APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions

Who shares which sources on social media, and why does this matter politically? Our open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social article shows how far-right French Twitter/X users strategically post and cite sources to achieve their goals. doi.org/10.1080/1058... #polisky #commsky #migcitsky A 🧵:

Call for Papers: AI, Public Opinion, and Democratic Resilience Special Issue of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research Guest Editors: Homero Gil de Zuñiga and Hugo Marcos-Marne Editor-In-Chief: Porismita Bora

Call for papers:

IJPOR has a call for a special issue on AI, public opinion and democratic resilience.

1000 word initial abstract submission

🗓️: deadline February 15, 2026

@ddc-sdu.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social @algosoc.org @polcomm.bsky.social #commsky

academic.oup.com/ijpor/pages/...

IN NEW ISSUE: Racial Inequality & Democracy - @janamorgan.bsky.social, @leahchristiani.bsky.social & Nathan J Kelly argueethnoracial inequalities undermine support for democracy. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/VaeXszt

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

📖DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE📖
@hannescools.bsky.social on...
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF JOURNALISTS AS GATEKEEPERS IN THE AGE OF (GENERATIVE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

...in The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism.

📢 ONE WEEK REMINDER!: the Department of Politics and International Relations and Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies seeks to appoint an Associate Professor in the Politics of Latin America.🗓️ CLOSES: Noon (GMT), Mon 24 Nov: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

🚨 Call for Papers!

The Polcomm Section invites submissions for #APSA2026, taking place September 3–6.

Next year’s theme is “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect & Rebuild.”

👉 Submit now: buff.ly/PRvg2Wq

Don´t forget to submit your work to the Polcomm Section for the APSA Annual Meeting!

How News Media, Climate Anxiety, and Trust Shape Pro-Climate Behaviour Across Eight Countries - Waqas Ejaz, Mary Sanford, Richard Fletcher, 2025 Despite the importance of climate news in shaping public engagement, little is known about how different types of media – mainstream and non-mainstream – relate...

Research by our own @waqasejaz.bsky.social and others proves that climate journalism truly matters.

Drawing on online survey data from 🇧🇷🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇯🇵🇵🇰🇬🇧🇺🇸 they show that mainstream news use is consistently associated with pro-climate behavioural intentions (using less energy, flying less often)

🎉 The PolComm Database Dashboard is live!

The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver.

Explore this resource here
👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/

5️⃣ We’re here for you:
Your executive committee is always happy to help. Feel free to reach out with questions or ideas!

📢 Don’t forget: Submit your contribution for ICA 2026 by 3 November 2025, 12:00 noon (EST, ICA Headquarters time).

#Polcomm #ICA #ICA26 #ICA2026

4️⃣ Travel grants available:
We strive to support participation of students, early career researchers, and scholars from the Global South. We offer travel grants to scholars presenting at the Polcomm Division and PhD Preconference.

3️⃣ Support for early career scholars:
We offer several initiatives, including mentorship programs; the PhD Reception; the PolComm Summer School (next in 2026); the Delhi School Workshop on Political Communication (next in 2027); and the PhD Preconference (next in 2027).

2️⃣ Focus on your contribution:
To strengthen your chances of acceptance, emphasize the phenomenon of study and how it aligns with the PolComm Division. Make sure to highlight your study’s theoretical or conceptual contribution, not just the case itself.

1️⃣ Four submission types in Polcomm ICA:
You can submit (1) complete research papers, (2) panel proposals, (3) works in progress, or (4) research escalators.

🌍 Highlights from the ICA PolComm Division Webinar for Newcomers!

We just hosted our Welcome Webinar for new members of the ICA Political Communication Division and here are some key takeaways 👇

⚠️Reminder

Join us tomorrow in our webinar for newcomers!

🎉 New to PolComm? Join our Welcome Webinar!

🗓️ Monday, Oct 27
🕕 6:15 AM (PDT) | 9:15 AM (EDT) | 3:15 PM (GMT+2) | 9:15 PM (GMT+8)
💻 Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/84832196943

Meet the PolComm Division’s Executive Committee and get your last-minute questions answered!

#PolComm #ICA

📢 You have about two more weeks to submit your work to the Polcomm Division for the upcoming ICA conference in Cape Town.

Our division accepts four types of submissions. Choose the format that works best for you!

For full details on the call for papers, visit www.icahdq.org/mpage/POLIT_....

Your voice matters! Help choose our next leaders by voting in the 2025 #ICA elections.

We’ve got some truly outstanding candidates in our #Polcomm Division. Check out their statements and submit your vote. It just takes 5 minutes!

Access the link to vote: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...

One month left to hand in your submissions to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast next year!⬇️ Please consider submitting to the Political Communication Section🤓

Call for Editor(s)!

📢 @polcommjournal.bsky.social is seeking its next editor(s)!

Appointment Term: 2027–2029

🗓️ Apply by Dec 31, 2025

Full Application details here: politicalcommunication.org/call-for-nom...

📢 Call for Proposals

Conference “American Political Institutions in a Changing Media Environment”

📅 May 14–15, 2026 | Stanford

The committee welcomes papers on how digital media is reshaping U.S. politics & democracy.

Deadline: Nov 1, 2025

👉 forms.gle/iC2RXAsBhwa9CFCc8

#Polcomm

Communication and Media Studies 2025-2026 Welcome! This page is for tenure-track jobs in Communication and Media Studies that begin in Fall 2026. VAP positions are OK, but please label them as such and do not post adjunct positions here. Thes...

This year, I will not be compiling available job calls, but I encourage folks to check out @polcomm.bsky.social and @aejmc.bsky.social 's newsletters for a list of calls.

There is also a well-maintained wikia for jobs in this area: academicjobs.fandom.com/wiki/Communi...

⚠️ Job Opportunity!

RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany, seeks applications for a professorship of Political Psychology (W2, tenure).

International applications are very welcome.

More details:

jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/3...

Hey #PolComm folks!
The #ICA26 @icahdq.bsky.social election for the PolComm Division @polcomm.bsky.social is now open.
There are fantastic candidates running for Vice Chair, Early Career Rep, & International Liaison.
Go read their statements & cast your votes! 🗳️
www.icahdq.org/surveys/?id=...

A big thank you to the organizers, @stecula.bsky.social, @patyrossini.bsky.social and @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social, for making this preconference such a success!

Throwback Thursday!

Let’s take a moment to look back at the 2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference!

The many smiling faces in the selection of pictures show just how amazing the preconference was. You can find more pictures at this link: shorturl.at/EJj3v

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions. By Sten Hansson & Nic DePaula. The aim of this review essay is to draw attention to the diversity of work done in the field of government social media communication research. It is a rapidly developing area of study that has been approached from multiple disciplinary perspectives and a variety of research traditions. We suggest that studies of government social media communication may be broadly classified based on two characteristics: (a) whether their focus is mainly on the senders, messages, media, audiences, or effects of communication; and (b) the domains of government policy and public administration that they address. We review existing literature along this classification and conclude by suggesting fruitful directions for future research.

New article just out: a review of government social media communication literature + suggestions for future research

www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

🏆 Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award

This award recognizes a lifetime contribution to the study of Political Communication. In 2025, it goes to:
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon 🎖️

Congratulations to all awardees for their outstanding contributions to the field! 👏

🏆 Walter Lippmann Best Article of the Year Award

Alessandro Nai, Chiara Valli, Jürgen Maier, and Loes Aaldering - Gendered Backlash Depends on the Context: Reassessing Negative Campaigning Sanctions Against Female Candidates via Large-Scale Comparative Data

doi.org/10.1080/1058...