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Stephan Winter
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Media Psychology in Landau. Research: Opinion formation and expression | credibility | information selection | science communication.
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When are citizens able to discern plausible from implausible conspiracy theories?
We @rolandimhoff.bsky.social @lpummerer.bsky.social @stephanwinter.bsky.social address this question in two large scale studies (in Germany and the UK).
Blinded by the Lies or Lifting the Blinds osf.io/daz2q
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January 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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AMSTERDAM ❤️ ALSO BEAUTIFUL IN WINTER 😍 🎿🧀

One more week to apply to this postdoc position in Political Communication @ascor.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing 🫶

Please reach out if you have any questions.

@polcomm.bsky.social @fgkommpol.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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On January 6, 2021, the US Capitol was attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. Exactly 5 years later, the free access to my new overview paper "The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality" will expire. Coincidence, Elsevier? 🤐

Download now before it's too late:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7EoErgEa...
Screenshot of the landing page of the paper "The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality"
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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hendriks.bsky.social
Psycholog:innen aufgepasst🧑🏽‍🔬💬👩🏻‍💻!
Du kommunizierst aktiv über deine Forschung und trägst dazu bei, dass die Psychologie als Wissenschaft sichtbar wird? 📣

Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) @dgps.bsky.social schreibt auch 2026 wieder einen Preis zur Wissenschaftskommunikation aus!
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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mepsy.bsky.social
@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
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Özen Odağ, Professor of Psychology at Touro University Berlin, studies how media can impact users’ identity, political agency, values, and beliefs, especially in vulnerable groups.
As Chair, she plans to embed topics like digital resilience, media literacy, and social responsibility in the division.
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Exciting new job in Landau 🤩 We’re searching for a Professor of Political
Psychology (W2). Very much looking forward to your applications – if you
have any questions, please reach out to me. jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/3...
W 2-Professur für Politische Psychologie (m/w/d)
jobs.rptu.de
September 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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lenafrescamente.bsky.social
In the first keynote of ##MePsy25 Jessica Piotrowski talked a central question of #MediaPsych - social media use between controll and competence - bringing nuanced and much needed evidence to a highly debated topic (and often panic driven regulation)
The female speaker standing in front of the slides, with catchy (and not necessarily evidence based) claims from haidts book on the anxious generation
September 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#MePsy25 now with a couple of highlights- we start with the best paper award - with honorable mention for Fabian Hutmacher, Markus Apple, and Stephan Schwan - for www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A speaker (male) in front of a screen
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Since my early PhD days, I dreamed of conducting this study. Over time, I was fortunate to work with stellar colleagues, @lunafrauhammer.bsky.social , @tobiasdienlin.com and Manuel Cargnino who helped turn this vision into reality. The full publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Effects of Technological Affordances on Political Opinion Expression in Social Media: A Field Experiment
Digital communication platforms are rapidly changing the nature of political discourses. At the same time, the functionality of democratic societies largely depends on deliberative exchanges betwee...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Fantastic news 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations, Johannes!!
August 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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📢 New publication alert! How does coping dispositions (vigilance and cognitive avoidance) affect preferences for fictional versus non-fictional information about climate change?
August 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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📢 New publication alert! What are the cognitive effects of political microtargeting?
July 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Interested in the MediaPsych Best Paper Award 2025? 🏆 🎉
We’re looking for the best media psychological article published between 2023 and now. @mepsy.bsky.social
Members of the German DGPs MediaPsych division can apply.
👉 www.dgps.de/fachgruppen/...
www.dgps.de
June 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🇪🇸🇩🇪 Saludos desde Galicia! Katja Pook and I returned from an inspiring visit to Pontevedra @uvigo.bsky.social Many thanks to our fantastic host Javier Abuin. We explored opportunities for student exchange and further research on fact-checks and virtual influencers. Looking forward to what’s ahead 🤩
Campus of UVigo, Pontevedra
April 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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🚨 New Publication alert! "Latent Bombs of Disinformation", recently published on Information, Communication and Society in collaboration with Chang Sup Park, João Guilherme B. Santos, Athus Cavalini and Homero Gil de Zúñiga. 50 eprints on the link (1/n) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G7ZVC...
Latent bombs of disinformation
This study builds on the literature on disinformation and conspiracy theories to propose the concept of Latent Bombs of Disinformation (LBD). LBD refers to a long-term antidemocratic political stra...
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April 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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👋Hey! Bist du Psycholog:in? Interessiert dich #Wissenschaftskommunikation 👩‍🎓💬?
Wir haben eine Interessengruppe in der @dgps.bsky.social gegründet, in der wir uns vernetzen und Expertise sammeln möchten! Komm vorbei am 05. Mai um 16 Uhr - oder trag dich ein und bleib up to date!
April 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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"Media Psychology" goes Bluesky ✨ On this channel, we will post new articles, infos about the journal, and news from the world of media psychology.
mediapsychmep.bsky.social MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · Apr 23
🎉 MEP goes Bluesky!

Follow us for updates on Media Psychology — including new article highlights, journal infos, and other news from the world of media psychology.

Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or just curious about media effects, we're excited to have you with us. Stay tuned! 🧠📱🎬
April 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs.

If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂

International applications welcome!

Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
About the position • 3-year Ph.D. position (60%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme) • Can be extended by another 17 months • Workplace is Zurich What will be your main tasks? • Conduct a Ph.D. thesis in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects • Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach • Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA and MA levels • Take part in doctoral training programmes offered by UZH and IKMZ • Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required What should you bring to the team? • Master’s degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline • Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory • Expertise in quantitative research methods • Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics • Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory What do we offer you? • Great background and support for high quality research • Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division • Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere • Excellent track record of the department in academic career development How to apply Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post): • Letter of motivation (including ideas for your Ph.D. project; max. 2 pages) • Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and presentations, if applicable) • MA thesis or equivalent, research publications if already applicable • Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then The position starts in April or by agreement About the position • 3-year postdoctoral position (80%, paid according to cantonal salary scheme) • One position can be extended up to 3 years, the other up to 6 years • Workplace is Zurich What will be your main tasks? • Conduct research in the field of communication, media psychology, and media effects • Lead your own projects and collaborate in team projects • Publish in leading academic journals; present at conferences; engage in outreach • Teach courses on media effects, methods, and statistics at BA, MA, and Ph.D. levels • Take part in supporting and training predocs at the division • Engage in third party funding activities • Participate in organisational or administrative tasks as required What should you bring to the team? • Doctoral degree in communication science, psychology, or a related discipline • Strong interest in research on media effects, including topics such as social media, well-being, privacy, AI, or media effects theory • Expertise in quantitative research methods • Proficiency in (or openness to learn) R, open science practices, and advanced statistics • Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is desirable but not mandatory What do we offer you? • Great background and support for high quality research • Much freedom to develop your own research interest within the topics of the division • Dynamic and supportive team with a collegial and inspiring working atmosphere Please send the following documents as a single PDF file using UZH’s job portal (see link in post): • Letter of motivation (including ideas for future research projects; max. 2 pages) • Your CV (including a list of scientific publications and conference presentations) • Full-texts of up to three sample publications & PhD dissertation • Copies of degrees and relevant transcripts Deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 Applications arriving later will also be considered if no candidate has been selected until then The position starts in April or by agreement
March 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Thanks a lot, Tobi!
February 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Thank you, Ewa :-)
February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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We thank the outgoing team, editorial board members, reviewers, and authors, whose collective efforts have shaped the journal into a vibrant hub for media psychology scholarship, and look forward to an inspiring and productive four-year term.
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Digital platforms and polarization, environmental crises and media trust, smartphones and mental health: We argue that research in media psych addresses some of the most pressing societal issues and can give answers in complicated times like these and we see the journal as a scholarly forum for this
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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3️⃣ We aim to situate the journal as a leader in debates on the role of media in human behavior and society — including work on new and newsworthy media but also more general theoretical approaches that will outlast the current media Zeitgeist.
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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2️⃣ We strive for more inclusivity in terms of research and author teams from diverse global regions and traditionally underrepresented institutions.
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM