other publications
Project Reports
Kessler, S. H., Rabinovich, M., & Boulila, S. (2024). Science vs. Activism? Exploring the Boundary: Perspectives of Young Researchers in Switzerland. Swiss Young Academy.
Kessler, S. H. (2023). Vorsicht #Desinformation: Die Wirkung von desinformierenden Social Media-Posts auf die Meinungsbildung und Interventionen [Caution #Disinformation: The effect of disinforming social media posts on opinion formation and interventions.]. Landesanstalt für Medien NRW
Humprecht, E. & Kessler, S. H. (2022). Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccination on YouTube: An Analysis of Content, Impact, and Subsequent Verification Processes via Online Search. Bundesamt für Kommunikation Schweiz (BAKOM).
Editorials
Kessler, S. H., Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., & Volk, S. C. (in press). Science Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Editorial. Journal of Science Communication.
Kessler, S. H. & Schmid, P. (2022). Mis- and Disinformation About Covid-19: Challenges for Health Communication. Editorial. European Journal of Health Communication, 3(2), I-VI. DOI: 10.47368/ejhc.2022.200
Misinformation and disinformation pose major challenges to effective health communication around the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this special issue, we present research on mis- and disinformation about Covid-19 in the European context and describe challenges and potential solutions for health communication. More specifically, the special issue features articles that analyse (a) the prevalence of mis- and disinformation beliefs about Covid-19 and their impact on individuals, as well as the drivers of these beliefs and (b) the effectiveness of potential prebunking and debunking interventions to combat mis- and disinformation. The articles demonstrate the relevance of political attitudes and media use as significant predictors of belief in health misinformation and tested a variety of effective interventions– from pausing to think critically to detailed debunking. Together, the collection of articles serves to support the evidence-based efforts of international organisations, governments, social media technology companies, and major academic institutions to address the problem of health mis- and disinformation.
Book Reviews
Kessler, S. H. (2020). Zachmann, K. & Ehlers, S. (Hrsg.) (2019): Wissen und Begründen. Evidenz als umkämpfte Ressource in der Wissensgesellschaft [Knowledge and Reasoning. Evidence as a contested resource in the knowledge society]. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 68(1), 158-159.
Kessler, S. H. (2019). Julian Unkel (2019): Informationsselektion mit Suchmaschinen: Wahrnehmung und Auswahl von Suchresultaten [Information selection with search engines: Perception and selection of search results]. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 67(4), 464-465.
Kessler, S. H. (2016). Johannes Knoll (2015): Persuasion in sozialen Medien: Der Einfluss nutzergenerierter Inhalte auf die Rezeption und Wirkung von Onlinewerbung [Persuasion in social media: The influence of user-generated content on the reception and impact of online advertising]. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 64(1), 132-133
Evaluation & Community Reports
Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F., Kessler, S. H., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., & Castro, L. (2023). Steckbrief «DOCA – Database of Variables for Content Analysis». Zur Relevanz, Zielstellung, Inhalt und Partizipationsmöglichkeiten der Datenbank für Operationalisierungen der standardisierten Inhaltsanalyse [Fact sheet "DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis". On the relevance, objectives, content, and participation possibilities of the database for operationalizations of standardized content analysis]. Studies in Communication Sciences, 23(3), 391–395.
Oehmer, F., Kessler, S. H., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., & Castro Herrero, L. (2023). Eight Months of DOCA. Learnings from an Evaluation of the Database of Variables for Content Analysis in November 2022. Database of Variables for Content Analysis - DOCA.
Project Brochures
Kessler, S. H, Mahl, D., Schäfer, M. S., Georgi, F. & Jobin, A. (2024). How to counter online misinformation and conspiracy theories: Recommendations from scholars and practitioners.
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