Publications
Researchers at IKMZ publish around 150 scientific publications every year. These include standard reference works in different areas of communication studies.
A complete list of all publications of IKMZ can be found in the Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA).
2026
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News media and citizens’ trust toward authorities in times of crisis International Journal of Press/Politics, 31, 660–685. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251317266
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Stigmatisierung psychischer Erkrankungen als Kommunikationsherausforderung In J. Schmitz, E. Baumann, H. Saalbach, & F. Greiner (Eds.), Wohlbefinden und psychische Gesundheit in Schule und Unterricht: Wohlbefinden fördern, Belastungen erkennen, Hilfsangebote vermitteln (pp. 175–205). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-73219-9_7
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Platformed migrants: An intersectional feminist perspective on datafied subjects and their (in)visibilities Big Data & Society, 13, 20539517261424150. https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517261424153
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Assessing how fact‐checks influence accuracy and consensus judgments: Evidence from the olympics Risk Analysis, 46, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.70293
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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Länderbericht Schweiz fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich. https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:b82598c7-eb9b-4bbc-beea-90e97094cd26/DNR_26_Schweiz%20final.pdf
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Abstimmungsmonitor - Vorlagen vom 14. Juni 2026: «10-Millionen»-Initiative, Zivildienstgesetz, Schlussbericht (Abstimmungsmonitor). Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (fög). https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:79651592-5bab-4bc5-ab71-fff58062e3c1/Abstimmungsmonitor_Juni_2026.pdf
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Der Fragmentierung entgegenwirken: ein “Local Public Open Space” als lokale Kommunikationsinfrastruktur. epd medien, online. https://medien.epd.de/article/4745
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Football empires: Simulating the effects of colonialism on the 2026 World Cup (No. 6885543; SSRN). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6885543
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When does self-correction work for LLMs in content analysis? The role of external structure and task complexity Computational Communication Research, 8, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.5117/ccr2026.2.13.pipa
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From global threat to personal health: Predictors of information seeking in the context of antibiotic resistance European Journal of Health Communication, 7, 48–68. https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2026.103
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Binge-watching on TikTok vs Netflix: Differences in experiences and outcomes of extensive short- vs long-form video use Acta Psychologica, 266, 106940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106940
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Religion(s) in Swiss newspapers: A longitudinal analysis of salience and topics from 1998 to 2022 Journalism, 27, 1693–1714. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251352633
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The reputational configuration and dynamics of Christian churches in Switzerland Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 65, 217–228. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.70025
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Evidenz institutioneller Probleme in der modernen Gesellschaft (Teil 1/3) https://sichtweisenschweiz.ch/gesellschaft/epochenbruch-plattformen-ki-und-die-institutionelle-krise-der-demokratie-teil-1-3-evidenz-institutioneller-probleme-in-der-modernen-gesellschaft/
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The transhumanist anthropocene: from the climate crisis to upgrading humanity The Anthropocene Review, Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/20530196261453840
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Intuitions about content moderation are misaligned with effective practices for reducing conspiracy beliefs Communications Psychology, 122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-026-00480-1
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Digitale Revolution – und neue Machtverhältnisse (Teil 2/3) https://sichtweisenschweiz.ch/gesellschaft/epochenbruch-plattformen-ki-und-die-institutionelle-krise-der-demokratie-teil-2-3-digitale-revolution-und-neue-machtverhaeltnisse/
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Krise der demokratischen (Kern-)Institutionen (3/3) https://sichtweisenschweiz.ch/gesellschaft/epochenbruch-plattformen-ki-und-die-institutionelle-krise-der-demokratie-teil-3-3-krise-der-demokratischen-kern-institutionen/
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Exploring content creators’ belief systems within their social media ecosystems Dialogues on Digital Society, Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768640261439170
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Measuring structural political fragmentation (arXiv:2601.05093; ArXiv.Org). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.05093
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2025
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Synthetic diversity: examining the effects of ethnic targeting using AI-generated political ads International Journal of Communication, 19, 3736–3760. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/24771
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Scrutinizing the many faces of political deepfakes Tech Policy Press, online. https://www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing-the-many-faces-of-political-deepfakes/
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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
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Beyond deception: a functional typology of political deepfakes (No. 5717943). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5717943
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Internetverbreitung und digitale Bruchlinien in der Schweiz 2025 : Themenbericht 1 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Verbreitung_und_Bruchlinien_2025.pdf
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Nutzung von Internet und generativer KI in der Schweiz 2025: Themenbericht 2 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Anwendungen_Nutzung_2025.pdf
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Vertrauen und Sorgen bei der Internetnutzung in der Schweiz 2025 - Themenbericht 3 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Vertrauen_Sorgen_2025.pdf
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Mensch-Technik-Beziehung im Wandel: Konvergierende Technologien und digitale Alltagsreligion in der Schweiz 2025 : Themenbericht 4 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Mensch_Technik_2025.pdf
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Enchanted sensemaking among content creators (November 2025; Working Paper – Media Change & Innovation Division). https://www.mediachange.ch/media/pdf/publications/Jaramillo-Dent_Latzer_Enchanted_Sensemaking_WP.pdf
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Opportunity structures for user acceptance of news recommender systems (NRS): A multi-country survey study of relationships between individual-level factors and evaluations of NRS New Media & Society, 27, 6097–6118. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241263765
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The impact of nature in challenging times: Comparing direct and mediated nature experiences for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and in palliative care Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, 102782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102782
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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
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Neue Medienmacht: wie Social Media die Demokratie gefährden https://medien.epd.de/article/3820
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Journalism in the hybrid media system: Editorial Media and Communication, 13, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.11227
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Historical roots of information flows in hybrid media systems Media and Communication, 13, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.10375
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Measuring language complexity about European politics in Swiss parliamentary debates In A. Pawłowski, S. Embleton, J. Mačutek, & A. Xanthos (Eds.), Mathematical Modelling in Linguistics and Text Analysis (Vol. 370, pp. 191–206). John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.370
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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
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How do multi-modal large language models understand non-English visual hate? Insights from studying hate speech in Chinese-speaking communities on Instagram Platforms & Society, 2, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768624251383735
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Analyzing the relation between news coverage of heat, drought, and climate change and meteorological data from 1998 to 2023 Weather, Climate, and Society, 17, 965–983. https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-25-0053.1
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Memories Set in Stone—How Visitors Make Sense of Memorials: On-Site and Online Experiences of Public Memory at Two Dr. King Memorials in DC Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-48917-5
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2024
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Journalismustheorie und komparative Forschung In M. Löffelholz & L. Rothenberger (Eds.), Handbuch Journalismustheorien (pp. 75–97). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32151-2_4
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Abstimmungsmonitor – Vorlagen vom 22. September 2024 fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich. https://perma.cc/9W78-LAGS
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Künstliche Intelligenz im Journalismus: Wie sich die Akzeptanz in der Schweizer Bevölkerung entwickelt In fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (Ed.), Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2024 (pp. 49–62). Schwabe.
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The Relationship Between Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Efficacy: A Comparative Study in 18 Countries International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 36, edae046. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edae046
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Evaluations in science communication. Current state and future directions Journal of Science Communication, 23, Y01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.23060401
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Augmenting surveys with social media discourse on the workings of democracy from a cross-national perspective Frontiers in Political Science, 6, 1385678. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2024.1385678
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Fulfilling data access obligations: How could (and should) platforms facilitate data donation studies? Internet Policy Review, 13, 1–37. https://doi.org/10.14763/2024.3.1793
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Why should I when no one else does? A review of social norm appeals to promote sustainable minority behavior Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1415529. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1415529
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Daily TV Use and Meaning in Life Among Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Selective and Compensatory TV Use Mass Communication and Society, 27, 1006–1027. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2135447
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Misinformation Detection in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Evidence From Original Survey Data Collected in 19 Democracies International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 36, edad040. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad040
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Die Digitalisierung ist ein technisch-sozialer Transformationsprozess In G. R. Burkert, D. F. J. Campbell, A. Pausits, & S. Westa (Eds.), Zukunft. Hochschulen. Governance (pp. 71–78). Passagen Verlag. https://www.passagen.at/gesamtverzeichnis/neu-erschienen/zukunft-hochschulen-governance/
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A crisis without a context? The framing of economic inequality through the pandemic Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, 13, 177–197. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms_00146_1
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Parties influence public opinion far beyond their partisans: evidence from two quasi-experiments Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 36, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2024.2395351
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Norm Setting in Times of Crisis: A Time-Series Analysis of the Dynamics Between Media Reporting and Perceived Norms in the Context of the COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out Mass Communication and Society, 28, 983–1007. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2389833
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The “Greta Effect” on Social Media: A Systematic Review of Research on Thunberg’s Impact on Digital Climate Change Communication Environmental Communication, 18, 801–818. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2314028
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Einführender Überblickstext „Gesellschaft & Öffentlichkeit“ In O. Hoffjann & S. Sandhu (Eds.), Schlüsselwerke für die Strategische Kommunikationsforschung (pp. 117–124). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45292-6_10
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From “minimalists” to “professional all-rounders”: Typologizing Swiss universities’ communication practices and structures Communications : European Journal of Communication Research, 50, 791–811. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2023-0147
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Commentary: Technoference or parental phubbing? A call for greater conceptual and operational clarity of parental smartphone use around children Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65, 1108–1114. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13917
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Assessing Large Language Models on climate information Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. 41st International Conference on Machine Learning, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.02932
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Effective Financial Communication - Key Concepts, Empirical Insights, and Implications for Practice Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003271826
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2023
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Dataveillance imaginaries and their role in chilling effects online International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 179, 103120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103120
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Beyond the news media logic? Analyzing the social media orientation of university leadership Schweizerische Zeitschrift Für Soziologie = Revue Suisse de Sociologie = Swiss Journal of Sociology, 49, 567–588. https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0027
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Bouvier, Gwen und Rasmussen, Joel: Qualitative research using social media Publizistik, 68, 531–533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-023-00814-7
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Role conceptions of university communicators: A segmentation analysis of communication practitioners in higher education institutions Public Relations Review, 49, 102339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102339
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Media representations of artificial intelligence: surveying the field In S. Lindgren (Ed.), Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 277–288). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803928562.00030
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Künstliche Intelligenz in der journalistischen Nachrichtenproduktion: Wahrnehmung und Akzeptanz in der Schweizer Bevölkerung In Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (foeg) (Ed.), Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2023 (pp. 33–45). Schwabe Verlag. https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/de/jahrbuch-qdm/gesamtausgabe.html
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Information Competition in Disruptive Media Markets: Investigating Competition and User Selection on Google Digital Journalism, 11, 1701–1722. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2076138
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Soziale und kulturelle Teilhabe In A. Kuhn & U. Schneider (Eds.), Theoretische Perspektiven und Gegenstände der Buchforschung. Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch (pp. 405–427). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110745030-018
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Digital inequality in disconnection practices: voluntary nonuse during COVID-19 Journal of Communication, 73, 494–510. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad021
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Framing Sustainable Finance: A Critical Analysis of Op-eds in the Financial Times International Journal of Business Communication, 60, 1427–1440. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884211025982
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Investigating News Deserts on the Content Level: Geographical Diversity in Swiss News Media Media and Communication, 11, 343–354. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6794
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Unabhängigkeit und politische Positionierung der Medien bei Volksabstimmungen: Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien Studie 3 / 2023 : Vol. 2023/3 (Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien). Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (fög). https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:9b6b8973-92ed-4e00-8d75-c7a5e7024a99/JB_2023_Studie_III_AB_final.pdf
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The Effects of Alcohol-Related Social Media Content on Adolescents’ Momentary Perceived Norms, Attitudes, and Drinking Intentions Health Communication, 39, 2225–2243. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2259696
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Digitales Wohlbefinden SchülerInnen : Wissen für LehrerInnen, 2023, 24–26. https://www.friedrich-verlag.de/shop/hybride-lebenswelten-539029
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Editorial: Data, archives, and tools: Introducing new publication formats on infrastructures and resources for communication and media research Publizistik, 68, 167–175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-023-00806-7
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Deconstructing Discourse. Applying Interview Research in the Economic Newsroom In H. Silke, F. Quinn, & M. Rieder (Eds.), How to Read Economic News : A Critical Approach to Economic Journalism (pp. 241–255). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003154747-13
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The Role of Reading Economic News in Germany and the UK In I. Miciuła (Ed.), Financial Literacy in Today’s Global Market (pp. 1–19). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1002495
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Participation inequality in the gig economy Information, Communication and Society, 26, 2250–2267. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2022.2085611
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Buffering against exposure to mental health misinformation in online communities on Facebook: the interplay of depression literacy and expert moderation BMC Public Health, 23, 1577. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16404-1
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Does the Platform Matter? European Journal of Health Communication, 4, 19–34. https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2023.302