Volume 58 (2025), Edition 3

The public and academic debate concerning social media and its role in democracy focuses primarily on the dangers of filter bubbles and misinformation. This article argues that an underestimated danger of social media lies in its misrepresentation...

This article examines political creators as potential opinion makers and new actors in public communication. The article has two objectives: First, it provides an overview of the diverse and dynamically developing field of political creators....

This article primarily addresses current normative and legal issues surrounding influencer marketing in Austria from the perspective of youth media protection. It describes theoretical framework models such as the capability approach and virtue...

This article argues for the integration of media ethics categories into attitude research. To this end, audience ethics quality judgments were used as factors in opinion formation processes. The empirical basis is a representative...

The vote gains made by right-wing populist parties or actors in political elections raise questions about the strategies they pursue, the reasons for their success, and the options available to counter them. To address these questions, an action...

Political debates take place within a complex structure of power, media, and the public sphere. In recent years, these debates have often been characterized by blanket accusations of “cancel culture.” Different individuals and political factions...

This article looks at innovative journalistic formats which explain political topics to young media users and potentially become “opinion leaders” for them. It takes a normative approach to interpretive (explanatory) journalism and...

Commentary is one of the classic forms of presentation in journalism. What value does it still have in the age of digital media? This essay discusses the role of commentary in the formation of informed opinions and warns against being swept along by...

Newly founded journalism outlets are considered particularly innovative, not least because they can introduce new routines, working methods, and practices. One such working method is the concept of constructive journalism, a future-oriented and...

Digital media have a significant impact on everyday family life today. But how exactly do parents influence their children‘s media habits? Based on qualitative interviews with parents and their children from different types of schools, such as...

Science communication has become indispensable for theology—not only for positioning itself in society, but also for reaffirming its own content. This article discusses the format of the children‘s university as a place for outreach theology...