SCM Studies in Communication and Media

Although content differences in pornography play an acknowledged role in many theories concerning the use and consequences of such material, relatively few studies have attempted to describe and understand the use of different types of pornography....

In recent years, the erotic platform OnlyFans has been discussed in German media coverage as a controversial new online phenomenon. A qualitative content analysis based on Kuckartz therefore examines how German media characterize the OnlyFans...

The diffusion of innovation (DOI) literature and the uses-and-gratifications approach (UGA) meet in the people’s beliefs and expectations. We explore the users’ and non-users’ beliefs about streaming television (SVoD). A survey about Netflix,...

In the context of methodological discussions surrounding the “interdisciplinary turn” and “computational turn” of communication studies and media and journalism studies in particular, this paper raises awareness for corpus linguistics as a...

Experts who explain technological and complex content in the media could provoke negative responses regarding their competence due to stereotypical anticipations based on their gender. In an online experiment the impact of an expert’s gender on...

As a result of digitalisation, journalistic media organisations are confronted with product innovation at an increasing pace. The pressure to innovate is driven not only by competition between media organisations, but also characterised by internet...

This study investigates the relationship between attitude extremity and perceived exposure to diverse political arguments in the debate about COVID-19 health policy measures. Based on a comparative, cross-sectional survey in Germany and Switzerland,...

In climate (change) communication, frames in the context of local journalism are a relevant and yet rarely studied research topic. Such frames have an impact on how people deal with climate change, on problem awareness, behaviors, and on local...