New EU rules adopted today mean better access for qualified researchers to online data gathered by very large online platforms & search engines. This is important for investigations into systemic risks (e.g illegal content or disinformation). See 👉 europa.eu/!XHYdGN

Ade Zürich, hallo #Wageningen! This week I started my new position as Assistant Professor at @w-u-r.bsky.social ✨ Thanks a lot for the warm welcome – I'm very excited about what’s ahead! At the same time, I'm very grateful for the years I spent at @ikmz.bsky.social. Merci vielmal und uf widerluege 🫶

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University! Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

Big congratulations to Dr. @dbetakova.bsky.social, who defended her dissertation today with excellent results! Thank u so much to the reviewers @skruikemeier.bsky.social & @antoniskalog.bsky.social, & committee chair @desireeschmuck.bsky.social ! @hajoboo.bsky.social and I are more than proud. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

⭐ Super excited that @erc.europa.eu PhD Puck Guldemond @w-u-r.bsky.social has been selected as one of the Faces of Science by the @knaw-nl.bsky.social. In the beautiful video below, she shares insights into her eye-tracking research 🎥

Fantastic presentation by Camila Valgas, making her ICA debut with her first PhD-study on immigrants' news use. Proud supervisor! (w/ @skruikemeier.bsky.social & Yael de Haan) #ica25

And last but not least, Camila Valgas presents her study “Understanding the News Consumption of Immigrants in the Digital Age: Motivations, Strategies, and Challenges" with @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social , Yael De Haan & @skruikemeier.bsky.social #ica25 @icajsd.bsky.social

Interested in improving researcher's access to social media data? Kate Dommett and myself are hiring for a Research Fellow (1 year; based at Sheffield) for an exciting new project to be announced soon: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

Only one week left to submit your abstract for the 11th Annual Conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics, hosted by the NUS Communications and New Media, taking place from 19–21 November 2025. 👇

Uit voorgaand en huidig onderzoek @skruikemeier.bsky.social @claesdevreese.bsky.social @markboukes.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social blijkt dat de NOS de bindende factor is in de Nederlandse samenleving. De wortel (NTR) daarvan wegslaan is funest voor de democratie nos.nl/l/2562343

I am spending March and April at the @univie.ac.at to visit the groups of prof. dr. @solecheler.bsky.social and prof. dr. @desireeschmuck.bsky.social The first week already flew by, and I had a great start by picking up my bike to feel right at home 🚲 Looking forward to the upcoming weeks 🤩

#News: As of July 1, 2025, I will be an Assistant Professor for communication in life science contexts at @w-u-r.bsky.social. I’ll join the wonderful Strategic Communication group of @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, who leads a team of excellent researchers whom I’m really excited to work with 🙌 (1/4)

✨ Last Friday, I defended my PhD in Communication Science at @ascor.bsky.social 🎓 ✨

Happy to present my work on visual attention allocated to targeted political advertisements at #Etmaal2025 in Brugge ✨

Looking forward to #Etmaal2025 today. Curious about our work? We have listed the presentation on our LinkedIn page. Check it out as we discuss research on science communication, news avoidance, TikTok, misinformation, trust, polarization, and well-being, ... 1/2

Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣 It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social (1/13)

Big things are happening at the Digital Democracy Centre! Check out and share this call for a FULL PROFESSORSHIP with amazing conditions. 👀🤯 Best of all: you could become our new colleague! @claesdevreese.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social plus the rest of the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social team!

Better late than never: 📢Can moderate levels of affective polarization actually be beneficial for citizens’ democratic attitudes? shorturl.at/MQ1fY In EJPR, @turkenburgemma.bsky.social and I show that the relationship between AP and democratic support is more nuanced than previously assumed

Interesting study examining who is knowledgeable about and engages with data-driven political campaigns by @sophism.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @claesdevreese.bsky.social @skruikemeier.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1933...

New paper from @sophism.bsky.social, @solecheler.bsky.social, Sanne Kruikemeier & @claesdevreese.bsky.social aimed to find ways to help people better understand & respond to the data-driven techniques used in political campaigns, inspired by the "Fake News Game". journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

SI @SSCR #6: @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social @jadevrielink.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @claesdevreese.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social @skruikemeier.bsky.social et al. did a vignette study in 25 countries (n=14K) re: data-driven campaigning doi.org/10.1177/0894...

Kind of a milestone for me: my first-ever publication as a co-author is now available! 🎉 We examine the acceptability of data-driven campaigning in 25 countries! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📣❗️Working on political communication?❗️📣 Join our workshop Political Communication in the Hybrid Media System at Politicologen etmaal in Maastricht this June. We’re planning on hosting a constructive and engaging (but mostly fun) workshop. Deadline March 31 politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...

📣Early career #PolComm scholars:  🇮🇹 Don't forget to apply to the 8th Milan Summer School of Political Communication! This is your "passport" to network with international peers & top experts in our field! ⏳ Deadline: 29 Feb! 📄 Call & more info here: polcomm.unimi.it/application/...

Happy to share that the third study of my dissertation is now published open access in PLOS ONE. In this study we investigated political microtargeting and transparency disclosures by means of a privacy calculus approach. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Call for Papers: JA Special Issue on "Surveillance and Ethics in Advertising". Topics include dataveillance, surveillance, transparency, privacy, consumer empowerment, well-being, and regulation. Guest editors: @segijn.bsky.social, Joanna Strycharz and @sophieboerman.bsky.social

📢Calling all PhD candidates & early-career scholars working in #PolComm!🎓 Join us for the 8th International Summer School in Political Communication ✍️Theme: Political Communication & Conflict 📆Dates: 8-13 July 2024 📍Location: Milan, Italy 🔗More info: polcomm.unimi.it

We are hiring a postdoc for 2 years as part of the ERC-StG project INEQNEWS aiming to examine social inequalities in digital news consumption! Apply by December 15! smit.vub.ac.be/vacancy/post...

🧵 [1/6] Thrilled to share that our latest paper "Uncovering the audience perspective: A qualitative analysis of experiences and evaluations of two immersive journalism productions in the Netherlands" is now published open-access in Journalism!

🚨 Just Published 🚨Read this 🚨 The awesome Xiaotong Chu let this exciting new paper on who is persuaded by online political ads. Using multi wave survey data and tracking data 👏🏽 PI @skruikemeier.bsky.social polcomm comsky cssksy polisky 🗳️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨Super exciting opening at U of Amsterdam/ Amsterdam School of Communication Research Full professor (one or more) in political communication and journalism. I cannot recommend the group, school and university enough. 🗓️ DL: December 5 PLS SHARE 👇 commsky polisky vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Full...

Just a few days left to apply for this (TT!) assistant prof. position! 👇👇👇 www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...