Andreas Schmidt, Ana Ivanova, Mike S. Schäfer
Simone Rödder, Mike S. Schäfer
The article employs the mediatization concept to analyze the relationship of science and the mass media. It draws on theoretical considerations from the sociology of science to distinguish and empirically investigate two dimensions of mediatization: changes in media coverage of science on the one ha...
Ana Ivanova, Mike S. Schäfer, Inga Schlichting, Andreas Schmidt
The relation between science and the media has recently been termed a medialization of science. The respective literature argues that interaction of scientists with the media and journalists as well as scientists’ adaptation to media criteria has increased. This article analyzes whether German clima...
Mike S. Schäfer, Monika Taddicken
The study analyzes which forms opinion leadership takes in contemporary media environments where communication channels have increased and started to permeate interpersonal interaction. Some scholars assume that opinion leadership becomes more important under these conditions, as more media are avai...
Viktoria Cologna, Simona Meiler, Chahan M. Kropf, Samuel Lüthi et al.
Abstract Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. Yet, little is known about the relationship between exposure to extreme events, subjective attribution of these events to climate change, and climate policy support, especially in the Global South. Combinin...
Niels G. Mede, Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger, John C. Besley et al.
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science informat...
Simone Rödder, Mike S. Schäfer
The article employs the mediatization concept to analyze the relationship of science and the mass media. It draws on theoretical considerations from the sociology of science to distinguish and empirically investigate two dimensions of mediatization: changes in media coverage of science on the one ha...