SCM Studies in Communication and Media

User comments have emerged as a prominent feature accompanying news articles, which has changed how audiences interact with journalistic content. While offering options for reader engagement and community building, previous research has shown that...

Recently, autonomous driving has received significant attention in risk and science communication research due to its increasing public visibility. However, media research has not differentiated between individual autonomous mobility (IAM) and...

Many phenomena relevant to communication studies occur at the group level, yet methodological options for collecting data from groups as analytical units are limited. This contribution proposes the idea of a comprehensive, standardized, online group...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a public debate briefly emerged in 2021 regarding the release of coronavirus vaccine patents. The call for such a measure came from the Global South, which was undersupplied with vaccines: A temporary suspension of...

With the intensifying discourse on climate change and the unfolding climate crisis, more and more social media influencers are addressing sustainability. These “greenfluencers” combine entertainment and lifestyle content with environmental...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were heavily reliant on contributions from scientific experts. Despite the often productive collaboration between scientists and journalists, journalistic practices are largely at odds with scientific...