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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 19h

some final snippets from our summer break: at the end of August, @felixkrieglstein.bsky.social and @lukaswesenberg.bsky.social had the opportunity to present recent research results @ the #EARLI25 Conference in Graz

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 16d

#indenMedien: Im Projekt „LoKI“ untersucht IMF-Forscher Philipp Knopp mit der Uni Hamburg, wie die Polizei KI-Videoüberwachung nutzt & wie die Öffentlichkeit reagiert. Kürzlich hat auch der österr. Standard darüber berichtet: www.derstandard.de/story/300000...

Hamburg testet KI-gestützte Videoüberwachung – ein Modell für ganz Europa?

Ein neuer Erlass erleichtert Videoüberwachung in Österreich. KI-gestützte Livesysteme wie in Hamburg könnten laut Experten bald folgen

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 26d

blue skies & time flies. #MediaPsych25 in Duisburg, it's been a pleasure!

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Jan-Philipp Stein @jpstein.de · 27d

PhD candidate and MP team member Julian Bornemeier doing a great job presenting our research on AI bias perceptions in the context of ideological attitudes–to a full house at #MediaPsych2025

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Jan-Philipp Stein @jpstein.de · 27d

Next up at #MediaPsych2025, our PhD candidate Jiyeon Yeo is presenting a poster about her highly innovative study on body-positive virtual influencers... feel free to stop by (Poster #5) and learn more!

Jiyeon Yeo presenting a poster at media psych

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Jan-Philipp Stein @jpstein.de · 26d

Concluding our team's run at #MediaPsych25, Dr. Sarah Lutz presents her and @chrbuettner.bsky.social's neat study on the immediate effects of unmatching experiences in the online dating context—all while casually chairing her own session 🙌

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 29d

secondly, starting tomorrow, several of our colleagues are to either @ the #CommPH in Munich (commph.ifkw.lmu.de) or the #MediaPsych25 in Duisburg. looking forward interesting panels, new input, and exchanging ideas with you!

CommPH

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 29d

firstly, there is an exciting new study by @felixkrieglstein.bsky.social, @lukaswesenberg.bsky.social, Günter Daniel Rey as well as colleagues from other universities, in which they addressed the impact of first impression biases on problem-solving tasks: link.springer.com/article/10.3...

How a first impression biases cognitive load assessments: Anchoring effects in problem-solving tasks of varying element interactivity - Memory & Cognition

The anchoring effect is a cognitive bias in which people rely heavily on an initial piece of information when making judgments or decisions. Once an anchor – typically an objective numerical value – i...

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · 29d

While there is still some summer left in Germany (although, German summer...), we have some exciting research-related news!

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 26

#PublicationAlert: Die neue Sonderausgabe d Forums für qualitative Sozialforschung, herausgegeben ua von den IMF-Kolleg:innen Michael R. Müller & Anne Sonnenmoser, widmet sich der Theorie & Praxis visueller Forschung im digitalen Zeitalter. Hier abrufbar: www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...

Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 17

What an inspiring week at #ICA25! 🤩 It was a blast to present our research, attend thought-provoking panels, and reconnect with brilliant researchers from all over the world. Already looking forward to next year!

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Spoiler: Transportation varies more between people, but situations also matter

Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Then please join Daniela Schlütz, @annastockmann.bsky.social, @vkarnowski.bsky.social, and Teresa Naab for a final session at this year's conference.

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Let us guess - you definitely listened to at least one episode of your favorite podcast since the start of #ICA25 Would you like to know more about podcast use and how the reception situation affects transportation?

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 15

3) cultural intelligence influences conscious attitudes rather than spontaneous choices, and 4) the motivation to learn boosts openness to culturally diverse content 🤓

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Together with @jpstein.de, she explores viewers' interest in foreign-language media and shows that 1) open individuals explore more culturally diverse media, 2) social influence appears important in shaping cross-cultural media use,

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Please join our doctoral student Jiyeon Yeo for her first poster session at #ICA25 🥳 at the Centennial Foyer in Regency 3.

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 14

Next up for our IMF representatives: @vkarnowski.bsky.social is part of the panel on "ICA Fellows' Advice to Their Younger Selves“ in Mt. Blue Sky (Grand Conv Center 2) #ICA25

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 14

We’re thrilled to congratulate our team member @sarahlutz.bsky.social on receiving the #ICA25 Dordick Dissertation Award! A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding work. 👏

The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're so pleased to announce that Sarah Lutz @sarahlutz.bsky.social is the #ICA25 Dordick Dissertation Award winner! Dr. Lutz has a PhD from University of Mannheim and currently a postdoc at the Institute for Media Research, Chemnitz University of Technology @imf-tuc.bsky.social. Congratulations!

graphic for Sarah Lutz winning the Dordick dissertation award. A cat in a trophy.

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

What becomes clear is that we need to establish a situational turn in theorizing and measuring media use and effects

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Together with @annastockmann.bsky.social, @vkarnowski.bsky.social now discusses current challenges and potentials in mobile communication science in Capitol 3 (Regency 4) #ICA2025

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

The study was conducted together with @annafreytag.bsky.social, Annabell Halfmann, Frank M. Schneider, and Dorothée Hefner.

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Busy conference day for @sarahlutz.bsky.social: She is currently presenting a study on how cultivating mindfulness over four weeks shapes messenger users' emotional reactions to availability pressure. #ICA2025

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Alternatively, you may join @vkarnowski.bsky.social and others in discussing their perspectives on disrupting and consolidating communication research from the Global South and Non-Anglosphere Global North in Centennial E (Regency 3)

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Institut für Medienforschung der TU Chemnitz @imf-tuc.bsky.social · Jun 13

In their presentation, they show that being exposed to so-called delete notifications impairs users’ mood and threatens their fundamental needs (e.g., the need to belong)—to the same extent as receiving no messages at all.

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