Psychological professionals on social media: Laura-Marie Altendorfer systematically analyzed how German-based psychologists and psychotherapists present themselves on #Instagram. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Do #empathy and #perspective-taking influence outgroup support? In an online experiment, Sophie Bruns, Jule Scheper & @tinemalz.bsky.social investigated the effects of positive and negative intergroup contact between the societal majority group and minority groups. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Politicians as opportune witnesses: Johanna Wolleschensky, Maike Körner, @annikasehl.bsky.social, Henning Eichler, Korbinian Klinghardt, Jonas Schützeneder & Michael Graßl investigated media coverage of #PublicServiceMedia in the context of the rbb scandal. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Adapting #newsmedia to social media logics: In her article, Miriam Klein introduces the concept of social news softening, including the five dimensions emotionality, subjectivity, individualization framing, sensational framing, and audience orientation. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Categorising anti-establishment #Telegram channels: Based on a quantitative content analysis, Lars Rinsdorf, Florian Buhl, York Yannikos & Katarina Bader identified seven types of German-speaking hyperpartisan, alternative & conspiracy Telegram channels. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

An overview of last year’s developments and key statistical insights in #SCM can be found in our editorial. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

📢 Our newest issue 1/2026 is now available: doi.org/10.5771/2192... featuring conceptual as well as qualitative and quantitative contributions that explore a wide range of contexts within the fields of #journalism and #socialmedia.

We would like to give a shoutout to our ✨Top Paper of 2025✨: „Zum Verhältnis von Journalismus und Aktivismus: Boundary work als Navigieren zwischen Komplementarität und Hybridisierung.” Congratulations to Wolfgang Reißman, @mluenenborg.bsky.social & Miriam Siemon! doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Great to see our CMT research paper featured in this special issue of SCM! @uts-cmt.bsky.social @monicaattard.bsky.social

Identifying #SyntheticDisinformation: @nilsvief.bsky.social, @boesch.bsky.social, @mshu.bsky.social, Johanna Klapproth, @zwizwasvens.bsky.social, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social, & @christianstoecker.de investigated detection strategies of German elite actors. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Public support for #DeepfakeRegulation: In an online survey, @dnvglr.bsky.social, @adrauc.bsky.social and @notsaved.bsky.social explored presumed effects, perceived risk and trust in institutions regarding deepfakes of Swiss citizens. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Detacting #Deepfakes: Mary Holmes, Klaire Somoray, Jonathan D. Connor, Darcy W. Goodall, Lynsey Beaumont, Jordan Bugeja, Isabelle E. Eljed, Sarah Sai Wan Ng, Ryan Ede and Dan J. Miller present two studies on deepfake detection of non-experts. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Challenges and opportunities of synthetic media: In a two-phase qualitative study, Michael Davis and @monicaattard.bsky.social explore the implementation of #GenerativeAI in Australian newsrooms and its impact on news integrity. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

#AIGeneratedContent in political communication: Stephanie Geise, Anna Ricarda Luther, Sabine Reich & @michaellinke.bsky.social analysed synthetic images in the 2025 German federal election campaigns posted on social media. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Very happy to see this special issue on "The age of synthetic media" out in OA 🥳 Many thanks to our great contributors, the SCM team and my co-editor Alexander Godulla!

We’re kicking off the year with the announcement of our 2025 special issue on how #SyntheticMedia challenge epistemic institutions. Many thanks to Alexander Godulla and @cphoffmann.bsky.social for their excellent work as guest editors. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

A lighter shade of green – By using a combination of machine learning classifiers and topic modeling @marcjungblut.bsky.social and @briginad.bsky.social examined the #SustainabilityCommunication of German stock index-listed companies on social media. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-456

#AutonomousDriving in science communication – Andreas Schwarz & Tatjana Faj analysed public & individual autonomous mobility in news media, revealing frames on neutral traffic/business stories, safety & governance concerns, and benefits of science & technology. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-421

Towards more efficient group research in #CommunicationStudies – Johanna Schindler proposes the methodology of a comprehensive, standardized, online group survey approach that is designed for dyads and small groups. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-386

“A rape is a rape is a rape” – Maria Grub investigated reporting on male rape in UK #PrintMedia of broadsheet and tabloid press, identifying a total of nine issue-specific rape frames. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Journalistic quality in the eye of the beholder: @maxeder.bsky.social, Katharina Pohl and @annikasehl.bsky.social examined the complex interaction between user comments and journalistic quality perception through an #eyetracking experiment. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-339

In our newly published issue 3/25, we are pleased to present a selection of articles on journalism, science communication, sustainability communication, and methodology in communication studies. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-I

🚨Call for Proposals🚨 Für das Sonderheft 2026 (Heft 4) nehmen wir aktuell bis zum *30.09.2025* Vorschläge entgegen. Vorschlagsberechtigt sind alle DGPuK-Mitglieder. Mehr Informationen: www.nomos.de/wp-content/u...

Analyzing communication patterns on #Telegram: Jörg Schoolmann & Ekkehard Coenen present the Knowledge-sociological Telegram Analysis for #DataCollection on Telegram and illustrate its procedure in the context of communication about the war in Ukraine. www.doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Examining #greenfluencers‘ impact on social media: In an experiment, @annaschorn.bsky.social, @lukashess.bsky.social & @nadinestrauss.bsky.social investigated authenticity, credibility and persuasive effects according to the exhibited #activism and message-sidedness. www.doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Common good or private property? Julia Polkowski, @theine.bsky.social & @ukrueg.bsky.social analyzed opinion-oriented articles to examine the positions of the #German-LanguagePress in the debate on a temporary suspension of #CoronavirusVaccinePatents in 2021. www.doi.org/10.5771/2192...

How willing are scientists to act as experts in the news media? In the context of the #COVID-19pandemic, @birteleonhardt.bsky.social, Daniel Nölleke & Folker Hanusch interviewed 24 Austrian #ScientificExperts about their perception of news media logics. www.doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Issue 2/25 just went online, including articles on #ScienceCommunication and critical political economy of the #Media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, #influencers focussing on environmental issues and a network-oriented method for #analyzing Telegram data. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

During crises, the spread of #misinformation on social media increases. In an #eyetracking experiment, @shkessler.bsky.social investigated the reception of misinformation and its influence on information search and selection processes for verification. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

#Netflix and chill? Christian Zabel, Louis Schaffeld & Daniel O’Brien examined the influence of content-related factors and uses and gratifications on #binge-watching tendency. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Out now! In our extended paper, we present deep insights from the qualitative part of our "Performative Publics" project, funded by DFG. Boundary work of journalists and activists dealing with feminist issues during the COVID crisis. They are closely entangled in their practices.

Between #journalism, #activism and #feminism: Wolfgang Reißmann, @mluenenborg.bsky.social & Miriam Siemon conducted a qualitative ethnographic case study on feminist border crossers active in journalism and activism. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Hilft die eigene Internetrecherche dabei, Fehlinformationen auf Social Media zu erkennen? 🤔 In meinem Artikel in @scmeditor.bsky.social gehe ich der Frage nach – mit Eye-Tracking & Screenrecording & Befragung 💻 Spoiler: Eher Ja, wenn Kompetenz & Angebot passen doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-1-140

What can people learn from watching mainstream #pornography? Marina F. Thomas & @moniekbuijzen.bsky.social conducted a #PornLiteracy intervention to test the influence on explicit and implicit attitudes, including the related effects of sexual experience and prior porn use.

The editorial of the #SCM issue 1/2025 gives insights into the past year’s developments. It is also the final one with @juliametag.bsky.social and Kerstin Thummes as our editors. Many thanks to them for their excellent work and for being part of the SCM team! doi.org/10.5771/2192...

First issue of 2025 just came out, including the final article of the 2024 special issue on #pornification as well as contributions on journalism and #activism, #binge-watching tendencies and #misinformation on social media. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-1

I am super excited to serve as an editor of @scmeditor.bsky.social. It’s the official journal of #dgpuk, it’s open access, it is in English and German, it supports registered reports. So great journal all around, go submit your work :) #dgpuk2025

We are happy to announce our Top Paper 2024: „The process of frame-building regarding climate change in Indonesia“ by Mira Rochyadi-Reetz. Congratulations to the author, and many thanks to all members of the DGPuK editorial board for their votes. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Human versus #artificial pornographic content – In a within-subject online experiment, Jessica M. Szczuk & Natalia Szymczyk analyzed preferences for #ComputerGenerated rough sexually explicit media compared to depictions involving humans: doi.org/10.5771/2192...

What types of pornographic content are people using alone and with a romantic partner? Taylor Kohut, Kiara Fernandez, William A. Fisher & @lornejcampbell.bsky.social identified differences between shared and solitary #PornographyUse as well as #gender differences: doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Producing and sharing sexual content on social media impacts sexual self-representation and #Wellbeing among Australian #gay, #bisexual, and #queer (GBQ+) men – @paulibyron.bsky.social, James D. A. Newton, Olivia Hanson, @ooviedot.bsky.social, Bernard Saliba & Daniel Demant: doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Creator, businesswoman or feminist – @wurmanto.bsky.social and Jeffrey Wimmer conducted a qualitative content analysis examining German #reporting on #OnlyFans and its providers. doi.org/10.5771/2192...

Pleased to see our paper -- Social media, self-pornography, and gay/bisexual/queer men’s psychosexual wellbeing -- now published (open access). Was a pleasure to collab with public health scholars on this, and big thanks to editors & reviewers for sharpening this work.

Ever heard of OnlyFans? German news media had very mixed views on the platform. Our content analysis is now part of a SCM special issue and I'm thrilled to finally share the results with you all.

I served as a co-editor on this one, as we did some studies on #pornography use among kids and also one on sexual self-presentation online. It's a "difficult" topic for sure, but the high use among youth demand our attention as researchers.

We are happy to announce that our Special Issue on Media representations in an era of #pornification is out right before the holidays! Many thanks to the guest editors Nicola Döring, Nicole Krämer, Dan J. Miller, @thorstenquandt.bsky.social, and Gerhard Vowe. doi.org/10.5771/2192...