🪝Two more weeks to submit to the annual conference of the DGPuK's PolComm division in HAMBURG! 🎣 The conference theme is ‘Democratic resilience as a task for political communication in an unstable world’ and submissions in English are more than welcome!

How do journalists use #AI tools & how does this affect #journalism and #newsquality❓ We surveyed 730 Swiss media professionals Study @foeg.bsky.social together with @dnvglr.bsky.social, @qryffel.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social & @cporlezza.bsky.social Download:👉 www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:12b5...

📉 Fast die Hälfte der Schweiz nutzt kaum Nachrichten – und wenn, dann meist über Social Media. Was bedeutet das für Demokratie & Medien? 👉 Präsentation des Jahrbuchs Qualität der Medien 2025 📅 27. Okt | UZH Zürich & Livestream 🔗 Infos/Anmeldung: www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/jahrbuch-...

Am 1.3. jährt sich Kurt Imhofs Todestag bereits zum 10. Mal. Sein Verstand, seine unerschrockene Art und sein einzigartiger Humor fehlen. Unvergessen ist seine Rede zur Verletzlichkeit der Demokratie, heute aktueller denn je (hier nachzuschauen: foeg.uzh.ch/de/news/2025...). Mehr 👇

🚀 Hiring a Postdoc in Political Communication @ikmz.bsky.social for my SNSF project. Seeking a researcher with experience in computational methods to explore negative news, political knowledge, and well-being. Apply by: 11 May 2025 Start: 1 Sept 2025 (or by agreement) jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Exciting news! 🎉 Starting in March, I’ll take on a new role as Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) for Political Communication at UZH’s IKMZ. Even better and please share!: We’re hiring a PhD candidate to join my group on news audiences & political participation! 🎓 jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

⏰Another opening for a PhD position in our (w @morganwack.bsky.social and @esserfrank.bsky.social ) SNF project on political social media influencers! 🥳 If you are into computational methods, social media, and political communcation, we are looking for you 🔎 All details here: tinyurl.com/44arrawh

👋 Hallo Welt! Wir sind das fög von der Universität Zürich und freuen uns hier auf spannende Diskussionen über den digitalen Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit, die Qualität der Medien und die Konsequenzen für Gesellschaft und Demokratie. #commsky

👋 Hello world! We are fög, the Center for Research on the Public Sphere and Society at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Looking forward to exciting discussions about the digital transformation of the public sphere, the quality of news and the consequences for society and democracy. #commsky

✨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!

4 Abstimmungen am 24. November in der 🇨🇭 – unterschiedliche Medienresonanz. Fokus auf Autobahnen (emotional!), teilweise auch die Gesundheitsreform und kaum auf die Änderungen im Mietrecht. Mehr Analysen und Einordnungen im Schlussbericht Abstimmungsmonitor www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/research/...

We are looking for a new lead author of the Digital News Report. See below for details. Thanks to Nic Newman who has done a fantastic job steering the report for the last 10 years.

Starting in August – Our @dizh.bsky.social-project “AI literacy in 🇨🇭 journalism”, with @dnvglr.bsky.social S. Pfeuti, N. Klopfenstein Frei, @qryffel.bsky.social, D. Lombardi, @cporlezza.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social, & our practice partners @quajou.ch, SSM & JJS 👉 www.dizh.uzh.ch/en/2024/06/1...

📢Neuer CfP: Wie steht es um die Transdisziplinarität der Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft❓ Inwiefern betreiben wir Öffentliche Wissenschaft & Transformative Forschung❓ Larissa Krainer, Christopher Buschow & ich laden zu Beiträgen ein #OpenAccess 🗓️ 31. August 👉 netlibrary.aau.at/obvuklmj/dom...

#Hiring: Ich suche eine:n Oberassistent:in (100%, 5 J. befristet) für das neue Institut für digitale Kommunikation und Medieninnovation (IDCMI) der @unifr.bsky.social & FHGR. www.unifr.ch/dcm/de/asset... @sgkm.bsky.social @fgkommpol.bsky.social @polcomm.bsky.social

We’re featured in Nature News: Carissa Wong reports on the first preprint of the TISP project, led by @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and me, and discusses our 67-country survey: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🌏 Thanks also to James Liu and Nan Li @uw-lsc.bsky.social for their thoughtful assessments!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IKMZ is looking for an Assistant Professor in Political Communication (Tenure Track) If you have a strong record in teaching & research in polcomm, pls apply by February 14, 2024 - we're looking forward to it! More info 👉 jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell... Pls distribute widely!

What is DOCA ❓❓❓ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca/ We explain the Database of Variables for Content Analysis: relevance, objective, content & participation possibilities ➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/scoms/articl... #contentanalysis #OpenMethod #OpenScience @voudigitou.bsky.social @eddahumprecht.bsky.social

Come and work with us in beautiful Amsterdam! We are looking for a PhD student to explore the 'Role of Social Norms in Negative Campaigning and Affective Polarization' Deadline: 10 Jan 24 Starting: Preferably April 24 All details: tinyurl.com/45ryj32t RT=🧡 @ascor.bsky.social, # commsky # polsky

Only a few weeks left to apply to join the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research team. Great opportunity for someone who has just finished (or about to finish) their PhD. Join us! reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

Dezentrum is hiring! Möchtest du die digitale Transformation mit und für die Gesellschaft vorantreiben? Willst du Teil eines interdisziplinären Teams sein? dezentrum.ch/job-kommunik...

Countdown ⏳ .... In two weeks (December 5) the deadline closes for applying for our full professorships in political communication and journalism @ascor.bsky.social University of Amsterdam. And it is Sinterklaas time 😉 polcom commsky polisky @polcomm.bsky.social vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Full...

Prädikat: Pflichtlektüre! «Es braucht eine mutige Neuauflage der Medienförderung, ein Medienpaket 2.0. (…) Die EMEK hat dazu sinnvolle Vorschläge gemacht. Allerdings braucht es Übergangs­massnahmen, und das kurzfristig. Wir haben nicht Zeit, zehn oder noch mehr Jahre auf den grossen Wurf zu warten.»

🏁 3 weeks to go until the submission deadline 🏁 For our conference on "Science Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" 🤖 🧠 in June 2024 in 🇨🇭 Submit your abstract here: conftool.net/aiscicomm24/ Find the CfP here: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm... We look forward to your contributions! 🚀

Die grossen Schweizer Verlage bauen massiv Personal ab. Derweil plant der Bundesrat, die Einnahmen der SRG deutlich zu reduzieren. Statt über die Rolle des Service public in einer digitalen Gesellschaft nachzudenken. #Medienpolitik #Medienkrise #PSM #ServicePublic

Bei mir im Team ist eine Doktorand:innenstelle frei, 75%, bei Fragen gerne melden und gerne weiterleiten 😊 www.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/do...

"Digital detoxes" are trendy. But who actually does this voluntary disconnection? Minh Hao Nguyen & @eszter.com find that younger, higher educated, more frequent internet users, and those with less dependable access are more likely to voluntarily disconnect doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad021

🚨 PEER REVIEW STUDY ALERT 🚨 We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences 150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them! Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com Plz repost!

Excited about the release of our study on the use of AI in news production from the audience's perspective! in English: www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:5f46... in German: www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:03fd... The questionnaire is available on ZORA: doi.org/10.5167/uzh-...

High concentration of media ownership and decreasing diversity of content: Daniel Vogler and I provide data on the status quo + trends in media concentration in Switzerland 📄 Full text in German: doi.org/10.5167/uzh-... 👉 Summary in English (pp. 15–16): www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:40dd...