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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Doctors in demand: Media framing of general practitioners in German local newspapers before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic Health Communication, online. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2026.2663112
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Zwischen Alarm und Evidenz: Desinformation im Zeitalter von KI https://www.defacto.expert/2026/04/16/zwischen-alarm-und-evidenz-desinformation-im-zeitalter-von-ki/?print=pdf
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Between alarm and evidence: misinformation in the age of AI https://www.defacto.expert/2026/04/16/between-alarm-and-evidence-misinformation-in-the-age-of-ai/?lang=en
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News use in digital media: incidental news exposure, algorithmic curation, and “news finds me” perceptions In M. Powers (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication (p. online). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.1507
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The Elephant(s) in the Newsroom: A Mixed Methods Study on the Use of News Agency Material Journalism Practice, 20, 1456–1476. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2024.2415541
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Local Open Public Space – Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen für die lokale Demokratie https://www.vhw.de/fileadmin/user_upload/05_politik_verband_bilder/Kommunikationsinfrastruktur_2026.pdf
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Content camouflage: How diversified posting patterns influence human detection of AI-enabled social bots Computers in Human Behavior, 177, 108881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108881
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Literate and Critical? Characterizing Users of Alternative Scientific Media Science Communication, 48, 217–247. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470251323525
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Why cross-pressured voters are always right: media and mediators https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/cyhsm_v2
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“What kind of bias do I want?” How cross-pressured voters select political media https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/6rxve_v3
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Online Media Outlets Struggle to Represent Audiences in a Two-dimensional Ideological Landscape https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/mzxab_v2
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The impact of communicating CSR initiatives during large sports events on audience attitudes, social norms and intended behavior – The case of the football Euro 2024 tournament Journal of Global Sport Management, Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2026.2643193
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Beyond price and money: From early insights to contemporary theorizing of non-price competition and non-monetary exchange in Internet markets Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103167
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Abstimmungsmonitor - Vorlagen vom 8. März 2026 (Abstimmungsmonitor). Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (fög). https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:6dc69c39-9335-4932-87b0-0319c022bc0d/Abstimmungsmonitor_M%C3%A4rz_2026.pdf
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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
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Personalized persuasion through conversational AI: Can DeepSeek change perceptions of genetically modified foods in China? Media and Communication, 14, 11451. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.11451
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Navigating a narrow one-way street: A mixed-methods study on the perceived working conditions, job satisfaction, and career perspectives of early-career scholars in communication science Studies in Communication Sciences, 26, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2026.01.8100
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A quarter century of advances in collaboration sensing: a comprehensive review of high-frequency metrics and their connection to collaborative constructs from 2000 to 2025 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 21, 47–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-025-09458-3
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Lifelong learning research in WOS and CNKI: A comparative topic modeling analysis Social Network Analysis and Mining, 16, 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13278-025-01562-4
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Digitalization, AI and the rise of techno-religion: Transhumanist promises and the challenge to Enlightenment Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103115
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2025
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Abstimmungsmonitor - Vorlagen vom 28. September 2025: Abschaffung Eigenmietwert, E-ID-Gesetz, Schlussbericht Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (fög). https://www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:63a88fb8-ad31-4d99-9e30-86ab03c486ff/Abstimmungsmonitor_September_2025.pdf
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vertrauen und Sorgen bei der Internetnutzung in der Schweiz 2023 Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Vertrauen_Sorgen_2023_.pdf
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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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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