Thorsten Quandt

Biographic Data

ID85148
NAMEThorsten Quandt
GIVEN NAMESThorsten
FAMILY NAMEQuandt
SIGNATUREQUANDT T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Münster
ORCID0000-0003-1937-0282
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS100
TOTAL CITATIONS688
AUTHOR COUNT86
EDITOR COUNT14
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX12

  • A study of alternative media from the Global South/ non-Western perspective: Scrutinizing how “alternativeness” varies in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

    Open AccessShangyuan Wu, Thorsten Quandt et al.ARTICLEJournalism2026

    Academic scholarship on alternative media remains Western-centric, presenting the view that such media features counter-hegemonic content and contributes to social movements and active citizenship. This paper synthesizes the work of scholars from the Global South/ non-West for the first time, analyzing top-cited journal articles produced by authors from the regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East to discover, using the inducti…

  • News from Every Angle: On the Potential of Implementing Virtual Reality Technology in Journalistic Contexts

    Open AccessLars-Ole Wehden, Lena Maria Küpper et al.ARTICLEMass Communication & Society2026References: 15

  • Public Knowledge and Expertise Under Authoritarian Siege: A Defense of Academic Freedom from Digital Journalism Studies

    Open AccessOscar Westlund, Matt Carlson et al.ARTICLEDigital Journalism2025

    This article addresses the growing global assault on academic freedom—a cornerstone of democratic societies now under increasing threat from authoritarian regimes. It highlights a global decline in that freedom since its peak 20 years ago, focusing on the United States in 2025 to illustrate rapidly escalating academic silencing, even in a country with well-established democratic freedoms and institutions. Drawing on the collective expertise of in…

  • A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder

    Open AccessFelix Reer, Lena Maria Küpper et al.ARTICLEMedia and Communication2025

    The World Health Organization’s decision to include addictive game use (“gaming disorder”) in the International Classification of Diseases was the subject of controversial scientific debates (e.g., Aarseth et al., 2017; Rumpf et al., 2018; for an overview, see Reer & Quandt, 2021). However, knowledge is scarce on how addictive game use is perceived outside of academic circles (Schatto-Eckrodt et al., 2020). The current study aimed to fill this re…

  • Features of disinformation: An expert interview study on the perception of disinformation among political, governmental, media and business elites in Germany

    Open AccessSaïd Unger, Johanna Klapproth et al.ARTICLEJournal of Elections Public…2025References: 4

  • Synthetic disinformation detection among German information elites – Strategies in politics, administration, journalism, and business

    Open AccessNils Vief, Marcus Bösch et al.ARTICLEStudies in Communication and Media2025

    Since the technology for generating synthetic media content became available to a wider audience in 2022, the social and communication sciences face the urgent question of how these technologies can be used to spread disinformation and how well recipients are equipped to deal with this risk. Research so far has focused primarily on the phenomenon of deepfakes, which mostly refers to visual media generated or modified by artificial intelligence. M…

  • Effects of student-owned and provided mobile devices on mathematical modeling competence: Investigating interaction effects with problematic smartphone use and fear of missing out

    Open AccessMaurice Krause, Gilbert Greefrath et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024

    Introduction Nowadays, more and more digital resources are used in modern mathematical modeling classes. In order to access these resources, students need a suitable digital device—often mobile devices are used for this purpose. There are several concepts to enable students access to such devices. For example, students can be allowed to use their self-owned devices [Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) concept] or teachers can hand out school-owned devic…

  • Media representations of sexuality in an era of pornification

    Open AccessNicola Döring, Nicole C Krämer et al.ARTICLEStudies in Communication and Media2024

    As a result of digitalization, sexually explicit media content is now produced and distributed in much greater quantity and variety in private, public, and commercial contexts. Increased normalization of pornography, greater sexualization of media content, and the public debates associated with these developments are indicative of a trend towards pornification. At the same time, interdisciplinary pornography research has been evolving in recent d…

  • Epistemic authority in the digital public sphere. An integrative conceptual framework and research agenda

    Open AccessAnne Bartsch, Christoph Neuberger et al.ARTICLECommunication Theory2024Cited by: 5References: 17

    We develop an integrative conceptual framework and research agenda for studying epistemic authorities in the digital age. Consulting epistemic authorities (e.g., professional experts, well-informed laypeople, technologies) can be an efficient fast-track to knowledge. To fulfill this functional role, those who claim epistemic authority need to be both subjectively recognized (have a perceived advantage in knowledge) and objectively justified (have…

  • Two Decades of Journalism Studies: Authorship, Networks and Diversity

    Tim Schatto-Eckrodt, Thorsten QuandtARTICLEDigital Journalism2023

    Representation and diversity are salient issues in the democratic discourse worldwide and by extension within the field of journalism studies. With the field’s recent introspection into the role of gender and race in academia came a need for empirical data, supporting the efforts of scholars working on improving journalism study’s diversity, both in terms of gender and affiliation nationality. The current study aims at adding to this ongoing rese…

  • “It’s us against them up there”: Spreading online disinformation as populist collective action

    Open AccessFlorian Wintterlin, Tim Schatto-Eckrodt et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2023

  • Euphoria, disillusionment and fear: Twenty-five years of digital journalism (research)

    Open AccessThorsten QuandtARTICLEJournalism2023Cited by: 1References: 14

    Digital journalism and its research have evolved significantly over the last twenty-five years. When the first online media were installed on an experimental basis in the mid-1990s, neither media companies nor scientific observers expected them to transform the way journalism operates. However, very soon after these humble beginnings, a seemingly infectious euphoria spread among journalism scholars who hoped to rejuvenate journalism and democracy…

  • Examining the Interplay of Smartphone Use Disorder, Mental Health, and Physical Symptoms

    Open AccessFelix Reer, Lars-Ole Wehden et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    The current study examined antecedents and possible consequences of smartphone use disorder (SmUD). In particular, we aimed to increase the understanding of the interplay of SmUD, mental health, and physical symptoms. Studies found that SmUD is associated with diverse psychological and physical health impairments, ranging from depression and anxiety to headaches and sleep disturbances. Based on existing works, we assumed that mental problems medi…

  • Virtual reality technology and game enjoyment: The contributions of natural mapping and need satisfaction

    Open AccessFelix Reer, Lars-Ole Wehden et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2022

  • Introduction: Global Perspectives on Journalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Thorsten QuandtARTICLEJournalism Studies2022Cited by: 5References: 3

    The coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over the lives of everyone in the world during the past two years. It has brought about dramatic and sudden changes in the ways we live and work across all realms of society, including in journalism. In this introductory article, we contextualise the special issue on “Global perspectives on journalism and the coronavirus pandemic.” The special issue reflects the rich global diversity of responses and exp…

  • The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Transformation of (Digital) Journalism

    Thorsten Quandt, Karin Wahl-JorgensenARTICLEDigital Journalism2022Cited by: 4References: 6

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  • The Coronavirus Pandemic as a Critical Moment for Digital Journalism: Introduction to Special Issue: Covering Covid-19: The Coronavirus Pandemic as a Critical Moment for Digital Journalism

    Thorsten Quandt, Karin Wahl-JorgensenARTICLEDigital Journalism2021

    The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on all spheres of society, including journalism. It has brought about dramatic changes in journalistic routines and working practices, as well as in audience behavior. In this introduction to a special issue of Digital Journalism focused on the impact of the pandemic, we make the case that it should be seen as a critical moment for journalism – a moment of significant importance and reconsiderati…

  • Investigating problematic social media and game use in a nationally representative sample of adolescents and younger adults

    Felix Reer, Ruth Wendt et al.ARTICLEBehaviour and Information…2021

    Research on addictive media use has often concentrated on only one specific form of problematic usage behaviour, making it impossible to systematically examine how different types of disordered use are related to each other and whether they have similar or different correlational characteristics. The present study focused on the co-occurrence of problematic social media use and problematic digital game use. Both constructs were measured with adap…

  • Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark

    Open AccessThorsten QuandtARTICLEMedia and Communication2021

    The editorial discusses the relevance of analyzing some problematic aspects of online participation in consideration of events that happened during the preparation of this thematic issue. It critically challenges the eponymous ‘dark participation’ concept and its reception in the field, and calls for a deeper exploration of epistemological questions — questions that may be uneasy and difficult to answer, as they also refer to the issue of balance…

  • The Slippery Path to Total Presence: How Omnidirectional Virtual Reality Treadmills Influence the Gaming Experience

    Open AccessLars-Ole Wehden, Felix Reer et al.ARTICLEMedia and Communication2021

    Researchers, game designers, and consumers place great hopes into the potential benefits of virtual reality (VR) technology on the user experience in digital games. Indeed, initial empirical research has shown that VR technology can improve the gaming experience in a number of ways compared to traditional desktop gaming, for instance by amplifying immersion and flow. However, on the downside, a mismatch between physical locomotion and the movemen…

  • Lost in the stream? Professional efficacy perceptions of journalists in the context of dark participation

    Open AccessFlorian Wintterlin, Klara Langmann et al.ARTICLEJournalism2021Cited by: 2References: 15

    Online comments and contributions from users are not always constructive nor rational. This also applies to content that is directed at journalists or published on journalistic platforms. So-called ‘dark participation’ in online communication is a challenge that journalists have to face because it lowers users’ perceived credibility of media brands and hinders a deliberative discourse in comment sections. This study examines how journalists perce…

  • Corrective Actions in the Information Disorder. The Role of Presumed Media Influence and Hostile Media Perceptions for the Countering of Distorted User-Generated Content

    Florian Wintterlin, Lena Frischlich et al.ARTICLEPolitical Communication2021Cited by: 5References: 61

    In recent times, distorted information has frequently been discussed as a serious problem for democracies. There are concerns that such information spreading via social media may lead to severe effects, such as a decline in social cohesion. Apart from platforms and journalistic organizations, users play a decisive role in preventing the spread of distorted information by flagging, reporting or countering. The current study contributes to the lite…

  • How to Cope with Dark Participation: Moderation Practices in German Newsrooms

    Florian Wintterlin, Tim Schatto-Eckrodt et al.ARTICLEDigital Journalism2020

    Comments in designated sections of newspaper websites and on social media platforms are the most prominent form of user participation in journalism, offering the opportunity to connect to the audience. Yet, rising levels of dark participation in the form of hate speech, disinformation, and strategic attempts to influence public opinion, provide new challenges for media organizations and require moderators to ensure a minimum of discursive quality…

  • The interplay of gaming disorder, gaming motivations, and the dark triad

    Open AccessWai Yen Tang, Felix Reer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Behavioral Addictions2020

  • A Computational Approach to Analyzing the Twitter Debate on Gaming Disorder

    Open AccessTim Schatto-Eckrodt, Robin Janzik et al.ARTICLEMedia and Communication2020

    The recognition of excessive forms of media entertainment use (such as uncontrolled video gaming or the use of social networking sites) as a disorder is a topic widely discussed among scientists and therapists, but also among politicians, journalists, users, and the industry. In 2018, when the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to include the addictive use of digital games (gaming disorder) as a diagnosis in the International Classification …