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Frank Esser

@esserfrank.bsky.social
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Communication scholar at U of Zurich, Chair of ICA’s PolComm Division, Comparative Research, loses in chess against his 10 year old

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IAMCR @iamcr.org · 29/09/2025
📘 Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler — edited by Stephen Coleman, Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social, Julie Firmstone, Katy Parry @katyjparry.bsky.social and Chris Paterson. Part of the Palgrave/IAMCR series IAMCR members get 35% off 👉 iamcr.org/iamcr-book-s...
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Thanks Greg @acadianjprof.bsky.social, I really enjoyed the workshop
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
PhD Position in Zurich - Project on Political Influencers - If you fit the profile, please apply and join out team.
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
PhD position in project on political influencers and their effect on youth engagement. Funded for 4 years. Details here: t.co/v7WJYbTpjv We will map the landscape of pol influencers across countries & platforms using NLP, computer vision, network analysis. Also use donated trace data. *Pls share!*
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 03/05/2024
Job opportunity in Zurich! For our SNSF project on political influencers and their effect on youth political engagement, we are looking for a Postdoc and a PhD student to work with us over the next 4 years. More details: tinyurl.com/nkt5xnxn. Please share. @polcomm.bsky.social , #polisky
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
Long in the planning, now finally a reality. Fantastic opportunity in an exciting part of the world. Go for it!
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 26/02/2024
Hi @polcomm.bsky.social community. We seek nominations for the David Swanson Award. It recognizes those with outstanding contributions to ICA’s PolComm Division. As division leader, journal editor, committee chair and other roles. More here: politicalcommunication.org/ica-division.... Until March 1
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 18/02/2024
What was the best article in political communication last year? We look forward to your (self)nominations until March 1st. The jury with snsoroka.bsky.social, D. Dimitrova, C. Baden and S. Majó-Vázquez is waiting! Hello @polcomm.bsky.social, details here: politicalcommunication.org/ica-division...
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Frank Esser @esserfrank.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Excellent opportunity for PolComm scholars. Join us in Zurich.
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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Silvio Waisbord provides an initial overview of "why and how" to de-westernize Political Communication, linking the recognition of obstacles to very practically-oriented forms of action and prioritizing among these. politicalcommunication.org/article/de-w...
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Waisbord: De-westernizing Political Communication – PolComm
De-westernizing Political Communication: Why? How?   Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University  http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-41232, PDF De-westernizing communication studies This forum is...
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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Taberez Neyazi (@TaberezNeyazi) highlights blind spots resulting from spatial hegemony. A central focus here is what the field could learn and gain by drawing in more knowledge stock from countries like Indonesia or India. politicalcommunication.org/article/movi...
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Neyazi: Moving Beyond Western Dominance – PolComm
Moving Beyond Western Dominance: Rethinking Political Communication Scholarship   Taberez Ahmed Neyazi, National University of Singapore http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-41235, PDF The origins of ...
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Marko Bachl @bachl.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Are you interested in doing media effects research in the digital and social media environment? We have a special issue for you in CMM doi.org/10.1080/1931.... @loespouwels.bsky.social, @theoaraujo.bsky.social, @vanatteveldt.com, @bachl.bsky.social and Patti Valkenburg share our perspective here:
Screenshot of the Abstract to "Integrating Communication Science and Computational Methods to Study Content-Based Social Media Effects"
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Katy Pearce @katypearce.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
We're getting to that point in #ica24 reviews where we need to fill some gaps. Despite our best efforts at planning, some reviewers seem to be absent even with reminders. If you can do extra reviews, please fill out this form. Thank you. forms.gle/9tUQtmSMgwGN...
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
One of the core AI dilemmas for journalistic organizations. Audiences want publishers to flag the use of AI in reporting. But when they do, trust is not the reward. @felixsimon.bsky.social @benjamintoff.bsky.social commsky polcomm journalism AI www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/most...
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Most readers want publishers to label AI-generated articles — but trust outlets less when they do
"We already expect quite a lot from the public in terms of media literacy to be able to navigate the contemporary information environment; the use of these technologies in news adds a whole other laye...
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Mark Boukes @markboukes.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Wow, I'm so impressed, positively amazed, and thankful for the many (really many!) positive replies I instantly received when I sent out a request for people to do some emergency reviewing for the #ICA24 conference. This really shows the strength of our community. Thanks all!
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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
🍿10 days, 10 quotes from the book, 3/10: "The complicated thing about platforms is that what is often good for business might not be good for democracy or society more broadly." www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... #polisky #commsky
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Once-in-a-blue-moon job opportunity at @ascor.bsky.social University of Amsterdam - full prof position in political communication ! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Full... DL 5 December Please share widely for diversity!
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