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One of the largest departments for communication science, ranked as one of the top programs for communication research in Europe, Vienna’s geographic & cultural position and international orientation makes us a key-hub for top-notch research collaboration.
Save the date: Theodor Herzl lecturer Olivera Stajić (Der Standard) addresses the question: What does credibility mean in journalism today – and how can diversity be achieved in editorial offices? 24.11, 11.12, 15.12, 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. /Auditorium Maximum.
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Olivera Stajić ist Theodor Herzl-Dozentin 2025
Die Journalistin und <i>Standard</i>-Redakteurin Olivera Stajić spricht in drei öffentlichen Vorlesungen über Diversität, Migration und Sprache im Journalismus.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Save the date: Theodor Herzl Dozentin Olivera Stajić (Der Standard) widmet sich der Frage: Was bedeutet Glaubwürdigkeit im Journalismus heute – und wie kann Vielfalt in Redaktionen gelingen? Vorlesungen 24.11, 11.12+ 15.12/ 11:30-13:00 im Auditorium Maximum.
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Olivera Stajić ist Theodor Herzl-Dozentin 2025
Die Journalistin und <i>Standard</i>-Redakteurin Olivera Stajić spricht in drei öffentlichen Vorlesungen über Diversität, Migration und Sprache im Journalismus.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We cordially invite you to our Research Talk today, October 20, 11:30–12:30 Uhr, SR 4 (Währinger Straße).

Susanne Baumgartner (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School of Communication Research) will discuss Vanishing Media Effects? On the Stabilization of Media Effects After Repeated Exposure.
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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We cordially invite you to our first research talk on Monday, October 13, 11:30–12:30, SR 4, W29.
Magdalena Saldaña (Lazarsfeld Professor from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) will talk about Chile’s 2022 Constitutional Referendum: Unpacking Voting Behavior in Times of Misinformation.
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A recent study about greenwashing in marketing by Matthes, Neureiter and Seiffert-Brockmann (WU VIE) show that perceived greenwashing increases eco-label confusion but, when environmental norms are strong, also correlates with a higher willingness to pay more publizistik.univie.ac.at/en/news/late...
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
We cordially invite you to our first research talk on Monday, October 13, 11:30–12:30, SR 4, W29.
Magdalena Saldaña (Lazarsfeld Professor from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) will talk about Chile’s 2022 Constitutional Referendum: Unpacking Voting Behavior in Times of Misinformation.
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Save the Date!
The Reboot Consortium invites scholars, creators, industry voices and all film stakeholders to join the conversation at our international conference: 9.-10.10.2025

𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒: 𝑅𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.
sign up:
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September 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A recent study conducted by Jens Hagelstein, Ingrid Wahl, Julia Stranzl, Sabine Einwiller, and Christopher Ruppel examines the role of appreciation in the workplace.
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Communicating appreciation in the workplace
A recent study conducted by Jens Hagelstein, Ingrid Wahl, Julia Stranzl, Sabine Einwiller, and Christopher Ruppel at the Department of Communication of the University of Vienna examines the role of ap...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Want to join us @univie.ac.at? Our department @ipk-univie.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track professor in interactive communication, with a special focus on human-AI communication.

📆 Apply until September 17!
👀 More information here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

#AcademicSky #CommSky
Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
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July 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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🥳 Huge congrats to our @veronikaebner.bsky.social, @ruzza13.bsky.social, and @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD project proposals today! ✨
Great studies ahead 👀
#CSS #polcom
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Call for abstracts for the REBOOT Conference "Screening the Scene: Rethinking European film competitiveness“ – innovative strategies for a sustainable future of European film. Submission deadline: July 30th
Abstracts: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st...
proposals: info@thereboot-project.eu
Oxford Abstracts
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June 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Today I was lucky enough to present my master‘s thesis on climate solutions journalism in the same panel at #ica25 as Kathryn Thier, who I cited so much in my thesis 😁
Great to see so many interesting presentations on environmental journalism 🌱
📸 @hdnrch.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Welcome to the ICA conference!
June 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Katharine Sarikakis, supported by her team, delivered an insightful talk titled "Current Policy Developments for Inclusivity in the Video Game Industry"at the European Cultural + Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform (ekip) Policy Lab in Rotterdam.GAMEHearts/Horizon Europe Project#101132543
June 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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🏃 #ica25 public service announcement:

#RunningWithPresidents Round 1

🗓️ Friday 06.30 in front of Hyatt Regency.

⏰ Yes early, but #BeatTheHeat #jetlag etc.

📍 App 5k, gentle pace.

🌇 Route scouted by @dscheykopp.bsky.social

Let folks know. Everyone is welcome 🎽
June 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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So many great Computational Methods sessions coming up at #ICA25!!

Check them out, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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June 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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First ever publication alert!
Do you credit all the software you use in your research?👀

In a new article in Computational Communication Research, we investigate when software gets mentioned in research articles and what makes a tool more likely to be cited.

Read it here: doi.org/10.5117/CCR2...
Tools of the Trade – When Are Software Tools Mentioned in Computational Text Analysis Research? | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
The use of computational methods for text analysis has been rapidly gaining a foothold in computational social science. Yet, little is known about the reporting practices of the software tools utilise...
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January 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🙂 Kicking off #ICA25 this week in beautiful Boulder, CO ⛰️
@amplanitzer.bsky.social presents our ongoing work on political information needs across neurodiverse cognitive profiles at the 2nd Disability, Communication, and Media Preconference w/ @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social 👏
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Tomorrow at #ica25, I’ll present the paper „A simple future for media effects“.

@yesuncomm.bsky.social, @lennertcoenen.bsky.social, & I argue that complexity has become a dogma.

Instead, let’s value parsimony & regularities.

📌: Fr 6/13, 9am, Mt Blue Sky, Hyatt
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
June 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Huge congrats to @aytalina.bsky.social for brilliantly defending her PhD thesis last week!!! 🏅🎓

It's important work on the dynamics of protest and repression on social media combining #network analysis, text mining and #AgentBasedModeling modeling. Follow her to learn more about her research!👇
It still feels surreal, but on June 3, I defended my dissertation! 🎓

SO grateful to my reviewers @solecheler.bsky.social & Silke Adam, committee chair @hajoboo.bsky.social, advisors @anniewald.bsky.social & @nicolarighetti.bsky.social, co-authors Paul Balluff & Nanda Wijermans, & Team! 🙏✨

#PhDone
June 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗
📍 Vienna
🗓️ Start: September 2025
📌 Apply by June 26

#AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
University assistant predoctoral
University assistant predoctoral
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June 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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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 ☺️ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & @inatessnow.bsky.social
So proud of former PhD candidates at @polcomvienna.bsky.social , @hannahgreber.bsky.social and @teresaelena.bsky.social, who won the dissertation award of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences this year! Absolute 🌟🌟!
June 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Young adults who overestimate their knowledge about climate change try to reach out to politicians and persuade others more often. This is what we find in our brand new OA paper. See @nielsmede.bsky.social amazing thread for more info 👇
Published in Social Media + Society: Our 4-wave panel #survey on the relationship between #socialmedia and misperceptions of one’s knowledge about #climate #change – co-authored with @larakobilke.bsky.social @naylafawzi.bsky.social #ThomasZerback: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
June 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today at Kolingasse 15:30 – 16:30 in meeting room 6.58: Guest talk by Nanda Wijermans on “Theory development with agent-based modelling - where theory and empirics meet.” Nanda will draw on projects dealing with social dilemmas, such as common pool resource issues and collective risk challenge.
June 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM