Misinformation research has a causality problem: lab experiments are limited; observational studies confounded. We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths. Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵

Excited to share our new study in #IJPP

Had some nice and engaging conferencing this fall at the ECREA PolCom Interim Conference and the Annual Conference of @oegpw.bsky.social @polsciuibk.bsky.social & @unisalzburg.bsky.social

Thanks #ICA25 for a great panel on Science in Political Contexts. It was a pleasure to present our latest findings to such an engaged and insightful audience. w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social

@ipk-univie.bsky.social is wrapping up #ica25 in Denver! From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨

Presenting in the coziest corner of #ICA25 including a weird neck tilt to see the screen ✅ w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer. Come watch me do that move again! 📅 Monday, 10:30 📍 Mineral G (again) 🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“

@polcomvienna.bsky.social at the #ica25, come see our presentations!

I won something at #ica25 🥹❤️

📣 POLCOM Vienna @ #ICA25 Happy to see eight of our team members at ICA in Denver, CO this week - mentoring and sharing their latest research 🙂 Come say 👋 if you are around!

Only one week left until the ICA! 🤩 We are pleased to present an overview of the Polcomm programme. Make a note of the sessions you cannot miss!

🚨 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

Had an amazing time at #COMPTEXT2025. So many inspiring presentations, fruitful discussions, and amazing people. Very happy about that — and that everything worked out from the perspective of an organizer as well 😊 @comptext.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social

Die FPÖ hat heute das größte Stimmenplus, aber im Vergleich zur bundesweiten Sonntagsfrage hat sie bei Wiener LT/GR-Wahlen noch nie so unterperformt.

The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!

Absolutely fascinating and packed panel on enhancing and (critically) evaluating LLM performance at #COMPTEXT2025 this morning. w/ great work by @zacdgreene.bsky.social, Laura Liebig, Lukas Erhardt, and @christianpipal.bsky.social. Excellently chaired by @amplanitzer.bsky.social! 👏

#COMPTEXT2025 Day 2 Checklist ✅ Good morning! A few things to remember for today: 🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket 💾 USB with slides if presenting ☔️ Rain is expected 🗣️ Panels start at 9:00 🎤 Plenary session at 16:45 📸 Group photo at 18:15 🍽️ Dinner at 19:00 📍How to find us👇

Learning about efficient LLM training at @comptext.bsky.social with @cklamm.bsky.social #COMPTEXT2025 🤓

Rooms are packed to capacity as tutorials on cutting-edge AI research techniques unfold at #COMPTEXT2025 @valeriehase.bsky.social, @frodewald.bsky.social / @hdnrch.bsky.social / Petro Tolochko

#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ for you. ▶️

📣 PolCom Vienna @ #COMPTEXT2025 Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂

Congrats on this amazing recognition of your hard work, @andiisto.bsky.social! Impressive! ✨👏

Universität Wien übernimmt führende Rolle bei MEDem. Österreich soll künftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europäische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermöglichen. 🏛️

⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰ Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST! Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community. Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳 👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP

COMPTEXT 2025 – The Countdown is On! 🥳 ✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event. Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot! 👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈

Registration for presenters, co-authors, and all interested parties is still live for COMPTEXT 2025 until April 10! Members enjoy discounts, so please join us at bit.ly/3DvZiYl! Register here: bit.ly/4hJ7thP. See you all in Vienna!

In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺 Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b... ⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊

Beinhalten Wahlergebnisse so etwas wie einen klaren Regierungsbildungsauftrag? Dieser Frage sind @carolinaplescia.bsky.social, Alejandro Ecker und ich auf Basis neuer Daten der @gles.bsky.social nachgegangen. Ein kurzer Thread 👇

An early Christmas gift to cherish: I’ve been honored with the Best Teaching Award in my department at the University of Vienna! Teaching has always been a deeply rewarding experience for me, but knowing that my students valued and enjoyed my classes makes it all even more meaningful.

⏳ Less than a month left to submit your paper, panel, or data proposals for #COMPTEXT2025 Don’t miss out! Join us in Vienna on April 24-26, 2025, to discuss computational social science 🤩 
Deadline: Jan 15, 2025. Details: shorturl.at/AmocX

Persönlich geht's uns gut, gesellschaftlich geht's uns schlecht. (Qu: Eurobarometer, Daten f Ö, 10/2024, n=1.009)

🎄🌟 Exciting news! 📊🎉 The AUTNES Online Panel Study 2017–2024 is here! 🎁🤩 Explore 23 survey waves to uncover the dynamics of voting behavior and public opinion in Austria. 🗳️🇦🇹 Access the data via #AUSSDA ➡️ doi.org/10.11587/HNU... #AUTNES #ElectionStudies #Polisky #DataRelease #WeLoveData ❤️

Every person who has had to teach a Gen Zer how to use R

Wie man ein Kleinkind zu Bett bringt.

Wo demnächst #Inserate wieder in aller Munde sein werden… zur Erinnerung: Wir brauchen politische Rahmenbedingungen, die es unmöglich machen, dass Inserate öff Institutionen überhaupt zur #Verhandlungsmasse zwischen Politik und Medien werden können.

Back from wonderful Edinburgh for #IJPP where I presented a working paper w/ @danielwiesner.bsky.social @andreasriedl.bsky.social & @jamoeberl.bsky.social about audience expectations of journalists in crises. ☺️ Thanks to all for their feedback & for fostering such a welcoming atmosphere!

Heute findet der zweite Teil der Vorlesung von @martinthuer.at im Rahmen Theodor Herzl-Dozentur statt: "Auf Abstand - Journalismus zwischen Nähe und Distanz" 📅 Um 11:30 Uhr geht es los - entweder vor Ort im Audimax der Uni Wien oder hier per Livestream: ⤵ 🎤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATJ...

It was a pleasure to attend this workshop focused on the important topic of knowledge in parliaments at the beautiful University of Edinburgh. Huge thanks to @marcgeddes.uk, @ewanrobo.bsky.social and the SPARK Team for organizing such an insightful event! www.project-spark.net/post/spark-h...

Shoutout to our @danielwiesner.bsky.social for his #ECREA debut where he presented his work w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social on the role of scientific knowledge 🧬 in parliamentary debates 🗣️ #ECREA2024

Our score went up 📈, but we dropped a spot compared to 23. Tough luck! We’ll come back stronger next year 💪✨. Always funny to reflect on how perceptions of the discipline in the country can differ from international rankings 🌍. Still, we’re proud to be the top-ranked department at @univie.ac.at! 🏆

The Call for Papers, Panels and Data Presentations for #COMPTEXT2025 is now out; please feel free to circulate shorturl.at/AmocX! Deadline: January 15! We look forward to meeting you at the University of Vienna and @compcommlab.bsky.social on 24-26 April 2025!

Hello #CommSky #PolComm #PoliSky people - we are also here now 🙂 we will slowly but surely shut down our Twitter account 😌 let’s connect here from now on 🤝

#TeamPolComm👇 @solecheler.bsky.social @teresaelena.bsky.social @gngeorgarakis.bsky.social @dbetakova.bsky.social @amplanitzer.bsky.social @sophism.bsky.social @andiisto.bsky.social @hosseinkermani.bsky.social @danielwiesner.bsky.social @nikolauswmr.bsky.social @faimealpagu.bsky.social

Check out this new special issue in Electoral Studies: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/elec... It contains 7 cool articles on the nature and causes of AP - using observational and experimental data, focusing on measurement, elites and ideology, and an important theoretical piece as well.