Wolfgang Schweiger
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4910157 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Wolfgang Schweiger |
| PRENOMES | Wolfgang |
| SOBRENOME | Schweiger |
| ASSINATURA | SCHWEIGER W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Hohenheim |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5848-3266 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 39 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 147 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 17 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Social influence on social media. How majority and in-/outgroup opinions on personal newsfeeds impact opinion formation on new issues
Social media platforms play a central role in shaping public opinion on political and societal issues. Users are constantly exposed to a mix of algorithmically and socially filtered content, which can influence how they perceive new topics and form attitudes. Drawing on theories of heuristic information processing, social impact, and social identity, an experimental study explored the impact of opinions in a social media newsfeed on users’ select…
Social influence on social media. How majority and in-/outgroup opinions on personal newsfeeds impact opinion formation on new issues
Adolescents’ Trust in News Media
We examine what types of news media trust can be identified among adolescents based on their trust levels and the degree of elaboration about media. Moreover, we investigate the role of socialization contexts (family, peers, and schools) in the development of adolescents’ media trust and ability to elaborate. Through qualitative interviews with 50 German adolescents aged 14 to 19, we find 5 types, with only a minority of adolescents showing highl…
Still a man’s world? Investigating the impact of expert gender on their perceived competence in technology communication
Experts who explain technological and complex content in the media could provoke negative responses regarding their competence due to stereotypical anticipations based on their gender. In an online experiment the impact of an expert’s gender on the perceived competence in technology communication was examined, using a written interview about a technological topic with portraits of the expert as stimulus. Besides gender, the 2x2x2 design manipulat…
Comparing Frame Repertoires of Mainstream and Right-Wing Alternative Media
Under the premise that the use of alternative news frames is a key characteristic of alternative media, this study examines frame repertoires of alleged mainstream media and right-wing alternative media (RAM) in Germany. This endeavor is based on quantitative content analyses of eighteen news websites, including seven RAM, on two issues: immigration and the coalition talks following the German federal elections 2017. In multidimensional scaling m…
How do Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative media and influencers as well as social media. Instead of aggregating different social media platforms, this study identifies differences between them. The results show that COVID-19 conspiracy bel…
Concepts, causes and consequences of trust in news media – a literature review and framework
Research on trust in media is on the rise. However, communication scholars have addressed related concepts (e.g. media credibility) for decades, and these concepts have often been used interchangeably with that of trust. This practice has resulted in a confusing field of research, with studies using different labels and drawing on various theoretical backgrounds. This article aims to improve conceptual clarity. On the basis of a literature review…
Public knowledge of alternative media in times of algorithmically personalized news
Citizens are likely to encounter various types of alternative media online, especially on algorithmically personalized news channels (APNC) like social network sites or search engines. It is unclear, however, to what degree they are aware of these outlets and familiar with the concept of alternative media. This study investigates the relation between exposure to alternative media and knowledge of them, taking the role of APNC into account. Analyz…
Handbuch Online-Kommunikation
How to Measure Generalized Trust in News Media? An Adaptation and Test of Scales
In many countries, studies show declining levels of trust in news media at large. However, there still is no valid and accepted measure of generalized trust in news media. To establish and test a suitable measure, we chose two elaborate scales of related concepts: the scale on trust in media coverage of a specific topic by Kohring and Matthes and a credibility scale by Yale, Jensen, Carcioppolo, Sun, and Liu. We adapted both to measure generalize…
Facebook discussions of journalistic news
User discussions of journalistic online news are a sensitive issue. First, most users do not seem to be motivated to comment on articles. Second, as far as discussions emerge, they seldom aim to create mutual understanding. Since this threatens the idea of online deliberation and might negatively affect the perceived brand images of news sites, factors influencing the quantity and quality of user comments should be investigated in more detail. In…
Extended Abstract
Extended Abstract
Over the last decades, mental disorders continued to substantially contribute to the global burden of disease The point prevalence of depressive disorders in the German population aged 18 to 65 is estimated to be around 3 million people. Moreover, almost 80 percent of the German general population aged over 14 years regularly access the internet and 46 percent of them have an account on at least one Social Networking Site (SNS) These people regul…
Constructive or repressive
According to the third-person effect or the influence of presumed media influence approach, the presumption that the media has strong effects on other people can affect individuals' attitudes and behavior. For instance, if people believe in strong media influences on others, they are more likely to increase their communication activities or support demands for restrictions on media. A standardized online survey among German journalists (N = 960) …
Peer review revisited
This paper is about peer review in the German field of communication study. It focuses on the journal Studies in Communication | Media (SCM) and examines the role and function of reviews for the production of knowledge. Taking into account recent skepticism towards the peer review process, the study is based on the most important findings of the research on peer review and conceptualizes reviews as a core communication element within the field, w…
The effects of emotional and rational news appeals on politicalattitudes
The present study investigates how emotional and rational appeals in political news media stories interact with preexisting attitudes in changing citizens' political attitudes. It is hypothesized that news media appeals that match predispositions are more likely to affect attitudes than mismatching media appeals. That is, people holding attitudes primarily based on affect should be more susceptible to emotionally arousing media content than to ra…
Facebook-Nutzung in Abhängigkeit depressiver Tendenzen
Die Studie untersucht den Einfluss depressiver Tendenzen auf die Facebook-Nutzungsdauer unter Berücksichtigung moderierender Effekte von zentralen Persön
Media habits and their impact on media platform selection for information use
Media selection processes for current information are part of recipients' daily routine. As media choices take place repeatedly, they are most likely (at least partly) habitdriven. This paper focuses on two aspects: First, based on an elaborate definition of media habits as mental scripts automatically activated, we argue that habits are important determinants of the frequency of media platform selection for information purposes. Second, we diffe…
Medienkritik online
News media currently face unparalleled criticism from their audiences. Especially in comment sections on news websites and social networks, users voice their discontent with the media. To better understand these allegations and to consider possible effects, this study investigates how users assess the news media in their comments, which allegations they put forward and how they substantiate them. The study employed a quantitative content analysis…
Effects of Civility and Reasoning in User Comments on Perceived Journalistic Quality
Journalists are increasingly concerned that offensive and banal user comments on news websites might alienate readers and damage quality perceptions. To explore such presumed effects, we investigated the impact of civility and reasoning (and lack thereof) in user comments on perceptions of journalistic quality. An experiment revealed that unreasoned comments decrease an article’s perceived informational quality, but only in unknown news brands. I…
Anhang
Selektion Im Internet
Handbuch Medienwirkungsforschung
Der Band bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Stand und Perspektiven der Medienwirkungsforschung. In einem ersten Abschnitt werden kommunikationswissenschaftliche und erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen sowie die Zugänge relevanter Nachbardisziplinen (Psychologie, Soziologie, Kulturwissenschaften) im Überblick dargestellt. Die folgenden Beiträge sind fünf Schwerpunkten zugeordnet, die sich einerseits an der klassischen Unterscheidung von Wissen,…
News Quality from the Recipients' Perspective
Fierce competition on the Web, increased commercialization and a turbulent economic environment may prompt media organizations to violate journalistic quality norms in order to remain competitive. Media users or recipients are then more likely to be confronted with factually inaccurate, incomplete or biased news. One would hope that at least some recipients prefer high-quality media over low-quality media and this preference will counteract press…
The Duality of Agenda-Setting
The purpose of this article is to investigate the dual nature of agenda-setting processes as they can either occur on a deliberate level or on an automatic one. At present, the factors that lead to one of the processes rather than to the other are almost unknown. From studies on dual processing theories comes evidence that whether information is processed with high or with low cognitive effort strongly depends on the involvement with a certain is…
News Quality from the Recipients' Perspective
Fierce competition on the Web, increased commercialization and a turbulent economic environment may prompt media organizations to violate journalistic quality norms in order to remain competitive. Media users or recipients are then more likely to be confronted with factually inaccurate, incomplete or biased news. One would hope that at least some recipients prefer high-quality media over low-quality media and this preference will counteract press…
Effects of Civility and Reasoning in User Comments on Perceived Journalistic Quality
Journalists are increasingly concerned that offensive and banal user comments on news websites might alienate readers and damage quality perceptions. To explore such presumed effects, we investigated the impact of civility and reasoning (and lack thereof) in user comments on perceptions of journalistic quality. An experiment revealed that unreasoned comments decrease an article’s perceived informational quality, but only in unknown news brands. I…
How to Measure Generalized Trust in News Media? An Adaptation and Test of Scales
In many countries, studies show declining levels of trust in news media at large. However, there still is no valid and accepted measure of generalized trust in news media. To establish and test a suitable measure, we chose two elaborate scales of related concepts: the scale on trust in media coverage of a specific topic by Kohring and Matthes and a credibility scale by Yale, Jensen, Carcioppolo, Sun, and Liu. We adapted both to measure generalize…
The Duality of Agenda-Setting
The purpose of this article is to investigate the dual nature of agenda-setting processes as they can either occur on a deliberate level or on an automatic one. At present, the factors that lead to one of the processes rather than to the other are almost unknown. From studies on dual processing theories comes evidence that whether information is processed with high or with low cognitive effort strongly depends on the involvement with a certain is…
Media Credibility — Experience or Image
In Germany the World Wide Web is at an earlier stage of development than in the US. In the spring of 1999 about 17.7 percent of the German population used the web or other online services. The article looks at how the 10 percent of online users and 90 percent of non-users rate the credibility of the new medium, and how their attitudes, stemming from different sources — own experience vs media coverage and personal narrations — differ. A survey of…
Public knowledge of alternative media in times of algorithmically personalized news
Citizens are likely to encounter various types of alternative media online, especially on algorithmically personalized news channels (APNC) like social network sites or search engines. It is unclear, however, to what degree they are aware of these outlets and familiar with the concept of alternative media. This study investigates the relation between exposure to alternative media and knowledge of them, taking the role of APNC into account. Analyz…
Journalismus online - Partizipation oder Profession
Der Online-Journalismus war lange Zeit eines der groà en Modethemen in der Medienbranche. Mit dem Niedergang der â New Economyâ erlebte der netzbasierte Journalismus allerdings eine tiefe Krise: Viele der mit groà em Aufwand aufgebauten Online-Redaktionen wurden wieder eingestellt oder per-sonell und finanziell empfindlich gestutzt. Inzwischen hat das Internet jedoch eine neue Entwicklungsphase erreicht: Mit dem Schlagwort â Web 2.0â werden parti…
Gibt es einen transmedialen Nutzungsstil
How do Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative media and influencers as well as social media. Instead of aggregating different social media platforms, this study identifies differences between them. The results show that COVID-19 conspiracy bel…
Handbuch Medienwirkungsforschung
Der Band bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Stand und Perspektiven der Medienwirkungsforschung. In einem ersten Abschnitt werden kommunikationswissenschaftliche und erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen sowie die Zugänge relevanter Nachbardisziplinen (Psychologie, Soziologie, Kulturwissenschaften) im Überblick dargestellt. Die folgenden Beiträge sind fünf Schwerpunkten zugeordnet, die sich einerseits an der klassischen Unterscheidung von Wissen,…
Constructive or repressive
According to the third-person effect or the influence of presumed media influence approach, the presumption that the media has strong effects on other people can affect individuals' attitudes and behavior. For instance, if people believe in strong media influences on others, they are more likely to increase their communication activities or support demands for restrictions on media. A standardized online survey among German journalists (N = 960) …
Media habits and their impact on media platform selection for information use
Media selection processes for current information are part of recipients' daily routine. As media choices take place repeatedly, they are most likely (at least partly) habitdriven. This paper focuses on two aspects: First, based on an elaborate definition of media habits as mental scripts automatically activated, we argue that habits are important determinants of the frequency of media platform selection for information purposes. Second, we diffe…
Medienkritik online
News media currently face unparalleled criticism from their audiences. Especially in comment sections on news websites and social networks, users voice their discontent with the media. To better understand these allegations and to consider possible effects, this study investigates how users assess the news media in their comments, which allegations they put forward and how they substantiate them. The study employed a quantitative content analysis…
Navigating the Internet
This article explores the market position, quality and typical usage of German-language search engines. The use of search engines is a common Internet activity - 91 percent of Internet users employ search engines. As search engines occupy the role of gatekeepers in the information jungle of the Internet, a monopoly like Google’s (76 percent market share) is problematic in several respects. Invalid results, access to websites with inappropriate co…
Selektion im Internet
Selektion im Internet. Empirische Analysen zu einem Schlüsselkonzept
Selektion neu betrachtet
Der Beitrag diskutiert die grundlegenden Bedingungen, die sich für den Nutzer bzw, seine Selektions- und Navigationshandlungen im Internet stellen. Dabei werden zunächst die verschiedenen Rezeptions- bzw, Selektionsphasen (nach Donsbach) auf das Internet übertragen. Es werden die Ähnlichkeiten und die Unterschiede sowohl zwischen dem Internet und den herkömmlichen Medien als auch zwischen den verschiedenen Intemetmodi wie Web, Chat und E-Mail dis…
Media Credibility — Experience or Image
In Germany the World Wide Web is at an earlier stage of development than in the US. In the spring of 1999 about 17.7 percent of the German population used the web or other online services. The article looks at how the 10 percent of online users and 90 percent of non-users rate the credibility of the new medium, and how their attitudes, stemming from different sources — own experience vs media coverage and personal narrations — differ. A survey of…
Navigating the Internet
This article explores the market position, quality and typical usage of German-language search engines. The use of search engines is a common Internet activity - 91 percent of Internet users employ search engines. As search engines occupy the role of gatekeepers in the information jungle of the Internet, a monopoly like Google’s (76 percent market share) is problematic in several respects. Invalid results, access to websites with inappropriate co…
Gibt es einen transmedialen Nutzungsstil
Die digitale Herausforderung
Die Digitalisierung von Kommunikation löst eine Reihe wirtschaftlicher, technischer und sozialer Konvergenzprozesse aus. Dabei stehen nicht nur die Chancen und Potentiale der medialen Vernetzung, Mobilität und gesellschaftlichen Virtualisierung im Vordergrund, sondern auch Herausforderungen bezüglich einer Fragmentierung der Öffentlichkeit, einer Konzentration der Anbieter und neuer Formen der Informationsfilterung oder -selektion. Der Tagungsban…
Die digitale Herausforderung
Die Digitale Herausforderung
Journalismus online - Partizipation oder Profession
Der Online-Journalismus war lange Zeit eines der groà en Modethemen in der Medienbranche. Mit dem Niedergang der â New Economyâ erlebte der netzbasierte Journalismus allerdings eine tiefe Krise: Viele der mit groà em Aufwand aufgebauten Online-Redaktionen wurden wieder eingestellt oder per-sonell und finanziell empfindlich gestutzt. Inzwischen hat das Internet jedoch eine neue Entwicklungsphase erreicht: Mit dem Schlagwort â Web 2.0â werden parti…
Womit befassen sich kommunikationswissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten?
Handbuch Online-Kommunikation
Handbuch Online-Kommunikation
Handbuch Online-Kommunikation
The Duality of Agenda-Setting
The purpose of this article is to investigate the dual nature of agenda-setting processes as they can either occur on a deliberate level or on an automatic one. At present, the factors that lead to one of the processes rather than to the other are almost unknown. From studies on dual processing theories comes evidence that whether information is processed with high or with low cognitive effort strongly depends on the involvement with a certain is…
Selektion Im Internet
Handbuch Medienwirkungsforschung
Der Band bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Stand und Perspektiven der Medienwirkungsforschung. In einem ersten Abschnitt werden kommunikationswissenschaftliche und erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen sowie die Zugänge relevanter Nachbardisziplinen (Psychologie, Soziologie, Kulturwissenschaften) im Überblick dargestellt. Die folgenden Beiträge sind fünf Schwerpunkten zugeordnet, die sich einerseits an der klassischen Unterscheidung von Wissen,…
News Quality from the Recipients' Perspective
Fierce competition on the Web, increased commercialization and a turbulent economic environment may prompt media organizations to violate journalistic quality norms in order to remain competitive. Media users or recipients are then more likely to be confronted with factually inaccurate, incomplete or biased news. One would hope that at least some recipients prefer high-quality media over low-quality media and this preference will counteract press…
Anhang
Extended Abstract
Extended Abstract
Over the last decades, mental disorders continued to substantially contribute to the global burden of disease The point prevalence of depressive disorders in the German population aged 18 to 65 is estimated to be around 3 million people. Moreover, almost 80 percent of the German general population aged over 14 years regularly access the internet and 46 percent of them have an account on at least one Social Networking Site (SNS) These people regul…
Constructive or repressive
According to the third-person effect or the influence of presumed media influence approach, the presumption that the media has strong effects on other people can affect individuals' attitudes and behavior. For instance, if people believe in strong media influences on others, they are more likely to increase their communication activities or support demands for restrictions on media. A standardized online survey among German journalists (N = 960) …
Peer review revisited
This paper is about peer review in the German field of communication study. It focuses on the journal Studies in Communication | Media (SCM) and examines the role and function of reviews for the production of knowledge. Taking into account recent skepticism towards the peer review process, the study is based on the most important findings of the research on peer review and conceptualizes reviews as a core communication element within the field, w…
The effects of emotional and rational news appeals on politicalattitudes
The present study investigates how emotional and rational appeals in political news media stories interact with preexisting attitudes in changing citizens' political attitudes. It is hypothesized that news media appeals that match predispositions are more likely to affect attitudes than mismatching media appeals. That is, people holding attitudes primarily based on affect should be more susceptible to emotionally arousing media content than to ra…
Facebook-Nutzung in Abhängigkeit depressiver Tendenzen
Die Studie untersucht den Einfluss depressiver Tendenzen auf die Facebook-Nutzungsdauer unter Berücksichtigung moderierender Effekte von zentralen Persön
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