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From 4 to 8 June, Cape Town in South Africa will play host to the largest international conference in the field of communication studies: the 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). The theme for this year’s conference is “Communication and Inequalities in Context”. Several researchers from the Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) will present their papers and showcase their work.<\/p>\n

The Contributions of the HBI at a Glance<\/h2>\n

5 June 2026<\/h3>\n

10:30 AM \u2013 11:45 AM, Bluebell (CTICC2, Level 3)<\/p>\n

Session: HIGH-Density: Emotional Profiles and Engagement in Digital Communication<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: A Longitudinal Approach to the Analysis of Social Media Engagement: The Case of Anger-Driven Climate-Skeptic Message Propagation During the 2021 German Elections
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Stephanie Geise, Azade Kakavand<\/a>, Aytalina Kulichkina, Yuru Li, Daisuke Nakamura, Paul Pressmann, Nicola Righetti, Petro Tolochko, Annie Waldherr<\/p>\n

12:00 PM \u2013 1:15 PM, 1.64 (CTICC1, Level 1)<\/p>\n

Session: Political Participation and Engagement<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: From Clicks to Action: Investigating the Relationship Between Climate News Exposure and Political Participation
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Vasilisa Kuznetsova, Hendirk Meyer, Lisa Merten<\/a>, Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer<\/p>\n

12:00 PM \u2013 1:15 PM, 2.65-2.66 (CTICC1, Level 2)<\/p>\n

Session: AI and Politics<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: Will News Find Them With Generative AI? Exploring the Affordances and Potential of GenAI for News Consumption
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Eva L. Knor<\/a>, Lisa Merten<\/a>, Judith M\u00f6ller<\/a>, Michael V. Reiss<\/a><\/p>\n

1:30 PM \u2013 2:45 PM, 2.44-2.46 (CTICC1, Level 1)<\/p>\n

Session: HIGH-DENSITY: Polarized Politics 2<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: Criminals or Heroes? How Media Portrayals of Climate Activists Shape Affective Polarization
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Edda Humprecht, Lisa Merten<\/a>, Cornelius Puschman, Clara Schultz<\/p>\n

7 June 2026<\/h3>\n

1:30 PM \u2013 2:45 PM, Protea (CTICC2, Level 1)<\/p>\n

Session: Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, and Journalistic Output: Different Perspectives<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: ChatGPT as a News Recommender System: Measuring Source Types and Diversity Across Different Interfaces<\/p>\n

Authors<\/strong>: Robert Geislinger, Eva L. Knor<\/a>, Katharina Kleinen von K\u00f6nigsl\u00f6w, Laura Laugwitz, Lisa Merten<\/a>, Laura Liebig, Juliane A. Lischka, Michael V. Reiss<\/a>, Martin Semmann, Nadja Schaetz, Tim Schatto-Eckrodt, Justin Schr\u00f6der<\/p>\n

4:30 PM \u2013 5:45 PM, Edward & Schappen (Westin, Mezzanine Level)<\/p>\n

PARTNER PANEL: DGPuK – Inter- and Intra-Group Polarization Dynamics in the Climate Discourse: A Mixed-Method Perspective<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: A Reinforcing Spiral? Online News Exposure and Polarization in the Climate Discourse
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Edda Humprecht, Juhi Kulshrestha, Lisa Merten<\/a>, Cornelius Puschmann, Helena Rauxloh, Sebastian Stier, Clara Schultz, Patrick Zerrer<\/p>\n

8 June 2026<\/h3>\n

9:00 AM \u2013 10:15 AM, 1.41 (CTICC1, Level 1)<\/p>\n

Session: Political Discourse<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: Normative Ideals and Empirical Realities: Viewpoint Diversity in the Discourse on German Arms Deliveries to Ukraine
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Katharina Kleinen von K\u00f6nigsl\u00f6w, Laura Liebig, Gregor Wiedemann<\/a><\/p>\n

9:00 AM \u2013 10:15 AM, 2.41-2.43 (CTICC1, Level 2)<\/p>\n

Session: Journalistic Roles and Professional Milieus<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: Mapping Global Repertoires of Journalistic Roles: Comparative Evidence From 74 Countries
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Mia Gr\u00fcnewald, Folker Hanusch, Thomas Hanitzsch, Imke Henkel, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Corinna Lauerer, Wiebke Loosen<\/a>, Seungahn Nah, Motti Neiger, Rui A. Novais, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Andreas A. Riedl, Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova<\/p>\n

3:00 PM \u2013 4:15 PM, 2.64 (CTICC1, Level 2)<\/p>\n

Session: Addressing Methodological Challenges in LLM-Enhanced Computational Communication<\/h4>\n

Presentation<\/strong>: LLMs and the Study of Media Content
\nAuthors<\/strong>: Mario Haim, Michael V. 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