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).
2025
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Communicating Net-Zero: A Conceptual Model for Effective Strategic Communications. Public Relations Review, 51(3):102580.
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‚That’s Not Appropriate!‘ Examining Social Norms as Predictors of Negative Campaigning. Political Behavior, 47(2):457-478.
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Misperceptions of Public Opinion During Crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Political Communication:epub ahead of print.
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Navigating the digital mirror: The role of information-seeking orientation and uncertainty tolerance in social media-driven body image anxiety. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 18:100665.
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A Balancing Act : How Media Professionals Perceive the Implementation of News Recommender Systems. Digital Journalism, 13(4):745-773.
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The plurivocal university: Typologizing the diverse voices of a research university on social media. Public Understanding of Science, 34(3):270-290.
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Beyond Removal: Visibility Reduction in Content Moderation. TechREG Chronicle:35-41.
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Generative propaganda: Evidence of AI’s impact from a state-backed disinformation campaign. PNAS Nexus, 4(4):pgaf083.
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Responsibility networks in media discourses on automation: A comparative analysis of social media algorithms and social companions. New Media & Society, 27(3):1752-1773.
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News media and citizens’ trust toward authorities in times of crisis. International Journal of Press/Politics:epub ahead of print.
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ChatGPT as a voting application in direct democracy. Swiss Political Science Review = Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft:epub ahead of print.
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Measuring Science Literacy in a Digital World: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Survey Scale. Science Communication:epub ahead of print.
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Analyzing the share of media followers of government Twitter accounts across Western European countries. European Journal of Communication:epub ahead of print.
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How generative artificial intelligence portrays science: Interviewing ChatGPT from the perspective of different audience segments. Public Understanding of Science, 34(2):132-153.
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Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 9(4):713-730.
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Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12(1):114.
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2024
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Social Truth Queries as a Novel Method for Combating Misinformation: Evidence From Kenya. International Journal of Press/Politics:epub ahead of print.
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Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools: Knowledge, Use and Attitudes in Switzerland. Zürich: Universität Zürich.
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Keeping Watch along the Digital Silk Road. In: Schatz, Edward; Silvey, Rachel. Seeing China's Belt and Road. New York: Oxford University Press, 164-184.
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Issues, Frames und Thematisierung. In: Szyszka, Peter; Frohlich, Romy; Röttger, Ulrike. Handbuch der Public Relations (4). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 455-476.
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Assessing the Outputs, Outcomes, and Impacts of Science Communication: A Quantitative Content Analysis of 128 Science Communication Projects. Science Communication, 46(6):758-789.
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Conceptualizing platformed conspiracism: Analytical framework and empirical case study of BitChute and Gab. New Media & Society, 26(12):6938-6957.
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The link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countries. Journal of Communication, 75(1):jqae044.
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Abstimmungsmonitor – Vorlagen vom 24. November 2024. Zürich: fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich.
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Science vs. Activism? Exploring the Boundary: Perspectives of Young Researchers in Switzerland. Bern: Swiss Young Academy.
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Cognitio populi – Vox populi: Implications of science-related populism for communication behavior. Communications : European Journal of Communication Research, 49(4):645-668.
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Governance von KI im Journalismus. Bericht zuhanden des Bundesamtes für Kommunikation (BAKOM). Zürich: fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich.
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Justifying an Invasion: When Is Disinformation Successful?. Political Communication, 41(6):965-986.
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Participation inequalities on Pinterest. Journal of Digital Social Research, 6(3):249-264.
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«Künstliche Intelligenz» in der Schweiz 2024: Kenntnisse, Nutzung und Einstellungen zur generativen KI. Zürich: Universität Zürich, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung.
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Wie inklusive Kommunikation die Resilienz von Kommunen stärkt. Forum Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung, (6):327-330.
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Mistakenly misinformed or intentionally deceived? Mis‐ and Disinformation perceptions on the Russian War in Ukraine among citizens in 19 countries. European Journal of Political Research, 63(4):1642-1654.
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Verdrängung privater Informationsmedien durch Nachrichtenangebote öffentlicher Medien? Nutzung und Zahlungsbereitschaft in der Schweiz. In: fög - Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft. Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2024. Basel: Schwabe, 33-48.
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JST and rJST: joint estimation of sentiment and topics in textual data using a semi-supervised approach. Communication Methods and Measures:1-19.
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The Elephant(s) in the Newsroom: A Mixed Methods Study on the Use of News Agency Material. Journalism Practice:1-21.
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2023
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Latin American Cultures on TikTok. In: Latin American Cultures on TikTok, Curtin University, 8 November 2023, TikTok Cultures Research Network.
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Unraveling the Dark Side of Social Norms - Toward a Research Agenda on the Challenges of Social Norms in Health Communication. Health Communication, 39(12):2955-2962.
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Warum fokussieren die Medien so stark auf Bundesratswahlen? (Interview). www.srf.ch: SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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Platforms matter: analyzing user engagement with social media content of Swiss higher education institutions. Journal of marketing for higher education:1-20.
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When Worlds Collide: Journalistic, Market, and Tech Logics in the Adoption of News Recommender Systems. Journalism Studies, 24(16):1957-1976.
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Science-related populism: Conceptualization, empirical investigation, and implications for science communication (Dissertation Summary). Studies in Communication Sciences, 23(3):383-390.
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News and Social Media Imagery of Climate Change. In: Baker, Zeke; Law, Tamar; Vardy, Mark; Zehr, Stephen. Climate, Science and Society. A Primer (1). London: Routledge, 66-73.
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Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries. New Media & Society, 25(12):3412-3437.
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From News Softening to Social News Softening: Comparing Patterns of Political News Coverage on Different (Social) Media Channels in Germany and Switzerland. Digital Journalism:Epub ahead of print.
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Conflicting Norms - How Norms of Disconnection and Availability Correlate With Digital Media Use Across Generations. Social Science Computer Review:1-22.
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Colloquialisation, compression and democratisation in British parliamentary debates. In: Korhonen, Minna; Kotze, Haidee; Tyrkkö, Jukka. Exploring Language and Society with Big Data: Parliamentary discourse across time and space. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, 336-372.
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Die Halbierungsinitiative muss abgelehnt werden. In: Republik, 14 November 2023, epub.
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How a Swiss audience poll revealed strong reservations about AI in news production. : European Journalism Observatory - EJO.
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Adolescents’ Drinking Behavior Off- and Online: Disentangling Exposure Effects and Selective Exposure in Networked Communication Structures. Journal of Health Communication, 28(12):815-824.
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Engaging with COVID-19 content on social media in the United States: Does political affiliation matter?. First Monday, 28(11):13289.
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Bericht: Pilotstudie Struktur der Onlinemedienangebote. Zürich: fög - Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft/Universität Zürich.
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2022
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Editorial. Studies in Communication Sciences, 22(3):411-413.
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Communication of higher education institutions: Historical developments and changes over the past decade. Studies in Communication Sciences, 22(3):459-469.
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From precarious conditions to permanent positions? Problems, responsible actors, and solutions for strengthening the academic mid-level staff in Switzerland. Studies in Communication Sciences, 22(3):575-582.
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Measurement and evaluation: framework, methods, and critique. In: Falkheimer, Jesper; Heide, Mats. Research Handbook on Strategic Communication. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 475-489.
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Organizational and societal goals in tension? A survey of communication practitioners at Swiss higher education institutions. JCOM : Journal of Science Communication, 21(07):A06.
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Les indigents médiatiques sont de plus en plus nombreux en Suisse. Genève: RTS Radio Télevision Suisse.
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Complementing Kernel Density Estimation and Topic Modelling to Visualise Political Discourse. In: Digital Research Data and Human Sciences DRDHum Conference 2022, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1 Dezember 2022 - 3 Dezember 2022. University of Jyväskylä, 12-27.
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Legacy media as inhibitors and drivers of public reservations against science: global survey evidence on the link between media use and anti-science attitudes. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 9(1):40.
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Smartphone use and academic performance: a pervasiveness approach beyond addiction. Social Science Computer Review, 40(6):1542-1561.
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Assessing How Attitudes to Migration in Social Media Complement Public Attitudes Found in Opinion Surveys. SPELL: Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature, 41:119-153.
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Verschwörung als Ersatzreligion? Religiosität, Spiritualität und Verschwörungsaffinität in Zeiten gesellschaftlicher Krisen. Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik, 7(2):617-638.
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Tackling the Information Overload: Using Automated Content Analysis for Crisis Communication Research. In: Coombs, W Timothy; Holladay, Sherry J. The Handbook of Crisis Communication. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 53-65.
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Medientalk: Braucht es noch Medienjournalismus?. Zürich: SRF-Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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Benefits of Diverse News Recommendations for Democracy: A User Study. Digital Journalism, 10(10):1710-1730.
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Online explainer videos: Features, benefits, and effects. Frontiers in Communication, 7:1034199.
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Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Times. Cambrige: MIT Press.
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The value of face-to-face communication in the digital world: What people miss about in-person interactions when those are limited. Studies in Communication Sciences:1-19.
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How Informed are the Swiss about Covid-19 and Prevention Measures? : Results of a Survey on Information Awareness, Behaviour, and Deficits. European Journal of Health Communication, 3(3):118-142.
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«Die Unterversorgung mit News ist ein Problem». Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien. Zürich: SRF-Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.