating with 360info to create a collection of articles about critical issues in the lead up to the Australian Federal election. The first article discusses five signs of toxic division, and how to overcome them. 360info.org/5-signs-of-t...

Translating the Destructive Polarisation work to help us think the next Australian elections ⬇️

🚨 5 signs of toxic division – and how to beat them 🚨 Australia’s election season heats up, destructive polarisation threatens to drown out public debate. In our 360info piece, we break down how to spot these tactics and push back. 360info.org/5-signs-of-t... @snurb.info @tariqchoucair.bsky.social

Incredibly timely research-informed tips on how we can all play a role in tackling toxic division. An excellent installment to our 360info election series by @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleagues @kathaesa.bsky.social @snurb.info @tariqchoucair.bsky.social 360info.org/5-signs-of-t...

research mentioning 'climate', 'polarization', 'inequality', 'bias', 'female' and many others is now at risk of loosing funding in the US...

The DMRC is collaborating with 360info to publish a series on key challenges in the upcoming Australian Federal Election. The first article, published this week, by Professors Daniel Angus (QUT DMRC) and Mark Andrejevic (Monash) explores dark ads' impact on democracy. Read more here 👇 #qutresearch

Over the coming weeks 360info will be publishing research and analysis related to the upcoming Australian Federal Election informed by @qutdmrc.bsky.social. To kick it off here is a piece from me with @admscentre.org.au colleague @markandrejevic.bsky.social on #auspol ads 360info.org/dark-ads-cha...

Looks like the EU just blinked on tech regulations: "EU scales back tech rules to boost AI investment, says digital chief. #TheLadyDothProtestTooMuchMeThinks www.ft.com/content/fde5...

For my @qutdmrc.bsky.social Laureate team, @kathaesa.bsky.social led the development of our concept of _destructive polarisation_, now an article in @icsjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1369... We have a second piece in the Routledge Handbook of Political Campaigning: doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Great front page, but this cracked me up. Thanks for the clarification that Peter Dutton isn’t _actually_ a nuclear power station with a human face, Daily Telegraph. #factsmatter

NEW from @davidthewid.bsky.social @meredithmeredith.bsky.social and I in Nature: we break down the political economy around ‘open’ AI and how it’s been wielded in corporate lobbying to exacerbate rather than reduce corporate concentration. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I was asked to write a short explainer about Bluesky for The Conversation - I hope I haven't done anything to annoy the more committed community members (I was an ambivalent and pretty slack early adopter). theconversation.com/what-is-blue...

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

🚨 SPECIAL ISSUE ALERT 🚨 Working on disinformation and (generative) AI? I am editing a special issue with Aqsa Farooq as part of our EDMO work. 🗓️ Deadline: December 31, 2024 Please share 🫶🏼 #disinformation #academicsky #commsky #polcom #csssky edmo.eu/edmo-news/ca...

🥳 Our Destructive Polarisation article hit 1,550 views on @icsjournal.bsky.social in 2 months! We conceptualise 5 symptoms of destructive polarisation through a digital media & communication lens. Must-read around #Polarization #Polarisation #DigitalCommunication #Democracy👇 doi.org/10.1080/1369...

✨Introducing the POLCOMM WHO-TO-FOLLOW List✨ (Bluesky Edition) bsky.app/profile/did:... Please respond to this post, in case you would like to be added!

@katemfitzgerald.bsky.social, Evie, Mat & Rob (Digital Observatory) thank you for your hard work on my QUT ECRIS project. It was a real pleasure collaborating with such a fun team & presenting at #JERAA2024. More from us on climate action news and online public debate soon. @qutdmrc.bsky.social

Finished up a fabulous #aanzca24 with a fractured portrait starring @kathaesa.bsky.social @nedwatt.bsky.social @inesengelmann.bsky.social … i guess befitting a conference where I presented on visual misinformation?

Okay, the #JEERA2024 science journalism session was getting a bit too optimistic. Next up, Tara Ross finds that science coverage in ANZ is shrinking... and almost never includes perspectives from Maori experts or Mātauranga (Maori knowledge). #scicomm #decolonize #journalism

Framing climate change news in terms of human, social values generates more audience engagement than other common frames. Here's the rub...those comments don't necessarily represent real, productive debate. Loved this talk by @kathaesa.bsky.social at #JEEERA2024 #scicomm #climatechange

At CAIS, we will be holding an interdisciplinary conference on "Creating Spaces for Digital Futures" in October 2025. We are looking forward to submissions 🤩 More information 👇 www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...

It’s the first day of #AANZCA24 in Melbourne, Australia and I can’t tell you how honoured I feel to be one of the conference keynotes. It’s a bit of a pinch me moment 🥹 I’ll be presenting a chapter from my forthcoming book with @ucpress.bsky.social: www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ki...

Great #AANZCA24 session on the Voice to Parliament referendum, Indigenous truth-telling, and Indigenous data sovereignty, including a paper by my @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague @kathaesa.bsky.social. Liveblog here: snurb.info/taxonomy/...

A new episode of the @qutdmrc.bsky.social podcast Read Them Sideways is out! Hosted by @svegaard.bsky.social, he chatted with Aljosha Karim Schapals about the release of a new book he has co-edited: Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes. open.spotify.com/episode/5htz...

Sean Redmond gives a beautiful paper on "Where is your loneliness room?", powerful ethnography that challenges the pathologisation of loneliness and instead reveals how quiet spaces allow us chances to reflect and situate in our thoughts. #aanzca24 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526161444/

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky: