Outputs
We encourage all interested parties to become acquainted with the policy briefs, publications, and conference activities mentioned below.
Policy Briefs
We have prepared a series of policy briefs based on the main research results of our project. These policy briefs cover three areas of interest: (A) news avoidance, (B) selective news exposure, and (C) mis/disinformation.
- (A) Being uninformed – News avoidance as a threat to democracy in today’s digital world? (PDF – click)
- (B) Being selectively informed – Selective exposure as a threat to democracy in today’s digital world? (PDF – click)
- (C) Being misinformed – False information as a threat to democracy in today’s digital world? (PDF – click)
Project report
The THREATPIE team has prepared a report on the social media (Facebook & Twitter) presence and communication by Alternative Media in Europe and the US. The report encompasses: a survey addressing alternative media use in 18 countries and a content analysis of Facebook and Twitter communication strategies of selected alternative media outlets in these countries in 2021 and 2023.
2024
– Publications:
- Gehle, L., Hameleers, M., Tulin, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., van Erkel, P., Esser, F., Halagiera, D., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Meltzer, C. E., Schemer, C., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., & Zoizner, A.
Misinformation Detection in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Evidence from Original Survey Data Collected in 19 Democracies
International Journal of Public Opinion Research
DOI
- Hopmann, D. N., Stępińska, A., Stanyer, J., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Gehle, L. Meltzer, C. E., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Cardenal, A.S., Schemer, C.
A qualitative examination of (political) media diets across age cohorts in five countries
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research
DOI
– Conference presentations:
- Andersen, K., Hopmann, D. N., Langmann, K., Schemer, C., Skovsgaard, M.
Democratic Problem or Healthy Audience Practice? How Different Operationalization of News Avoidance Relate to Political Knowledge, Efficacy, and Life Satisfaction
NORFACE GOVERNANCE Final Conference 2024 | Vienna, Austria - Gehle, L., Van Aelst, P., Strömbäck, J., Schemer, C., Zoizner, A.
The more you read the more you know? The relationship between news use behavior and knowledge and misperceptions in 18 democracies
NORFACE GOVERNANCE Final Conference 2024 | Vienna, Austria - Stępińska, A., Halagiera, D., Corbu, N.
Perceptions on reasons and consequences of selective news exposure across Europe
NORFACE GOVERNANCE Final Conference 2024 | Vienna, Austria
2023
– Publications:
- Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., & Boțan, M.
What’s on the Menu for Today? Consumption Patterns, Threats and Opportunities of the High-Choice Media Environment
In book: Patterns of News Consumption in a High-Choice Media Environment
- Hameleers, M., Tulin, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., van Erkel, P., Esser, F., Gehle, L., Halagiera, D., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Meltzer, C. E., Mihelj, S., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., & Zoizner, A.
Mistakenly misinformed or intentionally deceived? Mis- and Disinformation perceptions on the Russian War in Ukraine among citizens in 19 countries
European Journal of Political Research
DOI
- Stępińska, A.
Citizens in the Political Information Environment: Research Areas and Methodological Challenges
Media Research Issues
DOI
– Conference panel:
At the ECREA Political Communication Section Intermin Conference (Berlin, Germany), the THREATPIE team hosted a scientific panel titled Threats and Solutions, which included the following presentations:
- Koc-Michalska, K.
Public perceptions of disinformation and platforms’ affordances: The role of media use and previous knowledge - Meltzer, C. E., Strömbäck, J., Gehle, L., Schemer, C., Hopmann, D. N.
The Perception of Social Cohesion and Media Use in Society: A Comparative Study - Corbu, N., Halagiera, D., Jin, S., Stanyer, J., Strömbäck, J., Matthes, J., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A.S., van Erkel, P., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Meltzer, C. E., Schemer, C., Splendore, S., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., de Vreese, C., Zoizner, A.
Third person perceptions about detecting misinformation and fact-checking habits. Evidence from an 18-country survey - Cardenal, A.S., Terren, L., Zoizner, A., Hopmann, D. N.
Does selective exposure reduce belief accuracy? Evidence from survey and passive meter data across five Western democracies - van Erkel, P., de Vreese, C., Van Aelst, P., Van Nieuwenborgh, J., Hameleers, M., Hopmann, D. N.
Combating misinformation with Media literacy. An experimental study on the framing effects of media literacy messages
– Conference presentations:
- Cardenal, A.S., Hopmann, D. N., Majo-Vazquez, S., Terren, L. & Van Aelst, P.
Is Passive Web-Tracking Data Valid to Measure News Exposure?
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada
- Corbu, N.
Third person perceptions about fake news detection: Antecedents and potential effects on fact-checking across countries
The NORFACE GOVERNANCE projects THREATPIE-DATADRIVEN conference on Data, Media, and Democracy Building | Split, Croatia
- van Erkel, P., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Hopmann, D. N., Matthes, J. & Stanyer, J.
When do fact-checks work best? A cross-national experiment on the influence of the source and degree of politicization of fact-checks on the effectiveness to counter misinformation
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada
- van Erkel, P., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Van Nieuwenborgh, J., Hameleers, M., & Hopmann, D. N.
Combating disinformation with news literacy: An experimental study on the framing effects of news literacy messages
Responsible Citizenship: Communication, Social, and Democratic Transitions | Paris, France
- Gehle, L.
The more you read the more you know? The relationship between news use behavior and (un)contested issue knowledge in 18 democracies
15th Annual Conference of the Comparative Agendas Project | Antwerp, Belgium
- Gehle, L., Hameleers, M., Tulin, M., Schemer, C., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., van Erkel, P., Esser, F., Halagiera, D., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Meltzer, C. E., Mihelj, S., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., & Zoizner, A.
Deception Detection in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War: Evidence from Original Survey Data Collected in 19 Democracies
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada
- Koc-Michalska, K.
Platforms’ Affordances and the Spread of Disinformation
27th IPSA World Congress of Political Science | Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Schemer, C., Stanyer, J., Meltzer, C. E., Gehle, L., Van Aelst, P., Theocharis, Y., Strömbäck, J., Štětka, V., Stępińska, A., Splendore, S., Zoizner, A., Matthes, J., Koc-Michalska, K., Hopmann, D. N., Esser, F., David, Y., Corbu, N., Castro, L., Cardenal, A.S., Aalberg, T., van Erkel, P., Terren, L., & Halagiera, D.
The Relationship of Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Trust: A Comparative Study in 18 Countries
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada
- Stępińska, A.
Elite perceptions of threats to the political information environment across European Democracies: Different countries, shared perceptions?
The NORFACE GOVERNANCE projects THREATPIE-DATADRIVEN conference on Data, Media, and Democracy Building | Split, Croatia
- Terren, L. & Cardenal, A.S.
Disentangling Avoidance Intent and Behaviour: The Prevalence of “Actual” News Avoidance and its Implications for Political Knowledge
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada - Tulin, M., Hameleers, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., van Erkel, P., Esser, F., Gehle, L., Halagiera, D., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Meltzer, C. E., Mihelj, S., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., & Zoizner, A.
Why do people fact-check mis- and disinformation about the Russian war in Ukraine? The role of directional and accuracy motivations
73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference | Toronto, Canada
2022
– Publications:
- Zoizner, A., Sheafer, T., Castro, L., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., de Vreese, C., Esser, F., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Theocharis, Y., & Van Aelst, P.
The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries
Political Communication
DOI
– Conference presentations:
- Corbu, N., Raluca, B., Gavrilescu, M.
Elite and public perceptions about the current threats to the political information environment
ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference | Aarhus, Denmark
- van Erkel, P., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Hopmann, D. N., Matthes, J., Stanyer, J.
When do fact-checks work best? A cross-national experiment on the influence of the source and degree of politicization of fact-checks on the effectiveness to counter misinformation
ECPR General conference | Innsbruck, Austria
- van Erkel, P., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Hopmann, D. N., Matthes, J., Stanyer, J.
When do fact-checks work best? A cross-national experiment on the influence of the source and degree of politicization of fact-checks on the effectiveness to counter misinformation
NORFACE Governance Mid-term Conference | Vienna, Austria
- Halagiera, D., van Erkel, P., Gehle, L., Meltzer, C. E., Terren, L.
Causes, consequences, and solutions. Findings from a mixed-method study on disinformation perception across generations in five countries (Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, the UK)
ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference | Aarhus, Denmark
PDF (ENG)
- Halagiera, D., van Erkel, P., Gehle, L., Meltzer, C. E., Terren, L.
Causes, consequences, and solutions. Findings from a qualitative study on disinformation perception across generations in five countries (Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the UK)
NORFACE Governance Mid-term Conference | Vienna, Austria
PDF (ENG)
- Hopmann, D. N.
Russian propaganda and the Danish EU defense optout
Danske Medier & Microsoft | Odense, Denmark
- Hopmann, D. N., Stępińska, A., Stanyer, J., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Cardenal, A.S. (…) Meltzer, C. E.
A qualitative examination of citizens’ political media diets across generations in five European countries
ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference | Aarhus, Denmark
- Koc-Michalska, K., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., de Vreese, C. (…) van Erkel, P.
Platforms’ affordances and the spread of disinformation
IPSA RC10 and RC22 supported workshop: Information disorder in times of crises | Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Schemer, C., Meltzer, C. E., Gehle, L., Van Aelst, P., Theocharis, Y., Strömbäck, J. (…) Halagiera, D.
The Relationship between Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Trust: A Comparative Study in 17 Countries
NORFACE Governance Mid-term Conference | Vienna, Austria
- Stanyer, J., Hopmann, D. N., Stępińska, A., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Gehle, L. (…) Schemer, C.
A qualitative examination of citizens’ (political) media diets across generations in five countries
NORFACE Governance Mid-term Conference | Vienna, Austria
PDF (ENG) - Stępińska, A.
Democracy at the crossroads.
Opening roundtable session at the Congress of the Polish Political Science Association | Wrocław, Poland
- Stępińska, A.
Research among journalists and for journalists: methodological and organizational challenges
Conference of the Committee for Social Communication and Media Sciences of PAN | Warsaw, Poland
- Stępińska, A. & Halagiera, D.
Disinformation from the citizens’ and educators’ perspective: causes, sources, consequences, and solutions
Conference of the Committee for Social Communication and Media Sciences of PAN | Warsaw, Poland
- Stępińska, A. & Halagiera, D.
The threats of a changing political information environment in Poland: journalists’ and politicians’ perspectives
6TH PCA Congress: Media and society in the age of platforms, algorithms and data | Gdańsk, Poland
- Stępińska, A., Stanyer, J., Hopmann, D. N., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Gehle, L. (…) Schemer, C.
Elite perceptions of threats to the political information environment across five European countries
ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference | Aarhus, Denmark
- Van Aelst, P., van Erkel, P., Castro, L., Koc-Michalska, K., Stanyer, J., Esser, F., Aalberg, T., Strömbäck, J.
A cross-national and cross-temporal analysis of social media use on political knowledge: Do people learn?
72nd ICA Annual conference | Paris, France
2021
– Publications:
- Castro, L., Strömbäck, J., Esser, F., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Štětka, V., & Theocharis, Y.
Navigating High-choice European Political Information Environments: A Comparative Analysis of News User Profiles and Political Knowledge
The International Journal of Press/Politics
DOI - Theocharis, Y., Cardenal, A.S., Jin, S., Aalberg, T., Hopmann, D. N., Strömbäck, J., Castro, L., Esser, F., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Corbu, N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., & Štětka, V.
Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries
New Media & Society
DOI - Van Aelst, P., Toth, F., Castro, L., ŠTětka, V., Vreese, C. D., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N., Esser, F., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., Strömbäck, J., & Theocharis, Y.
Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries
Digital Journalism
DOI
– Conference presentations:
- Cardenal, A.S., Theocharis, Y., Jin, S., Strömbӓck, J., Hopmann, D. N., Aalberg, T., Van Aelst, P., Castro, L., Corbu, N. (…) de Vreese, C.
Platform Affordances and COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs: Evidence from 17 Countries
Engaging the Essential Work of Care: Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA) | virtual conference - Castro, L., Strömbӓck, J., Esser, F., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N. (…) Stepinska, A.
The Anatomy of European Political Information Environments: A Demand-Driven Analysis of How They Perform and Inform Democracy
Engaging the Essential Work of Care: Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA) | virtual conference - Halagiera, D.
Desinformation from citizens’ point of view: sources, consequences, and solutions
Polish media system in the process of change | virtual conference
PDF (PL) - Matthes, J., Corbu, N., Jin, S., Theocharis, Y., Schemmer, C., Koc-Michalska, K. (…) Štětka, V.
Perceived Exposure to Misinformation Fuels Emotional Concerns about COVID-19: A Cross-Country, Multi-Method Investigation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) | virtual conference - Stępińska, A.
Polish media users’ expectations: qualitative approach
Polish media system in the process of change | virtual conference
PDF (PL) - Stępińska, A., & Halagiera, D.
Disinformation: causes, consequences, and solutions. Findings from quantitative and qualitative studies on fake news perception in Poland
Serbian Political Science Association Annual Conference | virtual conference/Belgrade, Serbia
PDF (ENG) - Stępińska, A., & Halagiera D.
Why people avoid political news? Findings from quantitative and qualitative studies on news consumption in Poland
13th Central and East European Communication and Media Conference | virtual conference
PDF (ENG) - Stępińska, A., & Halagiera, D.
Media diet according to students and teachers
School of 21st Century: Digital education and media literacy | Poznań, Poland
PDF (PL) - Van Aelst, P., Toth, F., Castro, L., Štětka, V., de Vreese, C., Cardenal, A.S., Corbu, N. (…) Theocharis, Y.
Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries
Engaging the Essential Work of Care: Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA) | virtual conference - Van Aelst, P., van Erkel, P., Castro, L., Koc-Michalska, K., James, J., Esser, F., Aalberg, T., & Strömbäck, J.
Do people ever learn from social media? A cross-national and cross-temporal analysis of social media use on political knowledge
8th European Communication Conference | virtual conference - Conference panel: Using survey research to study media consumption & media trust in comparative perspective
Chair: Van Aelst, P.
8th European Communication Conference | virtual conference