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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · 7d

Dankeschön, Katjana ☺️

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Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social · 8d

For those on the #polcomm academic job market this year, I am sharing the job market material folder that I put together a few years back.

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Lukito & Friends Job Market Materials - Google Drive

drive.google.com

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Digital Journalism @digitaljournalism.bsky.social · 9d

ONLINE FIRST! This article by Dominika Betakova et al. uses a comparative online experiment to test whether nudges could help with #news avoidance. Available with OPEN ACCESS.
➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · 12d

Last week, I defended my dissertation! 🎉

A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶

Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 19d

Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense –
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳

Picture of the committee, from left to right. Annie, Nicola, Azade, Eva, and Hajo.

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Marvin Stecker @marvins.bsky.social · Aug 19

New publication, out in Political Analysis:

There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?

I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.

Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos | Political Analysis | Cambridge Core

Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos

www.cambridge.org

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Annie Waldherr @anniewald.bsky.social · Jul 23

Want to join us @univie.ac.at? Our department @ipk-univie.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track professor in interactive communication, with a special focus on human-AI communication.

📆 Apply until September 17!
👀 More information here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

#AcademicSky #CommSky

Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm giving a talk tomorrow! Come join 👩‍🏫

Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut @bredowinstitut.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔊 Einladung: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk
Wie netzwerken und kommunizieren Rechtsextreme auf Social Media Plattformen?

📅 22. Juli 🕛 12-13 Uhr (MESZ) 📍 via Zoom

➡️ leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/r...
👇ℹ️👇

Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut @bredowinstitut.bsky.social · Jul 14

🔊 Invitation: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk

How do right-wing extremists network and communicate on social media platforms?

📅 22 July 🕛 12-1 noon (CEST) 📍 via Zoom

@azadekakavand.bsky.social will present findings from her dissertation.

ℹ️ ➡ leibniz-hbi.de/en/hbi-event...

@fgz-risc.bsky.social

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Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam @ahrabhikat.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thinking about using #CSS methods to study #racism, #stereotypes or #hate speech in text? 📐

👉 Check out my first dissertation paper co-authored by @fabiennelind.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social just published in Annals of the ICA! @icahdq.bsky.social 🥳

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/annc...

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Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut @bredowinstitut.bsky.social · Jul 14

🔊 Invitation: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk

How do right-wing extremists network and communicate on social media platforms?

📅 22 July 🕛 12-1 noon (CEST) 📍 via Zoom

@azadekakavand.bsky.social will present findings from her dissertation.

ℹ️ ➡ leibniz-hbi.de/en/hbi-event...

@fgz-risc.bsky.social

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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you 🥰

Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · Jul 8

Some personal news 🎉

Last week, I started a new position as a Postdoc for computer-based methods in the Social Media Observatory of @fgz-risc.bsky.social and the Media Research Methods Lab at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social 👩‍💻

I'm super excited to continue researching social media and social cohesion 🙌

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Damian Trilling 🟥 @damiantrilling.net · Jun 24

I have a postdoc vacancy - www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3528... at the TWON-project (twon-project.eu). Because the project runs only until 2025-03-31, the contract is limited - but maybe of interest for somebody who is just about to finish a PhD and needs something temporary?

PostDoc (Computational) Communication Science - TWON Project

Do you enjoy engaging in cutting-edge research as part of a larger European team? answering theoretically and societally important communication science questions? applying computational approaches yo...

www.academictransfer.com

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Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut @bredowinstitut.bsky.social · Jun 17

🎉 Wir feiern 75 Jahre Hans-Bredow-Institut #HBI75!
... jetzt auch auf BlueSky! #firstpost
🎂 75 Jahre Medienforschung – das bedeutet 75 Jahre Forschung über medienvermittelte öffentliche Kommunikation, interdisziplinär & international vernetzt.
🙏 Wir sagen Danke und freuen uns auf alles, was kommt!

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Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam @ahrabhikat.bsky.social · Apr 23

Absolutely excited to host a roundtable on "Marginalised Voices and Perspectives in Computational Text Analysis" featuring @krangelie.bsky.social and @indiiigo.bsky.social at #COMPTEXT2025 🙌

We'll explore how bias and marginalisation shape methods and models - and thus scientific quality!

The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · Apr 22

#COMPTEXT2025 is just 2 days away, and we cannot be more excited to meet all participants at the University of Vienna. Please find the updated and final program here: bit.ly/42WZKZa. Please find the city guide for your time in Vienna here: bit.ly/3RsZY3R See you later this week!

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Apr 23

📍 #COMPTEXT2025 is taking place in the Main Building of the University of Vienna (Universitätsring 1), a historical landmark in the heart of the city.

🧭 Enter through the entrance shown in the photo—you’ll find signs leading to the registration desk just inside.

The Main Building of the University of Vienna. Courtesy: University of Vienna, Gebhard Sengmüller

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Apr 23

🕘 Registration opens at 9:15 AM on April 24
Arriving early? Take a moment to explore this remarkable building! The Arcaded Courtyard, the Philosopher’s Staircase, and the Aula are well worth a look 👀

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IPK - Department of Communication @ipk-univie.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are delighted to welcome you to the 2025 COMPTEXT conference at the University of
Vienna in Austria. The 2025 meeting is being held at the main building of the University of
Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna. The workshops start at 10 a.m.
www.comptextconference.org/wp-content/u...

www.comptextconference.org

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Jana Bernhard-Harrer @janabernhard.bsky.social · Apr 24

Let’s get #COMPTEXT2025 started! 🚀💻 The registration desk is open and we are excited to welcome you all in #Vienna soon!

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Apr 24

#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ for you. ▶️

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Apr 9

⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Mar 29

COMPTEXT 2025 – The Countdown is On! 🥳

✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.

Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!

👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈

7th Annual Conference 2025 - The COMPTEXT Project

7th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2025 Please find the information on registration to COMPTEXT 2025 below. The COMPTEXT Association offers travel grants to PhD students, based on a motivation statement, ...

comptextconference.org

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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · Mar 27

*adding juror for the Great Meme Challenge of Summer Term 2025 to my CV*

Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · Mar 26

🎉 Week 1 of the #MemeChallenge is a wrap!
📚 Topic: Classical Test Theory, Reliability & Validity.
🧠 We received 46 brilliant submissions!
🧑‍⚖️ An international jury of 8 researchers & non-researchers
Here are the first 3 🏆
(Slight edits were made to ensure accuracy & translation clarity) 1/3

Two-panel cartoon meme.
Top panel: A happy stick figure labeled “Me” eagerly reaches out for a large yellow ball labeled “Qualitative Methods.”
Bottom panel: A larger pink figure labeled “Dr. Eberl” gently holds back the same stick figure, who now has a nervous sweat drop, still reaching for the “Qualitative Methods” ball.

The meme humorously suggests that Dr. Eberl is cautioning or restraining the student from jumping too quickly into qualitative methods.

ALT TEXT:
Four-panel meme showing a person gradually transforming into a clown.
Text on the left:
"WHEN YOUR TEST ALWAYS MEASURES THE SAME THING...
...BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE RIGHT THING"
Right panels (top to bottom):

A person applying white clown makeup.

Adding colorful eye makeup and red lips.

Putting on a rainbow wig.

Fully dressed as a clown with a red nose and a wide smile.

The meme humorously illustrates the concept of a test having high reliability but low validity.

Four-panel meme featuring the character Gru from Despicable Me presenting a plan on a flipchart.
Panel 1: Gru proudly points to a chart that says, “You have a research question.”
Panel 2: Gru continues enthusiastically, showing, “You have a measurement instrument.”
Panel 3: Gru looks mischievous while the chart reads, “Reliability coefficient α < 0.67.”
Panel 4: Gru stares at the same chart, now looking disappointed and defeated.

The meme humorously highlights the frustration of having an unreliable measurement instrument despite a clear research plan.

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · Mar 3

In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊

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Azade Kakavand (she/her) @azadekakavand.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hey Cristina,
we're working on a sharable draft for a working paper but unfortunately, we are not there yet. I can send you something as soon as we finished the analysis 🤓

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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · Mar 12

Last week, @azadekakavand.bsky.social presented her latest work on validating methods for linking user identities across social media platforms. A highly promising approach and insightful presentation!

Azade standing in front of a seminar room. Presenting her research. Stand in front of a wall. Projected slides in the background.

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