@PascalMerz1

PhD candidate & research assistant – Political communication & psychology Lab @rptu_kl_ld – interested in Social Media Influencers, environmental com

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Joined June 2021
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🚨 Job Alert: 2 PhD Positions Available at 📍 @FU_Berlin 🚨 I recently started a new position as Prof of Communication @FU_Berlin, honored to lead the Media Effects Research Group. I have 2 PhD positions available—if you're passionate about media effects, political communication
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My suggestion for the weekend: Relax a bit, have a good coffee/tea, then: write 400-500 words on AI and disinformation, submit the abstract for our special issue @jmcquarterly (SEP 1). It's going to be a great weekend ;-) Reposts most welcome! @Hameleers_M @Prof_Dimitrova 👇
Christian von Sikorski@CvSikorski3 Jul 2024
🚨 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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🚨 New Paper Alert🚨 Every wanted to understand online comments about the news? We completed a systematic review of 231 papers to understand the contents, correlates, and consequences of news-related user comments. Now published open access frontiersin.org/journals/com…
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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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🚨 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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Ever wondered how media could bridge divides? @emily_kubin & @cvsikorski develop the Polarizing Content Warning. Across 5 studies (N=3,414) they show that warnings reduce users’ perceptions of societal polarization, thereby reducing affective polarization doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqae006

The polarizing content warning: how the media can reduce affective polarization

Abstract. Past research suggests that journalists can (unintentionally) exacerbate affective polarization when reporting on growing levels of polarization

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🌍 Excited to share our latest experiment on combatting climate disinformation! We investigated the effectiveness of different corrections in reducing climate misperceptions. 📚 Here's a breakdown of our findings: doi.org/10.1080/17524032.202…

Combatting Climate Disinformation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Correction Placement and Type

In this study, we investigated whether corrections can combat climate disinformation. Using a preregistered quota-based online experiment in Germany (N = 1401), we tested how the effectiveness of d...

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4) Moreover, our study revealed a significant indirect effect of corrections on efficacy beliefs to mitigate climate change (EBMCC) through reduced misperceptions. This is a first hint that corrections can contribute to fostering beliefs in effective climate action.
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@ClaraChristner @derbaerrennt @HermannJungkunst @CvSikorski
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“No-go zone for Jews? Examining how news on anti-Semitic attacks increases victim blaming” by @CvSikorski & @PascalMerz1 #OpenAccess degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

No-go zone for Jews? Examining how news on anti-Semitic attacks increases victim blaming

Antisemitism is on the rise. Recently, discussions have considered so-called “no-go zones for Jews” (city areas Jews should avoid to reduce the likelihood of being attacked). In this context and...

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🚨 New Special Issue Alert🚨 Open access @IJoC_USC. We bring leading scholars in political science, psychology, and communication research together to explore the relationship between media and polarization. Guest edited by @CvSikorski and myself. A 🧵:
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Next up our second Top Paper: Act Now! How Social Media Influencers' Climate Change Communication Affects Collective Environmental Action Intentions. by @PascalMerz1 and @CvSikorski ⭐️
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Some of our wonderful morning presenters at the @ICAEnviroComm pre-conference! .@CassandraLCTroy .@PascalMerz1
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🚨SPECIAL ISSUE🚨 5 days left to submit abstracts, Social Media Influencers & Politics @PascalMerz1 @RaffaelHeiss @KathrinKarsay @DesireeSchmuck 👇
Christian von Sikorski@CvSikorski19 Oct 2022
🚨SPECIAL ISSUE🚨Working on all things Social Media Influencers & Politics? Submit abstracts by DEC 15, 2022. Guest edited at American Behavioral Scientist by @PascalMerz1 @RaffaelHeiss @KathrinKarsay @DesireeSchmuck & myself 👇
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We look forward to reading your submissions!
Christian von Sikorski@CvSikorski19 Oct 2022
🚨SPECIAL ISSUE🚨Working on all things Social Media Influencers & Politics? Submit abstracts by DEC 15, 2022. Guest edited at American Behavioral Scientist by @PascalMerz1 @RaffaelHeiss @KathrinKarsay @DesireeSchmuck & myself 👇
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Small but mighty! Finally a photo of the Political Psychology and Communication Lab. @CvSikorski @PascalMerz1 and Estel Huh.
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Yesterday I had my first ever poster presentation at my first ever conference. Thanks @CvSikorski for guiding the way! A lot more to come 🤓 #ica22 #ica_mass
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