🎓 We’re hiring! Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺 🧮 Quantitative: survey, lab + field experiments 🎙️ Qualitative: ethnography, focus groups, interviews Apply by 28 Nov 2025 👇 #AcademicJobs #ERC #PhD #CommunicationResearch

Big thanks also to her thesis reviewers, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social and @evamayerhoeffer.bsky.social! 🙏 - as well as the defense chair, @hajoboo.bsky.social. We saw very proud supervisors today w/ @anniewald.bsky.social & @nicolarighetti.bsky.social 🤗

✨New Publication in JEPOP✨ How do societal stakeholders understand and detect disinformation? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The newspaper El Pais commented on our piece on #autocraticattacks on science in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social. They also provided an English version here: english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Academic freedom is under threat. Senior scholars from 11 countries examine the impact of political interference, censorship, and self-censorship in journalism studies. ➡️Read the commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: bit.ly/afsignatory

#MustRead: Expertise under authoritarian siege: A defense of academic freedom 🙏 This article addresses the growing global assault on academic freedom—a cornerstone of democratic societies now under increasing threat from authoritarian regimes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Still confused, but uber-happy. The news came out right after #ICA25 has ended: The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant! Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful! erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...

Happening now #ica25: how high is the quality of the data you get from the TikTok research API? @mshu.bsky.social , me, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social have an answer: it's bad!

Today at #ica25 - panel "Retrospectives on 30 years of digital transformation in the journalism industry and media policy". Interview study with retired top managers and editors. With @hermida.bsky.social, Helle Sjovaag, Raul Ferrer, Mary Lynn Young. CU at Centennial B Regency 3 at 1.30 p.m.

Institute of Communication Studies at @uni-muenster.de very busy at #ICA25 with 23 presentations. Overview here: www.uni-muenster.de/Kowi/en/mitt... My first presentation is on Friday in the 25 years retrospective panel of the journals Journalism Studies and Journalism. 😇 CU there.

On Saturday (12 PM) I present a study on the "Gods of Telegram" on behalf of my colleague and first author @annadavydova.bsky.social where we looked into forwarding patterns of patchwork religious groups in Germany.

At the same time, I will be presenting a computational analysis of "The Science of Disinformation and Intervention Strategies" on behalf of my colleague and the first author of the study, Johanna Klapproth.

On Friday (4.30 PM) @thorstenquandt.bsky.social will present our work on the roles of two journals, Journalism and Journalism Studies, for shaping the field of journalism research. This presentation is part of a panel on critical reflections on the 25th anniversary of both journals.

On the way to #ICA25. Team members @mshu.bsky.social, Sofie Beisemann and me will present seven papers, ranging from interviews studies with retired media managers to religious fringe groups on the internet. Also, some disinfo stuff. CU there!

🗣️ The panel is complete! Our online symposium on Autocratic Threats to Free Speech & Academic Freedom now has its final line-up. Join four leading scholars from psychology, journalism, political science, and communication studies. 📅 May 28 | 6pm CET 🔗 t1p.de/muenster-sym...

🚨 Academic legend alert: Robert Sternberg joins our online event on Autocratic Threats to Free Speech & Academic Freedom – May 28, 6pm CET / Noon EDT. One of the most cited scholars in the world will present his Wonderland Model of Emerging Autocrats. 🔗 t1p.de/muenster-sym...

Welcome @sethclewis.bsky.social as the latest fellow of the Münster institute of comm studies! Looking forward to an exciting guest lecture and a very important online event - as well as personal talks, discussing research projects and sharing ideas. www.uni-muenster.de/Kowi/en/mitt...

Autocratic attacks on free speech and science are a growing concern - in academia and beyond. Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social. Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link. t1p.de/muenster-sym...

Will give a talk at #ubcvancouver in 2 weeks, organized by German Consulate General. Timely topic: #disinformation & democracy Wednesday, April 23, 2 p.m. UBC | Liu Institute for Global Issues | 6476 NW Marine Drive | xʷθəθiqətəm - Place of Many Trees (former Liu Multipurpose Room) | Room 130

Study the future of communication in a medieval city? Look no further... New Master's programm "Knowledge and Communication" @uni-muenster.de ✅ In-depth understanding of knowledge & communication ✅ Focus on digital & data-based approaches + profs with German accent 🙃 👉 www.uni.ms/knowcom

Berlin Main Station, post conference

@mshu.bsky.social presenting our BMBF project Hybrid at the national IT security conference in Berlin. #itskonf25 www.forschung-it-sicherheit-kommunikationssysteme.de/projekte/hyb...

@Marcus Bösch at the national IT security conference, energetic as always. #itskonf25

National IT security conference in Berlin starts with Claudia Plattner of the German BSI. Looking forward to 2 days of input and exchange. #itskonf25

Super happy to welcome Brazilian colleague Bruna Tavora as a WiRe fellow to our team! wire-uni-muenster.de/dr-bruna-tav...

Finally, out now in printed form - here's proof. Co-edited with the one and only @karinwahlj.bsky.social .

Just before the German elections, the Federal Agency for Civic Education/Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung did two Insta Reels with me on AI, disinformation and the elections. You can find them here (in German): lnkd.in/e7VgWzFy lnkd.in/eZbPeYvT

Excited to share our new article, "A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder", now published in Media and Communication (@CogitatioMaC)! Download it for free here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm... #OpenAccess

Thank you so much for having me on the Podcast ☺️ The research was of course a collaborative effort and a part of the HybriD project together with Johanna Klapproth, @janina-lsd.bsky.social, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, @chrgrim.bsky.social and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social

I’ve got a chapter in this great new collection by @thorstenquandt.bsky.social and @karinwahlj.bsky.social! My chpt talks about how @pressfreedom.bsky.social, @rsf-inter.bsky.social & the international press Institute dealt with #mediafreedom violations in Covid. www.routledge.com/Journalism-a...

And here's the second Covid book edited by @karinwahlj.bsky.social and me. The articles are based on the special issues of Digital Journalism. Should be out soon. (No, I am not deciding on the pricing. These are primarily aimed at university libraries...) -> www.routledge.com/Journalism-a...

This will be out soon. It's the first of two books on the topic edited by @karinwahlj.bsky.social and me, published by Routledge. It includes most of the articles from the #Covid & #Journalism special issues of #DigitalJournalism. Available for preorder here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

We are happy to announce that our Special Issue on Media representations in an era of #pornification is out right before the holidays! Many thanks to the guest editors Nicola Döring, Nicole Krämer, Dan J. Miller, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social, and Gerhard Vowe. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Our seasonal project meeting on "patchwork religions online", with fitting decoration. Online, due to the cold that comes with the season, too... So: Seasonal Bluesky greetings from Münster! 🎄⛄❄️ 👉 with wonderful team members @annadavydova.bsky.social and @mshu.bsky.social

1) Not long ago, I wrote a piece on "25 years of digital journalism (research)". This was now criticized in a German article for talking about 25 years, instead of 30 (my piece correctly notes the first news web sites being online in 1994, though). So, why 25? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Great starter pack on #gamesresearch by the amazing @drkowert.bsky.social . Yes, I am a split personality, and beyond the public communication, journalism and disinformation stuff, I also do games. 🥳 -> go.bsky.app/Vp95Zio

ON IT go.bsky.app/Vp95Zio

1/ I promised some research for team #Bluesky. Here we go. Unpopular opinion: #Debunking doesn't stop #polarization. In fact, our research (and others') shows it can *add* to it. #Prebunking works better—timing is key. Our #simulation studies shed light on this. 👉

To celebrate the growth of this platform, my team and me will publish bits of our research on a more regular basis here. Hope you'll find the content useful, then!

'Pretty hairball' graph from ongoing project on patchwork religions online. We found sub-structures ranging from lifestyle to healers & shamans to conspiracy theorists & political extremists. Weird coalitions & connections emerge! Paper to follow, with @annadavydova.bsky.social & @mshu.bsky.social.

As a personal note: My favorite band entered this space, which makes it an even more exiting platform. If you are into massive rock riffs, you can find them here: @amplifierband.bsky.social (This is also for my dear friend @markdeuze.bsky.social - another comm prof who's into that band!)

This is what happened in academia in 2016 - research on #disinformation, #misinformation and #fakenews exploded. The field was basically not existing before. I added a potential trigger element to our graph. From a presentation (and forthcoming paper) with @mshu.bsky.social and Johanna Klapproth.

Here's CCL's contribution to Starter Pack Season! Follow our team and colleagues in computational communication science. We'll keep updating the starter pack regularly. Feel free to DM us if you'd like to be included or have suggestions for accounts we should add. Thank you! 🙌 go.bsky.app/VqFrK14

Zwecks Übersichtlichkeit habe ich mal ein Starter Pack für die Kommunikationswissenschaft in der DACH-Region angelegt. Gerne teilen und kommentieren, wenn ihr auf die Liste möchtet oder Leute kennt, die noch fehlen. go.bsky.app/KjdAw75

Some *EXCELLENT* news to start the week: @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social has been appointed full professor at U Amsterdam @ascor.bsky.social 🚀✨ Ulrike brings a timely agenda on how digital platforms, algorithms, and AI reshape communication. commsky polcom polisky csssky www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...

I have officially more followers here than on the other platform now! 😎

New to Bluesky and lost in the stream of #starterpacks like me? You can find a directory of all the starter packs, including search options, over here: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack... Thanks to @mshu.bsky.social for guidance.

if you're interested in alternative media researchers you might like this list of German speaking people dealing with disinformation in one way or another bsky.app/starter-pack...

A bit late to the Starter Pack Party, but here is a list of Alternative Media Scholars: go.bsky.app/NA5cJvW Feel free to share and comment if you want to be included!

At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy. We'll be updating the list continuously!