Welcome aboard! 🛶 We’re excited to welcome Matt Minich (University of Wisconsin–Madison), who has joined the department as an ÖAW APART-USA Research Fellow. A former social scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Matt is now researching digital health communication here in Vienna 🇦🇹

👏 Shout-out to Lena Pohlmann-PhD in the Vienna Doctoral College on #DigitalHumanism-for her insights at the #CEU debate series “AI vs. Planet: Peril or Opportunity?” tackling how AI shapes planetary futures and sustainability from a humanistic lens. #AI #Planet #DigitalHumanism #CEU

📢 Publication 📢 Across AUT, DNK, FRA & SRB, Anne Reinhardt et al. (incl Jörg Matthes, @jarakankova.bsky.social, & Selma Hodzic) revealed AI (but not health) literacy, perceived benefits (less so risks), & social norms to be related to trusting AI for health info. 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1080/1041...

📢 Publication 📢 J Matthes, A Binder, @sofievranken.bsky.social @raffaelheiss.bsky.social, & @jarakankova.bsky.social content-analyzed alcohol in kids' media, revealing that it's comparatively more often verbally mentioned, interacted with, consumed, & linked to villains. 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1080/1520...

Am 8. März 2026 entscheidet 🇨🇭 über die #Halbierungsinitiative – also die Forderung, die Finanzierung des #ÖRR in der Schweiz massiv zu kürzen. Die Initiative wird von der rechtspopulistischen #SVP unterstützt. Ich habe diese Initiative für den #SRF eingeordnet. Meine Kernpunkte in einem 🧵

📢 Publication 📢 Stephanie Bührer, @kevinkoban.bsky.social, Jörg Matthes scrutinize the common conceptual distinction incivility vs. intolerance, showing perceptual fuzziness (when migrants are targeted), esp among those who recently posted such content themselves. 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1177/1461...

1.Alumni IPKW Science Slam „Die Zukunft der Wahrheit": In der Diskussion mit Eva Wackenreuther(ORF Newsroom)+Cornelia Blum(Leiterin DLE Kommunikation Uni Wien) wurden Themen, wie Vertrauen,Social Media+Fake News aufgegriffen + mit der Medienpraxis verknüpft publizistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/ne...

„Die Zukunft der Wahrheit: Wie sich Faktenprüfung im Zeitalter von KI, Deepfakes und Social Media verändern muss" Unter diesem Titel präsentierten Wissenschafter*innen unseres Instituts (J.-M. Eberl,G. Georgarakis, K. Karsay,J. Lühring, S. Sherrah + C. Wilhelm) ihre Forschung am 1. IPKW ScienceSlam.

We cordially invite you to today's research talk on January 12, 11:30–12:30 Uhr, SR 4 (Währinger Straße). Jolien Trekels will discuss The Role of Social Context in Adolescents’ Digital Media Use and Literacy. We look forward to lively participation.

I’m very honored to be elected as International Liaison of the ICA CM Division and to serve our vibrant community! 🙏 Looking forward to starting the work very soon 🙌

Join us for the first Computational Methods Labs Showcase @icacm.bsky.social Registration is free and open to colleagues interested in computational methods! DM me if you have questions 1/2

🌐 Excited to see that my recent publication was featured on the @ipk-univie.bsky.social website! 🙏 Thank you! 👉 Read more here:

I am also grateful to @medem.bsky.social , the @ipk-univie.bsky.social, and @polcomvienna.bsky.social for being such a motivating, supportive (and also funny) place to work and grow.

2020 noch auf Platz 14 & das war damals schon eine Sensation. Zum Platz 1 braucht es noch einiges, aber unser @ipk-univie.bsky.social kann sich schon sehen lassen. (Und ja, solche Rankings sind immer mit Vorbehalt zu betrachten.)

Save the date: Theodor Herzl lecturer Olivera Stajić (Der Standard) addresses the question: What does credibility mean in journalism today – and how can diversity be achieved in editorial offices? 24.11, 11.12, 15.12, 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. /Auditorium Maximum. publizistik.univie.ac.at/en/news/late...

Save the date: Theodor Herzl Dozentin Olivera Stajić (Der Standard) widmet sich der Frage: Was bedeutet Glaubwürdigkeit im Journalismus heute – und wie kann Vielfalt in Redaktionen gelingen? Vorlesungen 24.11, 11.12+ 15.12/ 11:30-13:00 im Auditorium Maximum. publizistik.univie.ac.at/en/news/late...

We cordially invite you to our Research Talk today, October 20, 11:30–12:30 Uhr, SR 4 (Währinger Straße). Susanne Baumgartner (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School of Communication Research) will discuss Vanishing Media Effects? On the Stabilization of Media Effects After Repeated Exposure.

We cordially invite you to our first research talk on Monday, October 13, 11:30–12:30, SR 4, W29. Magdalena Saldaña (Lazarsfeld Professor from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) will talk about Chile’s 2022 Constitutional Referendum: Unpacking Voting Behavior in Times of Misinformation.

A recent study about greenwashing in marketing by Matthes, Neureiter and Seiffert-Brockmann (WU VIE) show that perceived greenwashing increases eco-label confusion but, when environmental norms are strong, also correlates with a higher willingness to pay more publizistik.univie.ac.at/en/news/late...

We cordially invite you to our first research talk on Monday, October 13, 11:30–12:30, SR 4, W29. Magdalena Saldaña (Lazarsfeld Professor from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) will talk about Chile’s 2022 Constitutional Referendum: Unpacking Voting Behavior in Times of Misinformation.

Save the Date! The Reboot Consortium invites scholars, creators, industry voices and all film stakeholders to join the conversation at our international conference: 9.-10.10.2025 𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒: 𝑅𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. sign up: 🔗 shorturl.at/TuEUM

A recent study conducted by Jens Hagelstein, Ingrid Wahl, Julia Stranzl, Sabine Einwiller, and Christopher Ruppel examines the role of appreciation in the workplace. publizistik.univie.ac.at/en/news/late...

Want to join us @univie.ac.at? Our department @ipk-univie.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track professor in interactive communication, with a special focus on human-AI communication. 📆 Apply until September 17! 👀 More information here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T... #AcademicSky #CommSky

🥳 Huge congrats to our @veronikaebner.bsky.social, @ruzza13.bsky.social, and @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD project proposals today! ✨ Great studies ahead 👀 #CSS #polcom

Call for abstracts for the REBOOT Conference "Screening the Scene: Rethinking European film competitiveness“ – innovative strategies for a sustainable future of European film. Submission deadline: July 30th Abstracts: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... proposals: [email protected]

Today I was lucky enough to present my master‘s thesis on climate solutions journalism in the same panel at #ica25 as Kathryn Thier, who I cited so much in my thesis 😁 Great to see so many interesting presentations on environmental journalism 🌱 📸 @hdnrch.bsky.social

Welcome to the ICA conference!

Katharine Sarikakis, supported by her team, delivered an insightful talk titled "Current Policy Developments for Inclusivity in the Video Game Industry"at the European Cultural + Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform (ekip) Policy Lab in Rotterdam.GAMEHearts/Horizon Europe Project#101132543

🏃 #ica25 public service announcement: #RunningWithPresidents Round 1 🗓️ Friday 06.30 in front of Hyatt Regency. ⏰ Yes early, but #BeatTheHeat #jetlag etc. 📍 App 5k, gentle pace. 🌇 Route scouted by @dscheykopp.bsky.social Let folks know. Everyone is welcome 🎽

So many great Computational Methods sessions coming up at #ICA25!! Check them out, and we look forward to seeing you there! 👇👇👇

First ever publication alert! Do you credit all the software you use in your research?👀 In a new article in Computational Communication Research, we investigate when software gets mentioned in research articles and what makes a tool more likely to be cited. Read it here: doi.org/10.5117/CCR2...

🙂 Kicking off #ICA25 this week in beautiful Boulder, CO ⛰️ @amplanitzer.bsky.social presents our ongoing work on political information needs across neurodiverse cognitive profiles at the 2nd Disability, Communication, and Media Preconference w/ @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social 👏

Tomorrow at #ica25, I’ll present the paper „A simple future for media effects“. @yesuncomm.bsky.social, @lennertcoenen.bsky.social, & I argue that complexity has become a dogma. Instead, let’s value parsimony & regularities. 📌: Fr 6/13, 9am, Mt Blue Sky, Hyatt Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...

Huge congrats to @aytalina.bsky.social for brilliantly defending her PhD thesis last week!!! 🏅🎓 It's important work on the dynamics of protest and repression on social media combining #network analysis, text mining and #AgentBasedModeling modeling. Follow her to learn more about her research!👇

🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗 📍 Vienna 🗓️ Start: September 2025 📌 Apply by June 26 #AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS

So nice to be back in Vienna to receive this award for my dissertation! Thank you again to my supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social, the Vienna doctoral school of social sciences, and congrats to my fellow awardees ☺️ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & @inatessnow.bsky.social

Young adults who overestimate their knowledge about climate change try to reach out to politicians and persuade others more often. This is what we find in our brand new OA paper. See @nielsmede.bsky.social amazing thread for more info 👇

Today at Kolingasse 15:30 – 16:30 in meeting room 6.58: Guest talk by Nanda Wijermans on “Theory development with agent-based modelling - where theory and empirics meet.” Nanda will draw on projects dealing with social dilemmas, such as common pool resource issues and collective risk challenge.

Congratulations to Lina! Her Defense today was very good.

We cordially invite you to our Research Talk today, June 2nd, 11:30–12:30,SR 4 (Währinger Str.) Silke Adam (University of Bern) will talk about How do media contribute to the dissemination of conspiracy beliefs. A field study combining panel and web tracking at the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wie unpolitisch ist #ESC #Eurovision wirklich? 🇪🇺🎤 Zwischen „United by Music“, Flaggenstreits & Regierungs-PR zeigt sich: Der Song Contest ist politischer Spiegel Europas. Mehr dazu im Powi Blog von Magdalena Posch am @polsciuibk.bsky.social ↘️ www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...

Another model release, another "AI is going to XXX us" post. Anthropic released their version 4 line of models along with a system card describing their safety evaluations. The model tried to blackmail the user. www-cdn.anthropic.com/6be99a52cb68... So I tried to reproduce it.

Getting ready to launch the 6th OPINION Joint Working Groups Meeting and 2nd Computational Opinion Analysis (COpA) Training school at University of Elbasan Aleksandër Xhuvani! 🇦🇱 www.opinion-network.eu

Read all about how media enable social comparison with “attainable” role models here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10..... This study was authored by Darian Harff, Heleen Dekoninck, and Desiree Schmuck. @ipk-univie.bsky.social

Kolleg:innen bitten um Teilnahme: "Hören Sie gerne Hörbücher? Für eine Studie der Universität Wien interessiert uns, wie Sie die Stimmen von verschiedenen Sprecher:innen beurteilen. Die Umfrage dauert 10 Minuten und ist anonym." 📖🎙️🎧 Hier geht's zur Umfrage 👇

Our team members @fabiennelind.bsky.social & @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social have presented their fantastic work at the CSS conference on „AI & Society - Exploring Inequality in the Digital Age“ in Mannheim. Very well done! 👏

Job Alert! University Assistant Predoc I Department of Communication I Political Communication Research Group at the Professorship of Media and Intersectionality of Claudia Wilhelm. Starting from: 08/01/2025 |Working hours: 30,00 | Limited contract: 07/31/2029 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Job Alert: University Assistant Predoc I Department of Communication I Working hours: 30.00 | contract: 07/31/2029 Job ID: 4028 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Youth, cinema, and a call for change in the European Film Industry: in Cannes, the REBOOT project made a meaningful appearance with a special presentation addressing the future of European cinema through the lens of its youngest audience publizistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/ak...