So nice to be back in Vienna to receive this award for my dissertation! Thank you again to my supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social, the Vienna doctoral school of social sciences, and congrats to my fellow awardees โบ๏ธ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & @inatessnow.bsky.social
๐จ EVENT - How to navigate AI disclosures in news?
@aimediademlab.bsky.social will share different insights from research-in-progress โจ
Join us for a online panel discussion on ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ at 12:30 CET.
Register below (it's free) ๐
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To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers?
On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.
Sign up through the link below!
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This is fine meme but the dog is the university sitting in the fire and saying โat least we are #1โ
Spent the last two days at #Etmaal2025 presenting our work in progress on countering AI-generated visual disinformation (w/@marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers & @claesdevreese.bsky.social ). Loved connecting with old and new friends and was very impressed by the high level of presentations!๐
Great presentation on fact-checking and trust by BENEDMO colleagues Ferre Wouters, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and @bzar.bsky.social. And no, Zuckerberg is not right. Love it when *researchers add context* ๐
Did anyone call the VVD in the Netherlands to check what happened when they legitimized Wilders in the last election?
Leading the VVD party to loose to Wilders and become a smaller coalition partner in a far right government.
How to hold social media platforms accountable?
Currently: The Code of Practice on Disinformation.
But getting depth, tracking performance on structural indicators is not ...easy. @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Hameleers and ๐suggest improvements.
benedmo.eu/wp-content/u...
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#News๐ฐ! ASCoR researchers @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, as part of BENEDMO, have released a policy brief analyzing social media platformsโ accountability under the EUโs Code of Practice on Disinformation. Read the full brief below๐
I love that!
amazing! congrats ๐ฅณ
Talked to Dutch media for the first time about deepfakes, AI-generated images and deception ๐
www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...
I recently created this starter pack, which includes scholars who do research on #science #communication and public engagement. In the last days, many great #scicomm researchers have joined this site, so I added them the pack โ feel free to check out the updated version!
go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2
The sowi:doc Awards for the academic year 2023/2024 are awarded to @hannahgreber.bsky.social,
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki and @teresaelena.bsky.social. Congratulations! ๐ฅณ
vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...
Please add me ๐๐ thank you!
Yesterday I defended my dissertation @univie.ac.at with distinction ๐ Thank you so much to my brilliant reviewers @anniewald.bsky.social and Cristian Vaccari, my amazing supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social and my supportive team @polcomvienna.bsky.social! ๐โค๏ธ
Delighted to share that our paper on what happens after deception through a deepfake is now published open access in IJPP ๐ฅณ
w/ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & Alina Nikolaou
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article: Why do citizens choose to read fact-checks about the Russian war in Ukraine? Our study shows that citizens in 19 countries (n = 19,037) are more inclined to seek truth rather than confirm existing beliefs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I submitted my dissertation today ๐ it doesnโt feel quite real yet, but Iโm very relieved and also a bit proud โบ๏ธ
Fantastic work! Canโt wait to read this ๐
๐จ Publication Alert ๐จ New study out in Digital Journalism! Noรซlle S. Lebernegg, Petro Tolochko, @hajoboo.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social, & I scrutinize #ExplainableMachineLearning ๐ค for the identification of deceptive news-like content. #Disinformation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Happy to share my latest publication in "Exile/Flight/Persecution. Sociological Perspectives on Processes of Violence. Edited by Maria Pohn-Lauggas, Steve Tonah and Arne Worm
univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/handle/3/isb...
Such an inspiring paper! Congratulations to @turkenburgemma.bsky.social ๐
I was recently interviewed by Logically Facts about the role of visuals in mis- and disinformation. Happy to have contributed to this article, which shows that the majority of misinformation surrounding Indian news events is visual. ๐๏ธ๐
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
๐๐ New year, new job? A couple of days left to apply for a PhD position with the @compcommlab.bsky.social in Vienna
Congratulations ๐ฅณ
Our ECPR section for next yearโs General Conference in Dublin was accepted this week ๐ฅณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐
๐๏ธTogether with Martina Novotna (Masaryk Uni Brno), we look forward to your submissions by 18 January.
๐Check out description with tentative panels here: bit.ly/polcomm-ECPR and get in touch with questions!