Carina Weinmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 4393758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carina Weinmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carina |
| FAMILY NAME | Weinmann |
| SIGNATURE | WEINMANN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Mannheim |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8501-5484 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
AI for democratic participation? Citizens’ perceptions of problems in online participation processes and AI-based solutions
This study investigates citizens’ perceptions of problems in online citizen participation (OCP) and their views on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address them. Based on a nationwide survey in Germany (n = 484), we identified six categories of perceived problems, including lack of binding consequences, issues related to the usability and functionality of OCP platforms, and deficits in tolerance and civility. Participants consider…
University vs. industry: How does the type of organization shape expectations, problems, and solutions in collaborative research
While research on university–industry collaboration has significantly increased in recent years, there is still little knowledge about collaboration problems and their solutions for this particular form of joint research. Drawing from existing insight on research collaboration and systematization of university and non-academic collaboration, we aim to detect differences regarding what expectations, problems, and solutions that university and indu…
AI-reporters as the future of journalism? Investigating recipients’ credibility evaluations of AI-authored news
AI-authored news articles are becoming increasingly relevant, but little is known about how recipients evaluate news credibility attributed to an AI (artificial intelligence) author compared to a human journalist author. Referring to the machine heuristic ( Sundar, 2008 ) and Expectancy Violations Theory ( Burgoon, 2015 ), this study compared articles with AI-author labels to articles with human-author labels and without author labels. It further…
AI and Deliberation: Normative Ideals in the Light of Current AI Research - A Review
This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.This paper reviews current research on artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of online discussions, using deliberative norms as a theoretical framework. Focusing on deliberative dimensions of civility, equality, rationality, and reciprocity, the study examines 171 articles, finding that most AI research to date emphasizes enhancing rationality and civility in onli…
Does following or engaging in online discussions trigger political participation? Results of two online experiments
Politische Polarisierung in und durch Massenmedien und soziale Medien auf Mikro-, Meso- und Makro-Ebene
Der Aufsatz diskutiert die Rolle von Massenmedien und sozialen Medien für die politische Polarisierung in Deutschland. Dafür schlagen wir eine theoretisch-konzeptionelle Systematisierung vor, die eine Dimensionierung entlang der Mikro-, Meso- und Makro-Ebene mit der Differenzierung von themen- und gruppenspezifischer Polarisierung verbindet. Besonders auffällig ist die Leerstelle auf der Meso-Ebene. Die Mikro-Ebene ist besser abgedeckt, hier deut…
Unpacking the Determinants of Outrage and Recognition in Public Discourse: Insights Across Socio-Cultural Divides, Political Systems, and Media Types
The degree to which civility norms are upheld or violated is an important criterion in evaluating the democratic quality of public debates. We investigate civility across media types, political systems, and levels of socio-cultural division, offering a comparative perspective on how these factors shape levels of civility in public debates around a key question for societies around the world: What is the proper role of religion in public life? Cap…
In Need of the Devil’s Advocate? The Impact of Cross-Cutting Exposure on Political Discussion
Cross-cutting exposure (i.e., the exposure to dissonant views) is a central component of political discussion among citizens. Although political discussion is a crucial form of political engagement and a well-known source of dissonance, little is known about the impact of cross-cuttingness (vs. like-mindedness; CCLM) elicited by media news on political discussion. In the present pre-registered online experiment ( N = 725), news stories were manip…
Saving Tiger, Orangutan & Co: How subjective knowledge and text complexity influence online information seeking and behavior
Besides others, subjective knowledge ‒ the feeling of being knowledgeable ‒ as well as the complexity of a communicated content have been shown to have an impact on different behavioral outcomes ‒ also in the field of consumer choices. However, it remains open how both factors influence subsequent outcomes such as information seeking, behavioral intentions, or actual choice behavior ‒ especially related to environmental issues. With a 2 (high/low…
The normative value of political entertainment: Deliberative antecedents and consequences of media users’ entertainment experiences
Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den normativen Bedingungen und Wirkungen des Unterhaltungserlebens von Mediennutzerinnen und -nutzern im Kontext politischer Medieninhalte. Auf Basis von Zwei-Prozess-Modellen der Unterhaltung sowie der deliberativen Demokratietheorie wird dabei zum einen ausgearbeitet, inwiefern sich spezifische normative Merkmale politischer Medienangebote auf das Unterhaltungserleben von Mediennutzer/-innen auswirken. Zum an…
A Normative Perspective for Political Entertainment Research: Connecting Deliberative Democracy and Entertainment Theory
Through the connection of deliberative democracy and entertainment theory this article proposes a normatively grounded basis for research on political (entertainment) media. With regard to deliberation, it builds upon mediated deliberation research and a concept Goodin called “deliberation within.” As for media entertainment processes, it draws on two-process-models of entertainment experiences. Building on further insights from both areas, it pr…
Measuring Political Thinking: Development and Validation of a Scale for “Deliberation Within
Compared to the concept of interpersonal deliberation, little is known about the underlying and preceding cognitive processes of citizens' deliberative discussions. The aim of this article is to develop a psychometric measurement for these processes, which—following an idea advanced by Goodin (2000, 2003)—may be called "deliberation within." The measurement is constructed based on theoretical definitions of the concept and further normative crite…
Curving entertainment: The curvilinear relationship between hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment experiences while watching a political talk show and its implications for information processing
Getting the Discipline in Communication with Itself: Editorial
There can be no doubt that the field of communication has grown tremendously over the past few decades, certainly with regard to its contributions to international scholarship but also in terms of its breadth and depth. As far as breadth is concerned, it may seem as though we have in fact become stretched too thin; our impression is that the various theoretical, metatheoretical, and methodological components that are used in contemporary communic…
Testing Measurement Invariance of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences Across Media Formats
The aim of this study is to investigate the measurement invariance of media users’ entertainment experiences as conceptualized by two-process models of entertainment (i.e., enjoyment and appreciation) across different media formats. With this purpose, the present research relates to the recent rise of entertainment research, embracing more and more media types and formats with which entertainment experiences may occur. At the same time, it addres…
Feeling political interest while being entertained? Explaining the emotional experience of interest in politics in the context of political entertainment programs
Seriously Entertained: Antecedents and Consequences of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences With Political Talk Shows on TV
This study's purpose is twofold: to introduce a new format into existing political entertainment research (“serious” political talk shows) and to establish a more specific definition of entertainment in a political context. To do so, the authors rely on a two-process-model of entertainment experiences. A telephone survey (N = 230) was conducted to analyze the antecedents and consequences of eudaimonic and hedonic entertainment experiences and to …
Deliberative Qualities of Generic News Frames: Assessing the Democratic Value of Strategic Game and Contestation Framing in Election Campaign Coverage
News frames are patterns of news construction journalists rely on to present information to their audiences. While much of the research on news frames has focused on their identification and effects, less work has investigated the specific contributions these different frames make to democratic life. Value judgments about distinct news frames are often not generated in a systematic fashion, not grounded in democratic theory, and/or not supported …
Seriously Entertained: Antecedents and Consequences of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences With Political Talk Shows on TV
This study's purpose is twofold: to introduce a new format into existing political entertainment research (“serious” political talk shows) and to establish a more specific definition of entertainment in a political context. To do so, the authors rely on a two-process-model of entertainment experiences. A telephone survey (N = 230) was conducted to analyze the antecedents and consequences of eudaimonic and hedonic entertainment experiences and to …
Deliberative Qualities of Generic News Frames: Assessing the Democratic Value of Strategic Game and Contestation Framing in Election Campaign Coverage
News frames are patterns of news construction journalists rely on to present information to their audiences. While much of the research on news frames has focused on their identification and effects, less work has investigated the specific contributions these different frames make to democratic life. Value judgments about distinct news frames are often not generated in a systematic fashion, not grounded in democratic theory, and/or not supported …
A Normative Perspective for Political Entertainment Research: Connecting Deliberative Democracy and Entertainment Theory
Through the connection of deliberative democracy and entertainment theory this article proposes a normatively grounded basis for research on political (entertainment) media. With regard to deliberation, it builds upon mediated deliberation research and a concept Goodin called “deliberation within.” As for media entertainment processes, it draws on two-process-models of entertainment experiences. Building on further insights from both areas, it pr…
Measuring Political Thinking: Development and Validation of a Scale for “Deliberation Within
Compared to the concept of interpersonal deliberation, little is known about the underlying and preceding cognitive processes of citizens' deliberative discussions. The aim of this article is to develop a psychometric measurement for these processes, which—following an idea advanced by Goodin (2000, 2003)—may be called "deliberation within." The measurement is constructed based on theoretical definitions of the concept and further normative crite…
Feeling political interest while being entertained? Explaining the emotional experience of interest in politics in the context of political entertainment programs
In Need of the Devil’s Advocate? The Impact of Cross-Cutting Exposure on Political Discussion
Cross-cutting exposure (i.e., the exposure to dissonant views) is a central component of political discussion among citizens. Although political discussion is a crucial form of political engagement and a well-known source of dissonance, little is known about the impact of cross-cuttingness (vs. like-mindedness; CCLM) elicited by media news on political discussion. In the present pre-registered online experiment ( N = 725), news stories were manip…
Curving entertainment: The curvilinear relationship between hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment experiences while watching a political talk show and its implications for information processing
Testing Measurement Invariance of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences Across Media Formats
The aim of this study is to investigate the measurement invariance of media users’ entertainment experiences as conceptualized by two-process models of entertainment (i.e., enjoyment and appreciation) across different media formats. With this purpose, the present research relates to the recent rise of entertainment research, embracing more and more media types and formats with which entertainment experiences may occur. At the same time, it addres…
Unpacking the Determinants of Outrage and Recognition in Public Discourse: Insights Across Socio-Cultural Divides, Political Systems, and Media Types
The degree to which civility norms are upheld or violated is an important criterion in evaluating the democratic quality of public debates. We investigate civility across media types, political systems, and levels of socio-cultural division, offering a comparative perspective on how these factors shape levels of civility in public debates around a key question for societies around the world: What is the proper role of religion in public life? Cap…
The normative value of political entertainment: Deliberative antecedents and consequences of media users’ entertainment experiences
Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den normativen Bedingungen und Wirkungen des Unterhaltungserlebens von Mediennutzerinnen und -nutzern im Kontext politischer Medieninhalte. Auf Basis von Zwei-Prozess-Modellen der Unterhaltung sowie der deliberativen Demokratietheorie wird dabei zum einen ausgearbeitet, inwiefern sich spezifische normative Merkmale politischer Medienangebote auf das Unterhaltungserleben von Mediennutzer/-innen auswirken. Zum an…
Deliberative Qualities of Generic News Frames: Assessing the Democratic Value of Strategic Game and Contestation Framing in Election Campaign Coverage
News frames are patterns of news construction journalists rely on to present information to their audiences. While much of the research on news frames has focused on their identification and effects, less work has investigated the specific contributions these different frames make to democratic life. Value judgments about distinct news frames are often not generated in a systematic fashion, not grounded in democratic theory, and/or not supported …
Seriously Entertained: Antecedents and Consequences of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences With Political Talk Shows on TV
This study's purpose is twofold: to introduce a new format into existing political entertainment research (“serious” political talk shows) and to establish a more specific definition of entertainment in a political context. To do so, the authors rely on a two-process-model of entertainment experiences. A telephone survey (N = 230) was conducted to analyze the antecedents and consequences of eudaimonic and hedonic entertainment experiences and to …
Feeling political interest while being entertained? Explaining the emotional experience of interest in politics in the context of political entertainment programs
Getting the Discipline in Communication with Itself: Editorial
There can be no doubt that the field of communication has grown tremendously over the past few decades, certainly with regard to its contributions to international scholarship but also in terms of its breadth and depth. As far as breadth is concerned, it may seem as though we have in fact become stretched too thin; our impression is that the various theoretical, metatheoretical, and methodological components that are used in contemporary communic…
Testing Measurement Invariance of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences Across Media Formats
The aim of this study is to investigate the measurement invariance of media users’ entertainment experiences as conceptualized by two-process models of entertainment (i.e., enjoyment and appreciation) across different media formats. With this purpose, the present research relates to the recent rise of entertainment research, embracing more and more media types and formats with which entertainment experiences may occur. At the same time, it addres…
Curving entertainment: The curvilinear relationship between hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment experiences while watching a political talk show and its implications for information processing
A Normative Perspective for Political Entertainment Research: Connecting Deliberative Democracy and Entertainment Theory
Through the connection of deliberative democracy and entertainment theory this article proposes a normatively grounded basis for research on political (entertainment) media. With regard to deliberation, it builds upon mediated deliberation research and a concept Goodin called “deliberation within.” As for media entertainment processes, it draws on two-process-models of entertainment experiences. Building on further insights from both areas, it pr…
Measuring Political Thinking: Development and Validation of a Scale for “Deliberation Within
Compared to the concept of interpersonal deliberation, little is known about the underlying and preceding cognitive processes of citizens' deliberative discussions. The aim of this article is to develop a psychometric measurement for these processes, which—following an idea advanced by Goodin (2000, 2003)—may be called "deliberation within." The measurement is constructed based on theoretical definitions of the concept and further normative crite…
Saving Tiger, Orangutan & Co: How subjective knowledge and text complexity influence online information seeking and behavior
Besides others, subjective knowledge ‒ the feeling of being knowledgeable ‒ as well as the complexity of a communicated content have been shown to have an impact on different behavioral outcomes ‒ also in the field of consumer choices. However, it remains open how both factors influence subsequent outcomes such as information seeking, behavioral intentions, or actual choice behavior ‒ especially related to environmental issues. With a 2 (high/low…
The normative value of political entertainment: Deliberative antecedents and consequences of media users’ entertainment experiences
Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den normativen Bedingungen und Wirkungen des Unterhaltungserlebens von Mediennutzerinnen und -nutzern im Kontext politischer Medieninhalte. Auf Basis von Zwei-Prozess-Modellen der Unterhaltung sowie der deliberativen Demokratietheorie wird dabei zum einen ausgearbeitet, inwiefern sich spezifische normative Merkmale politischer Medienangebote auf das Unterhaltungserleben von Mediennutzer/-innen auswirken. Zum an…
In Need of the Devil’s Advocate? The Impact of Cross-Cutting Exposure on Political Discussion
Cross-cutting exposure (i.e., the exposure to dissonant views) is a central component of political discussion among citizens. Although political discussion is a crucial form of political engagement and a well-known source of dissonance, little is known about the impact of cross-cuttingness (vs. like-mindedness; CCLM) elicited by media news on political discussion. In the present pre-registered online experiment ( N = 725), news stories were manip…
Politische Polarisierung in und durch Massenmedien und soziale Medien auf Mikro-, Meso- und Makro-Ebene
Der Aufsatz diskutiert die Rolle von Massenmedien und sozialen Medien für die politische Polarisierung in Deutschland. Dafür schlagen wir eine theoretisch-konzeptionelle Systematisierung vor, die eine Dimensionierung entlang der Mikro-, Meso- und Makro-Ebene mit der Differenzierung von themen- und gruppenspezifischer Polarisierung verbindet. Besonders auffällig ist die Leerstelle auf der Meso-Ebene. Die Mikro-Ebene ist besser abgedeckt, hier deut…
Unpacking the Determinants of Outrage and Recognition in Public Discourse: Insights Across Socio-Cultural Divides, Political Systems, and Media Types
The degree to which civility norms are upheld or violated is an important criterion in evaluating the democratic quality of public debates. We investigate civility across media types, political systems, and levels of socio-cultural division, offering a comparative perspective on how these factors shape levels of civility in public debates around a key question for societies around the world: What is the proper role of religion in public life? Cap…
AI-reporters as the future of journalism? Investigating recipients’ credibility evaluations of AI-authored news
AI-authored news articles are becoming increasingly relevant, but little is known about how recipients evaluate news credibility attributed to an AI (artificial intelligence) author compared to a human journalist author. Referring to the machine heuristic ( Sundar, 2008 ) and Expectancy Violations Theory ( Burgoon, 2015 ), this study compared articles with AI-author labels to articles with human-author labels and without author labels. It further…
AI and Deliberation: Normative Ideals in the Light of Current AI Research - A Review
This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.This paper reviews current research on artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of online discussions, using deliberative norms as a theoretical framework. Focusing on deliberative dimensions of civility, equality, rationality, and reciprocity, the study examines 171 articles, finding that most AI research to date emphasizes enhancing rationality and civility in onli…
Does following or engaging in online discussions trigger political participation? Results of two online experiments
AI for democratic participation? Citizens’ perceptions of problems in online participation processes and AI-based solutions
This study investigates citizens’ perceptions of problems in online citizen participation (OCP) and their views on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address them. Based on a nationwide survey in Germany (n = 484), we identified six categories of perceived problems, including lack of binding consequences, issues related to the usability and functionality of OCP platforms, and deficits in tolerance and civility. Participants consider…
University vs. industry: How does the type of organization shape expectations, problems, and solutions in collaborative research
While research on university–industry collaboration has significantly increased in recent years, there is still little knowledge about collaboration problems and their solutions for this particular form of joint research. Drawing from existing insight on research collaboration and systematization of university and non-academic collaboration, we aim to detect differences regarding what expectations, problems, and solutions that university and indu…
Political science (12 works) · Social Media and Politics (11 works) · Politics (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Entertainment (6 works) · Media Influence and Health (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)