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Lennert Coenen

@lennertcoenen.bsky.social

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Communication Scientist @ Tilburg University. Interested in stats, methods, philosophy, and other things that make me seem remotely sophisticated.

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Adrian Meier-Ernst @adrianmeierernst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

One month left to submit! HCR Special Issue on "Revisiting Audience in a Transforming Media Environment". Open to research papers 📊 and short commentaries 💬

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 19/05/2026

Who is the "audience" in comm research today? 📣 New HCR special issue — revisiting audience for a transforming media environment, co-edited by @benlyons.bsky.social, @adrianmeier.bsky.social, and me. 🔗 Full CFP: academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/sp... 🗓️ Extended abstracts due August 31, 2026

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 12/06/2025

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...

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 09/05/2025

New Preprint: "A Simple Future For Media Effects" @lennertcoenen.bsky.social, @yesuncomm.bsky.social, & I critically discuss our field's current emphasis on complexity. Instead, we argue to value description, prioritize regularities, formalize models, and unify theories. osf.io/preprints/os...

A key axiom in media effects research is that effects are nuanced, varied, and indirect. Although this is true ontologically, asking for ever-more ’nuanced’ analyses of media effects is problematic epistemologically as it stands in the way of more insightful, falsifiable, and robust theorizing. For this reason, we advocate a shift in research priorities and propose four guidelines for future research: 1. Value description; 2. Prioritize regularities; 3. Formalize models; 4. Unify theories. A collective effort along these lines will allow for better cumulative theorizing and, in turn, a stronger understanding and explanation of media effects.

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Lennert Coenen @lennertcoenen.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Really important, this. Also slightly depressing.

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Lennert Coenen @lennertcoenen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Statistical models only tell you the state of the world if they represent the state of the world. If you don't know what the world looks like, the model you use won't tell you either.

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Lennert Coenen @lennertcoenen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

When you're accused of causing harm, just keep shouting 'WHERE IS YOUR VALIDLY SPECIFIED DAG?!?!' Can't lose.

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