Monday next week, 5 pm, I’ll deliver my UZH inaugural lecture. Title:
„Ban, improve, or ignore? Social Media Regulation from a Communication Research Perspective“
The talk is open to the public: you can join either on-site or via live-stream. Details, see:
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
To help our @ikmz.bsky.social students write their master thesis, we developed a guide with tips and tricks. If you're interested, you can download it here👇
drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/...
Feel free to reuse it or provide feedback!
absolutely absurd😅
Have you conducted a content analysis and want to share your variable operationalizations? Or are you about to start one?
If so, check out DOCA: a great openscience initiative offering a shared database of content-analytical variables for communication science.
➡️ www.hope.uzh.ch/doca
Just wrapped up a peer review and was asked to declare the AI use in reviewing. Interesting pivot from the strict ban in another journal press
With AI authors, AI editors, and now AI reviewers... are we just entering a loop of bots publishing for bots?
Humans are just the captcha in the middle 🤖🤷♂️
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Special ding for every negative result shared, bravery deserves applause!
Asking the users themselves, how does social media affect their well-being?
In a large-scale study we find: Social media has a negative but small effect. Other aspects s/a listening to music appear more relevant. Effects differ across users and countries. 🧵1/6
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What an amazing #ICA25 experience! Thrilled to connect with old friends & brilliant new minds. First time attending = memories for life.
Cape Town 26, we're coming for you!
Now available Guidelines for good Research Communication. Bundesverband Hochschulkommunikation und Wissenschaft im Dialog
The Guidelines for good Research Communication are now available in English. They provide orientation and support for research communicators. They specify the roles and responsibilities of the actors involved and include a checklist for practice.
📄 wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/documents/42...
#SciComm
Cover Image for: Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety AoIR Risky Research Working Group Contributors: Alice Marwick, Dafna Kaufman, Jacob Smith, Patricia Aufderheide, Jessica Beyer, Emma L. Briant, Coppélie Cocq, Laura Dilley, Sam DiBella, Radhika Gajjala, Kamile Grusauskaite, Alex D. Ketchum, Zelly Martin, Janice Metzger, Erin McInerney, Rachel Moran, John McNutt, Suay Melisa Oezkula, Victoria O’Meara, Riccardo Nanni, Carolina Parreiras, Katy Pearce, Ryan Payne, Meredith Pruden, Christian Sandvig, Caighlan Smith, Sam Srauy, Zeerak Talat, Leonie Tanczer, Robert Tynes, Antonia Vaughan, Shenja van der Graaf, Courtney Vowles, Michele White.
We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
Taking place on 5–7 August 2025 at the University of Zurich: the symposium “Computational Visual Media Research (CVMR): Methods, Theories, and Reflections” #CVMR25, organized by Prof. Dr. Jing Zeng. #Registration is now open – apply by 8 May! More info: www.ikmz.uzh.ch/en/research/...
Glad to share my first publication🎉
📄 Using national survey data, I identified #information-seeking orientation as a precursor to the dynamic of social media engagement leading to body image #anxiety. Individuals with a higher tolerance of #uncertainty may experience less anxiety.
👉 Open Access
Interested in studying one of the Master’s programs at our department? At the UZH #MasterInformationDays, we will introduce you to the #IKMZ Master’s programs:
📱 04/03/25, 12:30: MA Internet & Society (online)
🧑🏫 04/03/25, 19:00: MA Fachdidaktik Medien und Informatik (room AND 3.53)
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the cartoon outfits are absolutely cooool!
What could be a better #firstpost than our Season’s Greetings? The #IKMZ wishes you happy holidays and a great start into the new year! 🎉
We’re very grateful for all the engaged colleagues, students, and visitors who shaped our department in 2024. Let’s keep in touch in 2025 – now also on Bluesky 🤝
I must admit that the Matterhorn🏔️ was one of the reasons I chose to study and research in Switzerland. (Of course, it's not just the Matterhorn; this country has so many beautiful mountains and lakes that are hard to see in Shanghai.
