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View article: Long-term media effects on public attitudes toward science in Switzerland: A panel survey of the Swiss population
Long-term media effects on public attitudes toward science in Switzerland: A panel survey of the Swiss population Open
Understanding how media influence public attitudes toward science during societal challenges is crucial for effective science communication. This study examines the role of media use and sociodemographic factors in shaping public attitudes…
View article: More of the same or manifold perspectives?
More of the same or manifold perspectives? Open
The increasing importance of social media in political communication since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign has led to a highly productive, dynamic, and ever-growing field of scholars researching the use of social media by politic…
View article: Balancing Realism and Trust: AI Avatars In Science Communication
Balancing Realism and Trust: AI Avatars In Science Communication Open
AI-generated avatars in science communication offer potential for conveying complex information. However, highly realistic avatars may evoke discomfort and diminish trust, a key factor in science communication. Drawing on existing research…
View article: Literate and Critical? Characterizing Users of Alternative Scientific Media
Literate and Critical? Characterizing Users of Alternative Scientific Media Open
Science is of crucial importance in contemporary societies. Concurrently, legacy news media outlets are losing their position as the main fora for discussing and providing information on science and politics. In the hybrid media system, a …
View article: Measuring Science Literacy in a Digital World: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Survey Scale
Measuring Science Literacy in a Digital World: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Survey Scale Open
We present a new multilingual 14-item scale for measuring science literacy in survey and experimental research. The scale captures three essential dimensions of science literacy in a digital world: civic science literacy, science media lit…
View article: Information fatigue
Information fatigue Open
This entry embeds the concept of information fatigue in the issue-attention cycle and patterns of long-lasting media attention such as media hypes and storms. It summarizes the effects that intensive and long-lasting news coverage has on p…
View article: #AISCICOMM24. Discussing the role of (generative) AI for science communication research and science communication practice
#AISCICOMM24. Discussing the role of (generative) AI for science communication research and science communication practice Open
The annual conference of the Science Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) was held in Zurich, Switzerland, from 5–7 June 2024. The conference attracted around 125 researchers and science communication prac…
View article: The Interplay of Knowledge Overestimation, Social Media Use, and Populist Ideas: Cross-Sectional and Experimental Evidence From Germany and Taiwan
The Interplay of Knowledge Overestimation, Social Media Use, and Populist Ideas: Cross-Sectional and Experimental Evidence From Germany and Taiwan Open
Social media expose users to an abundance of information about various issues. But they also make it difficult for users to assess the quality of this information. If users do not recognize this, they may overestimate their knowledge about…
View article: EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL Open
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View article: Cognitio populi – Vox populi: Implications of science-related populism for communication behavior
Cognitio populi – Vox populi: Implications of science-related populism for communication behavior Open
In many countries, science is challenged by science-related populism, which deems the common sense of “ordinary people” superior to the knowledge of “academic elites”. Individual support for science-related populism can be associated with …
View article: Editorial: Science Communication in the Digital Age—New Actors, Environments, and Practices
Editorial: Science Communication in the Digital Age—New Actors, Environments, and Practices Open
Digitalization challenges science communication in theoretical as well as methodological ways. It raises questions on how scientists, organizations, and institutions, as well as citizens and actors from other fields communicate about scien…
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Editorial Open
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View article: Too Much Information? A Longitudinal Analysis of Information Overload and Avoidance of Referendum Information Prior to Voting Day
Too Much Information? A Longitudinal Analysis of Information Overload and Avoidance of Referendum Information Prior to Voting Day Open
Previous research has mostly ignored that citizens could experience information overload from a single issue extensively covered in the news. Especially when it comes to issues upon which citizens decide directly in a referendum, overload …
View article: Content Analysis in the Research Field of Technology Coverage
Content Analysis in the Research Field of Technology Coverage Open
Many technologies are fast-growing drivers of innovation and as such have the potential for major transformations of people’s lives. Related to that, technologies and particularly the development of new technologies (also called emerging t…
View article: Negative effects of long-lasting media attention to public issues on recipients: Conceptualizing issue fatigue
Negative effects of long-lasting media attention to public issues on recipients: Conceptualizing issue fatigue Open
A significant amount of political communication research is grounded in the dynamics of the media’s and the public’s attention to public issues, assuming that the news media draw the public’s attention to issues, thereby fostering an infor…
View article: Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland
Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland Open
Science and its epistemology have been challenged by science-related populism —a variant of populism suggesting that a virtuous “ordinary people,” and not allegedly corrupt academic elites, should determine the “production of truth.” Yet a…
View article: Engaging the public or asking your friends? Analysing science-related crowdfunding using behavioural and survey data
Engaging the public or asking your friends? Analysing science-related crowdfunding using behavioural and survey data Open
Science-related crowdfunding enables public engagement with science. However, we know little about citizens engaging with science this way: Who are the people engaging with and donating to science through crowdfunding – and how do they dec…
View article: Are science communication audiences becoming more critical? Reconstructing migration between audience segments based on Swiss panel data
Are science communication audiences becoming more critical? Reconstructing migration between audience segments based on Swiss panel data Open
Over the past years, pundits, journalists, and others have diagnosed fundamental shifts in the public’s perception of science. Many of them have posited that audiences are becoming more critical toward science or that people trust science …
View article: Predicting Public Trust in Science: The Role of Basic Orientations Toward Science, Perceived Trustworthiness of Scientists, and Experiences With Science
Predicting Public Trust in Science: The Role of Basic Orientations Toward Science, Perceived Trustworthiness of Scientists, and Experiences With Science Open
Scientists (and science as a whole) provide evidence and advice for societal problem solving and collective decision-making. For this advice to be heard, the public must be willing to trust science, where “trust” means that one can confide…
View article: Fatigued by Ongoing News Issues? How Repeated Exposure to the Same News Issue Affects the Audience
Fatigued by Ongoing News Issues? How Repeated Exposure to the Same News Issue Affects the Audience Open
Wenn ein Nachrichtenthema von anhaltender Aktualität ist und über einen längeren Zeitraum ausführlich behandelt wird, können Nachrichtennutzer diesem Thema wochen-, monate- oder jahrelang wiederholt ausgesetzt sein. Aus mehreren Ländern gi…
View article: Science in the Swiss Public. The State of Science Communication and Public Engagement with Science in Switzerland
Science in the Swiss Public. The State of Science Communication and Public Engagement with Science in Switzerland Open
Science communication and public engagement with science have repeatedly been called for in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, die Swiss Academies of the Arts and Sciences have set up an expert group to ass…
View article: Benefit/risk framing (Technology Coverage)
Benefit/risk framing (Technology Coverage) Open
In order to identify interpretative patterns in the media coverage of technology, researches apply the variable risk and benefit framing. Risk and Benefit Framing is being measured differently; some studies use one variable, other studies …
View article: Representation of actors and sources (Technology Coverage)
Representation of actors and sources (Technology Coverage) Open
Analyzing which actors or sources are cited in the news media coverage allows for carving out different perspectives that are represented in the media coverage. Studies thus analyze which types of actors are cited by journalists to what ex…
View article: Tone (Technology Coverage)
Tone (Technology Coverage) Open
The variable tone measures the overall impression of the technology covered in a unit of analysis (e.g. newspaper article). The variable addresses the question whether the overall interpretation of a technology within a media item is rathe…
View article: Examining Avoidance of Ongoing Political Issues in the News: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Audience Issue Fatigue
Examining Avoidance of Ongoing Political Issues in the News: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Audience Issue Fatigue Open
This study examines relations between news users’ fatigue from ongoing political news issues and different forms of avoiding these issues. When it comes to political issues, avoidance would be detrimental to an informed citizenry and probl…
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View article: Tension between visibility and invisibility: Science communication in new information environments
Tension between visibility and invisibility: Science communication in new information environments Open
The visibility and invisibility of scientific knowledge, its creation, and of scientists are at the core of science communication research. Thus, prominent paradigms, such as the public understanding of science or public engagement with sc…
View article: Brute force effects of mass media presence and social media activity on electoral outcome
Brute force effects of mass media presence and social media activity on electoral outcome Open
In this study, we analyze whether the mere volume of presence in mass media and the mere volume of activity on social media convey advantages to candidates in parliamentary elections. Based on the theoretical model of bounded rationality, …