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DFG-funded Research Unit "Beyond Crazy" @beyond-crazy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We are delighted (and soooooo happy) that the DFG will fund the first four years of our Research Unit “𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀”. We will seek 8 Ph.D. candidates and a postdoctoral coordinator to start in Spring 2027.

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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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Thorsten Faas @wahlforschung.thorstenfaas.de · 07/09/2026

"das ist Demokratie"... Man sollte eigentlich sagen: Das ist die Mehrheitskomponente der Demokratie, aber eben nicht alles, was eine liberale Demokratie ausmacht.

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Horrible election results today. Again, we need to urgently understand how to repair things. I know there are many factors, but at least one is a fragmented, commercialised information system that favors populism and propaganda. No force of nature, but exploitative technology that can be changed.

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Kai Sassenberg @kaisassenberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

@marlephie.bsky.social and I are searching for a postdoc in SciComm research. Feel free to contact us before applying!

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔍 New Research Alert! Why does misinformation stick around even after it's been corrected? 🤔

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📣 Exciting news for Media Psychology! We are thrilled to welcome Nuri Kim as our new co-editor!

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 27/02/2026

Title: "Ban, Improve, or Ignore? Social Media Regulation From a Communication Research Perspective". Last week I gave my inaugural lecture at University of Zurich, @ikmz.bsky.social. Now online on YouTube.

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Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective

YouTube video by Prof. Dr. Tobias Dienlin

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lukas-fock.bsky.social @lukas-fock.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Pre-Print When are citizens able to discern plausible from implausible conspiracy theories? We @rolandimhoff.bsky.social @lpummerer.bsky.social @stephanwinter.bsky.social address this question in two large scale studies (in Germany and the UK). Blinded by the Lies or Lifting the Blinds osf.io/daz2q

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

AMSTERDAM ❤️ ALSO BEAUTIFUL IN WINTER 😍 🎿🧀 One more week to apply to this postdoc position in Political Communication @ascor.bsky.social Thank you for sharing 🫶 Please reach out if you have any questions. @polcomm.bsky.social @fgkommpol.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social

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Roland Imhoff @rolandimhoff.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

On January 6, 2021, the US Capitol was attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. Exactly 5 years later, the free access to my new overview paper "The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality" will expire. Coincidence, Elsevier? 🤐 Download now before it's too late: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7EoErgEa...

Screenshot of the landing page of the paper "The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality"

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Friederike Hendriks @hendriks.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Psycholog:innen aufgepasst🧑🏽‍🔬💬👩🏻‍💻! Du kommunizierst aktiv über deine Forschung und trägst dazu bei, dass die Psychologie als Wissenschaft sichtbar wird? 📣 Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) @dgps.bsky.social schreibt auch 2026 wieder einen Preis zur Wissenschaftskommunikation aus!

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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 · 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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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Exciting new job in Landau 🤩 We’re searching for a Professor of Political Psychology (W2). Very much looking forward to your applications – if you have any questions, please reach out to me. jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/3...

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W 2-Professur für Politische Psychologie (m/w/d)

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Lena Frischlich @lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

In the first keynote of ##MePsy25 Jessica Piotrowski talked a central question of #MediaPsych - social media use between controll and competence - bringing nuanced and much needed evidence to a highly debated topic (and often panic driven regulation)

The female speaker standing in front of the slides, with catchy (and not necessarily evidence based) claims from haidts book on the anxious generation

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Lena Frischlich @lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

#MePsy25 now with a couple of highlights- we start with the best paper award - with honorable mention for Fabian Hutmacher, Markus Apple, and Stephan Schwan - for www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

📢 New publication alert! How does coping dispositions (vigilance and cognitive avoidance) affect preferences for fictional versus non-fictional information about climate change?

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

📢 New publication alert! What are the cognitive effects of political microtargeting?

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Interested in the MediaPsych Best Paper Award 2025? 🏆 🎉 We’re looking for the best media psychological article published between 2023 and now. @mepsy.bsky.social Members of the German DGPs MediaPsych division can apply. 👉 www.dgps.de/fachgruppen/...

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🇪🇸🇩🇪 Saludos desde Galicia! Katja Pook and I returned from an inspiring visit to Pontevedra @uvigo.bsky.social Many thanks to our fantastic host Javier Abuin. We explored opportunities for student exchange and further research on fact-checks and virtual influencers. Looking forward to what’s ahead 🤩

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Marcelo Santos @cel00.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🚨 New Publication alert! "Latent Bombs of Disinformation", recently published on Information, Communication and Society in collaboration with Chang Sup Park, João Guilherme B. Santos, Athus Cavalini and Homero Gil de Zúñiga. 50 eprints on the link (1/n) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G7ZVC...

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Latent bombs of disinformation

This study builds on the literature on disinformation and conspiracy theories to propose the concept of Latent Bombs of Disinformation (LBD). LBD refers to a long-term antidemocratic political stra...

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Friederike Hendriks @hendriks.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

👋Hey! Bist du Psycholog:in? Interessiert dich #Wissenschaftskommunikation 👩‍🎓💬? Wir haben eine Interessengruppe in der @dgps.bsky.social gegründet, in der wir uns vernetzen und Expertise sammeln möchten! Komm vorbei am 05. Mai um 16 Uhr - oder trag dich ein und bleib up to date!

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

"Media Psychology" goes Bluesky ✨ On this channel, we will post new articles, infos about the journal, and news from the world of media psychology.

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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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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Very excited to start with Morgan Ellithorpe @morganellithorpe.bsky.social, Roselyn Lee-Won and Drew Cingel as new Editors of "Media Psychology". In the first issue, we explain our goals for the journal. 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Strong Foundations and Forward-Thinking in Turbulent Times: A Note from Our Incoming Editors

Published in Media Psychology (Vol. 28, No. 1, 2025)

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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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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social · 13/02/2025

The relationship between social media and democracy is complex but important and there is a lot of debate. For coordination, I wanted to gauge the community with a discussion thread about what, in my view, we do know and the ones we do not know (yet), please add your thoughts and/or disagree: 1/n

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German Neubaum @germanneubaum.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓📱💻 🤖You are a PhD student in Media Psychology? Then, this PhD Workshop is waiting for you! If you are interested in receiving feedback on your writing, presentation style, career planning and much more from mentors and PhD peers - please apply for this preconference! www.uni-due.de/media-psych-...

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Call for Papers

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Eva-Lotta Brakemeier @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Engagiert, verantwortungsübernehmend und zuversichtlich gemeinsam ins @dgps.bsky.social Jahr gestartet ⬇️

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Sebastián Valenzuela @sebavalenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

🚨 Call for Papers🚨 Are you researching public opinion across countries & contexts? Submit to the Public Opinion Quarterly special issue I’m co-editing with Hernando Rojas & Ting Chen. Let's advance nuanced, cross-contextual insights! 🌍 📅 Deadline: May 18, 2025 🔗 CFP: academic.oup.com/poq/pages/ad...

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Call for Submissions to Public Opinion Quarterly’s 2026 Special Issue

“Advancing Public Opinion Research Across Countries and Contexts” Submission Deadline: 18 May 2025

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Friederike Hendriks @hendriks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A new *trust in science scholars* starter pack! ✨ Created by @marlephie.bsky.social who you need to contact to get on it 🙃 go.bsky.app/UXRS1uq

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German Neubaum @germanneubaum.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

📢📢📢 #MediaPsych2025 It's time to update your to do lists! Submission system is open: www.conftool.net/mediapsych20... (Deadline February 15) @unidue.bsky.social @mepsy.bsky.social @CAIS

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Curious about what German-speaking media psychologists and our international friends are up to? Then this list might be for you. go.bsky.app/V9A2gEp You are a member/friend and we've forgotten you? We're sorry! Please comment and we'll add you.

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Which factors increase the intensity of parasocial interaction? In a new paper from our Landau Media Psych group, Tobias Schreyer and Uli Gleich test the Two-Level Model of PSI with a novel experimental design using Zoom videos. @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...

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Testing Obtrusiveness and Addressing as Determinants of the Intensity of Parasocial Interactions: An Experimental Study: Journal of Media Psychology: Vol 36, No 5

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Lena Frischlich @lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Despite a room requiring pac man navigation skills, the keynote by the wonderful Amy Orben is welcomed by a packaged audience #DGPS2024

Lecture hall with filled seats in the distant front, the speaker

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

In an eventful week with no shortage of conspiracy theories and misinformation, we‘re looking forward to applications until Friday 😊

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Lena Frischlich @lenafrescamente.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

If it's three, it's a tradition - and this one is a fantastic one 😉: Inaugural lecture and summer party at the @ifkw.bsky.social this year with the fantastic colleagues Benjamin Krämer and Lars Guenther giving insights into their work.

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

Interested in research on misinformation, conspiracy theories or selective exposure? We’re searching for a PhD student in our Media Psychology group in Landau (3 years). Please contact me for any questions – we're very much looking forward to your applications! jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/5...

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PhD Student Media Psychology (m/f/d)

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

New Preprint: “(Don’t) Stop Believing” Are conservatives generally more vulnerable to #misinformation? Our new study suggests: Bias occurs on both sides – but in different forms (higher confirmation bias on the right, higher disconfirmation on the left). osf.io/84c36 Here's a thread ⏬

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DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

1/3: 🌟 Funding Opportunity for Early Career Researchers in Media Psychology! 🧠💻 Our Media Psychology division is excited to offer €2000 in research grants to junior members. We welcome proposals from doctoral candidates & postdocs in media psychology.

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

Interesting read: How do beliefs in implausible vs. plausible conspiracy theories differ? Correlational and experimental study find that a generalized suspicious mindest (conspiracy mentality) is more strongly related to belief in conspiracy theories with low evidential value. ⬇️

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 25/03/2024

As many others, we've mostly stopped being active on Twitter and will continue our communication on bluesky.

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

Saludos desde Chile! 🇨🇱 Very happy to spend the upcoming weeks together with great colleagues, misinformation and conspiracy research, sun and empanadas in Santiago at Universidad Católica and Universidad Diego Portales. Muchas gracias a Magdalena Saldaña, Marcelo Santos y @sebavalenz.bsky.social !

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

Hello Bluesky with a sky from Landau 😊

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Stephan Winter @stephanwinter.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

Hello Bluesky with a sky from Landau 😊

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