Final sessions of this semester’s PolCom Classics are here 🎬
Join us for:
👉Apr 14 – Stuart Soroka: Negativity Bias
👉May 28 – Nayla Fawzi: Populist Media
👉Jun 24 – Sanne Kruikemeier: Artificial Intelligence
Free to attend. Register via QR code - links sent after signup 🔗
yeah we know
Sterling K. Brown on why so many new seasons of TV consist of only 8-10 episodes 📺
Jūrgen Habermas, probably the most influential European intellectual of the past century, has passed away.
The impact of his theory of the public sphere, of rational deliberation, and of communicative power can hardly be overstated.
Rest in power.
www.dw.com/en/celebrate...
Trouw heeft een klacht ingediend over PVV'er Martin Bosma, tot voor kort voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer.
www.trouw.nl/politiek/gee...
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
📖 Thrilled to see this issue out in print! The invited forum on ‘what is mass comm today’ is a must read! Thanks to all authors! 🙏
#commsky
@markboukes.bsky.social
@erikbucy.bsky.social
@lanceholbert
The Necessary Evolution of Mass Communication Research in a Fragmenting Media Landscape: With the ongoing evolution of media channels, debates over the concept of mass communication have been reignited. When we live in a society of filter bubbles and AI-generated content, the very notion of a large uniform audience has been undermined. Indeed, the process of mass communication looks different today than in the early days of the field, which naturally affects how to define and measure media effects. In this forum, leading communication scholars provide arguments as to whether we should keep using the term “mass communication,” adapt its definition, or develop entirely new concepts that better reflect our fragmenting media environment.
Does “mass communication” still exist — and if so, what should it mean today?
In this Forum for @jmcquarterly.bsky.social, we reflect on that question: "The Necessary Evolution of Mass Communication Research in a Fragmenting Media Landscape."
Open-access: doi.org/10.1177/1077...
Hoe we de NPO kunnen redden:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IaY...
De eigenaar van CBS is Paramount, dat weer in handen is van David Ellison, zoon van een tech-miljardair en zelf bondgenoot van Trump. Media ownership matters - nog meer in landen zonder redactiestatuut.
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
🚨 CPJ strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arrests which mark a serious escalation of attacks on the press in the United States.
Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
"How do class gaps compare to race and gender gaps? Strikingly, we find that the class gaps in tenure-track academia are as large as or larger than analogous race or gender gaps."
New pub! The more I investigated news media trust, the more confused I became. Therefore, we conducted this content analysis of 623 studies (1951–2025), showing that the media trust concept indeed differs a lot in terms of conceptualizations and operationalizations. Here:
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
New pub! The more I investigated news media trust, the more confused I became. Therefore, we conducted this content analysis of 623 studies (1951–2025), showing that the media trust concept indeed differs a lot in terms of conceptualizations and operationalizations. Here:
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
... and if you're looking for a Global venue for your work, consider submitting that work to Global Perspectives in Communication! We take 4K and 8K length manuscripts, and just about any paper that fits the ICA program would fit our editorial mission.
We all suspect it happens, but this is awful ... #ica26 reviews.
📣 It’s time for the first PolCom Classics of the year!
We’re diving into agenda-setting with Amber E. Boydstun from UC Davis.
🗓 January 29, 17:00–18:00 CET, online
(note the time change due to time differences)
📲 Register via the QR code or the link down below 👇
We hope to see you there! ✨
Meta (Facebook & Instagram) is now under Trump's control.
🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨
Brain full after a day of ETMAAL papers? 🧠
Join us for the first PolCom Quiz Night - a short, fun, low-key networking quiz to wind down before heading to the reception.
🎟️ Free registration via QR code or link
🗓️ Feb 5 | 17:45–18:30
✨ Early career researchers especially welcome!
So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation.
This is madness.
Congratulations to Dr. Abby Youran Qin (@abbyqin.bsky.social) , who defended her terrific dissertation today. She’s off to a postdoc at @ascor.bsky.social. I’m very proud to be her adviser and collaborator!
Voor m'n zoontje van 7 was vandaag de tweede keer. De oliebol gelukkig voor de wedstrijd. Verder een desillusie... dank voor het delen. Gedeeld leed, et cetera.
📢 NeFCA PolCom Division is looking for new PhD reps!
Join our Steering Committee and help shape events, connect researchers, and strengthen our community across NL & BE.
More information can be found below! 👇
📅 Deadline: Dec 18
Interesting unpacking of deepfakes:
- darkfakes
- glowfakes
- foefakes
- fanfakes
“A blanket approach to “fighting deepfakes” risks treating satirical content the same as malicious attacks”
@morganwack.bsky.social & co in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing...
It's already time for the third session of our PolCom Classics!
This round, we’re diving into mediatization & media logic with none other than @jesperstromback.bsky.social
🗓 November 27
⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET
📲 Register via the QR code or the link below — hope to see you there!
Als je impopulair wordt, koop je er gewoon nog een krant bij. 80 % nu aan regering gelieerd.
De grote held van Wilders.
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...
Kwam deze twee columns van Joost Prinsen tegen op Facebook. Zo goed geschreven. Dat kon hij ook. Zo troostend.
