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UMich Dept of Comm and Media is hiring this fall for next year! Open rank, social science or humanities, applications due Sept 8. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

The 2025 writers laying it on thick with Sovereignty winning the Kentucky Derby followed closely by Journalism.

From @omgbearss.bsky.social & @arielhasell.bsky.social: “Positive perceptions toward ‘doing your own research’ are associated with holding more misperceptions about COVID-19 and less trust in science over time.” misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/supp...

The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open! Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions. 📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7) More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

Social media influencers run on distrust in institutions. It’s their main source of fuel. www.npr.org/sections/pla...

Excited to read Anti-scientific Americans by @mattmotta.bsky.social !

For GENDER GAP I summarized our story for 538 about the 2024 gender gap, and added some thoughts about the parties being gendered masculine (GOP) and feminine (Democrats) its consequences. meredithconroy.substack.com/p/what-exit-...

*looks directly into the camera on behalf of the entire field of study that closely examines how people get their news*

Calls to “do your own research” (DYOR) on social media promote a range of claims. @omgbearss.bsky.social @arielhasell.bsky.social et al explore how the slogan is used to navigate concerns about information accuracy in an abundant but low-trust media ecosystem: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

I'd love to see Hallin & Mancini try to typologize this.

ICYMI, I have a new story about women candidates and the primaries. Tellingly, just 12% of Republicans' nominees in "solid Republican" races are women. 45% of Democrats' nominees in "solid Democratic" races are women. abcnews.go.com/538/efforts-...

Political communication #polcomm scholars: I hope you’ll join me in being very excited about TWO new CUP Elements in Politics and Communication, relevant to the current election campaign - one by @emilythorson.bsky.social l and the other by Brian Weeks. (1/4)

I wrote about the Swift endorsement, with a political science/communication angle. How does her endorsement matter? And how do celebrity endorsements in 2024 differ from the past? Special thanks to @jessfeez.bsky.social for speaking with me about this! abcnews.go.com/538/taylor-s...

POLCOMM FRIDAY @ #APSA2024! 🥳 Don't forget about the #PolComm business meeting, happening today at 6:30! And our reception (together with our @apsaitp.bsky.social friends) at 7:30! Yay!🥂

when characters are shown walking their dog but do not show them waiting patiently for twenty minutes as the dog carefully searches for the perfect place to poo and then someone rides by on a bicycle and the dog has to start over with the careful search do these directors even have a dog

If folks who’ve never had to personally face police brutality are suddenly willing to put their bodies on the line for people more vulnerable to them their realization that their identities won’t protect them forever is an opportunity for political education not distain.

New publication in Journalism Studies: We find that when people feel it is difficult to make sense of information online, they increasingly avoid news and politics leading up to an election (w/ @audreyhalversen.bsky.social ): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

it feels like the only way to be productive is to ignore many of the most important things going on right now, which is not great

Want to keep up with the primaries happening in Pennsylvania today? 538 has you covered: abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd... I've got my eye on a couple races that would be consequential for the chaotic right of the GOP:

In case you missed it: here’s my bitchy little piece in @bookforum on the historical conditions that gave rise to the tradwife, and the elisions required to claim that being a housewife is sustainable, politically defensible, or healthy for women: www.bookforum.com/print/3004/l...

This week, Loyola University Maryland Professor Amy Becker will be presenting on "Using Media Narratives to Advocate for Change: Applying Research on Entertainment, Public Opinion, & Scientific Engagement" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium. Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...

Meant to post this here yesterday, but... My book has a cover!! Coming to wherever you buy books (hardcover and paperback) on 9.16.24! 😀📚

Polisky Barnard is hiring a 1-yr Term Assist Prof in Political Theory for AY 2024-25. Please circulate the ad within your networks. Applicants can directly email [email protected] to ask questions or submit materials. acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?...

Social media rage breeds political cynicism, according to a new study by @arielhasell.bsky.social, @audreyhalversen.bsky.social, and Brian Weeks @umisrcps. I got to learn from them about what to expect this election season & why online attacks matter. ⬇️ record.umich.edu/articles/pol...

Call for Abstracts! 2024 Pol Comm Preconference scheduled for Wed Sept 4 at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn in Philadelphia. Deadline for submission TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024. SUBMIT HERE: forms.gle/RY7KcL5Ti7Jb...

NEW from @amandayarnell.bsky.social Yuning Liu and I: our field experiment aiming to "influence the influencers" to promote evidence-based mental health content on TikTok is now published in Nature's Sci. Reports. Free to read/download here! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🧵(1/n) Call for Papers - Information Integrity in a Digital Age. We're accepting submissions to (1) a special issue in Journal of Media Psychology and (2) a conference hosted by the Department of Communication UC Davis! Details below!

The travel funding application is out for ICA Political Communication! Apply, share widely, and let me know if you have any questions at all.

My paper, "Conceptualizing Evaluations of the Political Relevance of Media Texts: The Politically Relevant Media Model," has been accepted at Communication Theory! More to follow once the final version is published, but just glad this will be out in the world soon! polisky commsky

It’s not everyday you wake up to being quoted in the New York Times. Thanks to Michelle Goldberg for reaching out and citing our new book on news avoidance in her latest column! www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/o... And check out our book here: cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin...

I'm in Newsweek today talking about my recent @polcomm.bsky.social article on how couples navigate news selection & discussion when they hold different political beliefs www.newsweek.com/democrat-rep...

I can't believe I finally get to say this. But, now that the virtual "ink" is drying… My book with Oxford Univ. Press "Anti-Scientific Americans" is scheduled for release in Fall '24 (exact date TBD)! This project means so much to me & I can't wait to share it with you.

Our new paper is out now in Journal of Communication-- A true passion project, Dror Walter and I have been thinking about this one since in grad school. This large-scale metatheoretical analysis will hopefully help restore trust in (emphasis) framing theory. academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...

Can lifestyle influencers shape political beliefs? @arielhasell.bsky.social and I explore how *aspirational* social media use is associated with attitudes and beliefs about expertise -- OUT NOW in SM+S! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We find that using social media for aspirational purposes -- getting advice and inspiration from brands, celebrities, and influencers -- is assoc with a different pattern of science attitudes and beliefs than using social media for news and info or to connect with family and friends

New publication! LSC Asst. Prof. @omgbearss.bsky.social and @arielhasell.bsky.social's research uncovers the subtle influence of lifestyle influencers, linking social media content to more anti-expert attitudes and less accurate beliefs. doi.org/10.1177/2056...

News coverage of social media increasingly emphasizes negative uses (e.g., misinformation) and its remedies (e.g., regulation), while increasingly using using anxious, angry, and moral language, finds @danlane.bsky.social @overbye.bsky.social & Gagrčin doi.org/10.1093/jcmc...

I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about WaPo’s decisions about publishing these images… but their explanation is worth a read www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/...

New in JCMC! We analyze 16 yrs of pol news stories on social media: coverage a) increasingly uses anxious angry & moral language, b) is consistently focused on national politicians, & c) emphasizes normatively neg uses (e.g., misinformation) & remedies (i.e., regulation) tinyurl.com/sm-story

Great editorial my Mass Communication and Society journal editor Dr. Mike Schmierbach on why the journal has left X. "Why We Broke Up with X (And You Should Too)" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in COiP - I try to link epistemic overconfidence, institutional distrust, anti-expert views, anti-establishment orientations, science populism & conspiracist worldviews as `orientations to expertise.' The review focuses on effects on (mis)information uptake www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨New piece in Political Communication @polcomm.bsky.social! Based on 67 in-depth interviews with partners in cross-cutting romantic relationships (e.g., Republicans w/ Democrats), I explore how partners negotiate news selection, consumption, and discussion amidst contentious political differences.

I’ve been studying news avoidance in some form or another since 2016… so I am truly excited to be able to share this with the world. Available now for pre-orders! Official pub date in December. cup.columbia.edu/book/avoidin... or a.co/d/7wgQkYR

Surviving the breakup 🐦👋🏼 “as a platform becomes less reliable — either editorially or technically — staying becomes more fraught. And as NPR has demonstrated, you may not be giving up all that much if you walk away.” Polcom commsky polisky niemanreports.org/articles/npr...

@benlyons.bsky.social and I have a new study on beliefs about climate change: "Communicating Republicans’ level of support for climate policy briefly increases personal support in the United States" Preprint available: osf.io/ua6m3/ Thanks to @appcpenn.bsky.social for their support and funding!

For the last 3+ years, @arielhasell.bsky.social and I have been exploring what it means to “do your own research.” The first (of many!) papers is out now open access!