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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 26/05/2026

"And I believe it is essential for a science that aims to contribute to society to maintain a healthy culture of public scientific criticism."

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"Science is not simply a sequence of tasks that can be optimized....The scientific system thrives on inefficiency: redundant efforts, failed attempts, and divergent paths. These are not costs to be eliminated but sources of discovery." Excellent essay! ⬇️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Progression without progress

Progress in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance scientific discovery has made it increasingly realistic to envision automated “end-to-end science” (ETES) systems: integrated pipelines t...

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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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Ben Lyons @benlyons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🚨 Special Issue @hcr-journal.bsky.social cfp 🚨: Who Are We Studying in Communication Research? Revisiting Audience in a Transforming Media Environment Guest eds @yesuncomm.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social & me Extended abstracts due Aug. 31 More info: academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/sp...

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Call for Papers 2026 - Special Issue

Who Are We Studying in Communication Research? Revisiting Audience in a Transforming Media Environment Guest Editors: Ye Sun | City University of Hong Kong Ben

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 05/08/2025

"45 editors handled only 1.3% of all articles published by PLoS ONE, but accounted for more than 30% of retractions. Twenty-five of these editors also authored papers in PLoS ONE that were later retracted." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Exclusive: retraction-prone editors identified at megajournal PLoS ONE

Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Fantastic new paper by @reeserichardson.bsky.social et al. An enormous amount of work showing the extent of coordinated scientific fraud and involvement of some editors. The number of fraudulent publications grows at a rate far outpacing that of legitimate science. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 26/07/2025

The "Standard Error error," which confuses SE and SD in computing effect sizes, is not uncommon, unfortunately. I've noticed those when re-analyzing some meta-analyses. It's actually easy for a meta-analyst to avoid such errors-- when an ES looks a bit too big to be true, re-examine your analysis.

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Hannah Overbye-Thompson @overbye.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

For anyone on the Communication job market this year S. Rutherford McEwan has put together an excellent spreadsheet for 2025-2026 openings. Highly recommend checking it out (whether you're applying or hiring): docs.getgrist.com/rHppfvPrMDQd... #commsky #academicsky #communication

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Comm Job Spreadsheet 2025-2026 - Grist

A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid

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Chris Skurka @chrisskurka.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🚨 We are hiring at Penn State! My college (@bellisariograded.bsky.social‬) is hiring an Assistant Professor in Health/Science Communication (emphasis on social scientific approaches). I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

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Assistant Professor in Media Studies

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 17/07/2025

📣 CFP: Special Issue at Human Communication Research 📌 Theme: Advancements in the Study of Causal Mechanisms across Communication Contexts 👤 Guest Editor：R. Lance Holbert 🗓 September 15, 2025: Extended Abstracts Deadline 🔗 academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/ca...

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Special Issue – Call for Papers

Guest Editor R. Lance Holbert University of Pennsylvania

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

As I am going over old blog posts, here is a nice blog by @bwroberts.bsky.social on qualities in graduate students that, in his opinion, lead to a successful career in academia. Still very good advice. pigee.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/a...

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A Lay Theory of the Successful Graduate Student/Academic

Just recently, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a piece on what it takes to be successful in an academic career. It was a pleasant essay, which emphasized some of the usual suspects like indu…

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 09/07/2025

"Reform is hard partly because we have to reform everything at once—what good is it to train students to do better science when better science won’t be rewarded? Are we just setting them up to exit academia?" I struggle with this a lot and sometimes feel like a drag on their career.

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 08/07/2025

Indeed, when rigorous evidence of error is provided, especially for a meta-analysis (which tends to get cited more and carry more influence), it is enough to warrant attention-- Timely damage control is important.

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 05/07/2025

A great model article for replication studies. Glad to see it published in JOC!

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Ye Sun @handle.invalid · 12/06/2025

I won't be there but Tobias will represent us well! Looking forward to everyone's feedback 💬

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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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