Hannah Decker
@hannahdecker.bsky.social
PhD / Postdoc @ddc-sdu.bsky.social
Social Media Secretary @mepsy.bsky.social
Research interests: Political communication & psychology, Social media exposure & campaigning, Political attitudes & values, Media literacy
Social Media Secretary @mepsy.bsky.social
Research interests: Political communication & psychology, Social media exposure & campaigning, Political attitudes & values, Media literacy
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3) The positions are open for people with different backgrounds and profiles, including #MediaPsychology or #Communication.
⏰ The application deadline is February 15, 2026
➡️ PhD position: urlr.me/8wKxRr
➡️Postdoc position: urlr.me/mrDFXA
⏰ The application deadline is February 15, 2026
➡️ PhD position: urlr.me/8wKxRr
➡️Postdoc position: urlr.me/mrDFXA
PhD position(s) at the Digital Democracy Centre
Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.
urlr.me
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
3) The positions are open for people with different backgrounds and profiles, including #MediaPsychology or #Communication.
⏰ The application deadline is February 15, 2026
➡️ PhD position: urlr.me/8wKxRr
➡️Postdoc position: urlr.me/mrDFXA
⏰ The application deadline is February 15, 2026
➡️ PhD position: urlr.me/8wKxRr
➡️Postdoc position: urlr.me/mrDFXA
Reposted by Hannah Decker
2) The project explores how artificial intelligence (#AI) impacts trust and authenticity in the news ecosystem. It investigates how AI affects both news production and consumption and assesses the adequacy of existing legal frameworks in addressing these transformations. 🔎
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
2) The project explores how artificial intelligence (#AI) impacts trust and authenticity in the news ecosystem. It investigates how AI affects both news production and consumption and assesses the adequacy of existing legal frameworks in addressing these transformations. 🔎
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📣 New year, new job alerts 📣
The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐
The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
📣 New year, new job alerts 📣
The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐
The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social in Odense 🇩🇰 is hiring a PhD and postdoc in an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity” at an interdisciplinary and international workplace. 🌐
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FULL PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY
...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰
...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI.
More info:
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰
...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI.
More info:
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
FULL PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY
...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰
...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI.
More info:
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰
...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI.
More info:
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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5 days left to register for the Winter Writing School! ❄️✍️
The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects.
Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)!
👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce
The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects.
Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)!
👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce
MiRezFo x Media Psych Writing Winter School
We are very excited for the first ever joined writing workshop organized by MiRezfo and Media Psych.
Program:
Day 1 (March 2nd, from 2 PM): Check in & Get together, Input on writing strategies, Mini-...
kurzly.de
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
5 days left to register for the Winter Writing School! ❄️✍️
The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects.
Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)!
👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce
The Workshop is jointly organized by MiRezFo (DGPuK) and #MediaPsych youth representatives —designed to help junior scholars make progress on their writing projects.
Free of charge + 2 travel grants (150 €)!
👉 Sign up kurzly.de/wvsce
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@hannahdecker.bsky.social is a postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social . She holds a PhD from @unidue.bsky.social, for which she analysed online political campaigning on social media and the role of personalised content. Currently, she focuses on positive effects of #digitalmedia and #medialiteracy.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@hannahdecker.bsky.social is a postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social . She holds a PhD from @unidue.bsky.social, for which she analysed online political campaigning on social media and the role of personalised content. Currently, she focuses on positive effects of #digitalmedia and #medialiteracy.
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@klingelhoefer.bsky.social is a PhD candidate and researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His research focuses on digital disconnection, mental heatlh, digital self-regulation, technology use at work, and intensive longitudinal methods.
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social is a PhD candidate and researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His research focuses on digital disconnection, mental heatlh, digital self-regulation, technology use at work, and intensive longitudinal methods.
Ultimately, the project aims to capture the potential positive impact of social media on #democracies, outline the role of media literacy, and identify strategies and interventions that can help make social media a tool that supports democratic values and well-informed public discourse. ❇️🌐👍
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ultimately, the project aims to capture the potential positive impact of social media on #democracies, outline the role of media literacy, and identify strategies and interventions that can help make social media a tool that supports democratic values and well-informed public discourse. ❇️🌐👍
Within a first study, research gaps and potential empirical results on positive social media effects will be identified through a literature review on young people's political mindset and #newmedia.📝
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Within a first study, research gaps and potential empirical results on positive social media effects will be identified through a literature review on young people's political mindset and #newmedia.📝
During my postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social I will investigate potential positive effects of social media use. ➕
My work will examine the conditions under which, e.g., content #personalisation strengthens political interest, knowledge or participation, and the role #medialiteracy plays in this. 🗞️
My work will examine the conditions under which, e.g., content #personalisation strengthens political interest, knowledge or participation, and the role #medialiteracy plays in this. 🗞️
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
During my postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social I will investigate potential positive effects of social media use. ➕
My work will examine the conditions under which, e.g., content #personalisation strengthens political interest, knowledge or participation, and the role #medialiteracy plays in this. 🗞️
My work will examine the conditions under which, e.g., content #personalisation strengthens political interest, knowledge or participation, and the role #medialiteracy plays in this. 🗞️
#Socialmedia is often associated with manipulation, distraction, and #misinformation, factors that can undermine democratic discourse. ⛔
At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈
At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈
• Social Media for Good — Hannah Decker investigates when personalization & media literacy can increase interest, knowledge, & participation.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#Socialmedia is often associated with manipulation, distraction, and #misinformation, factors that can undermine democratic discourse. ⛔
At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈
At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈
Together with colleagues from the Centre for #Journalism and @ddc-sdu.bsky.social at the University of Southern Denmark we will be evaluating the programme, which will involve 4,000 pupils from all over #Denmark! ⚖️
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Together with colleagues from the Centre for #Journalism and @ddc-sdu.bsky.social at the University of Southern Denmark we will be evaluating the programme, which will involve 4,000 pupils from all over #Denmark! ⚖️
The workshop not only gives an understanding of how #AI became what it is today, but also encourages pupils to consider ethical questions surrounding new technologies.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The workshop not only gives an understanding of how #AI became what it is today, but also encourages pupils to consider ethical questions surrounding new technologies.
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'AI og Dig = AI and You' - a workshop for schoolchildren in Denmark by the ENIGMA museum in Copenhagen addresses the question of how children and young people perceive #AI and how we can teach them to think critically and creatively about the role of technology in society. 🏫👩💻🎨
• Enigma: AI & You — a project of the Media Research & Innovation Centre at SDU's Centre for Journalism, in collaboration w/ the DDC; 7th–9th graders advise Denmark’s Minister for Digitalization while researchers study how youth understand AI.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
'AI og Dig = AI and You' - a workshop for schoolchildren in Denmark by the ENIGMA museum in Copenhagen addresses the question of how children and young people perceive #AI and how we can teach them to think critically and creatively about the role of technology in society. 🏫👩💻🎨
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@dpossler.bsky.social is a Postdoc at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Studies (IJK) at @hmtmh.bsky.social. His research focuses on the use and effects of (digital) media, e.g. how and why digital media offer meaningful entertainment experiences as well as methodological research.
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
@dpossler.bsky.social is a Postdoc at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Studies (IJK) at @hmtmh.bsky.social. His research focuses on the use and effects of (digital) media, e.g. how and why digital media offer meaningful entertainment experiences as well as methodological research.
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📣 Studie zur Wahrnehmung und Wirkung der TV-Debatten 2025 mit Marco Hirsch, Kevin Brendel, Peter Hevesi, Paul Lukowicz, @jenniferbast.bsky.social und @hannahdecker.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.5771/0340...
doi.org/10.5771/0340...
ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen - Nomos eLibrary
In der ZParl werden alle Bereiche der Politik behandelt, in denen es um Legitimations- und Repräsentationsfragen geht. Bundes- und Landesparlamentarismu…
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📣 Studie zur Wahrnehmung und Wirkung der TV-Debatten 2025 mit Marco Hirsch, Kevin Brendel, Peter Hevesi, Paul Lukowicz, @jenniferbast.bsky.social und @hannahdecker.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.5771/0340...
doi.org/10.5771/0340...
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@janadreston.bsky.social is a PhD student at @unidue.bsky.social. Her research focuses on political and scientific communication on social media. She analyses the impact of information processing on knowledge and participation.
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
@janadreston.bsky.social is a PhD student at @unidue.bsky.social. Her research focuses on political and scientific communication on social media. She analyses the impact of information processing on knowledge and participation.
A great opportunity for anyone interested in doing a #PhD on cutting-edge research topics in #MediaPsychology and related disciplines. 👇
📣Job alert 📣
11 positions for PhD candidates (100%) open in the RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age"(Wuerzburg). You can apply for 3 areas:
✅ Immersive virtual reality
✅New (Para-)Social Encounters
✅Epistemic challenges
Topics: VR/XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation 👇
11 positions for PhD candidates (100%) open in the RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age"(Wuerzburg). You can apply for 3 areas:
✅ Immersive virtual reality
✅New (Para-)Social Encounters
✅Epistemic challenges
Topics: VR/XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation 👇
We are hiring 11 Doctoral Researchers (100%) in the DFG-RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age". Uni Wuerzburg, Germany. Disciplines: Communication, Psychology, Computer Science. Topics: VR / XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation. More: go.uniwue.de/rtg3087jobs Please share
September 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A great opportunity for anyone interested in doing a #PhD on cutting-edge research topics in #MediaPsychology and related disciplines. 👇
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More than half of Americans get their news regularly from Tiktok. And this has more than doubled in 5 years. Tiktok has become a key gateway to news and politics.
This makes ownership of and content on the platform even more important.
Source: @pewresearch.org
This makes ownership of and content on the platform even more important.
Source: @pewresearch.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
More than half of Americans get their news regularly from Tiktok. And this has more than doubled in 5 years. Tiktok has become a key gateway to news and politics.
This makes ownership of and content on the platform even more important.
Source: @pewresearch.org
This makes ownership of and content on the platform even more important.
Source: @pewresearch.org
I'm super excited that this new chapter is finally kicking off! 💪😊
@hannahdecker.bsky.social continues with insights into her prior research and her plans to understand how social media and personalization can actually benefit democracies (much needed positive focus 😀)
a woman stands in front of a white board with the words let 's get started written on it
Alt: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words let 's get started written on it
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September 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'm super excited that this new chapter is finally kicking off! 💪😊
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Our new Postdocs @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social & @hannahdecker.bsky.social plus our current fellows @fprochazka.bsky.social & Maryam Khaleghipour present their research programs.
Covering politician-influencers, targeted ads, views on climate change, & digital hate speech.
Covering politician-influencers, targeted ads, views on climate change, & digital hate speech.
September 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our new Postdocs @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social & @hannahdecker.bsky.social plus our current fellows @fprochazka.bsky.social & Maryam Khaleghipour present their research programs.
Covering politician-influencers, targeted ads, views on climate change, & digital hate speech.
Covering politician-influencers, targeted ads, views on climate change, & digital hate speech.
Analysing the Federal election campaign 2025 in Germany, we found only few party ads on #Facebook and #Instagram. Perceived targeting was negatively associated with lower vote choice certainty. However, targeting of the preferred party did neither affect certainty nor party preference.
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Analysing the Federal election campaign 2025 in Germany, we found only few party ads on #Facebook and #Instagram. Perceived targeting was negatively associated with lower vote choice certainty. However, targeting of the preferred party did neither affect certainty nor party preference.
Yesterday, I shared the latest update on a project using a mobile tracking app to analyse political #targeting in election campaigns in collaboration with @ymeier.bsky.social and Abdul Obeid.
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yesterday, I shared the latest update on a project using a mobile tracking app to analyse political #targeting in election campaigns in collaboration with @ymeier.bsky.social and Abdul Obeid.
Today I talked about historical #VR and transportation. Lea Frentzel-Beyme, Nicole Krämer and I showed that transportation was related to higher positive and negative emotions as well as story consistent beliefs, while knowledge was not related to perceived transportation during a VR experience.
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today I talked about historical #VR and transportation. Lea Frentzel-Beyme, Nicole Krämer and I showed that transportation was related to higher positive and negative emotions as well as story consistent beliefs, while knowledge was not related to perceived transportation during a VR experience.
#MediaPsych25 is coming to an end and I enjoyed being back in Duisburg at @unidue.bsky.social, my academic home, with two presentations.
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#MediaPsych25 is coming to an end and I enjoyed being back in Duisburg at @unidue.bsky.social, my academic home, with two presentations.