Associate professor of political communication @ddc-sdu.bsky.social, University of Southern Denmark.
Focus on digital & right-wing media + parties.
Associate Editor @ International Journal of Press/Politics
Curd Knรผpfer
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Catch me in Cape Town for #ICA26 next week!
I'm on papers looking at...
- Connective factions' role in attacks on election integrity
- How chatbots define "Radicalization" across languages
- How far-right conspiracy theories go mainstream
- What is right-wing news?
Here's my co-author and current @ddc-sdu.bsky.social TrygFonden fellow Priyanka Kundu, doing an EXCELLENT job presenting our work on how ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐บ-based LLM chatbots define "Radicalization" -- in English and Bangla.
The bad news: I missed half of #ICA26 and traveled halfway around the world to hang out in a hotel room.
The good news: I'm feeling waaay better today. ๐ช
Still: sorry to have missed so many colleagues (& penguins) I was going to see while here. ๐
๐ The magnificent @ddc-sdu.bsky.social x TrygFonden Fellowship Program is open, seeking the 2027 cohort ๐
3 types of fellowships:
1๏ธโฃ academic
2๏ธโฃ journalist
3๏ธโฃ policy fellows
๐๏ธ deadline September 1
Read the call for details and instructions
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www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Superstar Postdoc @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social presents our work on how a connective faction forms ties through distinct digital communicative practices and social media logics to undermine democracy in Brazil.
We draw on @snurb.info's idea of practice mapping to highlight this connective activity
In South Africa (Cape Town & Stellenbosch) for #ICA26 -- The annual conference of the International Communication Association.
๐งต of things I think are fun / interesting below.
Day 1 kicks off with a pre-conference on Global Disruptions: Platforms, Power & Contested Communication
Now I have about 3 hours left to finally see some sights and explore the city...
Cue the Danish to make me feel right at home!
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Very cool project presented by @shannimcg.bsky.social and @lorcancneill.bsky.social on the US press "game framing" the country's decent into authoritarianism.
Very cool approach comparing domestic to foreign desk coverage.
Update: I returned in time to participate in the polcomm reception AND present our work on progress in high density session by the journalism division:
What's right-wing news?
In which we measure distinct news values for hyper partisan news sites.
The human body is resilient! ๐ช
#ICA26
Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
Woohoo!
Our 2027 TrygFonden Fellowship call is now out!
Come work with us/me here in Odense ๐ฉ๐ฐ
You don't need to be from academia! We also have journalists or policy experts join us for projects.
Reach out if you have questions.
And please help us get the word out! ๐
Curd Knรผpfer
๐งณDDC at ICA in Cape Town!๐ฟ๐ฆ
The International Communication Association is hosting its annual conference in Cape Town next week and the Digital Democracy Centre (SDU) is sending a sizable delegation.
Check out our official DDC @ #ICA26 program overview below!
๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ
The Digital Democracy Centre (SDU) is currently accepting applications for its 2027 TrygFonden Fellowship cohort.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
