Congratulations again! We will present you with a plaque for this excellent work AEJMC in San Francisco! 👏🏾 ICD Mass Comm & Society AEJMC Political Communication Division

ICYMI: PLCD's first day of #AEJMC25

Join the panel on 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 at #AEJMC2025 🕰 Sat, Aug 9 | 1:15–2:30 PM 📍 Pacific G/H Moderated by Dave Atkin, featuring JMCQ’s 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 special issue.

ICYMI: Start your Saturday with PLCD: poster session w/ RMIG, panel on AI & political comm during elections (w/ CTEC), and papers on communication & journalism in global elections.

Selina Noetzel presents the 2nd place faculty paper on the effects of political microtargeting. Impressive research by the authors!👏👏👏

3rd place faculty paper is presented by Jinping Wang on the effect of comments and audience shape affective reaction to political news. Congrats to the authors!🥉🥉🥉

Abby Youran Qin presents top student on news use, and discontent of democracy and political processes. Congrats Abby!

2nd place top student paper award is won by Laila Abbas, Congrats Laila!

Muhammad Ali and Matea Beukelman won the 3rd place student paper, congrats to the authors!

Our incoming division chair and discussant Jo(sephine) Lukito offering her thoughtful and constructive feedback on the top papers. 👏 #AEJMC25

1st place teaching award won by Stephanie Kelly Romano's Presidential campaign rhetoric, presented by our teaching chair David Painter.

ICYMI: We close out with a Sunday paper session on political media consumption & effects, hope to see you there!

Political Communication Division is now accepting submission of panel proposals for the 2026 AEJMC Annual Conference, to be held in New Orleans, LA (August 5-8, 2026). 🗓️ Deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/DEzRXXTDsRkGaG… We look forward to seeing your ideas!