Publications

The emergence of social media platforms has empowered everyday users to assume a more prominent role in the dissemination of …

Der Beitrag untersucht die Merkmale und Implikationen der Medienrezeption in algorithmisierten Umgebungen – definiert als alle …

Interaktivität ist das Herzstück digitaler Medien und als solches eine zentrale Grundlage vieler Rezeptionsprozesse. Sie kann als …

Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich der Frage, wie Prozesse der individuellen Meinungsbildung und -äußerung auf sozialen Medien …

Over the past years, social media platforms and messaging apps have become an integral part of people’s daily lives, including when it …

Despite extensive research on what causes social media users to recognize hate speech and what motivates their reactions to it, little …

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema Medien und Gewalt aus zwei übergreifenden Perspektiven: 1) Der Darstellung von …

For researchers interested in studying users’ perceptions and immediate reactions to digital media content—even from a distance—this …

Building on recent research that challenges the notion that norm violations in online discussions are inherently detrimental, this …

The use of information has changed in recent years—particularly among young adults, for whom social media are now the most important …

Dieser Band ist das Ergebnis der Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung 2022 in Düsseldorf. Die Tagung …

This article collection presents empirical insights into the role of digital media technologies during the Russian invasion of Ukraine …

In diesem Beitrag fassen wir die Ergebnisse der Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung 2022 in Düsseldorf …

This article compares the communication strategies of party and candidate accounts on Instagram during the 2017 German federal …

Social media have become essential for crisis communication. While past research has focused on their role in corporate communication, …

Social media have become a central source for news and current affairs information. This article focuses on the overarching attributes …

Messaging apps such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger are an essential part of people’s communication practices, but have thus far …

In recent years, much research has—more or less candidly—asked whether the use of social media platforms is “making us dumber” …

With social media now being ubiquitously used by citizens and political actors, concerns over the incivility of interactions on these …

Der Band bietet vielfältige Einblicke in die aktuelle kommunikationswissenschaftliche Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung rund um das …

Although many social media users have reported encountering hate speech, differences in the perception between different users remain …

In the last 10 years, many canonical findings in the social sciences appear unreliable. This so-called “replication crisis” has spurred …

We investigated how sharing performance on Facebook and Twitter is influenced both by news articles’ content characteristics and the …

Research has shown that user comments influence peoples’ perceptions, with recent evidence suggesting that comment presentation order …

Das Kapitel gibt einen Überblick über Theorien und Modelle zur Verarbeitung politischer Informationen. Zunächst werden wesentliche …

Recent right-wing extremist terrorists were active in online fringe communities connected to the alt-right movement. Although these are …

Particularly among young adults, the use and consumption of news and information has changed in the past years. The reliance on …

Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become a key part of online users? news diets. On social network sites, even …

A number of studies show that user comments on news websites can affect news-related judgments and perceptions. However, with news …

As online news today is an important source of political information and available in vast quantities, understanding its use and its …

Media psychological research has identified a broad range of gratifications that can result from playing digital games and fuel …

Instagram ist das soziale Medium für die 18-bis 24-Jährigen, das am häufigsten für Nachrichteninhalte verwendet wird. Aber kann …

Audiences’ TV series entertainment experiences are increasingly shaped not only by the events on the ‘first screen’ but also by …

Coming across news on social network sites (SNS) largely depends on news-related activities in one’s network. Although there are many …

Die Untersuchung der Nutzung hochgradig personalisierter und sich dynamisch wandelnder Online-Anwendungen – allen voran soziale …

Social network sites (SNS) like Facebook have become an integral part of accessing news. However, as most users come across news on …

Anna Sophie Kümpel geht der Frage nach, welche Faktoren die Auseinandersetzung mit Nachrichteninhalten beeinflussen, die während der …

Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich den negativen Aspekten eines Wandels der Sprach- und Debattenkultur in sozialen Online-Medien. Im …

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the use of interactive media is associated with recovery experiences, suggesting that …

Internet users are constantly confronted with metric information about the popularity of goods, services, and content. These popularity …

Social media have become an integral part of online news use, affecting how individuals find, consume, and share news. By applying the …

Nutzerkommentare machen Publikumsreaktionen auf und Anschlusskommunikation über journalistische Inhalte öffentlich und gelten als eine …

On social network sites (SNS), people are increasingly confronted with news content—even if they have not actively been looking for it. …

This study extends current research on media entertainment by examining the effects of (perceived) game characteristics on hedonic, …

Media-related selection (MRS) is an umbrella concept for selection processes such as gatekeeping by journalists, selective exposure by …

This study investigates the effects of media frames on attitudes toward video games, perceptions of their users, and consequences. …

The (participatory) opportunities provided by interactive features on news sites have been widely theorized and investigated in recent …

Das Internet und insbesondere soziale Medien stellen die theoretische und methodische Konzeption von Medienkompetenz vor …

Everett M. Rogers (*1930 in Carroll, IA; † 2004 in Albuquerque, NM) gilt mit seinem mittlerweile in fünfter Auflage erschienenem Buch …

This article provides a review of scientific, peer-reviewed articles that examine the relationship between news sharing and social …

Die Entwicklung der Mediennutzung in Deutschland ist ungebrochen und scheint permanent zuzunehmen (vgl. van Eimeren/Ridder 2011). …

Während das Fernsehen immer stärker an Bedeutung verliert, spielen Videoplattformen wie YouTube in der Mediennutzung Heranwachsender …

This article presents a skill-based media literacy model which can help to explain digital inequalities. The model integrates the …