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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).

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2024

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Pipal, Christian; Bakker, Bert N; Schumacher, Gijs; van der Velden, Mariken A C G (2024). Tone in politics is not systematically related to macro trends, ideology, or experience. Scientific Reports, 14(1):3241.
Thouvenin, Florent; Volz, Stephanie; Eisenegger, Mark; Vogler, Daniel; Jaffé, Mariela (2024). Governance von Desinformation in digitalisierten Öffentlichkeiten. Jusletter, (05.02.2024):online.
Marler, Will; Hargittai, Eszter (2024). Division of digital labor: Partner support for technology use among older adults. New Media & Society, 26(2):978-994.
Just, Natascha; Saurwein, Florian (2024). Enhancing Social-Media Regulation through Transparency? Examining the New Transparency Regime in the EU. TechREG Chronicle, 2024(2):online.
Jarren, Otfried (2024). Für das eine öffentliche gemeinwohlorientierte Medienhaus. : bruchstücke : Blog für konstruktive Radikalität.
Jarren, Otfried (2024). Ein öffentliches Medienhaus. Zu den Risiken der Reform des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks. : epd medien.
Brause, Saba Rebecca; Blank, Grant (2024). ‘There are some things that I would never ask Alexa’ – privacy work, contextual integrity, and smart speaker assistants. Information, Communication and Society, 27(1):182-197.
Litschka, Michael; Saurwein, Florian; Pellegrini, Tassilo (2024). Open Data Governance und digitale Plattformen. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
Zerback, Thomas; Ryffel, Quirin (2024). Attitude extremity and perceived argument diversity exposure in the COVID-19 debate. SCM Studies in Communication and Media, 13(2):214-237.
Zhang, Yuan; Schroeder, Ralph (2024). “It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist Discourses on Weibo and Twitter. Social Media and Society, 10(1):1-18.
Jarren, Otfried (2024). Nachrichten meiden: Viele Ursachen, vielfältige Auswirkungen. : bruchstücke : Blog für konstruktive Radikalität.
Edited by: Prinzing, Marlis; Seethaler, Josef; Eisenegger, Mark; Ettinger, Patrik (2024). Wiesbaden: Springer. Regulierung, Governance und Medienethik in der digitalen Gesellschaft.
Fischer, Renate; Jarren, Otfried (2024). The platformization of the public sphere and its challenge to democracy. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 50(1):200-215.
Hofer, Matthias; Hargittai, Eszter (2024). Online social engagement, depression, and anxiety among older adults. New Media & Society, 26(1):113-130.
Büchi, Moritz (2024). Digital well-being theory and research. New Media & Society, 26(1):172-189.
Hargittai, Eszter; Gasser, Esther; Magó, Laura; Smith, Becca (2024). Why Do People Avoid Discussing Science and Religion on Social Media? Findings from a National Sample. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 10:1-10.
Saurwein, Florian (2024). Automatisierung, Algorithmen, Accountability: Von der Macht der Algorithmen zur Attribution von Verantwortung im Mediendiskurs. In: Diehl, Sandra; Eberwein, Tobias; Krainer, Larissa; Weder, Franzisca. Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft der Zukunft. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 275-295.
Jarren, Otfried (2024). In guter Gesellschaft: Warum wir am Kiosk kontextualisieren lernen. In: Schader Stiftung. Schader-Jahrbuch 2024: Bleibt alles anders. Darmstadt: Schader Stiftung, 55-59.
Jarren, Otfried (2024). Der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk als öffentliches Medienhaus. In: Stiftung Gesellschaft für Rechtspolitik, Trier; Institut für Rechtspolitik an der Universität Trier. Bitburger Gespräche : Jahrbuch 2024. Die Reform des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks - Stand und Perspektiven. München: Verlag C.H. Beck, 63-84.
Dall'Agnola, Jasmin (2024). Illiberal Technologies: Linking Tech Companies, Democratic Backsliding, and Authoritarianism. Journal of illiberalism studies, 4(3):1-10.

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Friemel, Thomas N; Geber, Sarah (2023). Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: health protective behavior in the context of communication and perceptions of efficacy, norms, and threat. Health Communication, 38(4):779-789.
Kappeler, Kiran; Festic, Noemi; Latzer, Michael; Rüedy, Tanja (2023). Coping with Algorithmic Risks. Journal of Digital Social Research, 5(1):23-47.
Büchi, Moritz; Fosch-Villaronga, Eduard; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia; Velidi, Shruthi (2023). Making sense of algorithmic profiling: user perceptions on Facebook. Information, Communication and Society, 26(4):809-825.
Volk, Sophia Charlotte (2023). Evaluation der Wissenschaftskommunikation: Modelle, Stufen, Methoden. In: Niemann, Philipp; Van den Bogaert, Vanessa; Ziegler, Ricarda. Evaluationsmethoden der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 33-49.
Kessler, Sabrina Heike; Wicke, Nina (2023). Grundlagenbeitrag: Inhaltsanalysen inklusive Medienanalysen. In: Niemann, Philipp; Van den Bogaert, Vanessa; Ziegler, Ricarda. Evaluationsmethoden der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 221-238.
Zeng, Jing; Chan, Chung-hong (2023). Envisioning a More Inclusive Future for Digital Journalism: A Diversity Audit of Journalism Studies (2013–2021). Digital Journalism, 11(4):609-629.
O'Neill, Saffron; Hayes, Sylvia; Strauß, Nadine; Doutreix, Marie‐Noëlle; Steentjes, Katharine; Ettinger, Joshua; Westwood, Ned; Painter, James (2023). Visual portrayals of fun in the sun in European news outlets misrepresent heatwave risks. Geographical Journal, 189(1):90-103.
Moodie, Crawford; Best, Catherine; Hitchman, Sara C; Critchlow, Nathan; MacKintosh, Anne-Marie; McNeill, Ann; Stead, Martine (2023). Impact of standardised packaging in the UK on warning salience, appeal, harm perceptions and cessation-related behaviours: a longitudinal online survey. Tobacco control, 32(2):188-194.
Geber, Sarah. The Communicative Formation of Social Norms. 2023, University of Zurich, Philosophische Fakultät.
Reveilhac, Maud; Schneider, Gerold (2023). Replicable semi-supervised approaches to state-of-the-art stance detection of tweets. Information Processing & Management, 60(2):103199.
Oehmer-Pedrazzi, Franziska; Marschlich, Sarah (2023). Lobbyismus aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Perspektive. In: Polk, Andreas; Mause, Karsten. Handbuch Lobbyismus. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 123-136.
Bonfadelli, Heinz (2023). Literacy and Trust as Influencing Factors of Health Communication Online. In: Rios-González, Carlos Miguel. Health Literacy - Advances and Trends. London: IntechOpen, online.
Mahl, Daniela; von Nordheim, Gerret; Guenther, Lars (2023). Noise Pollution: A Multi-Step Approach to Assessing the Consequences of (Not) Validating Search Terms on Automated Content Analyses. Digital Journalism, 11(2):298-320.
Reiss, Michael V (2023). Dissecting Non-Use of Online News – Systematic Evidence from Combining Tracking and Automated Text Classification. Digital Journalism, 11(2):363-383.
Hondl, Kathrin; Udris, Linards (2023). Multiple Leaks-Affäre: Ein Schweizer Medien- und Politikskandal. Hamburg: Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
Hase, Valerie (2023). What is terrorism (according to the news)? How the German press selectively labels political violence as “terrorism”. Journalism, 24(2):398-417.
Vogler, Daniel; Weston, Morley; Ryffel, Quirin; Rauchfleisch, Adrian; Eisenegger, Mark; Schwaiger, Lisa; Christen, Urs (2023). Mobile News Consumption and Its Relation to Young Adults’ Knowledge About and Participation in Referendums. Media and Communication, 11(1):6-18.
Udris, Linards; Eisenegger, Mark (2023). Referendum Campaigns in the Digital Age: Towards (More) Comparative Analyses in Hybrid Media Systems. Media and Communication, 11(1):6703.
Blassnig, Sina; Mitova, Eliza; Pfiffner, Nico; Reiss, Michael V (2023). Googling Referendum Campaigns: Analyzing Online Search Patterns Regarding Swiss Direct-Democratic Votes. Media and Communication, 11(1):19-30.
Udris, Linards; Vogler, Daniel; Weston, Morley; Eisenegger, Mark (2023). Sourcing practices of online news media in Switzerland during the war in Ukraine. Frontiers in Political Science, 5:1089994.

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Zeng, Jing; Chan, Chung-Hong; Schäfer, Mike S (2022). Contested Chinese dreams of AI? Public discourse about artificial intelligence on WeChat and people’s daily online. Information, Communication and Society, 25(3):319-340.
Saurwein, Florian (2022). Algorithms on the Internet: Factor of Media Change and Challenge for Change Management. In: Karmasin, Matthias; Diehl, Sandra; Koinig, Isabell. Media and Change Management. Creating a Path for New Content Formats, Business Models, Consumer Roles, and Business Responsibility. Cham: Springer, 419-442.
Udris, Linards; Minder, Beni (2022). Nach Schlappe zum Medienpaket - Wie können wir das Mediensterben noch stoppen?. Zürich: SRF-Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
Bonfadelli, Heinz (2022). Rezeption. Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlagsgesellschaft.
Bromme, Rainer; Mede, Niels G; Thomm, Eva; Kremer, Bastian; Ziegler, Ricarda (2022). An anchor in troubled times: Trust in science before and within the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE, 17(2):e0262823.
Hugentobler, Larissa (2022). No Incentives to Interact: A Case Study of Mobile Phone Interactions with Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials in Washington, DC. Information & Culture, 57(1):6-26.
Just, Natascha; Birrer, Alena; He, Danya (2022). Rechtsrahmen und Indikatoren medialer Konzentrations- und Meinungsmachtkontrolle. Executive Summary zum Endbericht. Gutachten im Rahmen des vom Bayerischen Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) geförderten Projekts «Messung von Meinungsmacht und Vielfalt im Internet: Pilotprojekt zur publizistischen Konzentrationskontrolle».. Universität Zürich: IKMZ – Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung.
Jaramillo-Dent, Daniela (2022). Algorithmic (in)visibility tactics among immigrant TikTokers. Mediální studia:215-235.
Mede, Niels G; Schäfer, Mike S (2022). Science-related populism declining during the COVID-19 pandemic: a panel survey of the Swiss population before and after the Coronavirus outbreak. Public Understanding of Science, 31(2):211-222.
Steppat, Desiree; Castro Herrero, Laia; Esser, Frank (2022). Selective exposure in different political information environments - how media fragmentation and polarization shape congruent news use. European Journal of Communication, 37(1):82-102.
Udris, Linards (2022). Abstimmungsmonitor – Vorlagen vom 13. Februar 2022: Schlussbericht. Zürich: Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft (fög).
Just, Natascha; Birrer, Alena; He, Danya (2022). Rechtsrahmen und Indikatoren medialer Konzentrations- und Meinungsmachtkontrolle. Endbericht. Gutachten im Rahmen des vom Bayerischen Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) geförderten Projekts «Messung von Meinungsmacht und Vielfalt im Internet: Pilotprojekt zur publizistischen Konzentrationskontrolle». Zürich: Universität Zürich, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung.
Hann, Vanessa; Eisenegger, Mark. Medienforscher: «Der freie Markt versagt im Journalismus». In: watson, 31 January 2022, online.
Udris, Linards; Eisenegger, Mark. Medienkrise oder Klagen auf hohem Niveau? Gesunde Demokratien brauchen Journalismus. In: St. Galler Tagblatt, 28 January 2022, online.
Geber, Sarah; Sedlander, Erica (2022). Communication as the crucial link: Toward a multilevel approach to normative social influence. Studies in Communication Sciences:1-18.
Wintterlin, Florian; Hendriks, Friederike; Mede, Niels G; Bromme, Rainer; Metag, Julia; Schäfer, Mike S (2022). Predicting Public Trust in Science: The Role of Basic Orientations Toward Science, Perceived Trustworthiness of Scientists, and Experiences With Science. Frontiers in Communication, 6:822757.
Eisenegger, Mark; Marschlich, Sarah (2022). Schlüsselbegriffe der Public Relations: Issues, Frames und Thematisierung. In: Szyszka, Peter; Frohlich, Romy; Röttger, Ulrike. Handbuch der Public Relations. Wiesbaden: Springer, 1-22.
Gigon, Ariane; Udris, Linards (2022). Röstigraben médiatique. iomedia: La Liberté.
Humprecht, Edda; Castro, Laia; Blassnig, Sina; Brüggemann, Michael; Engesser, Sven (2022). Media Systems in the Digital Age: An Empirical Comparison of 30 Countries. Journal of Communication, 72(2):145-164.
Udris, Linards; Hulliger, Simone (2022). Corona-Leaks: Indiskretionen werfen Schlaglicht auf Pressearbeit (Interview). Zürich: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF Online.

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