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Christian von Sikorski

@cvsikorski.bsky.social
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Professor of Communication, Free University of Berlin Digital Media Effects, Media Psychology, Political Communication

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RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau @rptu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Klicks für Konflikte: Digitale Kommunikation bringt unsere politische Kultur ins Wanken – oder? 📱 Antwort darauf geben der Medienpsychologe Stephan Winter und der Experte für politische #Kommunikation Christian von Sikorski im #Forschungsmagazin der RPTU. rptu.de/s/uohweb
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Iran vs US slopaganda: The use of AI for war propaganda. Long read with quotes from @michalk.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social and 🙋 in @volkskrant.nl www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
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Iran bevecht Donald Trump met lego: AI-president delft onderspit in propagandavideo’s
Iran heeft een nieuw wapen gevonden in de propagandaoorlog tegen de Verenigde Staten: met AI-gegenereerde filmpjes van een lego-versie van president Donald Trump probeert Teheran de publieke opinie in...
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JMCQ @jmcquarterly.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Christian von Sikorski and Michael Hameleers have curated a timely and excellent special issue on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👏 Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMQ/curr.... @profdimitrova.bsky.social @cvsikorski.bsky.social #commsky
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Volume 102, Number 4
Table of contents for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102, 4
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Human Communication Research @hcr-journal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New in HCR by @pmerz.bsky.social & @cvsikorski.bsky.social: Influencer posts with collective response efficacy increased these beliefs and collective action intentions. Effects were strongest for followers with strong parasocial bonds; repeated exposure amplified effects. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
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Social media influencers can increase collective political beliefs and actions: findings from experiments and a quasi-experimental field study
Abstract. The belief in the capabilities of one’s own group is crucial for joining collective action aimed at addressing large-scale societal crises like c
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🎈Thrilled to share my first ever solo author work🎈 In this chapter I uncover the relationship between social media, political polarization, and their downstream effects on political censorship. osf.io/preprints/os...
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Dr. Daniela Dimitrova @profdimitrova.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
@cvsikorski.bsky.social @mhameleers
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Daniela Stoltenberg @dstoltenberg.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Where is that edit button, when you need it? 😬 Anyway, here is the link to the second paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
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Waves of Attention to Racial Injustice on Social Media: Extrajudicial Police Killings in the United States as Focusing Events - Annie Waldherr, Nicola Righetti, Ryan J. Gallagher, Kira Klinger, Daniel...
The deaths of Black victims of police brutality, such as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, and Philando Castile, have become focusing events and symbo...
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𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 @absjournal.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
OnlineFirst: The Political Role of Social Media Influencers: Strategies, Types, and Implications for Democracy—An Introduction ‪@cvsikorski.bsky.social‬, ‪@pmerz.bsky.social‬, ‪@raffaelheiss.bsky.social‬, ‪@kathrinkarsay.bsky.social‬, @briginad.bsky.social‬, and ‪@desireeschmuck.bsky.social‬
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Our new book THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTACK POLITICS is out next month! 🔥📚 We offer a new look at negativity effects, via perceptions & evaluations🤔😱👿🤣 You can pre-order it with a nice 20% discount on the cover price (for paperbacks this makes it £32 or so) Check out discount code & link in the flyer 👇
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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Christian von Sikorski @cvsikorski.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Exciting news! 🎉 Today marks my first day as Professor of Communication at the Free University of Berlin! @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
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Sonja Utz @sonja-utz.de · 31/03/2025
@irodriguezdedios.bsky.social cuando tienes tiempo
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New Paper out! Ever wondered whether AI generated news can reduce perceptions of bias? We find news developed by AI may reduce media consumers hostile media perceptions. www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
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Frontiers | Can AI-generated news reduce hostile media perceptions? Findings from two experiments
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
#Wahl_FG_KommPol @fgkommpol.bsky.social @cvs2023.bsky.social 𝗪𝗼𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗺𝗼̈𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻 ❓ 𝟰/𝟰: Jahrestagung ➡️ Special Issue in einem internationalen Journal - Internationalisierung ⬆️ - Einreichungen ⬆️ - Incentive, als FG zu publizieren ⬆️ - Sichtbarkeit der FG ⬆️
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
#Wahl_FG_KommPol @fgkommpol.bsky.social @cvs2023.bsky.social 𝗪𝗼𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗺𝗼̈𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻❓ 𝟯/𝟰: 🏆𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂̈𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻 - Anerkennung ⬆️ - Aufmerksamkeit für die beste #PolKomm Forschung ⬆️
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
#Wahl_FG_KommPol @fgkommpol.bsky.social @cvs2023.bsky.social 𝗪𝗼𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗺𝗼̈𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻❓ 𝟮/𝟰: 𝗝𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗚 𝘀𝘁𝗮̈𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻. - Work-in-Progress ⬆️ - Aktualität ⬆️ - Feedback 🔜 Präregistrierung ✔️
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
#Wahl_FG_KommPol @fgkommpol.bsky.social @cvs2023.bsky.social 𝗪𝗼𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗺𝗼̈𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻❓   𝟭/𝟰 : 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘂̈𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻. - Sichtbarkeit ⬆️ - Evidenzbasierte Beteiligung an öffentlichen Debatten ⬆️
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
🅤🅝🅢🅔🅡🅔 🅥🅘🅢🅘🅞🅝 🅕ü🅡 🅓🅘🅔 🅕🅖 Unter unserer Leitung soll die @fgkommpol.bsky.social all die Eigenschaften bewahren, die wesentlich zu ihrem Erfolg beitragen: Interdisziplinarität, Internationalität & die Unterstützung des Mittelbaus NaPoKo. @cvs2023.bsky.social Details:
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Viorela Dan @vioreladan.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
Liebe Mitglieder der @fgkommpol.bsky.social, wir — das sind @cvs2023.bsky.social und ich — bewerben uns für das Sprecher:innen Amt der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Kommunikation und Politik. In den nächsten Tagen erzählen wir euch von uns & von unserer 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲.
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Christian von Sikorski @cvsikorski.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Liebe @fgkommpol.bsky.social: @vioreladan.bsky.social  und ich kandidieren für das SprecherInnenamt. Im Newsletter stellen wir uns vor. Ein schönes Jahresende allen und dann im Januar fleißig wählen
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