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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The XLVII VAKKI Symposium will be held on Feb. 11–12, 2027 in Vaasa! The theme is Communication and Openness. We invite workshop proposals by Oct. 5, 2026 and presentation abstracts by Nov. 17, 2026. www.uwasa.fi/en/sites/vak...

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Our second keynote speaker, Kristine Ask, talking about vibe-based media #VAKKi2026

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Anumita (Anu) Goswami @anu-l-goswami.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I presented my research co -written with Bharat Kumar Nayak on the fact-checking community in India at #VAKKI2026 conference. The presentation focussed on working condition of fact checkers in India and the future of industry. The comments & questions were really inspiring

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Anumita (Anu) Goswami @anu-l-goswami.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Post doctoral researcher Eveliina Salmela presents her work on representation of the neuro diversity and work life in Instagram. Her research analyses various types of neuro divergent content. She also shares her preliminary findings in the presentation #VAKKI2026

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Pekkaa pahempi Mervaala @mervaala.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

Nyt lähtee! #VAKKI2026

VAKKI26 workshop: Analysing synthetic communication data

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Anumita (Anu) Goswami @anu-l-goswami.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Amanda Lagerkvist keynote on wildness of human communication gave a lot of food for thought on what it means to communicate as a human in the age of AI. It concludes by highlighting the need to embrace the wildness of human communication as an open question #VAKKI2026

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Pekkaa pahempi Mervaala @mervaala.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

Existential Media Studies -teemaisella keynotella käyntiin. Amanda Lagerkvistin kiehtova setti kysyy, mitä on olla ihminen #tekoäly & #digitalisaatio -aikana. #VAKKI2026

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Keynote speaker Amanda Lagerkvist: existential media studies explores what it means to be human in the era of digitalization and AI #VAKKI2026

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Tällä viikolla to-pe kokoonnumme taas Vaasaan VAKKI-symposiumiin, teemana Inhimillinen viestintä / Human(e) communication. Bluuttausta seuraa. Sitä ennen voi tutustua vuoden 2025 julkaisuumme Communicational Relations, jossa 11 vertaisarvioitua artikkelia 4 kielellä: journal.fi/vakki/issue/...

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VAKKI Publications Vol. 17 (2025): Communicational Relations

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Looking forward to the XLVI VAKKI Symposium next week in Vaasa! The program and abstract book have been published: sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Please note that the abstract deadline for the 2026 VAKKI Symposium is coming up: Monday December 8, 2025. sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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Call for papers / Einladung – VAKKI

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The deadline for workshop proposals for the 2026 VAKKI Symposium has been extended! Please submit your proposal by Nov. 10, 2025. CfP: sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The XLVI VAKKI Symposium will be held on Feb. 12–13, 2026 in Vaasa! The theme is Human(e) Communication. We invite workshop proposals by Nov. 3, 2025 and presentation abstracts by Dec. 8, 2025. 1st Call for Papers: sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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Languaging Crises @languaging-crises.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A lecture by our collaborator Merja Koskela, a professor of Communication Studies at @univaasa.bsky.social, introduces some of the basics of crisis communication. What is a crisis? What is crisis communication? What academic approaches exist for studying crisis communication?

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Introducing Merja Koskela and Rhetorical Crisis Communication – Languaging Crises

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Rajapinta @rajapinta.co · 15/04/2025

Rajapinta association published guidelines for generative AI in research to answer the increasing interest and worries related to generative AI in academic work. rajapinta.co/2025/04/14/r...

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Rajapinta published guidelines for generative AI in research

Rajapinta association published guidelines for generative AI in research to answer the increasing interest and worries related to generative AI in academic work. // Rajapinta ry on julkaissut gener…

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Save the date: the next VAKKI Symposium will be held on February 12-13, 2026, in Vaasa! More information later.

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Ella Lillqvist @ellalillqvist.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Second keynote by @joelle-basque.bsky.social is about to start at #vakki2025

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Merja Porttikivi @meppis.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Prof Tanja Sihvonen huomauttaa (mitä me ”yli 20set” Usalaisen mediakulttuurin vaikutusvallassa kasvaneet emme ehkä ymmärrä) että katse alustojen ja sisältöjen tulevaisuuden ja kehityksen osalta kannattaa suunnata Kaukoitään! #VAKKI2025 #journalismipaneeli

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Merja Porttikivi @meppis.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Hyvä pointti Olli Seurilla siitä kuinka nyt käynnissä oleva ”alustahajaannus” on erityisen vaikeaa markkinoijille ja vaikuttajille, jotka aikoinaan tulivat nauttimaan helposta tavasta saavuttaa yleisöt #VAKKI2025 #journalismipaneeli

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Merja Porttikivi @meppis.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Highly topical example of Musk's "rhetorical gesture" presented by Tommy Bruhn at #VAKKI2025 workshop on "Relations in Rhetoric" #conference #communication #rhetoric

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Ella Lillqvist @ellalillqvist.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The engaging presentation by Lisa Villadsen at #VAKKI2025 was on a very important topic - rhetorical citizenship. See this book for more: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Contemporary Rhetorical Citizenship

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Ella Lillqvist @ellalillqvist.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The first keynote speaker, Johanna Arnesson, gave us a very clear intro to how the worlds of politics and social media influencers intersect and interact. For more, see the recent book "Influencer politics": uplopen.com/books/e/10.1... #VAKKI2025

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Influencer Politics | University Press Library Open

Influencer Politics focuses on current discussions about the role and impact of social media influencers in the political sphere, and how the personal, political and promotional often converges in dig...

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Ella Lillqvist @ellalillqvist.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#vakki2025 starting now! @hhirsto.bsky.social introducing the symposium and the first keynote speaker Johanna Arnesson.

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Tomorrow and Friday we welcome the participants of the XLV VAKKI Symposium to Vaasa. Looking forward to interesting discussions around the theme of "Communicational Relations"! Program: sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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Dr. Salla-Maaria Laaksonen @sallamaaria.eurosky.social · 30/01/2025

Sosiaalinen media antaa näkyvyyttä tieteen moninaisuudelle ja tutkijoiden persoonille, ja siellä viestimisen tapoja on monenlaisia – älä stressaa teetkö oikein. Pohdin digiaikakauden tiedeviestintää Visiiri-lehdessä. #tiedeviestintä #scicomm #faktatnettiin www.visiirilehti.fi/mediaseksika...

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Pitääkö tutkimuksen olla mediaseksikästä ja tutkijoiden influenssereita? - Visiiri-lehti

Hanne Lamberg kirjoitti sosiaalipolitiikan graduaan, kun hänestä alkoi tuntua, että hän haluaisi jakaa tietoa ja ajatuksia gradunsa aiheesta myös muille. Aihe oli ajankohtainen ja yhteiskunnallisesti ...

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

This year's VAKKI Publications is out now! The theme is "diversity in communication". Contributions are written in English, Finnish and Swedish. journal.fi/vakki/issue/...

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Vol. 16 (2024): Diversity in Communication

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Nuppu Pelevina @nuppu.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Interested in AI and communication? Check out our workshop at the Vakki symposium, Vaasa, Finland, February 13−14: "The Age of Synthetic Communication". See you there! sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/sympos...

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Tiesitkö että VAKKI Publications on nyt journal-portaalissa ja sinne on viety artikkelit vuosilta 2012-2023? journal.fi/vakki

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VAKKI Communication Research Association @vakkiry.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The XLV VAKKI Symposium will be held on Feb. 13–14, 2025, in Vaasa. The theme is Communicational Relations. Please submit your presentation proposal by Dec. 9. CfP: sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/sym...

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Welcome to the XLV VAKKI Symposium! – VAKKI

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