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• 1983 born in Stuttgart
• 2003-2013 working in advertising and public relations
• 2007-2010 Bachelor's degree in Communication and Political Science at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena2010-2013 Master's degree in Public Communication at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• 2013-2014 Research Assistant at the Department of Empirical Methods in Communication Science of Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer at the Institute of Communication Science at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• Since 2014 Research Assistant at the Chair of Political Communication of Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer at the Institute of Journalism Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
• Since 2022 Co-initiator and strategic advisor of the BAG “Against Hate on the Net”
• February 2022 Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the Institute of Journalism Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, topic: “Popularity indicators in political communication research”
• September 2023 Research Fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - The German Internet Institute in Berlin
• October 2023 to September 2024 Interim Professor of “Empirical Communication Studies” at the Institute for Communication Studies and Media Research, Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich
• Since October 2024 Visiting Professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

• Political communication
• Communication of protest movements
• Digital media change, in particular public user communication
• Media effects research
• Methods of empirical communication science

Jost, P. (accepted). Popularity indicators. In Nai, A., Grömping, M., & Wirz, D. (Eds), Elgar encyclopedia of political communication. Edward Elgar Publishing. Accepted version.

Meltzer, C. E., Jost, P., Schemer, C., Kruschinski, S. & Maurer, M. (conditionally accepted). How (gendered) media portrayals of refugees affect attitudes toward immigration. The moderating role of political ideology. Political Communication.

2024

Fielitz, M., Bogerts, L., Donner, C., Bitzmann, H., Brodersen, W., Marcks, H., Sick, H. & Jost, P. (2024). Five shades of hate: Gruppenbezogene Abwertung in Zeiten der Memifizierung [Five shades of hate: Group-related devaluation in times of memification]. Machine Against the Rage, No. 5, Winter 2024. doi.org/10.58668/matr/05.2

Jost, P., Mack, M. & Hillje, J. (2024). Aufgeheizte Debatte? Eine Analyse der Berichterstattung über das Heizungsgsetz – und was wir politisch daraus lernen können [Heated debate? An analysis of the coverage on the heating law - and what we can learn from it politically]. Das Progressive Zentrum. (Download)

Maurer, M. & Jost, P. (2024). Comparing agenda-setting effects for the issue of migration measured with three different indicators of the public agenda. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 36(3), edae037. doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edae037

Maurer, M., Jost, P. & Haßler, J. (2024). Grenzen der Perspektivenvielfalt – Wie deutsche Nachrichtenmedien über den Ukraine-Krieg berichtet haben [Limits to the diversity of perspectives - How German news media reported on the war in Ukraine]. In M. Löffelholz, K. Schleicher & C. F. Trippe (Eds.), Krieg der Narrative. Russland, die Ukraine und der Westen [War of narratives. Russia, Ukraine and the West] (pp. 149-164). De Gruyter. doi.org/10.1515/9783111331508-011

Maurer, M., Kruschinski, S. & Jost, P. (2024). Fehlt da was? Perspektivenvielfalt in den öffentlich-rechtlichen Nachrichtenformaten [Is something missing? Diversity of perspectives in public service news formats]. Stiftung Mercator. (Download)

Reinemann, C., Maurer, M., Kruschinski, S. & Jost, P. (2024). Exaggerated and one-sided? Assessing the relevance and viewpoint diversity of German mainstream and alternative media coverage of the COVID-19-pandemic 2020-2021. Journalism Studies 25(6), 681-702. doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2024.2326642

2023

Bitzmann, H., Jost, P., Sick, H., Fielitz, M. & Marcks, H. (2023). Die Kanalisation des Protests. Demokratiefeindliche Mobilisierung via Telegram [The channeling of protest. Anti-democratic mobilization via Telegram]. Machine Against the Rage, No. 1, Winter 2023. doi.org/10.58668/matr/01.2

Dogruel, L., Kruschinski, S., Jost, P. & Jürgens, P. (2023). Distribution and reception of conspiracy theories and mobilization calls on Telegram. Combining evidence from a content analysis and survey during the pandemic. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 71(3-4), 230-247. doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2023-3-4-230

Jost, P. (2023). How politicians adapt to new media logic. A longitudinal perspective on accommodation to user-engagement on Facebook. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 20(2), 184-197. doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2022.2076271

Jost, P. & Dogruel, L. (2023). Radical mobilization in times of crisis. Use and effects of appeals and populist communication features in Telegram channels. Social Media + Society 9(3). doi.org/10.1177/20563051231186372

Jost, P., Heft, A., Buehling, K., Zehring, M., Schulze, H., Bitzmann, H. & Domahidi, E. (2023). Mapping a dark space: Challenges in sampling and classifying non-institutionalized actors on Telegram. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 71(3–4), 212–229. doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2023-3-4-212

Jost, P., Kruschinski, S., Sülflow, M., Haßler, J. & Maurer, M. (2023). Invisible transparency. How different types of disclaimers on Facebook affect whether and how digital political advertising is perceived. Policy & Internet 15(2), 204-222. doi.org/10.1002/poi3.333

Maurer, M., Haßler, J. & Jost, P. (2023). Die Qualität der Medienberichterstattung über den Ukraine-Krieg. Abschlussbericht für die Otto Brenner Stiftung [The quality of media coverage of the war in Ukraine. Final report for the Otto Brenner Foundation]. (Download)

Maurer, M., Haßler, J. & Jost, P. (2023). Die Qualität der Medienberichterstattung über Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine [The quality of media coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine]. Ukraine-Analysen, 289, 4–11. doi.org/10.31205/UA.289.01

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2023). Inkonsistent einseitig. Die Medienberichterstattung über Geflüchtete, 2015-2020 [Inconsistently one-sided. Media coverage on refugees, 2015-2020]. Publizistik, 67(1), 13-35. doi.org/10.1007/s11616-022-00769-1

Sick, H., Jost, P., Bitzmann, H., Marcks, H. & Fielitz, M. (2023). Jeder wirbt für sich allein? Wie auf Telegram der Aufruhr zum Geschäft wird [Every one promoting themselves? How turmoil becomes a business on Telegram]. Machine Against the Rage, No. 1, Summer 2023. doi.org/10.58668/matr/03.2

2022

Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2022). How to get on top – The effect of rationality and incivility of user comments on their visibility in political online discussions on Facebook. Communication Research Reports 39(4), 224-235. doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2022.2120861

Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Sülflow, M. (2022). Posting or advertising? How political parties adapt their messaging strategies to Facebook’s organic and paid media affordances. Journal of Political Marketing. doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2022.2110352

Masullo, G. M., Riedl, M., Ziegele, M., Jost, P. & Naab, T. K. (2022). Effects of a high-person-centered response to commenters who disagree on readers’ positive attitudes toward a news outlet’s Facebook page. Digital journalism 10(3), 493-515. doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.2021376

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Schaaf, M., Sülflow, M. & Kruschinski, S. (2022). How right-wing populists instrumentalize news media: Deliberate provocations, scandalizing media coverage, and public awareness for the Alternative for Germany (AfD). International Journal of Press/Politics. doi.org/10.1177/19401612211072692

2021

Jost, P. & Koehler, C. (2021). Who shapes the news? Analyzing journalists’ and organizational interests as competing influences on biased coverage. Journalism 22(2), 484-500. doi.org/10.1177/1464884918788270 (online first 2018)

Kepplinger, H. M. & Jost, P. (2021). Strafprozesse im Medienfocus aus Sicht von Richtern und Staatsanwältin [Criminal trials in the media spotlight from the perspective of judges and prosecutors]. Neue Kriminalpolitik, 33(1), 66–79. doi.org/10.5771/0934-9200-2021-1-66

Maurer, M. & Jost, P. (2021). Die Kanzlerin, die Flüchtlinge und die AfD. Wie west- und ostdeutsche Tageszeitungen über den Bundestagswahlkampf 2017 berichtet haben [The Chancellor, the refugees and the AfD. How West and East German daily newspapers reported on the 2017 Bundestag election campaign]. In U. Münch, H. Oberreuter & J. Siegmund (Eds.), Komplexe Farbenlehre. Perspektiven des deutschen Parteiensystems im Kontext der Bundestagswahl 2017 [Complex color theory. Perspectives on the German party system in the context of the 2017 federal election] (pp. 147-163). Campus.

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2021). Fünf Jahre Medienberichterstattung über Flucht und Migration [Five years of media coverage on refugees and migration]. Policy-Paper in cooperation with Mercator Foundation. (Download)

Maurer, M., Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J. & Jost, P. (2021). Looking over the channel. The balance of media coverage about the “refugee crisis” in Germany and the UK. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research 47(2), 219-240. doi.org/10.1515/commun-2020-0016

Riedl, M., Naab, T. K., Masullo, G. M., Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2021). Who is responsible for interventions against problematic comments? Comparing user attitudes in Germany and the United States. Policy & Internet 13(3), 433-451. doi.org/10.1002/poi3.257

2020

Eberl, J.-M., Tolochko, P., Jost, P., Heidenreich, T. & Boomgaarden, H. G. (2020). What’s in a post? How sentiment and issue salience affect users’ emotional reactions on Facebook. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 17(1), 48-65. doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2019.1710318

Jost, P., Maurer, M. & Hassler, J. (2020). Populism fuels love and anger: The impact of message features on users’ reactions on Facebook. International Journal Of Communication, 14, 2081–2102. (Open access)

Jost, P., Ziegele, M. & Naab, T. K. (2020). Klicken oder tippen? Eine Analyse verschiedener Interventionsstrategien in unzivilen Online-Diskussionen auf Facebook [Clicking or typing? An analysis of different intervention strategies in rude online discussions on Facebook]. Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 30, 193–217. doi.org/10.1007/s41358-020-00212-9

Kepplinger, H. M. & Jost, P. (2020). Relevanz der Medieneffekte auf Angeklagte und Zeugen für Urteile in Strafverfahren [Relevance of media effects on defendants and witnesses for judgments in criminal proceedings]. In M. Wohlrabe (Ed.), Litigation-PR [Ligation PR] (pp. 181–194), Wiesbaden doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27497-9_19

Maurer, M. & Jost, P. (2020). Das Ende der Debattenkultur? Wie die AfD Negativität und Inzivilität in den Bundestag trägt und wie die anderen Parteien darauf reagieren [The end of debate culture? How the AfD is bringing negativity and incivility into the Bundestag and how the other parties are reacting to it]. Zeitschrift für Politik, 67(4), 474-492. doi.org/10.5771/0044-3360-2020-4-473

Ziegele, M. & Jost, P. (2020). Not funny?! The effects of factual versus sarcastic journalistic responses to uncivil user comments. Communication Research, 47(6), 891-920. doi.org/10.1177/0093650216671854 (online first 2016)

2019

Jost, P. & Köhler, C. (2019). Warum so garstig? Zum Einfluss von realweltlichen, medien- und diskussionsimmanenten sowie situativen Faktoren auf die (In)Zivilität von Onlinediskussionen [Why so nasty? On the influence of real-world, media- and discussion-immanent and situational factors on the (in)civility of online discussions]. In I. Engelmann, M. Legrand & H. Marzinkowski (Eds.), Politische Partizipation im Medienwandel [Political participation in the changing media] (pp. 321-344). Berlin. doi.org/10.17174/dcr.v6.13

Jost, P., Mangold, F. & Jürgens, P. (2019). Herausforderungen und Potenziale der Nutzung digitaler Beobachtungsdaten auf Facebook – eine longitudinale Perspektive [Challenges and potentials of using digital observation data on Facebook - a longitudinal perspective]. In P. Müller, S. Geiß, C. Schemer, T. K. Naab & C. Peter (Eds.), Dynamische Prozesse der öffentlichen Kommunikation. Methodische Herausforderungen (Methoden und Forschungslogik der Kommunikationswissenschaft, Band 15) [Dynamic processes of public communication. Methodological Challenges (Methods and Research Logic in Communication Studies, Volume 15)] (pp. 73-101). Cologne: Herbert von Halem.

Koehler, C. & Jost, P. (2019). Revealing the hybrid patterns: Conflict coverage as a product of a commercial and a normative media logic. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 24(2), 233-253, doi.org/10.1177/1940161218821802

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Haßler, J. & Kruschinski, S. (2019). Auf den Spuren der Lügenpresse. Zur Richtigkeit und Ausgewogenheit der Medienberichterstattung in der „Flüchtlingskrise“ [On the trail of the Lügenpresse. On the accuracy and balance of media reporting in the “refugee crisis”]. Publizistik, 64(1), 15-35. doi.org/10.1007/s11616-018-00466-y

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Haßler, J. & Kruschinski, S. (2019). Nicht falsch, aber einseitig. Die Medienberichterstattung über die sogenannte Flüchtlingskrise [Not wrong, but one-sided. The media coverage of the so-called refugee crisis]. Kommunikationsmanager, 1 - 2019, 56-59.

Ziegele, M., Naab, T. K. & Jost, P. (2019). Lonely together? Identifying the determinants of collective corrective action against uncivil comments. New Media & Society. doi.org/10.1177/1461444819870130

2018

Maurer, M., Jost, P., Pfoh, M., Porath, M. & Wilke, L. (2018). Motivierte Zweifel. Wie die Voreinstellungen der Rezipienten zum Berichterstattungsgegenstand ihre Wahrnehmung der Medienglaubwürdigkeit beeinflussen [Motivated doubt. How recipients' preconceptions about the subject of reporting influence their perception of media credibility]. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 66(3), 302-319. doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2018-302

Porten-Cheé, P., Haßler, J., Jost, P., Eilders, C. & Maurer, M. (2018). Popularity cues in online media: Theoretical and methodological perspectives in political communication research. Studies in Communication and Media, 7(2), 208-230. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2018-2-80

Ziegele, M., Jost, P., Bormann, M. & Heinbach, D. (2018). Journalistic counter-voices in comment sections: Patterns, determinants, and potential consequences of interactive moderation of uncivil user comments. Studies in Communication and Media, 7(4), 525-554. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2018-4-525

2017

Köhler, C. & Jost, P. (2017). Tarifkonflikte in den Medien – Was prägt die Berichterstattung über Arbeitskämpfe? [Wage disputes in the media - What shapes media coverage of labor disputes?]. Frankfurt am Main.

Ziegele, M., Springer, N., Jost, P. & Wright, S. (2017). Editorial: Online user comments across news and other content formats: Multidisciplinary perspectives, new directions. Studies in Communication and Media, 6(4), 315–332. doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2017-4-315

2015

Jost, P., Sülflow, M. & Maurer, M. (2015). „Das können Sie morgen in der Zeitung lesen“ – Wie die Massenmedien über die Generaldebatten im Bundestag berichten und wie die Politik darauf reagiert [“You can read about it in tomorrow's newspaper” - How the mass media report on the general debates in the Bundestag and how politicians react to them]. Publizistik, 61(1), 5-20. doi.org/10.1007/s11616-015-0225-9

2024

Dogruel, L., Jost, P. & Jürgens, P. (2024, MArch). Lokale Mediennutzung = lokale Integration? Was leisten lokale Medien für ein (besseres) Leben vor Ort? [Local media use = local integration? What do local media do for a (better) local life?]. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 13-15, 2024, Erfurt.

Jost, P., Dogruel, L. & Jürgens, P. (2024, März). Rekrutierung über Online-access Panels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [Recruitment via online access panels: the good, the bad and the ugly]. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 13-15, 2024, Erfurt.

Kruschinski, S., Jost, P., Maurer, M. & Reinemann, C. (2024, March). Pandemic user engagement. Exploring content characteristics of news media articles triggering user engagement on Facebook during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 13-15, 2024, Erfurt.

Maurer, M., Jost, P. & Kruschinski, S. (2024, March). Selbstangleichung im Journalismus? Zur Dynamik von Vielfalt und Konsonanz der Medienberichterstattung in drei Krisen [Self-alignment in journalism? On the dynamics of diversity and consonance in media coverage in three crises]. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 13-15, 2024, Erfurt.

Jost, P., Allwinn, M., Bitzmann, H.,  Bretschi, D.,  Greipl, S., Hohner, J., Rieger, D., Schulze, H., Sick, H. & Kemmesies, U. (2024, March). Virtuelle Fackeln - reale Brände? Zum Zusammenhang zwischen digitaler Protestmobilisierung und politisch motivierter Kriminalität [Virtual torches - real fires? On the connection between digital protest mobilization and politically motivated crime]. Paper presented at the MOTRA-K #2024, March 6-7, 2024, Wiesbaden.

2023

Jost, P. (2023, August/September). Caught between attention and acceptance: Media coverage of environmental protest events and its effect on protest group perception. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section, August 31 to September 1, 2023, Berlin.

Meltzer, C.E., Jost, P., Schemer, C., Kruschinski, S. & Maurer, M. (2023, August/September). The impact of media contact with refugee women and men in the news on immigration-related attitudes and emotions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section, August 31 to September 1, 2023, Berlin.

Pohl, K., Jost, P., Haßler, J., Wurst, A.K., Bene, M. & Kruschinski, S. (2023, August/September). The potentially dangerous connection between populist parties, anti-immigrant rhetoric and angry reactions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section, August 31 to September 1, 2023, Berlin.

Jost, P. & Dogruel, L. (2023, May). Anti-democratic mobilization in times of crisis. Use and effects of appeals and populist communication features in telegram channels. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada.

Kruschinski, S., Jost, P. & Maurer, M. (2023, May). The effects of Door-to-Door Canvassing on voter turnout and vote intention. Evidence from a quasi-experiment with repeated measurements using mobile surveys Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada.

Maurer, M. & Jost, P. (2023, May). Measuring agenda-setting for the issue of migration with three different indicators of the public agenda. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada.

Reinemann, C., Maurer, M., Kruschinski, S. & Jost, P. (2023, May). Consonance or diversity in COVID-19 coverage? How German mainstream journalism and alternative media covered the pandemic 2020-20. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada.

Jost, P. , Sick, H. Bitzmann, H. & Flielitz, M., (2023, February/March). Wer führt den Tango? Ko-radikalisierende Resonanz-Dynamiken im Kontext der ‘Energiekrise’ [Who leads the tango? Co-radicalizing resonance dynamics in the context of the 'energy crisis']. Paper presented at the MOTRA-K #2023, February 28 to March 1, 2023, Wiesbaden.

2022

Sick, H., Bitzmann, H., Flielitz, M., Jost, P. & Marcks, H. (2022, September). Netzwerke und Narrative hinter der Querdenker-Bewegung. Eine netzwerkbasierte Analysesystematik am Beispiel rechter und verschwörungstheoretischer Diskursnetzwerke auf Telegram [Networks and narratives behind the Querdenker movement. A network-based analysis system using the example of right-wing and conspiracy theory discourse networks on Telegram]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Sociological Association, Septbember 26-30, 2022, Bielefeld.

Jost, P., Sick, H., Bitzmann, H. & Flielitz, M., (2022, September). Rechtsextreme und demokratiefeindliche Mobilisierung und Vernetzung während der Corona-Pandemie. Ein Spaziergang durch Telegram [Right-wing extremist and anti-democratic mobilization and networking during the Corona pandemic. A walk through Telegram]. Paper presented at the MOTRA-K #2022, September 1-2, 2022, Wiesbaden.

Ziegele, M., Jost, P., Masullo, G., Riedl, M. & Naab, T. (2022, June). Globally uncivil? comparing perceptions of impoliteness and incivility in user comments in Germany and the U.S. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Expert Group Reception and Effects Research, June 5-7, 2022, Düsseldorf.

Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Sülflow, M. (2022, May). To regulate or not to regulate?! The evaluation of regulatory measures for political targeting using empirical findings from German digital campaigning. Paper presented at the German Association of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Panel "Political Targeting during the German Federal Election" at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 26-30, 2022, Paris, France.

2021

Bitzmann, H., Flielitz, M. & Jost, P. (2021, November). Same same but different? Schnittmengen rechtsextremer und coronaskeptischer Kommunikation auf Telegram [Same same but different? Intersections of right-wing extremist and corona-sceptic communication on Telegram]. Paper presented at the Conference of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, November 25-26, 2021, Berlin.

Sülflow, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2021, September). Sponsoring political microtargeting´s transparency?! How ad disclaimers affect the perception and evaluation of Facebook ads. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), September 6-9, 2021, Braga, Portugal [digitally].

Jost, P. (2021, May). Social mediatization? A longitudinal perspective on how politicians adapt to new media logic. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 27-31, 2021, Denver, USA [digitally].

Jost, P., Kruschinski, S., Sülflow, M., Haßler, J. & Maurer, M. (2021, April). Understanding the effects of political online targeting. Two studies on the impact of party preference and the mediating role of message perception. Paper presented at the Three-Country Conference on Communication Science - DACH 21, April 7-9, 2021, Zurich, Switzerland [digitally].

Meltzer, C. E., Jost, P. & Schemer, C. (2021, April). Good for my country - bad for me? On the influence of media use on egocentric and sociotropic migration attitude. Paper presented at the Three-Country Conference on Communication Science - DACH 21, April 7-9, 2021, Zurich, Switzerland [digitally].

2020

Riedl, M., Naab, T. K., Chen, G. M., Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2020, May). Regulating comments: Attitudes of Germans and Americans toward regulation by citizens, platforms, or law enforcement. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, 2020, Gold Coast, Australia.

Beckert, J., Jost, P., Riemann, R., Schneiders, P., Viehmann, C. [...] (2020, March). Professionell oder ganz nebenbei? Eine quantitative Befragung zum Stand der Professionalisierung von Social-Media-Redakteuren in deutschen Nachrichtenredaktionen [Professional or just in passing? A quantitative survey on the state of professionalization of social media editors in German newsrooms]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 10-12, 2020, Munich.

Haßler, J., Kruschinski, S., Jost, P., Sülflow, M. & Schlosser, K. (2020, March). (P)Reaching to the audience?! Eine empirische Analyse der Reichweite von Facebook-Posts im Wahlkampf mit Facebook-Insight-Daten [(P)Reaching to the audience?! An empirical analysis of the reach of Facebook posts in election campaigns using Facebook Insight data]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 10-12, 2020, Munich.

Heinbach, D., Ziegele, M., Chen, G., Riedl, M., Naab, T. K. & Jost, P. (2020, March). Der Ton macht die Musik [The tone of voice makes the music]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 10-12, 2020, Munich.

Sülflow, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2020, March). Zur Wahrnehmung und Wirkung von politischem Microtargeting auf Facebook. Ein Eye-Tracking-Experiment [On the perception and effect of political microtargeting on Facebook. An eye-tracking experiment]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 10-12, 2020, Munich.

Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2020, January). How to get on Top. Wie Rationalität, (Un-)Höflichkeit und (In-)Zivilität in Facebook-Kommentaren auf deren Sichtbarkeit wirken [How to get on Top. How rationality, (im)politeness and (in-)civility in Facebook comments affect their visibility]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Expert Group Reception and Effects Research, January 23-25, 2020, Würzburg.

2019

Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Sülflow, M. (2019, Oktober). Opening Facebook ́s black box: Using Facebookinsight-data for mapping the reach of sponsored posts on Facebook. Paper presented at the dem Workshop "Removing Barriers to Digital Platform Transparency across Europe" of the "The European Advisory Group of Social Science One", European Commission (DG Connect) and "Social Observatory for Disinformation and Social Media Analysis" (SOMA), October 18, 2019, Brussels, Belgium.

Chen, G.M., Ziegele, M., Riedl, M.J., Jost, P. & Naab, T. (2019, August). Responding to online disagreement comments: It’s not what you say, but how you say it. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 7-10, 2019, Toronto, Canada.

Haßler, J., Fenoll, V. & Jost, P. (2019, May). A populist attention machine? The shareworthiness of populists’ Facebook posts during elections in Spain and Gemany. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA.

Jost, P., Maurer, M. & Haßler, J. (2019, May). What fuels love and anger? The impact of message and profile characteristics on users’ reactions on Facebook – a multilevel approach. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA.

Maurer, M., Jost, P. & Pfoh, M. (2019, May). Trust in the news is motivated: The influence of readers’ prior attitudes on their perceptions of media credibility. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA.

Haßler, J., Fenoll, V. & Jost, P. (2019, May). „Somos la Alternativa“ – „Wir sind die einzige echte politische Alternative“. Eine vergleichende Analyse der Facebook-Wahlkampfkommunikation von Podemos in Spanien und der AfD in Deutschland ["Somos la Alternativa" - "We are the only real political alternative". A comparative analysis of the election campaign communication of Podemos in Spain and AfD in Germany on Facebook]. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the German Assosciation of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 9-11, 2019, Münster.

Maurer, M., Jost, P. & Pfoh, M. (2019, May). Zum relativen Einfluss von Kommunikatormerkmalen und Voreinstellungen der Rezipienten auf die wahrgenommene Glaubwürdigkeit von Medieninhalten [On the relative influence of communicator characteristics and recipients' preconceptions on the perceived credibility of media content]. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication  "Trust research in communication science in a digitalized world - positions and perspectives", May 9, 2019, Münster.

Jost, P., Ziegele, M. & Naab, T. K. (2019, February). Klicken oder tippen? Eine Analyse verschiedener Interventionsstrategien in unzivilen Online-Diskussionen auf Facebook [Clicking or typing? An analysis of different intervention strategies in rude online discussions on Facebook]. Paper presented at the joint Annual Conference of the Working Group "Politics and Communication" of the German Political Science Association (GPSA), the Expert Group "Communication and Politics" of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK) and the Expert Group "Political Communication" of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Sciences (SGKM), February 6-8, 2019, Duisburg.

Ziegele, M., Naab., T. K. & Jost, P. (2019, January/February). #ichbinhier oder #ichbinweg? Eine Analyse des Engagements von Mitgliedern der Facebook-Gruppe #ichbinhier gegen unzivile Kommentare [#ichbinhier or #ichbinweg? An analysis of the commitment of members of the Facebook group #ichbinhier against rude comments]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's Expert Group "Reception and Effects Research", January 31 to February 1, 2019, Mainz.

2018

Eberl, J.M., Tolochko, P. , Heidenreich, T., Jost, P. & Boomgaarden, H., (2018, November). What's in a post? How sentiment and issue salience affect users' emotional reactions on Facebook. Paper presented at the Vortrag auf dem Political Science Day, November 30, 2018, Innsbruck, Austria.

Jost, P., Maurer, M. Mangold, F. & Jürgens, P. (2018, October/November). Reactions to news media posts on Facebook as indicators of public opinion? Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA, October 31 to November 3, Lugano, Switzerland.

Porten-Cheé, P., Haßler, J., Jost, P., Maurer, M. & Eilders, C. (2018, October/November). A theoretical foundation of the causes and effects of online popularity cues in the realm of political communication research. Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA, October 31 to November 3, Lugano, Switzerland.

Haßler, J., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Maurer, M. (2018, May). Looking over the canal. Comparing the objectivity of media coverage on the so-called refugee crisis in Germany and the UK. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference "Refugees, Religious Threats, and PoliticalRadicalization: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives" of the Annual Conference ot the International Communication Association (ICA), May 23, Prague, Czechia.

Jost, P. & Köhler, C. (2018, May). Who shapes the news? Analyzing journalists’ and organizational interests as competing influences on biased coverage. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, 2018, Prague, Czechia.

Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Maurer, M. (2018, May). Von Freunden empfohlen. Facebook-Shares als Relevanzindikatoren [Recommended by friends. Facebook shares as indicators for relevance]. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 9-11, 2018, Mannheim.

Maurer, M., Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Kruschinski, S. (2018, May). Auf den Spuren der Lügenpresse. Zur Objektivität der Medienberichterstattung in der „Flüchtlingskrise“ [On the trail of the Lügenpresse. On the objectivity of media reporting in the “refugee crisis”]. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 9-11, 2018, Mannheim.

2017

Jost, P. (2017, November). New media - new logic? Mediatization of politics on Facebook. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of ECREA's Expert Group “Political Communication”, November 22-23, 2017, Zurich, Switzerland.

Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2017, November). Save the discourse! Causes and consequences of interactive journalistic engagement in public discussions in user comment sections. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of ECREA's Expert Group “Political Communication”, November 22-23, 2017, Zurich, Switzerland.

Jost, P., Mangold, F. & Jürgens, P. (2017, September). Herausforderungen und Potenziale der Nutzung digitaler Beobachtungsdaten auf Facebook unter Berücksichtigung eigendynamischer Prozesse [Challenges and potentials of using digital observation data on Facebook, taking into account self-dynamic processes]. Paper presented at the German Association of Mass Communication's Expert Group "Methods", September 20-22, 20217, Mainz.

Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017, May). Being rational or being rude? On the influence of media content, discussion-related, and situational factors on incivility in online discussions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2017, San Diego, USA.

Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017, May). Beyond good and evil – Styles of media conflict coverage about wage disputes as a product of a commercial and a normative logic. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, 2017, San Diego, USA.

Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017, March/April). "Flüge gestrichen, Züge fallen aus und das Band steht still!" Muster medialer Berichterstattung über verschiedene Tarifauseinandersetzungen und Konfliktphasen ["Flights canceled, trains canceled and the conveyor belt at a standstill!" Patterns of media coverage of various wage disputes and phases of conflict]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 30 to April 1, 2017, Düsseldorf.

Jost, P.B., Haßler, J., & Maurer, M. (2017, February). Keine Experimente? Das Potenzial von Popularity Cues zur Messung von Medienwirkung [No experiments? The potential of popularity cues to measure media effects]. Paper presented at the joint Annual Conference of the Working Group "Politics and Communication" of the German Political Science Association (GPSA), the Expert Group "Communication and Politics" of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK) and the Expert Group "Political Communication" of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Sciences (SGKM), February 17-18, 2017, Jena.

Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017, February). Warum so garstig? Diskussionsexterne sowie -interne Einflüsse auf die Inzivilität von Nutzerkommentaren in Onlinenachrichtenangeboten [Why so nasty? External and internal influences on the rudeness of user comments in online news]. Paper presented at the Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's Expert Group "Communication and Politics", February 17-18, 2017, Jena.

2016

Haßler, J., Jost, P.B. & Maurer, M. (2016, November). Sharing the news – Facebook shares as relevance indicators. Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA, November 9-12, Prague, Czechia.

Maurer, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016, November). “In my opinion…” On the effect of argument quality in online user comments on news media websites. Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA, November 9-12, Prague, Czechia.

Sülflow, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016, June). Text, image or text and image? Comparing the effects of different presentation forms in news articles on the evaluation of politicians. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June 9-13, 2016, Fukuoka, Japan.

Ziegele, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016, June). Not funny! The effects of objective versus humorous journalistic responses to uncivil user comments. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June 9-13, 2016, Fukuoka, Japan.

Jost, P.B. & Ziegele, M. (2016, March/April): "Pöbeln Sie woanders!" – Folgen von Kommentarmoderation auf Facebook-Nachrichtenseiten für Medienimage und Markenbindung ["Go rant somewhere else!" - Consequences of comment moderation on Facebook news pages for media image and brand loyalty]. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), March 30 to April 1, 20216, Leipzig.

Jost, P.B. & Maurer, M. (2016, January). Online-Popularitätsindikatoren als Indikatoren für Persuasionserfolg? Zum Innovationspotenzial sozialer Medien für die Medienwirkungsforschung [Online popularity indicators as indicators for persuasion success? On the innovation potential of social media for media effects research]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Expert Group "Reception and Effects Research", January 28-30, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Ziegele, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016, January). Nicht lustig. Kognitive und verhaltensbezogene Wirkungen von sachlicher und ironischer Kommentar-moderation als Reaktion auf "inzivile" Nutzerkommentare [Not funny. Cognitive and behavioral effects of factual and ironic comment moderation in response to "rude" user comments]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Expert Group "Reception and Effects Research", January 28-30, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2015

Jost, P. B. & Sülflow, M. (2015, July). Business as usual? Comparing politicians' communication strategies on Facebook during non-election period and campaigning. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the IAMCR, July 12-16, 2015, Montreal, Canada.

Sülflow, M., Jost, P. B. & Maurer, M. (2015, Juli). Parliamentary debates in the news. Journalistic selection criteria and politicians’ reactions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the IAMCR, July 12-16, 2015, Montreal, Canada.

Sülflow, M., Jarolimek, S. & Jost, P. B. (2015, May). Directing or distracting? The influence of RTR Measurement and task allocation on gaze behavior. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference "Visual Methods" of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, 2015, Puerto Rico.

Jost, P. & Maurer, M. (2015, May). Jede Meinung zählt? Zum Einfluss der Argument-Qualität von Nutzerkommentaren in Online-Nachrichtenangeboten auf die Einstellungen der Leser [Does every opinion count? On the influence of the argument quality of user comments in online news offerings on readers' attitudes]. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 13-15, 2015, Darmstadt.

2014

Jost, P. (2014, May). Medialisierung oder digitale Emanzipation? Wie Bundestagsabgeordnete auf Facebook kommunizieren [Medialization or digital emancipation? How members of the Bundestag communicate on Facebook]. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 28-30, 2014, Passau.

Jost, P., Sülflow, M. & Maurer, M. (2014, May). "Das können Sie morgen in der Zeitung lesen" – Wie die Massenmedien über die Generaldebatten im Bundestag berichten und wie die Politik darauf reagiert [“You can read about it in tomorrow's newspaper” - How the mass media report on the general debates in the Bundestag and how politicians react to them]. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication (DGPuK), May 28-30, 2014, Passau.

Jost, P. (2014, February). Zwischen Distribution, Selbstdarstellung und Dialog – zur Kommunikation von Bundestagsabgeordneten auf Facebook [Between distribution, self-presentation and dialog - on the communication of members of the Bundestag on Facebook]. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Association of Mass Communication's Expert Group "Media Language and Media Discourses", February 20-22, 2014, Koblenz.