Media Psychology at @rptu_kl_ld. Research: Opinion formation and expression | credibility | information selection | science communication. Late to Twitter.

Joined January 2021
Another fulfilling #AEJMC experience! Research at the conference, wine in #NapaValley, Weymo in #SanFrancisco, friends from all over the world. Looking forward to next year in #NewOrleans 🥳 @AEJMC @fcomuc @NucleoMEPOP @IMFDChile
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New editorial! 📷 Digital platforms and political polarization, environmental crises and media trust, smartphones and mental health: Research in media psychology addresses some of the most pressing societal issues and can give answers in complicated times like these.
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Stephan Winter retweeted
Ausschreibung: Stelle im wissenschaftlichen Dienst (w/m/d) im Arbeitsbereich "Medienpsychologie" Das Team der Medienpsychologie sucht Verstärkung ab dem 01.12.2024 mcm.uni-wuerzburg.de/mp/news…
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Starting soon: @OrbenAmy’s #dgps24 keynote “Screen Savers: Protecting Adolescent Mental Health in a Digital World”
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My friend/colleague/role model @Ingrid_Bachmann is running for #ICA president and I couldn’t be prouder! Excited and hopeful that a Latin America-based scholar as smart as Ingrid could be president of @icahdq ❤️ Read her statement here: icahdq.org/blogpost/1523657/… @fcomuc
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Great opportunity for a PhD in Media Psychology! Consider applying!
Interested in research on misinformation, conspiracy theories or selective exposure? We’re searching for a PhD student in our Media Psychology group in Landau (3 years). Please contact me for any questions – very much looking forward to your applications! jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/52bd…
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🚨New publication🚨 with @fcomuc @milenionudos @imfd gang in @IJPOR_Journal. We study people’s ability to discern truth from misinfo. Those who trust MSM and follow politics were better at spotting truth. Younger folks & those trusting SM, not so much: doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edae01…
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🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 Michael Hameleers @Hameleers_M @UvA_ASCoR) and I guest edit a special issue on AI & Disinformation @jmcquarterly. We explore AI-generated disinfo and its impact on journalism & communication Abstracts due: Sept 1, 2024. 👇shorturl.at/e5AeW
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Thanks for leading the effort, Stephan. For a thread on key findings, read:
New Preprint: “(Don’t) Stop Believing” Are conservatives more vulnerable to #misinformation, even if the supply side was more equal? Our new study suggests: Bias occurs on both sides – but in different forms. osf.io/84c36
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Stephan Winter retweeted
Preprint available: A thorough and detailed study unpacking risk and protective factors to discern misinformation from factual information. Great work with a great team @MediaInvierno @SebaValenz and @TobiasRothmund
New Preprint: “(Don’t) Stop Believing” Are conservatives more vulnerable to #misinformation, even if the supply side was more equal? Our new study suggests: Bias occurs on both sides – but in different forms. osf.io/84c36
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A couple of years ago, I read Walter Lippmann's "Public Opinion" (1922) and it changed how I think about politics. In this essay, I explore and evaluate Lippmann's radical critique of democracy. conspicuouscognition.com/p/c…
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Liebe @FG_KommPol und @NapoKo_ : @ViorelaDan und ich kandidieren für das SprecherInnenamt. Im Newsletter stellen wir uns vor. Ein schönes Jahresende allen und dann im Januar fleißig wählen
Liebe @FG_KommPol, wie der Newsletter euch das soeben verraten hat, kandidieren Christian von Sikorski @CvSikorski und ich für das Sprecher:innen Amt der Fachgruppe. 🗳️ Schaut euch gerne unsere Vision an, wurde als PDF angehängt. ❤️ Die Wahlen finden online statt -- im Januar.
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In 2021, Stephan Winter (@MediaInvierno), Paola Remmelswaal, and Anne Vos examined how social media can affect the ways people adapt and internalize their expressed opinions. Read more about this #JMPOpenAccess experimental study here: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.…
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Stephan Winter retweeted
Nächsten Monat erscheint der von mir herausgegebene Band zur "Psychologie der Verschwörungstheorien" mit interdisziplinäre Einwürfen. Hier ein Vorab-Interview. hogrefe.com/de/thema/psychol…
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📢Job Alert📢 Wie navigieren Wissenschaftler:innen durch den Mediendschungel, wenn sie als Expert:innen angefragt werden? Wem sagen sie warum zu, wem warum ab? Lust, diese Fragen mit mir auf einer 65%-Prae-Doc-Stelle zu beantworten? Dann gerne Mail/DM an mich. Ausschreibung folgt
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Stephan Winter retweeted
Interesting and inspiring talk on the 10 things to consider when analyzing media effects #MediaPsych23
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Quick shots of our four #mediapsych23 panelists. If you're around @uni_lu today and tomorrow, make sure to say hello, follow up, and encourage them along as they build towards their full submissions in late October!
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We've also got several Associate Editors at #mediapsych23, including @MediaInvierno and @g_neubaum and @CalebTCarrPhD. They're all happy to chat about the journal!
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We know fact-checking works—it increases the accuracy of people’s beliefs. But people who read fact-checks are the most informed to begin with. So, how can we increase the reach of fact-checking? In this new study, we find one way of doing so. A🧵 [1/6] doi.org/10.1177/146144482311…
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