Nico Spreen, M.A.
Vitae
- Born 1995 in Osnabrück
- 2014-2018 Bachelor studies in Media Management at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover
- 2015 Freelancer at INVISIO Hanover
2016-2022 Assistant at Trump & Wedemeyer Attorneys at Law & Mediator - 2017 Internship in the field of corporate publishing and film production at TVN Corporate Media GmbH & Co. KG
- 2017 Internship in the field of corporate communications at MADSACK Mediengruppe
- 2018-2022 Master studies in Communication and Media Research at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover
- 2020 Visiting Scholar at the College of Communication & Information at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, FL
- 2020-2021 Student Assistant/tutorial for the seminar Introduction Into Communication Research and Working Scientifically at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover
- 2021 Student Assistant at the Hanover Center for Health Communication (Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover) as well as in the peer coaching of new master's students
- Since February 2022 Research Assistant and Doctoral Student at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover
Major teaching and research interests
- Political communication, especially political information behavior, public & public opinion, electoral research
- Science communication
- Environmental communication
- Reception and effects research
Activities
- Member of the alumni organization KommunikationsKultur e.V. (KKeV)
Papers
2023
Spreen, N., Scheper, J. & Leuppert, R. (2023, June). Zwischen Zerstörung, Hoffnung und Diplomatie – Eine Analyse der Themen in der Spiegel-Berichterstattung zum Ukraine-Krieg im Zeitverlauf [Between destruction, hope and diplomacy - An analysis of the topics in Spiegel's Coverage of the Ukraine war over time]. Paper presented at the joint Annual Conference of the DGPuK's “Communication and Politics” section, the DVPW's “Politics and Communication” working group, and the SGKM's “Political Communication” section, June 28-30, 2023, Düsseldorf.
Spreen, N. & Klimmt, C. (2023, May). Myth-busting as a strategy in science communication: Correcting citizens’ misperceptions of biotechnologically produced food. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada.
Spreen, N., Link, E. & Dittrich, A. (2023, May). An emotion-centered perspective on intentional news avoidance about the Covid-19 vaccination: A quantitative, explorative analysis of a stratified German sample. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference “News avoidance, resistance, and related audience practices: definitions, predictors, and consequences” of the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25, 2023, Toronto, Canada.
Spreen, N. & Klimmt, C. (2023, April). Busting myths of biotech: An experiment on countering consumers misperceptions of genetically modified Food. Paper presented at the Conference “Public Communication of Science & Technology” (PCST 2023), April 11-14, 2023, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2022
Spreen, N., Link, E. & Scherer, H. (2022, October). Turning to information about populism – Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management to political information seeking. Paper presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), October 19-22, 2022, Aarhus, Denmark.
Freytag, A., Possler, D., Spreen, N., Raney, A. A. & Klimmt, C. (2022, May). Explaining the rich entertainment appeal of nature documentaries and its (partially) pro-environmental consequences. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 26-30, 2022, Paris, France.
2020
Freytag, A., Klimmt, C., Possler, D., Spreen, N. & Goslar, J. (2020, January). Naturetainment: Hedonisches und eudaimonisches Unterhaltungserleben von Naturdokumentationen als medial-simulierte Naturerfahrung [Naturetainment: Hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment experience of nature documentaries as media-simulated nature experience]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Society of Mass Communication's Expert Group Reception and Effects Research, January 24, Würzburg.
Last modified: 2023-07-03
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