SCM Studies in Communication and Media

doi:10.5771/2192-4007-2026-1

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SCM is the Open Access Journal of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) and Affiliate Journal of the International Communication Association (ICA).

The journal represents all areas of communication studies and the entire spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches. The journal is published four times a year at the end of each quarter.

For additional information on the editorial board, the publication and author guidelines, or the peer review process of SCM please go to www.scm.nomos.de

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ISSN-Print: 2192-4007
ISSN-Online: 2192-4007
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: Deutsch
Product Type: Journal

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Volume 15 (2026), Issue 1

The E-Journal published by the German Communication Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, DGPuK e.V.) aims to present a full range of studies in communications and media on a high level of quality....

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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...

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News softening describes a journalistic strategy to attract maximum attention with the help of certain content (soft news) or a soft style – a goal also included in the (algorithm-based) logics of social platforms. However, there is a lack of...

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The debate about public service media (PSM) in Germany is shaped not only by structural and political challenges but is increasingly conducted along ideological lines. Empirical findings suggest that attitudes toward the role of PSM among the...

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Minority groups in a society, such as national, ethnic, or religious minorities, often depend on the support of other groups, so-called outgroup support, to assert their interests and bring about social change. Social media environments provide a...

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Psychological professionals are increasingly using social media for digital health promotion, disseminating psychoeducational content and correcting inaccurate and misleading information. In this context, psychologists and psychotherapists face...

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SCM Studies in Communication and Media

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Editorial

German-speaking hyperpartisan, alternative, and conspiracy Telegram channel types: A content analysis

News softening as a strategy for adapting to platform logics. Introducing the concept of social news softening.

Politiker*innen als opportune Zeug*innen? Die Berichterstattung über öffentlich-rechtliche Medien in deutschen (Print-)Medien nach dem RBB-Skandal

Politicians as opportune witnesses? The coverage of public service media in German (print) media resulting from the RBB scandal

Flattering compliments and savage insults – The influence of vicarious intergroup contact on minority (outgroup) support considering empathy as a mediating mechanism

Content, motives, ethics: How are psychologists and psychotherapists representing themselves on Instagram?