SCM Studies in Communication and Media

doi:10.5771/2192-4007-2025-4

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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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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 editorial examines how synthetic media and deepfakes unsettle the epistemic foundations of contemporary public communication. We outline how rapidly advancing generative technologies erode long-standing assumptions about the authenticity of...

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The rise of AI-generated content represents a new frontier in political communication. As synthetic media become more sophisticated and accessible, their role in shaping voter perceptions and influencing public discourse warrants closer examination....

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With the arrival of generative AI (genAI) in 2022, waves of hype and handwringing struck the news industry. These initial responses have proved overblown, if not without foundation. The challenges and opportunities of synthetic media for news are...

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Intervening to bolster human detection of deepfakes has proven difficult. Little is known about the behavioural strategies people employ when attempting to detect deepfakes. This paper reports two studies in which non-experts completed a deepfake...

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Like other emerging technologies, deepfakes present both risks and benefits to society. Due to harmful applications such as disinformation and non-consensual pornography, calls for their regulation have increased recently. However, little is known...

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Since the technology for generating synthetic media content became available to a wider audience in 2022, the social and communication sciences face the urgent question of how these technologies can be used to spread disinformation and how well...

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SCM Studies in Communication and Media

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Ready or not, here I come. How synthetic media challenge epistemic institutions

A new face of political advertising? Synthetic imagery in the 2025 German federal election campaigns on social media

“The morass is just getting ... deeper and deeper and deeper”: Synthetic media and news integrity

Spotting fakes: How do non-experts approach deepfake video detection?

Support for deepfake regulation: The role of third-person perception, trust, and risk

Synthetic disinformation detection among German information elites – Strategies in politics, administration, journalism, and business