Publications

ZORA Publication List

Publications

• Mahl, D., Kessler, S. H., Schäfer, M. S., Jobin, A., Zeng, J., & Georgi, F. (2026). Conspiracy theories and misinformation in digital media: An international expert assessment of challenges, trends, and interventions Communications : European Journal of Communication Research, 51, 233–258. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2024-0123
• Mahl, D., Zeng, J., Schäfer, M. S., Egert, F. A., & Oliveira, T. (2026). “We Follow the Disinformation”: Conceptualizing and Analyzing Fact-Checking Cultures Across Countries International Journal of Press/Politics, 31, 264–290. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241270004
• Kessler, S. H. (2025). Students and ChatGPT: Insights from the University of Zurich Studies in Communication Sciences, 25, 221–234. https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2025.03.7300
• Senft, E., Sabrina H. Kessler, Delgado, P., Bühler, D., & Bovet, A. (2025). Impact of AI on early career researchers: Challenges, opportunities and responsibilities Swiss Young Academy. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/a-plus-cms-statamic/p/assets/swissyoungacademy/gemeinsame-projekte/ai/sya_ai_layout_a5_rz_v_final.pdf
• Mahl, D. (2025). From amplification to infrastructural shifts: the transformative power of conspiracy theories, scandals, and digital platforms In H. Michael & A. Haller (Eds.), Scandalogy 5: scandals in times of crises, conflicts and conspiracies (pp. 11–28). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01693-5_2
• Kessler, S. H. (2025). Buchbesprechung: Henke, Jakob: Nachrichten im Auge des Betrachters: Der Selektionsprozess aus Perspektive der Nutzer*innen Publizistik, 70, 675–677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-025-00911-9
• Schulz, A., Volk, S. C., Blassnig, S., Kessler, S. H., Marschlich, S., Nguyen, M. H., Stahel, L., & Strauss, N. (2025). Information overload and information appreciation across news, entertainment, and personal communication Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 5, 1–76. https://doi.org/10.51685/jqd.2025.018
• Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., Voinea, S. A., Adib, K., Duncan, B., Salvi, C., & Novillo-Ortiz, D. (2025). Responsible artificial intelligence in public health: a Delphi study on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management BMJ Global Health, 10, e018545. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018545
• Kessler, S. H., Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., & Volk, S. C. (2025). Science Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Journal of Science Communication, 24, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.24020501
• Kessler, S. H., Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., & Volk, S. C. (2025). All Eyez on AI: A Roadmap for Science Communication Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Journal of Science Communication, 24, Y01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.24020401
• Volk, S. C., Schäfer, M. S., Lombardi, D., Mahl, D., & Yan, X. (2025). How generative artificial intelligence portrays science: Interviewing ChatGPT from the perspective of different audience segments Public Understanding of Science, 34, 132–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625241268910
• Kessler, S. H. (2025). Fake news and misinformation In G.-J. de Bruijn & H. Vandebosch (Eds.), Health, Media, and Communication (pp. 453–468). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110775426-024
• Kessler, S. H. (2025). Misinformation on social media: Individual reception and the importance of self-directed internet search for rebuttal SCM Studies in Communication and Media, 14, 140–201. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-1-140
• Mahl, D., Zeng, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2024). Conceptualizing platformed conspiracism: Analytical framework and empirical case study of BitChute and Gab New Media & Society, 26, 6938–6957. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231160457
• Kessler, S. H., Rabinovich, M., & Boulila, S. (2024). Science vs. Activism? Exploring the Boundary: Perspectives of Young Researchers in Switzerland Swiss Young Academy. https://api.swiss-academies.ch/site/assets/files/130445/science_vs__activism_exploring_the_boundary-_perspectives_of_young_researchers_in_switzerland.pdf
• Humprecht, E., & Kessler, S. H. (2024). Unveiling misinformation on YouTube: examining the content of COVID-19 vaccination misinformation videos in Switzerland Frontiers in Communication, 9, 1250024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1250024
• Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., Volk, S. C., & Kessler, S. H. (2024). Künstliche Intelligenz in der Wissenschaft: Chancen und Grenzen für Forschung, Lehre und Wissenstransfer Ze-phir, 31, 24–26. https://www.sportwissenschaft.de/fileadmin/img/user_upload/Ze-Phir_2024-1.pdf
• Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F., Kessler, S. H., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., & Castro, L. (2023). Steckbrief «DOCA – Database of Variables for Content Analysis». Zur Relevanz, Zielstellung, Inhalt und Partizipationsmöglichkeiten der Datenbank für Operationalisierungen der standardisierten Inhaltsanalyse Studies in Communication Sciences, 23, 391–395. https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2023.03.4415
• Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., & Zeng, J. (2023). Conspiracy theories in online environments: An interdisciplinary literature review and agenda for future research New Media & Society, 25, 1781–1801. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221075759
• Kessler, S. H., & Humprecht, E. (2023). COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube: An analysis of its impact and subsequent online information searches for verification Digital Health, 9, 205520762311771. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231177131

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