@article{2026:rinsdorf:germanspe,
title = {German-speaking hyperpartisan, alternative, and conspiracy Telegram channel types: A content analysis},
year = {2026},
note = {This article scrutinizes the anti-establishment media sphere in
German-speaking countries along high-reach Telegram channels. We are
theorizing this sphere as communicative figuration. To describe this
figuration, we conducted a quantitative content analysis of the 40
most influential German-speaking hyperpartisan, alternative, and
conspiracy ­Telegram channels (HAC) in 2023. Our sample of more than
2,700 single posts allows us to build a typology of these channels.
Our seven types represent a broad variety of different practices.
Thus, the alternative public discourse emerging from the most
influential Telegram channels can be seen as a diverse and dynamic
network of interactions. The importance of curation as an editorial
practice seems to be a major characteristic of HAC Telegram channels.},
journal = {SCM Studies in Communication and Media},
pages = {9--44},
author = {Rinsdorf, Lars and Buhl, Florian and Yannikos, York and Bader, Katarina},
volume = {15},
number = {1}
}