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UMich Dept of Comm and Media is hiring this fall for next year! Open rank, social science or humanities, applications due Sept 8.

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The 2025 writers laying it on thick with Sovereignty winning the Kentucky Derby followed closely by Journalism.

From @omgbearss.bsky.social & @arielhasell.bsky.social: “Positive perceptions toward ‘doing your own research’ are associated with holding more misperceptions about COVID-19 and less trust in science over time.”

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The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!

Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.

📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)

More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

This whole saga shines a spotlight on the rising levels of distrust in American institutions. In 2025, no organization is above suspicion, even the Girl Scouts.

Social media influencers run on distrust in institutions. It’s their main source of fuel. www.npr.org/sections/pla...

Excited to read Anti-scientific Americans by @mattmotta.bsky.social !

Promo flier for substack post.

For GENDER GAP I summarized our story for 538 about the 2024 gender gap, and added some thoughts about the parties being gendered masculine (GOP) and feminine (Democrats) its consequences.

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*looks directly into the camera on behalf of the entire field of study that closely examines how people get their news*

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Calls to “do your own research” (DYOR) on social media promote a range of claims. @omgbearss.bsky.social @arielhasell.bsky.social et al explore how the slogan is used to navigate concerns about information accuracy in an abundant but low-trust media ecosystem: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

I'd love to see Hallin & Mancini try to typologize this.

Efforts to elect more Republican women stalled in the 2024 primaries GOP efforts to recruit and support female candidates in primaries stalled this year, while Democratic women could expand their ranks after a strong showing.

ICYMI, I have a new story about women candidates and the primaries.

Tellingly, just 12% of Republicans' nominees in "solid Republican" races are women. 45% of Democrats' nominees in "solid Democratic" races are women.

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Political communication #polcomm scholars: I hope you’ll join me in being very excited about TWO new CUP Elements in Politics and Communication, relevant to the current election campaign - one by @emilythorson.bsky.social l and the other by Brian Weeks. (1/4)

How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris could change the election end game Taylor Swift’s fans largely lean Democratic, but her support of Kamala Harris could boost engagement.

I wrote about the Swift endorsement, with a political science/communication angle. How does her endorsement matter? And how do celebrity endorsements in 2024 differ from the past? Special thanks to @jessfeez.bsky.social for speaking with me about this!

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POLCOMM FRIDAY @ #APSA2024! 🥳

Don't forget about the #PolComm business meeting, happening today at 6:30!
And our reception (together with our @apsaitp.bsky.social friends) at 7:30! Yay!🥂

when characters are shown walking their dog but do not show them waiting patiently for twenty minutes as the dog carefully searches for the perfect place to poo and then someone rides by on a bicycle and the dog has to start over with the careful search do these directors even have a dog

If folks who’ve never had to personally face police brutality are suddenly willing to put their bodies on the line for people more vulnerable to them their realization that their identities won’t protect them forever is an opportunity for political education not distain.

Feeling Misinformed? The Role of Perceived Difficulty in Evaluating Information Online in News Avoidance and News Fatigue As misinformation has become a prominent topic in U.S. politics, Americans have become increasingly concerned about the problem that misinformation poses. Correspondingly, people have become weary ...

New publication in Journalism Studies: We find that when people feel it is difficult to make sense of information online, they increasingly avoid news and politics leading up to an election (w/ @audreyhalversen.bsky.social ): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

it feels like the only way to be productive is to ignore many of the most important things going on right now, which is not great

Pennsylvania primaries 2024: Live results and analysis 538 analysts live-blog the April 23 Pennsylvania primaries, which will set up general elections for president, U.S. House, Senate, state legislature and attorney general.

Want to keep up with the primaries happening in Pennsylvania today? 538 has you covered: abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd...

I've got my eye on a couple races that would be consequential for the chaotic right of the GOP:

Wife Sentences Lisa Selin Davis’s confused history of homemakers – Moira Donegan

In case you missed it: here’s my bitchy little piece in @bookforum on the historical conditions that gave rise to the tradwife, and the elisions required to claim that being a housewife is sustainable, politically defensible, or healthy for women: www.bookforum.com/print/3004/l...

This week, Loyola University Maryland Professor Amy Becker will be presenting on "Using Media Narratives to Advocate for Change: Applying Research on Entertainment, Public Opinion, & Scientific Engagement" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium.

Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...

Meant to post this here yesterday, but... My book has a cover!! Coming to wherever you buy books (hardcover and paperback) on 9.16.24! 😀📚

Polisky Barnard is hiring a 1-yr Term Assist Prof in Political Theory for AY 2024-25. Please circulate the ad within your networks. Applicants can directly email agundogdu@barnard.edu to ask questions or submit materials. acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?...

Social media rage breeds political cynicism, according to a new study by @arielhasell.bsky.social, @audreyhalversen.bsky.social, and Brian Weeks @umisrcps. I got to learn from them about what to expect this election season & why online attacks matter. ⬇️

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Call for Abstracts! 2024 Pol Comm Preconference scheduled for Wed Sept 4 at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn in Philadelphia.
Deadline for submission TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024.
SUBMIT HERE: forms.gle/RY7KcL5Ti7Jb...

“Influencing the influencers:” a field experimental approach to promoting effective mental health communication on TikTok - Scientific Reports A substantial body of social scientific research considers the negative mental health consequences of social media use on TikTok. Fewer, however, consider the potentially positive impact that mental h...

NEW from @amandayarnell.bsky.social Yuning Liu and I: our field experiment aiming to "influence the influencers" to promote evidence-based mental health content on TikTok is now published in Nature's Sci. Reports.

Free to read/download here! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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🧵(1/n) Call for Papers - Information Integrity in a Digital Age. We're accepting submissions to (1) a special issue in Journal of Media Psychology and (2) a conference hosted by the Department of Communication UC Davis! Details below!

The travel funding application is out for ICA Political Communication! Apply, share widely, and let me know if you have any questions at all.

Abstract for the article "Conceptualizing Evaluations of the Political Relevance of Media Texts: The Politically Relevant Media Model," forthcoming in the journal Communication Theory. The final article will be available, upon publication, via its DOI: 10.1093/ct/qtae004

My paper, "Conceptualizing Evaluations of the Political Relevance of Media Texts: The Politically Relevant Media Model," has been accepted at Communication Theory! More to follow once the final version is published, but just glad this will be out in the world soon! polisky commsky