From June 12 to 16, the largest international conference in the field of communication studies will take place in Denver, Colorado: the 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). This year’s theme is “Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research.” Several researchers from the Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) will be presenting their own contributions and introducing their research.
The HBI contributions at a glance
12 June 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Mineral D (level 3), Hyatt Regency Denver
Pre-Conference “Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research to Address Emerging Urban Challenges”
Panel 6: Information Ecosystems & Intra-City Communication
Presentation: Urban Communication in an Agile Social Experiment: Lessons from a ‘500-Users Challenge’ to Scale a Local News Platform
Authors: Andrea Grahl, Andreas Hepp, Jan-Alexander Krause, Bartje Krüger, Wiebke Loosen, Alexander Ohlei, Christian Pentzold, Julius Reimer
14 June 2025
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM, Capitol 6 (Regency 4)
Panel: QITTA-lyzing Electorate: AI Bots, State Tactics, and Voter Discernment
Presentation: Verification of Generative Search Engine Responses to Political Queries: A Conjoint Experiment Investigating Epistemic Vigilance
Authors: Eva L. Knor; Michael V. Reiss; Lisa Merten; Judith Möller
15 June 2025
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM; Mineral A (Regency 3)
Panel: Apps & Platforms
Presentation: Beyond Devices: The Multifaceted Nature of Online News Environments
Authors: Patrick Zerrer; Lisa Merten; Sebastian Stier; Frank Mangold; Cornelius Puschmann; Juhi Kulshrestha
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM; Centennial E (Regency 3)
Panel: High Expectations: Journalistic Roles for Reporters and Audiences
Presentation: The (Transformation of the) Journalism: Audience Relationship Seen Through the Lens of Interaction, Organization, and Society
Author: Wiebke Loosen
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM; Centennial E (Regency 3)
Panel: Platform Governance as Politics in Action
Presentation: Platform Badges for Democratic Communication: An Interdisciplinary Discussion of a Risk Mitigation Measure pursuant to Art. 35 DSA
Autoren: Jan Rau; Jan-Ole Harfst; Tobias Mast
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM; Maroon Peak (Grand 2)
Panel: Data Donation and Tracking Data
Presentation: In Tracking Data We Trust? Examining Discrepancies in Digital Behavior Data Through Participant Perspectives
Authors: Lisa Merten; Patrick Zerrer; Helena S. Rauxloh; Katrin Weller
16 June 2025
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM; Grays Peak A (Grand Conv Center 2)
Panel:Open Science and Data Access
Presentation: Sharing Sensitive Data for Computational Communication Science: A Community Data Trustee for Digital Far-Right Studies
Authors: Jan Rau; Nils J. Jungmann; Moritz Fürneisen; Pascal Siegers; Gregor Wiedemann; Heidi Schulze
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM; Grays Peak A (Grand Conv Center 2)
Panel: Beyond Sentiment: Stances, Narratives, and Morals
Presentation: Exploring Stances and Frames: The Challenges of Conducting Argument-Mining With Real-World Media Data
Authors: Laura Liebig; Mattes Ruckdeschel; Kostiantyn Yanchenko; Gerret von Nordheim; Gregor Wiedemann; Katharina Kleinen von Königslöw
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM; Centennial H (Regency 3)
Panel: Audience Fragmentation, Professional Transformation: Challenges Faced by Journalists Across Media and Nations
Presentation: Fringe News Audience Fragmentation: A Longitudinal Audience Overlap Approach Combining Tracking and Survey Data to Investigate Audience Fragmentation in Alternative and Hyperpartisan News Use
Authors: Heidi Schulze; Lisa Merten; Helena S. Rauxloh; Cornelius Puschmann