This article reports that slower speaking speeds are linked to greater politeness, and that people perceive slower speech as more formal and courteous across contexts and experiments.

The topic highlights how non-verbal vocal delivery shapes social perception, offering a concrete example of how psychology investigates everyday communication cues without requiring language comprehension.

Article Title: New psychology research finds a subtle link between speaking speed and politeness

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-finds-a-subtle-link-between-speaking-speed-and-politeness/

#politeness #speakingtempo #speechrate #psycholinguistics #nonverbalcommunication #socialdistance #politenesstheory #vocalcues #communicationresearch #socialpsychology

📢 Applications are now open for the World Summer School “Communication, Information Integrity, Social Justice and Democracy”, taking place online from 21–23 October 2026.

✅ Participation is free
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026

👉 Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Eny_JYTmcKxIkM_SRAyo3N_R-fL4EhnKogEmev97PMU

📄 More information: https://alaic.org/world-summer-school-communication-information-integrity-social-justice-and-democracy/

#CommunicationResearch #IAMCR #SocialJustice #Democracy #CULCORC

🌍 Academic collaboration and international exchange remain essential for strengthening critical communication research and democratic dialogue.

👉 Elisabeth Wennerström recently completed a five-day study visit at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, contributing as a guest teacher to courses on communication, trust, and development

#CULCORC #CommunicationResearch #MediaStudies #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalPolitics #MediaAndDemocracy

🎙️ Nico Carpentier joined James Campbell for the Intellect Books & Journals series In Conversation.

The discussion moves from discourse theory, participation, and democracy to colonialism, music, favourite cuisines, and academic life — with reflections on resilience and hope in difficult times.

📺 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/e99JVg54

#CULCORC #CommunicationResearch #Participation #Democracy #Interview

📢 Prof. Joe Walther (UC Santa Barbara) will speak in Duisburg on 11 Dec, 10:00 (LE 104) about online hate — and why it often targets fellow haters rather than victims. 💥👥
Curious how this affects discourse and trust online? Join us for insights that matter beyond academia.
➡️ What’s your biggest question about online hate?
#OnlineHate #DigitalSociety #CommunicationResearch #MediaStudies #UARuhr #ResearchTalk #SocialMediaStudies #TrustOnline

Photo: Joseph Walther

🎙️ Excited to share my conversation on Forskningspodden Karlstad University about my PhD research: AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.kau.se/forskningspodden-137-ai-news-and-state

📖 Thesis (Open Access): https://kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1952107&dswid=-5435

Thanks to Magnus and Samieh for a rich and inspiring discussion!

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Journalism #JournalismStudies #CommunicationResearch #MediaStudies #DigitalMedia #MediaInnovation #NewsIndustry #ChinaMedia

🚀 Thrilled to share my new commentary, co-authored with T.J. Thomson, just published in the Communication Research and Practice Journal:
“Rethinking journalistic autonomy in the algorithmic era: toward context-aware, value-driven, and human-centred research into journalistic AI.”

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1080/22041451.2025.2550895

#Journalism #AI #ResponsibleAI #MediaInnovation #Journalism #AI #JournalisticAI #AlgorithmicJournalism #DigitalJournalism #AIandMedia #MediaStudies #CommunicationResearch

📢 Job Alert: Postdoc at University of Amsterdam - Amserdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)

Estimation & Implications of Invisible Languages on the Internet

* 20-month full-time, starting Jan 2026
* Research #LinguisticJustice, build tools, lead workshops

Work with faculty, international non-profits ( @PublicKnowledgeProject, @RespondCrisis Translation, and @wikimediafoundation ) and language communities!

https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-position-on-estimation-and-implications-of-invisible-languages-on-the-internet-netherlands-14301

#AcademicMastodon #ScholComm #CommunicationResearch

Our PhD students presented great research at the 2025 Tri-School PhD Conference at American University! From examining digital platforms to the political economy of media, they joined peers from the School of International Service & Public Affairs in shaping future discourse.

#PhDConference #DigitalDemocracy #CommunicationResearch

New publication out in #SCM (#OpenAccess):

I had the pleasure of contributing to a study initiated by @chainsawriot and Rainer Freudenthaler that aimed at generating a synthetic #news corpus to validate generic frame detection methods.

Punchline: Measuring generic frames is more than complicated--and whether the concept can be employed in #CommunicationResearch in a valid and reliable manner seems somewhat questionable.

https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2024-1-101

#Framing @commodon @communicationscholars