The latest Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS) issue, 25/1, is now available. This issue features three general section articles: a study on media effects in Swiss direct democracy using panel data and content analysis by Guillaume Zumofen 🗳️, an analysis of decentralized

🎓🏆 The SComS Best Paper Award 2024 goes to Benjamin P. Lange, Stefanie Lörch & Frank Schwab! Their study shows how linguistic complexity in Tagesschau, RTL aktuell & logo! shapes knowledge and trust in news. 📺🧠🔍 🔗 https://t.co/GAPHCgBAhQ #Commscience #MediaStudies

📘 Studies in Communication Sciences now encourages open data sharing 📊✨ With our new Open Data Policy, authors can support transparency and reproducibility by publishing their data in trusted repositories. 🔍📂 Learn more 👉 https://t.co/Wl0dUsZZOw #OpenScience #FAIRdata

🆕 Online First-Article in Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS)! #platinumopenaccess 📄 Guillaume Zumofen (Univ. of Bern) explores how media content influences voting in referendums 🗳️ 📰📺 Newspaper vs. TV – who shapes voter choice? Read the article:

Benjamin P. Lange (U of Würzburg & IU Internationale Hochschule), Stefanie Lörch (U of Würzburg), and Frank Schwab (U of Würzburg) present their study, "Between knowledge acquisition and perceived credibility: Effects of different linguistic forms in the television news programs

Ilya Sulzhytski (U of Innsbruck), Olga Matveieva (Dnipro U of Technology and Ruhr-University Bochum), Vasil Navumau (Ruhr-University Bochum), and Johan Skytte (U of Tartu) present a study titled “Comparing Russian and Ukrainian media frames during the war: A

📰 The General Section opens with an article by Hendrik Michael (U of Würzburg) & Valentin Werner (U of Bamberg): "Digital press archives for media and communication history research: From 'reading rooms' to virtual research environments." #DigitalArchives #MediaResearch #SComS

The latest Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS) issue, 24/3, is available. This issue includes three general section articles: an analysis of the impact of digital press archives on media history research 📰, an examination of media framing during the Russo-Ukrainian war 🇺🇦,

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter @katzenberger_v @janakeil94 @fionafehlmann @GuidoKeel 📰How does media coverage shape gender perceptions in politics? Tobias Rohrbach's dissertation explores the complex dynamics of media-based evaluations of male and female politicians. His findings challenge common assumptions, revealing that media often portrays both genders

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter @katzenberger_v @janakeil94 @fionafehlmann @GuidoKeel 👥How do gender stereotypes shape influencer preferences among 🇨🇭 Swiss youth ? Lilian Suter & Tim Eggli's study reveals that boys favor gaming and comedy influencers, while girls lean toward style and music. Both genders prefer influencers who share personal insights,

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter @katzenberger_v @janakeil94 🧑‍🏫 📱🧠What’s driving media literacy education at Swiss upper secondary schools? @fionafehlmann Fiona Fehlmann, Carmen Koch, & Guido Keel @GuidoKeel investigate teaching practices, resources, and teachers’ motivations. Their findings reveal fragmented approaches influenced by

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter Who are the voices behind the mic? @katzenberger_v Vera Katzenberger & @janakeil94 Jana Keil delve into podcasters' profiles, practices, and values across 🇦🇹Austria, 🇩🇪Germany, and 🇨🇭Switzerland. 📊Surveying over 1,000 podcasters, the study reveals insights into how

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter New insights into 🇨🇭🗞️Swiss #LocalMedia: Caroline Dalmus, Urban Kalbermatter, Johanna Burger, Matthias Künzler & Urs Dahinden examine how funding models impact local media content! From local focus to mixed-national coverage, explore the effects of advertising, paywalls, and

@KLobinger @sina_jb @phippukopter The guest editors Philipp Bachmann, Fabio Sandmeier und Richard Moist introduce four articles of the Thematic Section “What do we pay attention to? Digital innovations in the competition for attention”. 🚨🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/Kx48c7g3WZ

In their editorial, @KLobinger & Jolanta Drzewiecka 🚨 have exciting updates for SComS! 1) 🚨 They warmly welcome Sina Blassnig @sina_jb to the editorial board and Philipp Bachmann @phippukopter as the new journal manager! 🎉 🌟 Plus, a big milestone: SComS is now officially

🌟The new SComS issue 24/02 is out! 🌟 The issue includes a Thematic Section on “What do we pay attention to? Digital innovations in the competition for attention,” & a paper in the Community Section. #openaccess https://t.co/E4fVvwsnQe

SComS issue 24/02 is now available #OpenAccess! 💫 Explore the Thematic Section on “Digital innovations in the competition for attention” and dive into a dissertation summary in our Community Section. Read it here:

SComS is now included in the list of qualifying journals in ‘Information and Communication Sciences’ (71st section of the CNU), ensuring its articles are considered in formal procedures such as applications, promotions, habilitations, evaluations, and accreditations.

The decision by the highest authorities in the communication sciences in France to include the journal SComS among the top-ranking journals for French-speaking researchers is a significant milestone.