Professor of Journalism Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands. About me: https://damiantrilling.net . Our group is here: @journstudiesvu.bsky.social and here: https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/more-about/journalism .. more
Professor of Journalism Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands. About me: https://damiantrilling.net . Our group is here: @journstudiesvu.bsky.social and here: https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/more-about/journalism
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Whether you have access to the Research API or just want to scrape some pages, traktok has you covered
jbgruber.github.io/traktok/
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“Er zou een fonds voor tegendraads onderzoek moeten worden opgericht, zegt Steije Hofhuis. ‘Laat partijen in de Tweede Kamer in roulatie wetenschappers aanwijzen die in zo’n commissie voorstellen beoordelen.”
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@vanatteveldt.com is rotating out so we are inviting (self)nominations to lead our journal through its next phase. Deadline 15 January, see link for details: journal.computationalcommunication.org/announcement...
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But going back to X is imho fundamentally wrong and sends a poor signal. Don’t.
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1.iets dat iem. raakt doordat zijn voordeel ermee gemoeid is (Van Dale)
Een van de eerste lessen die ik als journalist leerde, was de afweging: “wat is iemands belang?” Dan kreeg ik een geweldige tip (“je hebt het niet van mij, maar…”), /1
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Gebruik je regelmatig ChatGPT en wil je bijdragen aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek?
Doe mee: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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doi.org/10.1093/ct/q...
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What a great and necessary paper: "This article contends that this ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues through a bad analogy: the construction of a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions."
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Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺
🧮 Quantitative: survey, lab + field experiments
🎙️ Qualitative: ethnography, focus groups, interviews
Apply by 28 Nov 2025 👇
#AcademicJobs #ERC #PhD #CommunicationResearch
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What have we learned about social media - the constantly moving target of empirical research - over the past decade?
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I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
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Een vaak wat onderbelichte pijler van de democratie, die door hun werk minder snel gekaapt wordt.
Dank!
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DO NOT USE AI CHATBOTS AS YOUR VOTE ADVICE APPLICATION AHEAD OF (THE DUTCH) ELECTIONS
Full of errors, bias and lack of transparency.
@ernesto-deleon.com @favstats.eu @theoaraujo.bsky.social and🙋unpack why
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
