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Division 38: Political Communication
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 PDT
- 8:00am PDT
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Authoritarian and Extremist Narratives
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Misinformation Corrections and Interventions
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Attention to and Avoidance of Politics
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
AI Content and Trust
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
What Really Is Political Communication? Defining the Field
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Roundtable - Virtual Participation
- 10:00am PDT
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
News Media and Identity
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Polarization and Elite Messaging
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Alternative Platforms
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 12:00pm PDT
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Democratic Listening in Political Communication
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Political Elites and Strategic Messaging
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
The Role of Entertainment and Celebrity in Politics
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 2:00pm PDT
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Democratic Norms and Everyday Political Conversations
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Understanding Incivility and Divisive Rhetoric in Political Discussions
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Local News, Elections, and Misinformation
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 4:00pm PDT
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Strategic Uses of Social Media
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Populism, Disbelief, and Conspiracies
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Fact-Checking and Correcting Misinformation
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
- Friday, September 12, 2025 PDT
- 8:00am PDT
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Disinformation, Propaganda, and Weaponized Information
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
News Media, Corporate Speech, and Consumerism
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Political Expression and Information Sharing in Social Media
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Negativity in News and Political Messaging
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 10:00am PDT
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Economic Issues and Wealth Inequality in the Media
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Public Perceptions of News
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Social Media Engagement and Political Expression
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
IT and Civic and Political Participation
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 12:00pm PDT
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Framing of Contemporary Issues in Media and Politics
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Public Trust in News Media and Expertise
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Teaching Political Communication in Crisis Times
Sub Unit: Theme Panel
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
- 2:00pm PDT
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
News Media, Framing, and Polarization
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
TikTok and the Current Political Information Environment
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Political Expression Online
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
- 4:00pm PDT
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Incivility and Counter-Speech in Political Discussion
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- Saturday, September 13, 2025 PDT
- 8:00am PDT
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Podcasts and Partisanship in American Politics
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Mass Media and Audience Perceptions of War
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
- 10:00am PDT
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Influencers and Parasocial Attachment in the New Information Environment
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Political Campaigns and Advertising
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 12:00pm PDT
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Author Meets Critics: “The American Mirage” by Eunji Kim
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Author meet critics
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
Space and Place in Local News Coverage
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (12:00 to 1:30pm PDT)
TBA
State Media, Emotions, and Soft Propaganda
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
- 2:00pm PDT
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Journalists, Newsrooms, and Global Media
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Soft Power, Emotions, and Political Engagement
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
State Media and Propaganda
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT)
TBA
Misinformation across the Globe
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation
- 4:00pm PDT
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Public Trust and Evaluation of Information
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
The Role of Religion and Extremism in Current Political Debates
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (4:00 to 5:30pm PDT)
TBA
Partisanship and Misinformation about Minority Groups
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- Sunday, September 14, 2025 PDT
- 8:00am PDT
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Misinformation in the US
Sub Unit: Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT)
TBA
Social Media Censorship and Regulation
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel
- 10:00am PDT
10:00 to 11:30am PDT (10:00 to 11:30am PDT)
TBA
Transnational Media and Cross-Cultural Contexts
Sub Unit: Division 38: Political Communication
Session Submission Type: Created Panel - Virtual Participation