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Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺
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Our study highlights the awareness of disinformation across societal sectors as well as the importance of tailored approaches according to sectors and specific roles. Bringing expertise from different sectors together (where it doesn't happen already) could lead to better mitigation strategies.
✨New Publication in JEPOP✨
How do societal stakeholders understand and detect disinformation?
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Happening now #ica25: how high is the quality of the data you get from the TikTok research API? @mshu.bsky.social , me, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social have an answer: it's bad!
And finally on Monday (10.30 AM) I talk about access strategies to TikTok data, a study that has been done together with @jbgruber.bsky.social, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth and @thorstenquandt.bsky.social.
Autocratic attacks on free speech and science are a growing concern - in academia and beyond.
Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social.
Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link.
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A glimpse into the active participation at #MISDOOM24
Our conference bags are packed and ready, all that is missing is you!
See you next week at #MISDOOM24 in Münster!
2024.misdoom.org
Find out more about the conference and the speakers at 2024.misdoom.org.
We are also very happy to announce Tine Ustad Figenschou from the department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet as Keynote speaker!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
You can now register for the 6th MISDOOM in Münster
-> indico.uni-muenster.de/e/misdoom2024
The fees are 160€ up to the 31st of July (120€ for PhD students) and 200€ afterwards (for everyone).
You can still apply for the #MisDoom24 PhD Workshop until July 15! More information at misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de
We officially have the first invited speakers confirmed!
Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to MISDOOM 2024 and check misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de for current updates.
Quick reminder that you can still submit proposals for the first MISDOOM PhD Workshop!
If you're interested, send a short CV and a brief description of what you're working on to info@misdoom.org by 15th of June.
-> www.misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de/call-for-con...
The deadline for Full Papers has already passed, but you can still submit an Extended Abstract (15.05.) or apply for the first MISDOOM PhD Workshop (15.06.).
Have you ever wanted to receive an award in a historic castle?
This year's MISDOOM conference features a "Best Paper" and "Best Abstract" award for outstanding contributions to the conference program!
Good news!
You can still submit your Full Papers and Extended Abstracts for MISDOOM 2024. The deadlines for the formats Full Paper and Extended Abstracts have been extended:
- Full Paper: 30. April
- Extended Abstract: 15. May
To support early career researchers we will also host a PhD-Workshop as a pre-conference. Participants will present their ideas to each other and experts from the fields of communication and computer science.
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Send your CV and a brief description of your PhD project (max. 2 pages) to info@misdoom.org!
More info about the workshop is also in the call: www.misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de/call-for-con...
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We welcome submissions in two formats:
Full paper:
- To be published in the conference proceedings
- 6-15 pages (including references)
- Deadline: 15.04.2024
Extended abstract:
- 3000 characters (excluding references)
- Deadline: 30.04.2024
Deadlines are “anywhere on earth”
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A promotional image for the MISDOOM 2024 conference. Top Right Corner: The MISDOOM Logo Top Half: An image of the Münster Castle, the main building of the University of Münster. Bottom Half: Blue Background with the following text: 6th Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformatzion in Online Open Media September 2-4, 2024 Department of Communication & Department of Information Systems University of Münster, Germany
As the Deadline for the MISDOOM 2024 in Münster is fast approaching, a quick reminder that you can still submit your research on disinformation related subjects over at 2024.misdoom.org!
More details below:
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For more information on the call, the venue and more, visit our website: misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de
The deadline for full papers is April 15th 2024 and April 30th for extended abstracts. We also invite submissions for a PhD workshop where you can present your thesis topic and discuss it with experienced scholars. The deadline for this workshop is May 30th 2024.
The 6th edition of the MISDOOM conference is coming to Münster, Germany!
The call for contributions is now live and we are looking forward to see all of you.
Outstanding hackathon with teams from University of Calgary, King's College and University of Münster. Lots of work, lots of fun! With JC Boucher, Ofer Fridman and Erin Gibbs Van Brunshot and colleagues.
Deleting terrorist content online is vital in today's tense global climate to prevent radicalization & ensure a safer world.
Sophia Rothut, @dianarieger.bsky.social, Catherine Bouko, Brigitte Naderer, & I published a guide on how to counter #terrorism online
#TCO #DSA #TATE
bit.ly/EN_guide
We were happy to kick off our new DFG-FWF-WEAVE project on social issue emergence this week. 🚀
Great team w/ Thorsten Quandt, Svenja Boberg & Sofie Beisemann from Münster; Kateryna Maikovska, Moritz Sedlatschek & myself in Vienna. Looking forward to the collaboration!
Damit der Umzug etwas einfacher wird: Wenn ihr zu Rechtsextremismus, Verschwörungsideologie oder Desinformation forscht, stellt euch doch hier kurz mit eurem Schwerpunkt vor. Gerne auch jüngere Kolleg*innen, die drüben vllt noch nicht so eine große Reichweite hatten. Später gibt's einen Feed dazu.
Social issues, Desinformationskampagnen und alternative Medien
