New Publication: Special Issue on Social Media Influencers and Political Communication

Jun 17, 2025

Two positions as research assistant (Praedoc) at the IfPuK to be filled

Apr 10, 2025

Guest lecture on Political Authenticity

Vote for me, I am authentic! Insights into the current research on authenticity in political communication.

Dec 03, 2024

Symposium of the Division Communication Theory and Media Effects

Apr 03, 2024

2nd place DGPuK Best Paper Award for Annett Heft, Kilian Buehling and colleagues

Mar 28, 2024

Dissertation award of the DGPuK for Daniela Stoltenberg

Mar 26, 2024

Right Topic, Right Source? Source Diversity and Balance in Right-Wing Alternative News Content Across Topics

Feb 15, 2024

Which factors shape citizen-generated populism? A computational analysis of comment sections during COVID-19 in seven European countries

Jan 16, 2024

Cross-Border Journalism Content: Status Quo and Perspectives

Jan 15, 2024

Two doctoral students at the Institute receive Tiburtius Prizes

Dec 19, 2023

Politicization and Right-Wing Normalization on Youtube: A Topic-Based Analysis of the “Alternative Influence Network”

Nov 20, 2023

Mapping a Dark Space: Challenges in Sampling and Classifying Non-Institutionalized Actors on Telegram

Nov 18, 2023

Lilach Nir is visiting researcher at the Division Communication Theory and Media Effects

Oct 31, 2023

Solidarity with our Partners at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and their Families

Oct 18, 2023

Pandemic Protesters on Telegram: How Platform Affordances and Information Ecosystems Shape Digital Counterpublics

Sep 30, 2023

Challenges of and approaches to data collection across platforms and time: Conspiracy-related digital traces as examples of political contention

Aug 29, 2023

Message Deletion on Telegram: Affected Data Types and Implications for Computational Analysis

Mar 15, 2023

Best Paper Award for David Schieferdecker and colleagues

Jan 23, 2023

Mobilization and support structures in radical right party networks

Whether a radical right party is in opposition or in government significantly influences the digital communication of its actors and supporters. This is a central finding of the latest publication by Annett Heft , Susanne Reinhardt and Barbara Pfetsch .

Nov 10, 2022

Jay Blumler Best Article Award 2022 for Annett Heft and Co-Authors

Sep 28, 2022