2024

Kulichkina, A., Balluff, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2024, November 28-29) Cross-border coordination: Analyzing multilingual Twitter communication during China's COVID-19 protests [Paper presentation]. 10th Annual Conference of the Austrian Political Science Association, Vienna, Austria.
Neureiter, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, November 27-29). Greenwashing, green confusion and support for advertising regulations: A multi-country study [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the Advertising Division of the German Association Communication (DGPuK), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hagelstein, J., & Einwiller, S. (2024, November 22). Profilierung durch Personalisierung: Wie Unternehmen von Imagetransfers profitieren können [Invited talk]. Hermes Dinner of the Academic Society for Management & Communication. Leverkusen, Germany.
Engel, E., Gell, S., Heiss, R., & Karsay, K. (2024, November 20-22). Engaging with social media influencers' health content: Insights from a cross-sectional study with Austrian youth [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the Health Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Lucerne, Switzerland.
Gell, S., Engel, E., Heiss, R., Karsay, K. (2024, November 20-22). Do social media influencers' messages about mental issues affect young people’s self-labeling? An experimental study [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the Health Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Lucerne, Switzerland.
Gell, S., Engel, E., Heiss, R., Karsay, K. (2024, November 20-22). Uncovering social media influencers' health content: A citizen youth science study [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the Health Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Lucerne, Switzerland.
Langlotz, J., Hagelstein, J., & Fritsch, T. (2024, November 19). Bleib' doch noch! – Bonding in Zeiten von Remote Work, Job-Hopping und Restrukturierung [Panel discussant]. INSP!RE Conference for Internal Communication, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Bauer, T. (2024, November 15). Media literacy and societal communication. Navigating digital culture and global challenges [Invited guest lecture]. Department of Technology Communication Management, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro City.
Matthes, J. (2024, November 14). AI and communication research: Does AI change the ways we do research? [Invited talk]. Research Talk Series of the Faculty of Applied Communication, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia (online presentation).
Gell, S., Engel, E., Heiss, R., Karsay, K., & Schmidhofer, J. (2024, November 13-15). Marketing or health promotion? A citizen science study of social media influencers' health content [Paper presentation]. European Public Health Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Engel, E., Gell, S., Heiss, R., & Karsay, K. (2024, November 13-15). Influencers as a new source of health information: Insights from an Austrian youth survey [Paper presentation]. European Public Health Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Bauer, T. (2024, November 12). Understanding the mediality of social practice. Media competence for a media society [Invited guest lecture]. University of Social Sciences and Technology (USSH) Hanoi, Vietnam.
Matthes, J., & Vranken, S. (2024, November 12). The end of experimentation as we know it? How AI affects experimental research [Invited talk]. International Research Workshop on Reshaping Communication: AI, Media, and Change, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Herczeg, P. (2024, November 9). Künstliche Intelligenz [Panel discussant]. Feministival der Sorority, Vienna, Austria.

Spitzer, K., & Hagelstein, J. (2024, October 30-November 1). Politische Positionierung zwischen Gewinnstreben und Fair Play: Eine differenzierungstheoretische Perspektive auf die Krisenkommunikation von russisch gesponserten Sportorganisationen im Ukraine-Krieg [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the Public Relations and Organisational Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Berlin, Germany.
Matthes, J. (2024, October 30). Love and algorithms. The psychological effects of dating apps [Invited talk]. Research Talk Series of the Faculty of Applied Communication, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia (online presentation).
Kulichkina, A. (2024, October 29-November 2). Coordinated sharing behavior in online protest and repression in authoritarian contexts [Invited talk]. AoIR2024, Sheffield, UK.
Lecheler, S. (2024, October 22). Stimmen der Demokratie: Die unverzichtbare Rolle der Medien [Invited talk]. Digital Days 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Matthes, J. (2024, October 25). Spreading hate online: Reasons, prevalence, consequences [Invited talk]. 60th EPRA meeting, Limassol, Cyprus.
Garusi, D., & Juarez Miro, C. (2024, October 17-18). Unpacking news consumption and trust decisions through a folk theory approach. A study of Austrian young adults [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, October 17-18, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Lecheler, S. (2024, October 17-18). It takes a village to edit a journal [Invited talk]. Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, October 17-18,Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Roney, C., Wiesner, D., Riedl, A., & Eberl, J. M. (2024, October 17-18). Rally and recalibrate – Political dynamics of audience expectations of journalism during times of crisis [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, October 17-18, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Engel, E., Gell, S., Heiss, R., & Karsay, K. (2024, October 16-18). Social media influencers as a new source of health information: Insights from an Austrian youth survey [Paper presentation]. Austrian Public Health Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
Gell, S., Engel, E., Heiss, R., Karsay, K., & Schmidhofer, J. (2024, October 16-18). Werbung oder Gesundheitsaufklärung? Eine Citizen Science Studie zu den Gesundheitsinhalten von Social Media Influencern [Paper presentation]. Austrian Public Health Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., & Alibegović, S. (2024, October 14-16). Amplifying youth voices: Institutional and digital strategies to counter hate speech in Southeast Europe [Paper presentation]. Istria Media Days – Media for Social Inclusion and Integration – Challenges for Competence of Social Discourse and Social Culture (online presentation).
Maikovska, K. (2024, October 3). Experiment as a method of research: From theory to practice [Invited talk]. Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Herzceg, P. (2024, October 1). DialogForum: 100 Jahre Radio [Invited panelist]. RadioKulturhaus/ORF III, Vienna, Austria.

Betakova, D. (2024, September 24-27). Leave me alone, I do not believe you! News avoidance, conspiracy beliefs and vaccine opposition [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Betakova, D., Boomgaarden, H., & Lecheler, S. (2024, September 24-27)."Too much and always the same": Textual characteristics of news articles that people intentionally avoid [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Canevez, R. N., & Maikovska, K. (2024, September 24-27). Mediatization of resistance: Exploring the dynamic network of the state and grass-roots actors in the pro-Ukrainian cyber army on Telegram. [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Čirjak, M., Kathirgamalingam, A., Betakova, D., Syed, A. P., & Boomgaarden, H. (2024, September 24-27). A matter of risk perception? The dynamics of media use during the Covid-19 pandemic [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Battle of the e-cowarriors: Differential effects of environmental appeals by SMIs and organizations on youth's pro-environmental attitudes and behavior intentions [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Forrai, M., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Associations between emerging adults' (motivations for) AI use and AI-related attitudes [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Götzenbrucker, G. (2024, September 24-27) Breaking barriers: Gender-inclusive digital mediated mobility in urban environments. A study on women and queer-inclusive urban public transportation trough technologically mediated support in Vienna [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hanusch, F., Maares, P., Löhmann, K., & Nölleke, D. (2024, September 24-27). "I don’t think people realize what is journalistic and what is interest-driven content". Imagined audiences as a boundary marker in journalism [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Harff, D. (2024, September 24-27). Intimate and opinion-oriented? Examining youtubers' opinion leader potential and user engagement with their political content [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Harff, D., Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Idols within reach: Measuring the perceived attainability of media role models among youth [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hokamp, C., Haberl, M., Hanusch, F., & Waschková Císařová, L. (2024, September 24-27). Emotional communities in the journalistic age: Establishment of feeling rules by and within the field of journalism. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Klesl, M., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Tradition meets innovation: Youth news consumption in the era of influencers, celebrities and ordinary people as news providers [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kulichkina, A. (2024, September 24-27) The role of social media in the protest-repression nexus in authoritarian settings: A scoping literature review [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Lissens, M., Harff, D., & Schmuck., D. (2024, September 24-27). Responses to (un)healthy advice: Processing and acceptance of health content creators' nutrition misinformation by youth [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Maares, P., Löhmann, K., Hanusch, F., & Nölleke, D. (2024, September 24-27). Prompting meaning through visuals: Combining image elicitation and open card sorting as a method in journalism research [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Maikovska, K., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2024, September 24-27). The power of a hashtag. A typology of hashtag activism focused on actors and temporal aspects [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Tolochko, P., Bernhard, J., Kakavand, A., Kulichkina, A., & Boomgaarden, H. (2024, September 24-27) Digital skills formation in peer networks: Exploring advice giving and taking in classrooms [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Van Houtven, E., Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Constructing identity on YouTube: How influencers portray collective identities and audiences engage with them [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Wölfle, A., & Schmuck, D. (2024, September 24-27). Friend or foe? Exploring young people's bias perceptions, trust, and news use regarding the Middle Eastern conflict [Paper presentation]. 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Lecheler, S. (2024, September 24-25). Künstliche Intelligenz – Gefahr und/oder Chance? [Invited panelist]. Austrian Science Day 2024 of the Austrian Research Association (ÖFG), Baden, Austria.
Karsay, K. (2024, September 24). Navigating a digital childhood as generation 'Like' [Invited panelist]. European Health Forum Gastein, Gastein, Austria.
Karsay, K. (2024, September 23). Exploring the dynamics of digital disconnection: Disruption, inequalities, and norms [Invited discussant]. ECREA Pre-Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kulichkina, A., Balluff, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2024, September 23) Cross-border coordination: Analyzing multilingual Twitter communication during China's COVID-19 protests [Paper presentation]. ECREA 2024 Pre-Conference "The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad", Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Nassen, L-M., Schreurs, L., Karsay, K., & Vandenbosch, L. (2024, September 23). Identifying patterns and explaining adolescents' digital disconnection strategies. A latent class analysis [Paper presentation]. ECREA Pre-Conference Exploring the Dynamics of Digital Disconnection – Disruption, Inequalities, and Norms, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Planitzer, A. M., Betakova, D., & Kathirgamalingam, A., (2024, September 22-23). Intersecting struggles: Building an early career network for navigating precarity in academic spaces [Paper presentation]. ECREA Pre-conference (Dis)order in Academic Culture: Finding Meaning in a Precarious Environment, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kulichkina, A., Waldherr, A., & Wijermans, N. (2024, September 16-20) The agent-based model of online protest and repression in authoritarian settings [Paper presentation]. Social Simulation Conference 2024 (SSC 2024), Cracow, Poland.
Karsay, K., Camerini, A.-L., & Wendt, R. (2024, September 16-19). Is more mental health talk better? Exploring the consequences of increased mental health awareness from a communication science perspective [Paper presentation]. German Psychological Society (DGPs)/ÖGP Congress 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Lecheler, S. (2024, September 16-19). How (not) to influence authoritarians? Normative, conceptual, and strategic perspectives on psychological responses to the rise of far-right political actors [Panel discussant]. German Psychological Society (DGPs)/ÖGP Congress 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Meerson, R., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, September 16-19). Zu viel, aber wovon genau? Evidenz für selektive (De-)Sensibilisierung durch wiederholte Exposition gegenüber verschiedenen Arten von digitalem Hass [Poster presentation]. German Psychological Society (DGPs)/ÖGP Congress 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Dienlin, T. (2024, September 16-19). On which level should we analyze media effects? [Paper presentation]. German Psychological Society (DGPs)/ÖGP Congress 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Hagelstein, J., Wahl, I., Stranzl, J., Einwiller, S., & Ruppel, C. (2024, September 11-14). Communicating appreciation in the workplace: First insights from an employee survey on sources and reasons of appreciation [Paper presentation]. Annual Congress of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), Bucharest, Romania.
Ninova-Solovykh, N., Wahl, I., & Einwiller, S. (2024, September 11-14). Consumers' responses to public company-directed activism: An experimental comparison of insider and outsider activism [Paper presentation]. Annual Congress of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), Bucharest, Romania.
Maares, P., Löhmann, K., Nölleke, D., Hanusch, F. (2024, September 11-13) Neue Vielfalt oder gar nicht mal so verschieden? Das Rollenselbst- und fremdbild traditioneller und peripherer journalistischer Akteure [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the Media, Public Spheres and Gender and the Journalism Studies Divisions of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Berlin, Germany.
Kolokytha, O., & Gmeiner, R. (2024, September 10). Women and leadership in the cultural heritage sector. The case of Austria [Paper presentation]. "Women and Leadership in the Creative Industries: An Interdisciplinary Symposium", Bournemouth, UK (online presentation).
Kolokytha, O. (2024, September 5-6). Music and diversity: Unconscious bias and de-biasing [Invited keynote]. Austrian Federal Economic Chamber's Conference of the Austrian music industry, Vienna, Austria.
Herczeg, P. (2024, September 4). Zwischen Bequemlichkeit und Bedenken: Das Kommunikationsverhalten von jungen Menschen im Alter von 18-30 Jahren mit KI-Tools wie Alexa, Siri und Co. Qualitative Ergebnisse und Erfahrungsberichte [Presentation]. "Future Education Conference 2024 – Empowering Learners for Tomorrow", Graz, Austria.

Kolokytha, O., & Gmeiner, R. (2024, August 27-30). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing practices of professional artists in Austria [Paper presentation]. 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Porto, Portugal.
Kolokytha, O., Belinskaya, Y., & Magkou, M. (2024, August 19-23). Silencing culture: Religion, democracy and the censorship of artistic production [Paper presentation]. ICCPR2024 International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, Warsaw, Poland.
Kolokytha, O., & Belinskaya, Y. (2024, August 19-23). A tale of four cities: processes and conditions of legitimisation of graffiti in different urban and policy contexts [Paper presentation]. ICCPR2024 International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, Warsaw, Poland.
Axyonova, V., & Georgarakis, G. (2024, August 12-15). Can experts afford an emotion? Experts' emotional and uncivil language use on social media and its effects on public perceptions about the Russo-Ukrainian war [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Axyonova, V., & Lozka, K. (2024, August 12-15). Diplomacy beyond the state: Ukrainian think tank experts as wartime diplomacy actors [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Kakavand, A. E., Henriksen F. M., Kathirgamalingam, A., Stecker, M., & Waldherr, A. (2024, August 12-15). Matching far right voices: A computational exploration of user identity linkage strategies across social media platforms [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Kermani, H., Fatemeh, O., Yarahmadi, P., & Hosseini Khoo, Z. (2024, August 12-15). Framing the #MahsaAmini movement on Persian Twitter: An analysis of networked framing in authoritarian regimes during anti-regime protests [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Kermani, H., Mahdi Soltani, H., & Makki, M. (2024, August 12-15). A discursive approach to falsehood and incivility: Analyzing malicious agents and practices on Persian Twitter [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Kulichkina, A. (2024, August 12-15) The protest-repression nexus in the digital age: A Scoping review on social media's role in protest-repression dynamics [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Kulichkina, A., Balluff, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2024, August 12-15). Burning barriers: Coordinated Twitter activity during China’s COVID-19 protests [Paper presentation]. ECPR General Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Binder, A., Stevic, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Kaňková, J., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Exploring the dark side of social media influencers' health advice: Insights from health expert content creators [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Kaňková, J., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Health-related communication of social media influencers: A scoping review [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Koban, K., Bührer, S., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). All roads lead to hate? Five prediction paths for online incivility and intolerance perpetration [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Matthes, J., Hirsch, M., Noetzel, S., & Binder, A. (2024, August 8-11). The cognitive benefits of online microtargeted political ads: Explaining attitudes, political interest, and campaign knowledge [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Meerson, R., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Too much of what? Evidence for selective (de-)sensitization through frequent exposure to digital hate [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Neureiter, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Inspired by "greenfluencers": Young peoples' exposure to greenfluencers, compensatory green beliefs, and consumption behavior [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Saumer, M., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). The dark side of the rainbow: A mobile experience study on community members' exposure frequency and processing of LGBTQIA+-directed digital hostility [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Spielvogel, I., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). How news consumption in modern media landscapes relates to threats perceptions and fears in public spaces. A scoping review [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Stevic, A., Liftinger, H., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Observing phubbing behaviors during casual and serious conversations: Consequences for conversation quality, connectedness and appropriateness [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Vranken, S., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, August 8-11). Do health warnings for E-cigarettes work on Instagram? Experimental effects on adults' E-cigarette cognitions [Paper presentation]. 107th AEJMC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, USA.
Greber, H. (2024, August 2). Power to the user: The future of immersive storytelling from the vantage point of the audience [Invited presentation]. Newhouse Impact Summit, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Kermani, H., Fatemeh, O., Yarahmadi, P., Mahdi Soltani, H., Makki, M., & Hosseini Khoo, Z. (2024, July 11). A discursive approach to suppressing #MahsaAmini movement in Persian Twitter: False information and uncivil speech as the building blocks of Twitter networked frame [Paper presentation]. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines Conference (CADAAD), Poznan, Poland.
Hagelstein, J. (2024, July 10). Imagetransfers in der personalisierten Organisationskommunikation [Invited talk, virtual presentation]. DPRG Thesis Talk.

Spielvogel, I., Matthes, J., & Binder, A. (2024, June 27-29). This is just fun and entertainment! The effects of product placements in narrative media content on children’s persuasion knowledge and affective responses [Paper presentation]. 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stevic, A., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 27-28). Beyond first impressions on dating apps: Examining perceived own mate value, social comparison processes and dating anxiety over time [Panel presentation]. Global Digital Intimacies. A hybrid conference convened at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kermani, H., Makki, M., Mahdi Soltani, H., Fatemeh, O., Yarahmadi, P., Hosseini Khoo, Z., & Pakzad, R. (2024, June 26). Analysis of false information and computational propaganda during #MahsaAmini Movement in Persian Twitter [Paper presentation]. P³: Power, Propaganda, Polarisation Post-Conference of the 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Brisbane, Australia.
Kolokytha, O., & Magkou, M. (2024, June 23-26). An umbrella for the environment: European cultural networks as intermediaries for green transition in arts management practices [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC, Lisbon, Portugal.
Holst, C., Kolokytha, O., & Belinskaya, Y. (2024, June 23-26). Co-Creating the virtual stage: Implications of collaborative digital tools on arts management practices [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC, Lisbon, Portugal.
Banjac, S., Juarez Miro, C., & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Audience expectations across journalistic boundaries [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Bernhard, J., Ashour, R., Tolochko, P., Eberl, J.-M., & Boomgaarden, H. (2024, June 20-24). Beyond standardization: a comprehensive review of topic modeling for computational communication research [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Betakova, D., Boomgaarden, H., & Lecheler, S. (2024, June 20-24). The role of choice architecture and civic duty nudges in fighting news avoidance [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Bührer, S., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). The WWW of digital hate perpetration: What, who, and why? A scoping review [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Einwiller, S. A., Wolfgruber, D., & Leitner, A. K. (2024, June 20-24). Corporate communication about diversity and inclusion: How companies communicate on social media and respond to criticism [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Garusi, D., Juarez Miro, J., & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Understanding journalists' and audiences' mutual trust: A theoretical framework informed by phenomenological sociology [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Garusi, D., Juarez Miro, C. & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Understanding news media trust through the lens of phenomenological sociology [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Hancock, J., Stevic, A., & Liu, S. X. (2024, June 20-24). AI-mediated communication and the self in the context of online dating as part of the panel session algorithmically yours: Communicating in the age of generative AI [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Harff, D., Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2024, June 20-24). Idols within reach: Measuring the perceived attainability of media role models [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2024, June 20-24). Prevalence, topics, presentation and popularity of social media influencers' political content across two countries [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Hendrickx, J., & Vázquez-Herrero, J. (2024, June 20-24). Dissecting social media journalism: A comparative study across platforms, outlets and countries [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Hirsch, M., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June). Targeted political advertising on social media – A "drop in the ocean?" Emerging adults' understanding and experiences [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Hu, J. M., & Thomas, M. F. (2024, June 20-24). Are anxiously attached mobile dating app users less successful and feel worse after use? The moderating effect of platform anonymity [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Inwood, O., Makki, M., & Kermani, H. (2024, June 20-24). Discourse of mis-disinformation on social media during a pandemic: A comparative analysis of Persian and Australian Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram data [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Juarez Miro, C., Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Audience expectations of journalists: Demands, beliefs and assessments [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Juarez Miro, C., Maares, P., Hendrickx, J., & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Understanding the role of community membership in journalistic authority claims: A framework informed by fan journalistic actors [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Kaňková, J., Stevic, A., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Time to BeReal! Exploring users' well-being in relation to the duration of BeReal use [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Kaskeleviciute, R., Knupfer, H., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Fight fire with fire? Muslims' reactions to terrorism-related online intolerance and the role of counter speech [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Kathirgamalingam, A., Lind, F., & Boomgaarden, H. (2024, June 20-24). Measuring racism and related concepts using computational text-as-data approaches: a systematic literature review [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Khaleghipour, M., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Digital hate from targets' perception: A scoping review of recent research [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Kirchmair, T., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Four eyes, two truths: Explaining heterogeneity in perceived severity of digital hate against immigrants [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Knupfer, H., Kaskeleviciute, R., Matthes, J., & van Scharrel, H. (2024, June 20-24). Victims of Islamist and right-wing terrorism in the press: Identifiability and humanization [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Lee, J., Banks, J., Chen, K., Weikmann, T. E., Hameleers, M., & Ahmed, S. (2024, June 20-24). Synthetic media, visual narratives, and information authenticity: Advancing global social justice [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Lind, F. (2024, June 20-24). Advocating for basic income: Transnationality of the basic income discourse on social media [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Löhmann, K., Maares, P., Nölleke, D., & Hanusch, F. (2024, June 20-24). Competition, cooperation or complementation? Boundary discourses of traditional and peripheral journalistic actors in Austria [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Maares, P., & Hendrickx, J. (2024, June 20-24). Affordances of journalism. How scholarship adopts affordance theory to study journalistic practice [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Mayen, S., Reinhardt, A., & Wilhelm, C. (2024, June 20-24). Revealing the interplay between digital media use and adolescents’ affective well-being: Results of a mobile experience sampling study [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Mayen, S., Wilhelm, C., & Reinhardt, A. (2024, June 20-24). The role of digital media activities in shaping adolescent learning and academic performance [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Meerson, R., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Content moderation through the bystander lens: A scoping review [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Nanz, A., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). AI in the newsroom: Does the public trust automated journalism and will they pay for it? [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Nanz, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Feeling informed or being informed? Effects of first- and second-level incidental exposure: A three-wave panel survey [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Nanz, A., Kaskeleviciute, R., Stubenvoll, M., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Scanning vs. thorough processing the news: Antecedents of first- and second-level incidental exposure and the role of the relevance appraisal [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Neureiter, A., Schröter, S.-C., Matthes, J., & Biermayer, M. (2024, June 20-24). An eye-tracking study: Perceptions of executional greenwashing in advertising and the impact of greenwashing literacy [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Noetzel, S., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Cognitive effects of political microtargeting: An eye tracking study [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Reinhardt, A., Mayen, S., & Wilhelm, C. (2024, June 20-24). Uncovering the missing pieces: Predictors of non-response in a mobile experience sampling study on media effects among youth [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Reinhardt, A., Wilhelm, C., & Mayen, S. (2024, June 20-24). Game-changer or game over? Experimental testing of active vs. passive inoculation interventions in school settings [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Salonen, M., Hendrickx, J., & Ehrlén, V. (2024, June 20-24). Swipe up for news: A multi-level content and discourse analysis of Finnish and Belgian TikTok news videos [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Buvač, N., Stojanovic, A., & Ametova, G. (2024, June 20-24). Giving up on the law? The disconnect of hate speech policy and female journalists' experiences [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Stevic, A., & Meeus, A. (2024, June 20-24). Sharing is caring: The positive role of smartphone co-use in social dynamics [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Stevic, A., Lee, A. Y., Liu, S. X., & Hancock, J. (2024, June 20-24). Of loving and losing: Influence of dating app motivations and perceived success on psychological well-being [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Stranzl, J. (2024, June 20-24). Communicating appreciation to employees from a leadership perspective: Tension between expectations and dependencies [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Tandoc, E. C., Hanusch, F., Seet, S., En Tong Toh, B., & Lee E.-J. (2024, June 20-24). (Fake) news and AI: Revisiting the impact of AI author attribution on message credibility [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Thomas, M. F., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). Sexting-related privacy management: Who cares and how? [Paper presentation] 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Viehmann, C., Geiss, S., Mestas, M., Arendt, F., & Quiring, O. (2024, June 20-24). Long-term media effects and macro-level contexts: How crisis versus routine periods moderate the effects of suicide coverage on suicide rate change (1861-2007) [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Vos, T. P., Mourao, R., Badr, H., Loosen, W., von Garmissen, A., Hanusch, F., Da Silva, M. P., & Storch, L. (2024, June 20-24). Explaining journalistic epistemologies in different social contexts [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Waeterloos, C., Schmuck, D., Opgenhaffen, M., & van Aelst, P. (2024, June 20-24). A systematic review of the concept of political knowledge in a high-choice, social media environment [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Wahl, I., Stibor, R., Einwiller, S., Hagelstein, J., & Siegel, M. (2024, June 20-24). Associations between workplace LGB+ disclosure and discrimination, organizational LGB+ climate, job satisfaction, and mental health: A meta-analysis [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Wang, L. H., Dienlin, T., & Metzger, M. (2024, June 20-24). Disentangling the paradox of the privacy paradox on social media: The role of privacy dimensions, perceived benefits, privacy self-efficacy, and privacy cynicism [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Weikmann, T. E., Egelhofer, J. L., & Lecheler, S. (2024, June 20-24). The effects of different forms of visual disinformation [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Weiss, P., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024, June 20-24). A narrow gateway from misogyny to the far-right: Empirical evidence for social media exposure effects [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Wilhelm, C., Reinhardt, A., & Mayen, S. (2024, June 20-24). Does context matter? How time, space, and social context shape adolescent media use [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Dereymaeker, J., De Leyn, T., Uy-Tioco, C. L., Glover, R., Stevic, A., Lutz, C., Baruh, L., &, Labor, J. (2024, June 19). Appified care? Reflections towards a cultural and individual understanding of intimate surveillance across the lifespan in the age of mobile technologies [Workshop]. ICA Mobile Communication Pre-Conference, 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.
Matthes, J. (2024, June 14). Digital media as a driver of change: The illusion to be informed [Invited talk]. International Conference on CHANGE, Belgrade, Serbia.
Hagelstein, J. (2024, June 11). Publishing as a young scholar [Invited talk]. Student and Early Career Get-Together of the Public Relations Division of the International Communication Association (ICA). Virtual get-together.
Karsay, K. (2024, June 6). Vernetzt, aber einsam. Wie beeinflussen neue Technologien unsere sozialen Beziehungen? [Panel discussant]. Bank Austria Future Talk, Vienna, Austria.
Dienlin, T. (2024, June 6). Digital media's impact on youth well-being: Insights and future strategies [Invited keynote], University of Navarra, Spain. [slides]

Lecheler, S. (2024, May 21). Best Practices aus drei Jahren DocSchool SoWi [Invited talk]. Vienna Doctoral School of Philological and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna, Austria.
Waldherr, A. (2024, May 16). Social issue emergence and digital activism [Invited lecture]. Interdisciplinary Lecture Series in Data Science, TU Vienna, Austria.
Axyonova, V. (2024, May 15-17). Thinking for the state, writing for the people? Kazakhstan's think tanks in policymaking processes [Paper presentation]. Conference on Policy Process Research, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Hagelstein, J. (2024, May 6). Image transfers: How founders can help start-ups become popular [Invited talk]. Guest seminar at Leipzig University, Germany.
Betakova, D., Boomgaarden, H., & Lecheler, S. (2024, May 2-4). "Too much and always the same": Textual characteristics of news articles that people intentionally avoid [Paper presentation]. COMPTEXT Conference, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lühring, J., Lasser, J., Shetty, J., Garcia, D., Waldherr, A., & Metzler, H. (2024, May 4). Emotions and politics: Mapping emotional dynamics and news trustworthiness on social media [Paper presentation]. COMPTEXT Conference, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tolochko, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2024, May 4). Divisive imagery: Affective polarisation analysis in climate activism visuals [Paper presentation]. COMPTEXT Conference, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Matthes, J. (2024, May 1). Love online: Understanding the psychology of dating apps [Invited Talk]. School of Liberal Studies, UPES University, India.

Matthes, J. (2024, April 26). News about terrorism and Islamophobia: A Western perspective [Invited keynote]. Media, Digital Culture and Religion Congress, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Matthes, J. (2024, April 17). Preparing an ERC Advanced Grant application: Some survival tipps [Invited presentation]. ERC Advanced Grant Writing Workshop, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Axyonova, V. (2024, April 17). Academic (im)mobility and the strive for research internationalization [Invited talk]. Postdoc Office "The Settled Down PostDoc: Does Mobility Improve Your Research?", University of Graz, Austria.
Garusi, D., & Leonhardt, B. (2024, April 11-12). A processual understanding of trust: A study of trust-building strategies of constructive journalists [Paper presentation]. Conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section, Sheffield, UK.
Hendrickx, J., & Maares, P. (2024, April 11-12). Affordances of journalism. How scholarship adopts affordance theory to study journalistic practice [Paper presentation]. Conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section, Sheffield, UK.
Leonhardt, B. (2024, April 10). Changing the world through journalism: Exploring interventionist journalistic practices in Austria [Paper presentation]. Conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section, PhD Colloquium, Sheffield, UK.
Löhmann, K., Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2024, April 11-12). Filling a void: Exploring the contribution to diversity by peripheral journalistic actors [Paper presentation]. Conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section, Sheffield, UK.
Maares, P., Löhmann, K., & Nölleke, D. (2024, April 11-12). Autonomy, objectivity and transparency: The meaning and negotiation of journalistic norms and values across different genres of journalism [Paper presentation]. Conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section, Sheffield, UK.
Stoiber-Frank, L.-F., Götzenbrucker, G., Preibisch, K. D., & Griesbeck, M. (2024, April 5). "Mobile without fear": How to foster inclusive urban public transportation for people with anxiety disorders. Technical 1.3.3 Inclusive Mobility, Dublin, Ireland.
Axyonova, V. (2024, April 3-6). The OSCE and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine [Panel discussant]. Roundtable "International Institutions and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine", ISA Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Bojanic, V. (2024, March 26-27). Behind the scenes of CEO socio-political positioning: Perspectives from communication practitioners [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Hagelstein, J., Wahl, I., Stranzl., J., & Einwiller, S. (2024, March 26-27). Importance, occurrence, and effects of appreciation in the workplace: First insights from an employee survey [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Ninova-Solovykh, N., Wahl, I., & Einwiller, S. (2024, March 26-27). Consumers' responses to public company-directed activism: An experimental comparison of insider and outsider activism [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Tkalac Verčič, A., Einwiller, S., Tench, R., & Verčič, D. (2024, March 26-27). Constructing a new scale for measuring employee acceptance of digital communication technologies in the workplace [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Wahl, I., Stibor, R., Einwiller, S., Hagelstein, J., & Siegel, M. (2024, March 26-27). Associations between workplace LGB+ disclosure and discrimination, organizational LGB+ climate, job satisfaction, and mental health: A meta-analysis [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Wang, Y., Einwiller, S., & Laufer, D. (2024, March 26-27). Employee perceptions of crisis spillover risk: The role of crisis relevance, severity, and corporate response strategies [Paper presentation]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Matthes, J. (2024, March 26). Diversity communication between fact and façade? Learnings from research on greenwashing [Invited keynote]. 28th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, Vienna, Austria.
Herczeg, P. (2024, March 25). Künstliche Intelligenz und Kommunikation: Wie kommunizieren junge Menschen im Alter von 18-30 Jahren mit der KI? [Paper presentation] International conference #YouthMediaLife 2024: Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital practices, Vienna, Austria.
Betakova, D. (2024, March 20). Leave me alone, I do not believe you! News avoidance and conspiracy beliefs and vaccine opposition [Paper presentation]. Emerging Directions in News Use Research. Leverhulme Project Launch Event & Open Conference, Virtual Conference.
Duchkowitsch, W. (2024, March 18). Soziale Medien: Fluch oder Segen [Invited talk]. Österreichisches Kulturforum, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Kolokytha, O. (2024, March 18). From vision to action: Fundraising strategies for impactful change in the cultural sector [Invited guest lecture]. Central European University Vienna Campus, Vienna, Austria.
Matthes, J., Binder, A., & Neureiter, A. (2024, March 14-17). What we do, and what we should do: An umbrella review of recent advertising research [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA), Portland, USA.
Waldherr, A. (2024, March 14-15). Digital networks in digital public spheres [Invited keynote]. Conference "Digital networks: Social formations on the Internet", Marburg, Germany.
Wilhelm, C., Reinhardt, A., & Mayen, S. (2024, March 15). Eine Frage des Kontexts? Eine Mobile-Experience-Studie zu raum-zeitlichen und sozialen Bedingungen jugendlicher Mediennutzung [Paper presentation]. 69th annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Erfurt, Germany.
Balluff, P., Scotto di Vettimo, M., Stecker, M., Banducci, S., & Boomgaarden, H. G. (2024, March 13-15). Presenting Meteor: A research platform for political text data [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Erfurt, Germany.

Herczeg, P. (2024, February 29). Aktuelle Entwicklungen von KI in der Medienlandschaft – Chancen und Risiken für Rezipient:innen und Unternehmen [Panel discussant]. Symposium Medienethik, FH St. Pölten.
Waldherr, A. (2024, February 29). Eine Reise durch die Öffentlichkeitstheorie – und wohin sie führen könnte [Invited talk]. Symposium "Information, Netzwerke und digitale Öffentlichkeiten in der politischen Kommunikation", Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Axyonova, V. (2024, February 14-16). The role of evidence-based policy in shaping democratic governance [Invited talk]. Norface GOVERNANCE Final Conference "Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age", Vienna, Austria.

Hagelstein, J. (2024, January 24-26). Persuasion im Augenwinkel. Imagetransfers bei unbewusster und ressourcenarmer Rezeption testimonialgestützer Online-Werbeanzeigen [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Fribourg, Switzerland.
Mayen, S., Reinhardt, A., & Wilhelm, C. (2024, Januar 24-26). Digitale Medien und das affektive Wohlbefinden von Jugendlichen: Ergebnisse einer MES-Studie. Besser jetzt als gleich? [Paper presentation] Annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Fribourg, Switzerland.
Seeger, C., & Binder, A. (2024, January 24-26). Stimulation oder Stigma? Effekte verschiedener Kommunikationsstrategien von Mental Health Influencer*innen [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Fribourg, Switzerland.
Mayen, S., Reinhardt, A., & Wilhelm, C. (2024, January 25). Digitale Medien und das affektive Wohlbefinden von Jugendlichen: Ergebnisse einer MES-Studie [Paper presentation]. Annual conference of the Media Reception and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Fribourg, Switzerland.
Kolokytha, O. (2024, January 18). Die Gestaltung von Kultur- und Wirtschaftspolitik [Panel discussant]. CIMIx – Creative Industries Meet Industry, Vienna, Austria.