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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are happy to announce our online “𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬"! 📣 In the first session @sabinetrepte.bsky.social will talk about: “𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐨? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫”! 📧 Register here: forms.gle/Mz4aKez1SpAV...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We kicked off the third day at #DGPS26 in Luxembourg with an inspiring symposium featuring experts in #MediaPsychology that research, reflect, and work with #AI.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We hope many of you made it to this year's 𝐃𝐆𝐏𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠. The #MediaPsych division will hold its Division Meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in person at the European Convention Center Luxembourg, Room “RO”. The meeting will be hybrid, invited members can join online (link via invitation).

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📣In less than 2 months the #DGPS conference will take place in Luxembourg. To support #MediaPsych members & researchers with limited funding we offer #travelgrants. 💡We will also consider applications from non-members with a presentation or poster reporting a study with a #MediaPsychology focus.

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Travel Grants for the DGPs Conference 2026 The Media Psychology Division is offering three travel grants of €200 each to support PhD candidates and other early-career researchers attending the DGPs Co...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📣 Call for Applications: CAIS Fellowships📣 Looking for dedicated time to focus on your research? ⏲️ @cais-research.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its #Fellowship Programme. #CAIS supports innovative research on the societal impacts of digital transformation. 📱📈🧵

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

📅Save the date 📅 The #MediaPsychology division will be launching a lecture series entitled 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. Starting this autumn, experts will present their research and perspectives on #diversity. 🌈

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📣 PhD opportunity at the @rctrust.bsky.social ! The Young Investigator Group 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 led by @wischnewski.bsky.social focuses on how #AI influences thoughts, feelings, interactions, behaviour, emotions, decision-making and social connections. www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🔎 Capturing media use and related variables is a crucial task in #MediaPsychology, which can be supported by smartphone-based approaches.📲 Our Youth Representative @klingelhoefer.bsky.social will host a workshop on "Mobile Data Collection and Analysis" together with @lukotto.bsky.social this fall. 👇

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

1) #ICA2026 Young Scholars Lunch in Cape Town! 🌍 Calling all members of the #MediaPsych division (DGPs) and #MiRezFo (DGPuK)—and anyone interested in our field! Join us for a casual Young Scholars Lunch at ICA. 🧵

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📣 The 54th @dgps.bsky.social Congress (Sep 7–10, 2026, Luxembourg) invites submissions on topics such as #DigitalTransformation, #AI, #MentalHealth and #SustainableBehavior. 📅 Deadline: February 14, 2026 🔗 More info: www.uni.lu/fhse-en/conf...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📣 New year, new job alerts 📣 The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 🎉from the Media Psychology Division of the DGPs! We wish everyone a happy and successful 2026. Some activities and opportunities in our community were already highlighted in our December newsletter, in case you missed it:

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

5 days left to register for the Winter Writing School! ❄️✍️ The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects. Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)! 👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce

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MiRezFo x Media Psych Writing Winter School

We are very excited for the first ever joined writing workshop organized by MiRezfo and Media Psych. Program: Day 1 (March 2nd, from 2 PM): Check in & Get together, Input on writing strategies, Mini-...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Boost your writing this winter! ❄️✍️ We’re thrilled to launch our first-ever Winter Writing Workshop, jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and Media Psych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects. 👉 Sign up by Dec.15th: forms.gle/kPBUDZsVfyHh...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚀 Call for Applications: Fellowships & Working Groups 🚀 @cais-research.bsky.social is now accepting applications for innovative projects exploring the societal impact of #digitaltransformation. Open to experts from academia and practice, all career stages, disciplines, and research approaches. 🔎👩‍💻📈

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📢 JOB ALERT 📢 Two PhD positions in an @erc.europa.eu project at @uni-muenster.de with @thorstenquandt.bsky.social om "Dark Nerd Communities". Check out and share! 👇

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Felix Reer @ree-flx.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Please consider submitting a paper to our special issue in the Journal Entertainment Computing (Elsevier): Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society. Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026. The full call can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📢 Call for blog posts! The #DiversPrivat project is looking for short articles, opinions & creative pieces on diversity-sensitive online privacy. Deadline: 14 Dec 2025. Submit (DE/EN) to: kontakt@privacy4all.de 👉 privacy4all.de/blog

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

@hannahdecker.bsky.social is a postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social . She holds a PhD from @unidue.bsky.social, for which she analysed online political campaigning on social media and the role of personalised content. Currently, she focuses on positive effects of #digitalmedia and #medialiteracy.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📢 JOB ALERT 📢 @tilburg-university.bsky.social is looking for a Full professor of Communication, Cognition, and Information. You can find the full description here. 👇 urlr.me/qUpCMS

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

@klingelhoefer.bsky.social is a PhD candidate and researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His research focuses on digital disconnection, mental heatlh, digital self-regulation, technology use at work, and intensive longitudinal methods.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

@dpossler.bsky.social is a Postdoc at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Studies (IJK) at @hmtmh.bsky.social. His research focuses on the use and effects of (digital) media, e.g. how and why digital media offer meaningful entertainment experiences as well as methodological research.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@janadreston.bsky.social is a PhD student at @unidue.bsky.social. Her research focuses on political and scientific communication on social media. She analyses the impact of information processing on knowledge and participation.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Özen Odağ, Professor of Psychology at Touro University Berlin, studies how media can impact users’ identity, political agency, values, and beliefs, especially in vulnerable groups. As Chair, she plans to embed topics like digital resilience, media literacy, and social responsibility in the division.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

@romohseni.bsky.social is a postdoc in the #MediaPsychology and Media Design group at TU Ilmenau. He holds a PhD from the University of Osnabrueck, for which he experimentally investigated in-game aggression and helping. His current research focuses on sexist online hate speech on video platforms.

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

📣Job alert 📣 11 positions for PhD candidates (100%) open in the RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age"(Wuerzburg). You can apply for 3 areas: ✅ Immersive virtual reality ✅New (Para-)Social Encounters ✅Epistemic challenges Topics: VR/XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation 👇

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The newly elected young scholar representatives of the @dgps.bsky.social met up to start their work. 💪 For the #mediapsych division @klingelhoefer.bsky.social and @janadreston.bsky.social will be representing young scholars wishes and needs and bring their perspective into the association. 📢

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

! JOB ALERT ! 👇 The @rptu.bsky.social is looking for a Professor of Political Psychology.

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Alicia Gilbert @aliciagilbert.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Returned from this year's #MediaPsych25 conference in Duisburg with lots of inspiration, food for thought, & new ideas (note to self: no, you cannot start 2 more projects). Got valuable feedback on my theoretical work on #disengagement - why & how do users stop exposure? @mepsy.bsky.social (1/3)

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

New division chairs incoming! #MePsych25 marked the end of the chair team's term. Huge thanks to @lenafrescamente.bsky.social(Chair), @stephanwinter.bsky.social(Vice Chair), @romohseni.bsky.social(Treasurer), @dpossler.bsky.social & @lunafrauhammer.bsky.social(ECR Representatives) for their work!

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

And this year’s #mepsy25 best paper award goes to Marie Sophie Hunze and colleagues! 👏👏👏

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FAU WiSo @fauwiso.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Prof. Dr. Adrian Meier (FAU WiSo) hat als einer von zwei Forschern der FAU einen Starting Grant des European Research Councils (ERC) zugesprochen bekommen. Für ihre Projekte werden beide Forscher mit jeweils 1,5 Millionen Euro gefördert. 👏 Weitere Infos hier: go.fau.de/1cad @adrianmeier.bsky.social

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚨TODAYS #mepsy25 POSTER SESSION WILL BE MOVED TO 5.45 pm 🚨

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Excited to be attending @mepsy.bsky.social #MePsy25 for the first time, this week! I’ll be sharing work in progress & findings from 3 projects on: (1) online risks and digital literacy (interviews) (2) digital disconnection discourses (NLP) (3) digital trace data methods (position) ⬇️ for details:

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Alicia Gilbert @aliciagilbert.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Doug will present our current project on digital #disconnection discourses at the #MediaPsych25 conference this Thursday! @mepsy.bsky.social @chrdrn.bsky.social @klingelhoefer.bsky.social @dougaparry.bsky.social

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Lena Frischlich @lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Kicking off #MePsy25 by @mepsy.bsky.social with a look into the future: at the doctoral workshop (organized by @germanneubaum.bsky.social and @sabinetrepte.bsky.social ), the next gen of media psychologists will discuss their dissertations with mentors & peers &get insights into all things academia

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Caleb Carr @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Always wonderful to be at #MediaPsych. Thank you to @germanneubaum.bsky.social and his @unidue.bsky.social team who arranged such a strong conference!

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🏆 The Media Psychology Division is once again awarding its Best Paper Award! We’re recognizing the best media psychology article published in a peer-reviewed journal since Jan 1, 2023. Prize: €500 Deadline: June 30, 2025 Details below ⬇️

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Caleb Carr @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

It'll be here soon! Register now for #MediaPsych25!

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🎉 Registration is now open for MediaPsych 2025! 📍Duisburg | 📅 Sept 10–12, 2025 Register now via the conftool: www.conftool.net/mediapsych20... #MePsy25 #AcademicSky

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Jan-Philipp Stein @jpstein.de · 08/05/2025

🚨EVENT ALERT🚨 PhD students and postdocs with an interest in futuristic (social scientific) research are cordially invited to the 2025 Summer School "How much science is in science fiction?" at #TUChemnitz (August 28-29) 👩‍🚀 Great keynotes, workshops, & discussions await! Deadline + Event Website ⤵️

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Anne Schulz @annisch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🚀 Hiring a Postdoc in Political Communication @ikmz.bsky.social for my SNSF project. Seeking a researcher with experience in computational methods to explore negative news, political knowledge, and well-being. Apply by: 11 May 2025 Start: 1 Sept 2025 (or by agreement) jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

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UZH: Postdoctoral Researcher (3 years) in Political Communication Research with a Focus on News Audience Research

The Political Communication Division, led by Prof. Dr. Anne Schulz, at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich is seeking to fill the position of a postdoctoral...

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Two phd positions on media effects in Germany‘s capital!

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 03/03/2025

I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs. If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂 International applications welcome! Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

About the position
• 3-year Ph.D. position (60%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme)
• Can be extended by another 17 months
• Workplace is Zurich

What will be your main tasks?
• Conduct a Ph.D. thesis in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects
• Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach
• Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA and MA levels
• Take part in doctoral training programmes offered by UZH and IKMZ
• Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required

What should you bring to the team?
• Master’s degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline
• Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory
• Expertise in quantitative research methods
• Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory

What do we offer you?
• Great background and support for high quality research
• Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division
• Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere
• Excellent track record of the department in academic career development

How to apply
Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post):
• Letter of motivation (including ideas for your Ph.D. project; max. 2 pages)
• Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and presentations, if applicable)
• MA thesis or equivalent, research publications if already applicable
• Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts

Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025
Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then
The position starts in April or by agreement

About the position
• 3-year postdoctoral position (80%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme)
• One position can be extended up to 3 years, the other up to 6 years
• Workplace is Zurich

What will be your main tasks?
• Conduct research in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects
• Lead your own projects and collaborate in team projects
• Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach
• Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA, MA, and Ph.D. levels
• Take part in supporting and training predocs at the division
• Engage in third party funding activities
• Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required

What should you bring to the team?
• Doctoral degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline
• Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory
• Expertise in quantitative research methods
• Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory

What do we offer you?
• Great background and support for high quality research
• Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division
• Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere

Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post):
• Letter of motivation (including ideas for future research projects; max. 2 pages)
• Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and conference presentations)
• Full-texts of up to three sample publications & PhD dissertation
• Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts

Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025
Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then
The position starts in April or by agreement

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German Neubaum @germanneubaum.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🔎 #MediaPsych In meinem Team an der @unidue.bsky.social suchen wir Verstärkung in Form einer Doktorand:in-Stelle (100%) im Bereich Medienpsychologie mit Fokus auf Bildung, Politik, Moral und vieles mehr! www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste... Bitte an geeignete Kandidat:innen weiterleiten!

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 05/02/2025

This looks like such a great event on #openscience and #theory! Full programme available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GvGh...

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Pretty excited about this one. For several years, @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social has partnered with @mepsy.bsky.social on various conference programs, from debate panels and open science competitions to special collections directly in the journal. We'd love to see your submissions, folks! See in you DE.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

A few facts and thoughts on fact-checking 🧵 • Fact-checking is NOT in opposition to free speech and debates. It is a significant contribution to public discourse. • Fact-checking works. Research shows how fact-checking can affect public perceptions and contribute to corrective mechanisms. [1/4]

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