IfKW researchers actively contribute to ECREA conferences with innovative studies on media, communication, and society. Their work fosters international collaboration, advances communication research, and strengthens academic exchange across Europe and beyond.
The Institute for Communication Science and Media Research (IfKW) regularly contributes to the conferences of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) – one of Europe’s leading associations for communication research and education.
ECREA brings together over 5,000 scholars from more than 80 countries. Organized into 25 thematic sections, 5 temporary working groups, and 3 permanent networks, it fosters diverse and emerging areas of communication research, from journalism and media effects to political communication and digital publics.
At the European Communication Conference (ECC), IfKW researchers present cutting-edge studies on topics such as media trust, science communication, platform dynamics, and democratic discourse. These contributions highlight the institute’s thematic breadth and its strong role in advancing international communication research.
10th ECREA ECC Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia (24-27 September 2024)
Aleman, L., Krämer, B., Lechner, M., Frey, F., & Dorrani, C. (2024, September). It’s not (only) what you use, but how you use it. Exploring strategies of media use across media, situations and social classes. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Baden, C., Bączkowska, A., Balcytiene, A., Jungblut, M., Kligler-Vilenchik, N., Krstic, A., Lipinski, A., & Zelenkauskaite, A., (2024, September). Everybody counts? Re-conceptualizing the aggregation of public opinion dynamics in digital spaces. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Berlekamp, M., Sacher, A.-L., Rossmann, C., Reinemann, C., Neufeind, J., Kranz, L., & Schmid-Küpke, N. (2024, September). Just the right thing to do? Morality in the German media debate around mandatory COVID-19 vaccination. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Brill, J., Karnowski, V., & Rossmann, C. (2024, September). Ask Google, a doctor or a friend? A diary study on the health information repertoires of Ukrainian refugees in Germany. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Buehling, K., Schulze, H. & Zehring, M. (2024, September). Accessing online communication (dis)order: The COVID-19 protest Telegram dataset 2020-2022. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Eder, M., Pohl, K., & Sehl, A. (2024, September). Reading below the lines: An eye tracking study on user comments and their effect on journalistic quality perception. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Egelhofer, J. L. & Heidenreich, T. (2024, September). Climate change skepticism discourse on TikTok. A visual content analysis. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Egelhofer, J. L. & Tolochko, P. (2024, September). Misrepresentation of scientific uncertainty. Automated analysis of (un)certainty in science communication across disciplines and platforms. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ermel, L., & Riesmeyer, C. (2024, September). Prototypes of doctor-patient relationship in consultations on negative health effects of electromagnetic fields. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fawzi, N., Obermaier, M., Dohle, M., Steindl, N., Arlt, D., Schweiger, W., Ziegele, M., Klawier, T., Pohle, H. & Prochazka, F. (2024, September). Exploring young media users’ understanding and origins of media trust. Evidence from qualitative interviews with German adolescents. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Frey, F., Dorrani, C., Krämer, B., Aleman, L., Lechner, M. (2024, September). Everybody's watching their own stream – Using trained introspection and self-observation to explore strategies of media use. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Gopalakrishna Pillai, R., & Wilczek, B. (2024, September). Reinforce negativity or push positivity during crises? Investigating direct and conditional effects of negative and positive sentiments in newspapers´ X/Twitter posts on audience engagement during the Covid pandemic. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Gordeeva, D. (2024, September). Between horror tales and legends of glory: The Soviet Union and the GDR in film. Critical discourse analysis of cinematic narratives about the past. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Grünewald, M., & Lauerer, C. (2024, September). How to enter journalism – Obstacles for Up-and-coming journalists with and without diversity features. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Guenther, L., Schröder, J. T., Reif, A., Brück, J., Taddicken, M., Weingart, P., & Jonas, E. (2024, September). Intermediaries in the limelight: How exposure to trust cues in content about science affects public trust in science.Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hagner, J., Leonhard, L. & Wendt, R. (2024, September). Between adaptation and consistency - The situational context of parental media education strategies. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Haim, M., Knöpfle, P., Breuer, J. (2024, September). Robust and generalizable or complex, costly, and cumbersome? Learnings from a reproduction, a direct, and a conceptual replication. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hanitzsch, T., & Riedl, A. A. (2024, September). The People at the Margins of Journalism: Peripheral Journalists and their (Semi-)Professional Aspirations in Eight European Countries. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hrgović, M., Oczoś, A. Contreras, E., Krüger, J., & Nicoletti, J. (2024, September). Who has their back? Organizational support and preventive mechanisms for journalists under threat in Brazil, Cameroon, Croatia, and Mexico. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jungblut, M. (2024, September). Evaluative standards as basis for comparative analyses of conflict coverage.Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kravets, D., Jungblut, M., & Toepfl, F. (2024, September). Dissecting Russia‘s Propaganda: A Comparative Analysis of Justification Narratives for Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine on RT and NewsFront. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Knorr, C. (2024, September). A map of belonging but having no home. Digital art of creators affected by homelessness. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kobilke, L., & Markiewitz, A. (2024, September). Sing-alongs, dance battles, and self-harm: exploring the spectrum of social media challenges on TikTok through manual content analysis. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kühn, J., & Riesmeyer, C. (2024, September). Personal and social norms of adolescents’ visual self-presentation on Instagram and Snapchat. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Lechner, M., Krämer, B., Aleman, L., Dorrani, C., Frey, F. (2024, September). How we navigate through Spotify and what algorithms have to do with it. An exploratory analysis of navigation styles when using algorithmically curated audiovisual content. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Luebke, S. M., Ozornina, N., Haim, M., & Haßler, J. (2024, September). The use of humor styles in memes on climate change. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Luebke, S. M. & Steffan, D. (2024). The antecedents and electoral consequences of voters’ preference for authentic politicians. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mesquita, L., de-Lima-Santos, M. F., & Nicoletti, J. (2024, September). Collaborative journalism and cross-border collaborations for newsafety: Navigating security and solidarity mechanisms in cooperative practices in Latin American news media. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Reif, A., Guenther, L., & Brüggemann, M. (2024, September). A changing public opinion (on) climate: Results from a longitudinal segmentation study on climate change-related perceptions and communication behaviour in Germany. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Rick, J. (2024, September). “The good ones leave”. Journalists making an exit. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Riedl, A. A., Geiss, S., Jandura, O., Magin, M., & Stark, B. (2024, September). Do Journalists’ Ideologies Translate into Partisan News Reporting? The Limits of Bias and the Limits of Countermechanisms. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Rossmann, C., & Reinhardt, A. (2024, September). Threat, self-protection, or prosocial? The effects of message appeals on young adults’ COVID-19 protection measures. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Schier, F., Sawalha, N., & Rossmann, C. (2024, September). Tweeting through the COVID-19 crisis: A quantitative comparative analysis of crisis communication on Twitter by key public actors in German. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Schmidbauer, E. & Haßler, J. (2024, September). Data donations – Non-response bias and strategies to enhance participation. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Schneiders, P., Riedl, A. A., & Stark, B. (2024, September). Audiences and Algorithmic Diversity: On the Relationship Between News Exposure Diversity and Preferences for News Recommender Systems. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Schröder, J. T., & Guenther, L. (2024, September). Mediating trust in content about science: Assessing trust cues across (digital) media, their contents, sources, and actors’ gender. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Springer, N., and Rick, J. (2024, September). Coping with precarity: Journalists’ strategies to find ease in a professionally vulnerable situation. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Thäsler-Kordonouri, S. (2024, September). Between intentions and perceptions: Unravelling the impact of journalistic post-editing strategies on readers’ liking and comprehensibility perceptions of automated journalism.Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Thurman, N., Thäsler-Kordonouri, S., Stalph, F., & Schwertberger, U. (2024, September). Exploring whether and why automation affects the comprehensibility of data-driven news articles. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Thurman, N., Xu, Z., Fehling, O., Berhami, J., Strasser, C., Wilczek, B., & Weigert, M. (2024, September). Effects of newspaper publishers’ paywall strategies on whether online visitors start and finish the subscription journey.Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Van Der Stroom, W., von Mirbach, A., Burkhardt. A., Uttenthal, C., Pérez, D., & Dreamer, I. (2024, September). Unraveling social and communication disorder in Western Democracies through Piketty and Bourdieu. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
von Mirbach, A., Barbier, L., Styn, K., Premnath. K, Valenzuela, N., Nieland, J. U., Galantseva, U., Rothof, D., Valencia, D., & Contreras, E. (2024, September). Towards a communication history of the Women's World Cup.Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Wendt, R., Naderer, B., Leonhard, L. & Hagner, J. (2024, September). Buzz worded but not researched? A Systematic Literature Review on Media Literacy and Online Hate. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Wurst, A.-K. & Haßler, J. (2024, September). Convince and mobilize: The informational context of political parties' mobilization attempts on social media. Paper to be presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Denner, Nora & Peter, Christina: Self-referential reporting in German news coverage – How media refers to the term Lügenpresse
Dugmore, Harry & Hanitzsch, Thomas: Journalism students‘ role orientations and the discursive constituation of a profession: A comparative analysis
Emmerling, Larissa, Geyer, Verena, Pfefferle, Lea, Stange, Julia Fawzi, Nayla, Obermaier, Magdalena & Reinemann, Carsten: “The people” and the media. On the relationship between populist attitudes and media use
Engelmann, Ines, Kloß, Andrea, Brockmann, Tobias & Neuberger, Christoph: Representation, participation, or deliberation? The political discourse about the German Renewable Energy Act on Twitter
Frey, Felix: The experiential mode of reception. Conceptualization of an integrative framework concept
Fröhlich, Romy: The framing of women in strategic communication on war and violent conflict – A reproduction of harmful gender sterotypes? Results from an international large-scale framing analysis
Fröhlich, Romy & Schöller, Clarissa: Steering Disaster – Impact of strategic crisis communication on media coverage after the Germanwings plane crash in 2015
Hanitzsch, Thomas: Introducing the worlds of journalism study
Hörgstetter, Lisa, Schamberger, Kerem, Böres, Beatrice, Bula, Niels, Fawzi, Nayla, Obermaier, Magdalena & Reinemann, Carsten: The media as populists? A quantitative survey on the perception of the Bild-Zeitung as populist actor, political actor and representative and its effect on trust in institutions
Jost, Pablo B. & Peter, Christina: Conceptualizing the uses and effects of user comments from various perspectives
Jungblut, Marc & Fröhlich, Romy: Between factoid and facts. Analyzing excellence in NGO communication
Kapidzic, Sanja, Neuberger, Christoph, Stieglitz, Stefan & Mirbabaie, Milad: The quality of tweets and the adoption of journalistic norms – Results of a large-scale content analysis
Keppeler, Johanna, Krämer, Benjamin, Schindler, Jonathan: Media effects on bystander intervention: The role of exemplification, framing, risk perception, and motivations
Krämer, Benjamin: Populism in and by the media: Six paradoxes of media populism
Krämer, Benjamin & Springer, Nina: “Trolling”: Pathology and ideology. The labeling of deviant online behavior
Lauerer, Corinna, Steindl, Nina, Lohmann, Marie-Isabell & Dingerkus, Filip: Precarious working conditions in journalism? A comparative analysis of the situation in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Loosen, Wiebke & Neuberger, Christoph: The adjustment of channel repertoires between journalism and its audience
Nuernbergk, Christian: Studying political journalism in a hybrid media environment
Posthumus, Lone, Keppeler, Johanna, Fortkord, Claudia, Fawzi, Nayla, Obermaier, Magdalena & Reinemann, Carsten: Understanding hostility and distrust towards the media. The effects of populist, left- and right-wing attitudes on extreme subjective media theories and its consequences
Thurman, Neil & Monzer, Cristina: Robo-journalism’ goes multimedia: Viewers’ perceptions of computer-generated news video
Zakareviciute, Ieva & Jungblut, Marc: Islamic State’s remediation strategies: Creating propaganda through the words of others
A large number of staff members and one student from the IfKW were once again represented at this year's annual conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). A list of the presentations can be found here:
Baden, Christian & Springer, Nina: Conflict Coverage as Guidance or Resource: Interpretative Autonomy and Constrained Diversity in News User Reconstructions of the War in Libya
Baudisch, Sabine, Fröhlich, Romy & Schöller, Clarissa: Food (Safety) Scandals and the Media: A Survey of Journalists on Informative Processes Behind the Scene
Birkner, Thomas & Engesser, Sven: Five Meta-Cycles of Life: The Evolution of Participatory News Media from 1790 to 2020
Brueggemann, Michael, Goetzenbrucker, Gerit, Hanitzsch, Thomas, Keel, Guido & Schacht, Laura: Diverging Worlds of Foreign Correspondence: A Profession Between Continuity and Change. Evidence from the German-Language Countries
Fawzi, Nayla: Information Source and Policy-Instrument - Mass Media's Functions for Political Elites
Fiedler, Anke & Meyen, Michael: Mouthpiece of the Communist Youth Organization, Propaganda Vehicle, or Just the People's Favorite? The History of the GDR's Circulation Champion "Junge Welt"
Friedrich, Katja & Nitsch, Cordula: Vote Instyle! Effects of Celebrity Endorsement in the European Election 2014
Fröhlich, Romy, Baden, Christian, Berganza, Rosa, Dimitrakopoulou, Dimitra, Frère, Marie-Soleil, Hanitzsch, Thomas, Meyer, Christoph, Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Keren, Terzis, Georgios, Trpevska, Snezana & Wolfsfeld, Gadi: Informing Conflict Prevention, Response & Resolution: The Infocore Consortium's Approach to Production and Dissemination of News in Violent Conflict
Hoxha, Abit: Changing Role of Journalists in Post-Conflict Society
Kapidzic, Sanja, Neuberger, Christoph, Stieglitz, Stefan & Brockmann, Tobias: Public Discourse on Twitter: A Content and Network Analysis of Communication on the NSA-Scandal in Germany
Karidi, Maria & Meyen, Michael: Mass Media Logic on the Shift. A Chronological Analysis of German Newspapers
Keppeler, Johanna & Müller, Philipp: Design Follows Politics? The Visualization of Political Orientation in the Page Layout of German Newspapers
Koch, Thomas, Obermaier, Magdalena & Riesmeyer, Claudia: Friend or Foe or In-Between? A Quantitative Survey on the Relationship Between Journalists and Public Relations Practitioners in Germany
Lauerer, Corinna & Hanitzsch, Thomas: Towards a Transnational Journalism Ideology? Mapping Universals in Journalists' Professional Roles Across Countries
Nienierza, Angela: Total Meltdown of Attitude? Media Framing of Nuclear Energy After Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011)
Obermaier, Magdalena, Koch, Thomas & Baden, Christian: Everybody Follows the Crowd? Effects of Opinion Polls and Past Election Results on Electoral Preferences
Pentzold, Christian & Lohmeier, Christine: Platform Memory and Social Forgetting in Wikipedia
Riesmeyer, Claudia & Fawzi, Nayla: Learning by Doing - "Myself" as Mediation Authority for Media Literacy
Schöller, Clarissa: Management Consulting or Extended Workbench? An Examination of Public Relations Professionals' Work
Springer, Nina & Krämer, Benjamin: Representations of conflict online: Theoretical considerations and an empirical typology
Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Keren & Hanitzsch, Thomas: Beyond Peace Journalism: Reclassifying Conflict News Narratives
Welker, Martin, Kaun, Anne & Kloß, Andrea: Citizen Journalism as an Amplifier for Democracy? Two Case Studies from Rural Germany
Wiedemann, Thomas: A Counterbalance to Hollywood? Discursive Practice in Today's German Cinema
Zerback, Thomas & Peter, Christina: Reflection or Persuasive Press? Testing Two Alternative Explanations for Media Induced Public Opinion Perceptions