Exposure to the Russian Internet Research Agency foreign influence campaign on Twitter in the 2016 US election and its relationship to attitudes and voting behavior
Jan Zilinsky is coauthor of the article " Exposure to the Russian Internet Research Agency foreign influence campaign on Twitter in the 2016 US election and its relationship to attitudes and voting behavior" (Eady et al. 2023), which was published in nature communications on 09 Jan 2023. The article is openly accessible here.
Jan Zilinsky was interviewed regarding that paper by ZEIT ONLINE. Read the interview here.
Chair researchers in the media: Do Twitter users want Musk to censure or ban offensive or threatening posts?
On Dec. 2, the article "Do Twitter users want Musk to censure or ban offensive or threatening posts? - That depends on which group the tweets are attacking, our research suggests" was published in the Monkey Cage section of the Washington Post. The article thematizes research by Yannis Theocharis, Spyros Kosmidis, Franziska Pradel and Jan Zilinsky. The study compares attitudes toward content moderation on Twitter before and after Elon Musk's takeover. It finds quite high levels of tollerance toward hateful speech in both cases, with variances between the groups against which the posts are directed. You can read the full article here.
Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation
Soyeon Jin and Yannis Theocharis are coauthors of the article "Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation" (Matthes et al. 2022), published November 29 in the journal "Information, Communication & Society". The article looks at the influence of misinformation on worries about COVID-19. Read it here.
Prof. Dr. Theocharis in the Media: BR24
BR24 discusses Aiwanger's confrontational Twitter behavior and Prof. Dr. Yannis Theocharis contextualizes it.
Few politicians use the same language as Aiwanger, but this rhetoric brings attention - even if not positive. The whole article can be read in german here.
Prof. Dr. Theocharis in the Media: NiemanLab
In an article by NiemanLab, Prof. Dr. Yannis Theocharis explains why uncivil posts on social media attract attention and how social media companies can prevent this.
The article asks the question, "does enforcing civility stifle online debate?" and interviews several researchers on the subject. Prof. Dr. Yannis Theocharis is cited several times and the journal article "Can Social Media Incivility Induce Enthusiasm? Evidence from Survey Experiments" which he authored with Spyros Kosmidis is referenced. The full NiemanLab article can be read here.
TUM receives Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award for project on social media content moderation
Together with Prof. Margaret E. Roberts and Prof. Nils Weidmann, Yannis Theocharis will lead a research project on non-transparent moderation procedures on social media platforms. They will focus on hate messages, "fake news" and freedom of speech. The project is funded by the Max Planck Humboldt Research Award 2022. More information here.
The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries
Yannis Theocharis is coauthor of "The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries".
It was published September 4th in Political Communication. doi
Division Does Not Imply Predictability: Demographics Continue to Reveal Little About Voting and Partisanship
What are the political consequences of ongoing social sorting? This is the question Jan Zilinsky and his coauthor Seo-Young Silvia Kim ask in their paper "Division Does Not Imply Predictability: Demographics Continue to Reveal Little About Voting and Partisanship"
They published the article in "Political Behavior". doi.
Platform affordances and political participation: how social media reshape political engagement
West European Politics
Fr., 15 July 2022
Prof. Theocharis and colleagues have published a new paper in West European Politics: "Politics under Pressure: Polarisation and Participation in Western Europe. Platform affordances and political participation: how social media reshape political engagement.". doi.
72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference
Sat, 28. Mai 2022
Three members of the team presented articles at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference in Paris. Soyeon Jin presented her paper “Revisiting the Influence of Media Salience: Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, Motivation to Control Prejudice, and Stability of Attitudes” in the panel "Immigrant Acculturation, Intergenerational (Non)accommodation, and Health" and Shota Gelovani presented the paper "Cross-Country Effect of Social Media Use on Ethnocentrism: Evidence from Three Western Democracies." he wrote together with Yannis Theocharis, Karolina Koc-Michalska, and Bruce Bimber in the panel "Mediating Narratives and Imaginaries of Migrants: Ethnicity and Race in Communication". The article is currently under review by the Political Communication journal. Yannis Theocharis coauthored for additional articles presented in the conference. "How Healthy Political Discussions Invigorate Online Participation: Evidence From 17 European Countries" (Castro et al.) in the panel "Political incivility and participation". "Structural Changes and Online Political Campaigning: A Comparison of the 2014 and 2019
European Parliament Elections" (Stier, Popa, Theocharis) in the panel "Evolution of Digital Election Campaigning". "The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries" (Zoizner et al.)in the panel "Selective and Cross-Cutting Exposure in Times of COVID-19" und "Selective and Cross-Cutting Exposure in Times of COVID-19" (Matthes et al.) in the panel "Selective and Cross-Cutting Exposure in Times of COVID-19".
4th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2022
Fri, 06 May 2022
Two members of the team presented articles at the 4th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2022 in Dublin. Soyeon Jin presented her article "My Post is on The News! The Reciprocal Relationship among Public Discourse, Media Agenda-Setting, and Public Disputes" in the panel "Social Media and Public Discourse" and Shota Gelovani presented the article "Methodologic and Theoretical Approaches to Studying Citizen-Produced Political Text" in the panel "Social Media and Rhetoric".
Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries
New Media & Society
Sat., 09 October 2021
Prof. Theocharis, Soyeon and colleagues have published a new paper: "Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries".
Revisiting norms of citizenship in times of democratic change
Politics
Tue., 27 July 2021
Prof. Theocharis and colleagues have published a new paper: "Revisiting norms of citizenship in times of democratic change".
Does a Crisis Change News Habits?
Digital Journalism
Wed., 21 July 2021
Prof. Theocharis and colleagues have published a new paper: "Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries".
Presentation at Media and the Marginalized Panels at the CES 2021
The Council for European Studies (CES)
Tue., 22 June 2021
Soyeon Jin presented her working paper "Exploring the influence of controversies - ethnic symbolic boundaries contestedness, strength, and issue salience".
AIDA Working Paper on 'AI and the Future of Democracy'
European Parliament
June 2021
The European Parliament published a working paper "AI and the Future of Democracy" based on the EU hearings in which Prof. Theocharis participated on April 15, 2021.
La Repubblica publishes an article on a recently published paper [in Italian]
La Repubblica
So., 23 May 2021
La Repubblica has published an article on the recently published paper "Navigating High-choice European Political Information Environments" by Prof. Theocharis and colleagues.
Havard's Nieman Lab publishes an article on a recently published paper
Nieman Foundation at Havard - Nieman Lab
Tue., 18 May 2021
The Nieman Lab of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard has published an article on the recently published paper "Navigating High-choice European Political Information Environments" by Prof. Theocharis and colleagues.
Top Paper Award at the ICA 2021 of the International Communication Association
International Communication Association (ICA 2021)
Mon., 17 May 2021
The Political Communication Division of the 2021 Annual Conference of the International Communication Association has awarded Prof. Yannis Theocharis and colleagues the Top Paper Award.
Elite‐public interaction on twitter: EU issue expansion in the campaign
European Journal of Political Research
Tue., 19 May 2021
Prof. Theocharis and colleagues have published a paper.
Navigating High-choice European Pol. Information Environments: A Comp. Analysis of News User Profiles & Political Knowledge
The International Journal on Press/Politics
Wed., 12 May 2021
Prof. Theocharis and colleagues have published a paper.
Public Hearing on AI and the Future of Democracy
European Parliament AIDA
Thu., 15 April 2021
Prof. Yannis Theocharis speaks at the European Parliament’s “Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age” (AIDA) event “AI and the Future of Democracy”.
Democracy Is Weakening Right in Front of Us
The New York Times
Wed., 17 February 2021
Prof. Theocharis is quoted in the New York Times on the role of social media in weakening democracy.
Νόμισμα με δύο όψεις (Every coin has two sides)
Kathimerini
Sun., 18 January 2021
Article by Prof. Theocharis on the role of social media in the storming of the United States Capitol (in Greek).
This explains how social media can both weaken and strengthen democracy
Washington Post
Thu., 7 January 2021
Article by Prof. Theocharis and colleagues on the role of social media in the storming of the United States Capitol (updated and reposted).