Lots of talk about misinformation and conspiracy theories being threats to democracy recently, yet most of it is not supported by substantive argumentation. 📝 We wrote a paper! (And it is Open Access) Jaron Harambam Leen d'Haenens journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

🚨New paper out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics!

Die Wahlen in Thüringen, Sachsen und Brandenburg machen ein Erstarken demokratie- und staatskritischer politischer Kräfte sichtbar. Das KomRex hat vor den Wahlen eine Befragung durchgeführt. Zentrale Ergebnisse👇 #thueringenwahl2024 #sachsenwahl2024 #Brandenburgwahl24

While proposing a processual and multi-sided approach to news media trust research, Birte Leonhardt and I delve into constructive journalists' trust-building strategies journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

My new article, "Polarization and Networked Framing: The Syrian and Ukrainian Refugee Crises on X/Twitter," is now out in Weizenbaum Journal! Special thanks to my co-authors D. De Coninck, S. Mertens, and Leen d'Haenens (plus editors and reviewers). doi.org/10.34669/wi.wj…

While the jury will decide on the winner, I could also win a public award by collecting public votes. You can vote for me via the following link: phdcup.be/publieksprijs One vote for me is one vote for the field of communication sciences IPKW – Department of Communication, UNIVIE Advertising & Media Psychology (U of Vienna) @LeuvenMassComm

Het jaarlijkste Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap wordt dit jaar georganiseerd door het departement Communicatiewetenschap van de KU Leuven, en dit op 3-4 februari in Brugge. Call for abstracts en andere info op etmaal2025.org

Welcome to the official page of #Etmaal2025. This year's Etmaal will be organized by @kuleuven Department of Communication Science and will take place in Bruges! Stay up to date via this page and our website etmaal2025.org

Our call for papers is out! 📣If you want to attend #Etmaal2025 in Bruges, please submit your work before November 8th via our submission website: coms.app/ETMAAL25/welco…. 👉More info about the call: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/

Dear Misinformation Mongers, Being shown you are wrong ≠ censorship.

❗️REMINDER: today is the final day to submit your Etmaal abstracts. All information and the submission tool can be found on our website: etmaal2025.org/abstracts/ We're looking forward to welcome all of you in Bruges in February!

New pub alert📢Kathrin Karsay Laura Vandenbosch Lara Schreurs and I identified 2 groups of adolescents based on use of social media and disconnection tools! We also explored how sociodemographic and sociopsychological factors vary across these two classes👉doi.org/10.17645/mac.8…

Polisci students: resist the temptation of using this for the opening line of your next essay

As 2024 wraps up, a big thanks to all of you for the inspiring moments—conferences, collaborations, and more! Wishing everyone a restful holiday & a vibrant start to 2025! 🎉 Exciting news: our name has changed to the Media Psychology Lab, better reflecting our evolving mission.