Edda Humprecht, Dr.
Oberassistentin / Senior Research and Teaching Associate
Phone: +41 44 635 20 42
Room number: AND 3.52
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CV
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Feb 2015 – Present |
Senior research and teaching associate, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich (IKMZ) |
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Aug 2013 – Jan 2014 |
Visiting scholar, Department of Media, Culture and Communication, Steinhardt School, New York University, USA |
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Nov 2010 – Jan 2015 |
Research and teaching associate, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich (IKMZ) |
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2008 – 2010 |
Research assistant, Institute of Media and Communication Policy, Berlin, Germany |
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2006 – 2008 |
TV journalist |
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Education |
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Sept 2014 |
Ph.D. in Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich |
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Jan 2011 |
Master’s degree in Political Communication and Media Research, Free University of Berlin |
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2009 – 2010 |
Studies in Political and Public Communication at CELSA, University of Paris Sorbonne, France |
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Apr 2007 |
Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Science (Minor: Political Science), Free University of Berlin |
Teaching & Research Interests
digital communication & news, political communication, digital journalism, cross-national comparative research
Current projects:
- online disinformation (link to project website)
- hate speech & user comments on social media
- comparing media systems
Research Grants
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2021 |
Research grant, Swiss Federal Office of Communication. Project: “Disinformation on COVID-19 vaccination on YouTube: An analysis of content, impact, and subsequent verification processes via online search” (with S. Kessler, University of Zurich). Amount: CHF 49’965 |
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2020 |
Research grants for several smaller projects, IKMZ, University of Zurich. Total amount: 10’000 CHF |
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2018 |
Research grant, Swiss National Science Foundation. Project: “From Uninformed to Disinformed Citizens? Comparing Western Information Environments” (with P. Van Aelst, University of Antwerp, F. Esser, University of Zurich). Amount: CHF 380'688 |
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2012 |
Research grant, Swiss National Science Foundation. Project: "Comparing Online News Under Different Market Conditions: A Cross-National Study of News Performance" (together with F. Esser). Amount: CHF 166’232 |
Awards
| 2021 |
The International Journal of Press/Politics Jay Blumler Best Article Award for the best article published in 2020 for “Resilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research” |
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2021 |
Best Article of the Year Award (Lynda Lee Kaid Award) received from the Political Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) for study, “Resilience to online disinformation: A framework for cross-national comparative research” |
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2021 |
Emerging Scholar Award Gold received from the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHS) |
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2019 |
Best Abstract Award received from the ECREA Political Communication Section for the paper “Resilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research” (with F. Esser and P. Van Aelst) |
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2017 |
Best Paper Award received from the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM) for Paper "New Types of Online News Media? A Typology Approach using QCA" |
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2014 |
Best Dissertation Award received from the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM) |
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2013 |
Best Panel Award of the Year received from the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SCAM), together with N. Busch, B. Hofstetter, S. Studer, M. Kovic |