at scientific conferences

• Jost, P., Allwinn, M., Bitzmann, H., Bretschi, D., Greipl, S., Hohner, J., Rieger, D., Schulze, H., Sick, H., Kemmesies, U. (2025) Virtual torches – real fires? Online protest mobilization as a forward indicator of politically motivated crimes. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 11 to 16, 2025 in Denver, USA.
• Büttner, J., Dogruel, L., Jürgens, P., & Jost, P. (2025) Our newspaper, our community, our climate disasters? Tracing connections between local news use, social integration and attitudes towards localized, environmental degradation and climate change. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 11 to 16, 2025 in Denver, USA.
• Dogruel, L. & Jost, P. (2025). Mobilization in Motion: How Radical Movements Adapt Their Communication on Telegram Amid Evolving Crises. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 11 to 16, 2025 in Denver, USA.
• Hohner, J., Bretschi, D., Allwin, M., Jost, P., Greipl, S., Schulze, H., & Rieger, D. (2025) How (Much) is Politically Motivated Crime Voiced Online?. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 11 to 16, 2025 in Denver, USA.
• Jost, P., Allwinn, M., Bitzmann, H., Bretschi, D., Greipl, S., Hohner, J., Rieger, D., Schulze, H., Sick, H., Kemmesies, U. (2024) Digital torches = real fires? A systematic investigation of the connection between radical and extremist protest mobilization on Telegram and politically motivated crime. Presentation at the 70th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 19 to 21, 2025 in Berlin.
• Mack, M. & Jost, P. (2025) Same same, or different? – The contribution of quality, alternative, tabloid, and local media to the balance and diversity of the debate surrounding the “Heating Act” . Presentation at the 70th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 19 to 21, 2025 in Berlin.
• Sick, H., Jost, P., Donner, C., & Schmidt, M. (2025) My right, right seat is free! Cross-ideological collaboration behavior of right-wing alternative actors on YouTube. Presentation at the 70th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 19 to 21, 2025 in Berlin.
• Viererbl, B. & Jost, P. (2025) Beyond Business – Corporate Social Advocacy by DAX companies and their executives on LinkedIn. Contribution at the 70th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 19 to 21, 2025 in Berlin.
• Jost, P., Dogruel, L., & Jürgens, P. (2024). Recruitment via Online-access Panels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Presentation at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 13 to 15, 2024 in Erfurt.
• Dogruel, L., Jost, P., & Jürgens, P. (2024). Local Media Use = Local Integration? What do local media contribute to a (better) life on site? Presentation at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 13 to 15, 2024 in Erfurt.
• Kruschinski, S., Jost, P., Maurer, M., & Reinemann, C. (2024). Pandemic user engagement. Exploring content characteristics of news media articles triggering user engagement on Facebook during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presentation at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 13 to 15, 2024 in Erfurt.
• Maurer, M., Jost, P., & Kruschinski, S. (2024). Self-alignment in journalism? On the dynamics of diversity and consonance in media coverage during three crises. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Association for Communication Studies (DGPuK) from March 13 to 15, 2024 in Erfurt.
• Jost, P., Allwinn, M., Bitzmann, H., Bretschi, D., Greipl, S., Hohner, J., Rieger, D., Schulze, H., Sick, H., Kemmesies, U. (2024) Virtual torches – real fires? On the connection between digital protest mobilization and politically motivated crime. Presentation at MOTRA-K #2024 from March 06 to 07 in Wiesbaden.
• Jost, P. (2023). Caught between Attention and Acceptance: Media Coverage of Environmental Protest Events and Its Effect on Protest Group Perception. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section from August 31 to September 01 in Berlin.
• Pohl, K., Jost, P., Haßler, J., Wurst, A.K., Bene, M., & Kruschinski, S. (2023). The Potentially Dangerous Connection Between Populist Parties, Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Angry Reactions. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section from August 31 to September 01 in Berlin.
• Meltzer, C.E., Jost, P., Schemer, C., Kruschinski, S., & Maurer, M. (2023). The Impact of Media Contact with Refugee Women and Men in the News on Immigration-Related Attitudes and Emotions. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the ECREA Political Communication Section from August 31 to September 01 in Berlin.
• Jost, P. & Dogruel, L. (2023). Anti-Democratic Mobilization in Times of Crisis. Use and Effects of Appeals and Populist Communication Features in Telegram Channels. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 25 to 29, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
• Maurer, M. & Jost, P. (2023). Measuring Agenda-Setting for the Issue of Migration with Three Different Indicators of the Public Agenda. Presentation at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 25 to 29, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
• Reinemann, C., Maurer, M., Kruschinski, S., & Jost, P. (2023). 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) from May 25 to 29, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
• Kruschinski, S., Jost, P., & Maurer, M. (2023). 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) from May 25 to 29, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
• Jost, P. , Sick, H. Bitzmann, H., & Flielitz, M., (2023). Who leads the tango? Co-radicalizing resonance dynamics in the context of the ‘energy crisis’. Presentation at MOTRA-K #2023 from February 28 to March 01 in Wiesbaden.
• Sick, H., Bitzmann, H., Flielitz, M., Jost, P., & Marcks, H. (2022). Networks and Narratives behind the Querdenker Movement. A network-based analysis methodology using the example of right-wing and conspiracy-theory discourse networks on Telegram. Presentation at the Annual Congress of the German Society for Sociology from September 26-30, 2022 in Bielefeld.
• Jost, P., Sick, H., Bitzmann, H., & Flielitz, M., (2022). Right-wing extremist and anti-democratic mobilization and networking during the Corona pandemic. A walk through Telegram. Presentation at MOTRA-K #2022 from September 01-02, 2022 in Wiesbaden.
• Ziegele, M., Jost, P., Masullo, G., Riedl, M., & Naab, T. (2022). Globally Uncivil? Comparing Perceptions of Impoliteness and Incivility in User Comments in Germany and the U.S. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Reception and Effects Research subject group within the DGPuK from June 05-07 in Düsseldorf.
• Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J., Jost, P., & Sülflow, M. (2022). To regulate or not to regulate?! The evaluation of regulatory measures for political targeting using empirical findings from German digital campaigning.
  Presentation in the DGPuK-Panel “Political Targeting during the German Federal Election” at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 26-30, 2022 in Paris, France.
• Bitzmann, H., Flielitz, M., & Jost, P. (2021). Same same but different? Intersections of right-wing extremist and Corona-skeptic communication on Telegram. Presentation at the specialist conference of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, November 25-26, 2021 in Berlin.
• Sülflow, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2021). Sponsoring political microtargeting´s transparency?! How ad disclaimers affect the perception and evaluation of Facebook ads. Presentation at the 8th Annual Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) from September 6-9, 2021 in Braga (virtual).
• Jost, P. (2021). Social Mediatization? A Longitudinal Perspective on How Politicians Adapt to New Media Logic. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 27-31, 2021 in Denver, USA (virtual).
• Jost, P., Kruschinski, S., Sülflow, M., Haßler, J., & Maurer, M. (2021). Understanding the effects of political online targeting. Two studies on the impact of party preference and the mediating role of message perception .
  Presentation at the Tri-Country Conference for Communication Studies – DACH 21 from April 7-9, 2021 in Zurich (virtual).
• Meltzer, C. E., Jost, P., & Schemer, C. (2021). Good for my country – bad for me? On the influence of media use on egocentric and sociotropic migration attitude., Presentation at the Tri-Country Conference for Communication Studies – DACH 21 from April 7-9, 2021 in Zurich (virtual).
• Riedl, M., Naab, T. K., Chen, G. M., Jost, P., & Ziegele, M. (2020). Regulating comments: Attitudes of Germans and Americans toward regulation by citizens, platforms, or law enforcement. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), from May 21-25 in Gold Coast, Australia.
• Beckert, J., Jost, P., Riemann, R., Schneiders, P., Viehmann, C. […] (2020). Professional or incidental? A quantitative survey on the state of professionalization of social media editors in German newsrooms. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the DGPuK from March 10-12 in Munich.
• Sülflow, M., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S. & Haßler, J. (2020). On the perception and effect of political microtargeting on Facebook. An eye-tracking experiment. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the DGPuK from March 10-12 in Munich.
• Haßler, J., Kruschinski, S., Jost, P., Sülflow, M. & Schlosser, K. (2020). (P)Reaching to the audience?! An empirical analysis of the reach of Facebook posts in election campaigns using Facebook Insight data. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the DGPuK from March 10-12 in Munich.
• Heinbach, D., Ziegele, M., Chen, G., Riedl, M., Naab, T. K., & Jost, P. (2020). It’s all about the tone.Presentation at the Annual Conference of the DGPuK from March 10-12 in Munich.
• Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2020). How to get on Top. How Rationality, (Im)Politeness and (In)Civility in Facebook Comments Affect Their Visibility. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Reception and Effects Research subject group within the DGPuK from January 23-25 in Würzburg.
• Kruschinski, S., Haßler, J., Jost, P. & Sülflow, M. (2019). Opening Facebook ́s black box: Using Facebookinsight-data for mapping the reach of sponsored posts on Facebook.
  Presentation at the workshop “Removing Barriers to Digital Platform Transparency across Europe” of “The European Advisory Group of Social Science One”, European Commission (DG Connect) and “Social Observatory for Disinformation and Social Media Analysis” (SOMA) on October 18, 2019 in Brussels.
• Chen, G.M., Ziegele, M., Riedl, M.J., Jost, P., & Naab, T. (2019). Responding to Online Disagreement Comments: It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) from August 07-10 in Toronto.
• Haßler, J., Fenoll, V., & Jost, P. (2019). A Populist Attention Machine? The Shareworthiness of
  Populists’ Facebook Posts During Elections in Spain and Germany. Presentation at the Annual Conference
  of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28, 2019 in Washington D.C.
• Jost, P., Maurer, M., & Haßler, J. (2019). What fuels Love and Anger? The Impact of Message
  and Profile Characteristics on Users’ Reactions on Facebook – a Multilevel Approach. Presentation
  at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28, 2019
  in Washington D.C.
• Maurer, M., Jost, P., & Pfoh, M. (2019). Trust in the news is motivated: The influence of readers’ prior attitudes on their perceptions of media credibility Presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28, 2019 in Washington D.C.
• Haßler, J., Fenoll, V., & Jost, P. (2019, May). “Somos la Alternativa” – “We are the only
  true political alternative”. A comparative analysis of the Facebook election campaign communication of Podemos in Spain and the AfD in Germany. Presentation at the 64th Annual Conference of the DGPuK from May 9 to 11 in Münster.
• Maurer, M., Jost, P., & Pfoh, M. (2019). On the relative influence of communicator characteristics and recipients’ prior attitudes on the perceived credibility of media content. Presentation at the DGPuK Pre-Conference “Communication Studies Trust Research in a Digitalized World – Positions and Perspectives” on May 9 in Münster.
• Jost, P., Ziegele, M., & Naab, T. K. (2019). Click or tap? An analysis of various intervention strategies in uncivil online discussions on Facebook. Presentation at the joint annual conference of the working group “Politics and Communication” of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the subject group “Communication and Politics” of the German Association for Communication Studies (DGPuK), and the subject group “Political Communication” of the Swiss Association for Communication and Media Research (SGKM) from February 6-8 in Duisburg.
• Ziegele, M., Naab., T. K. & Jost, P. (2019). #iamhere or #iamgone? An analysis of the engagement of members of the Facebook group #iamhere against uncivil comments. Presentation at the annual conference of the subject group Reception and Impact Research in the DGPuK from January 31 – February 1 in Mainz.
• Eberl, J.M., Tolochko, P. , Heidenreich, T., Jost, P., & Boomgaarden, H., (2018). What’s in a Post? How Sentiment and Issue Salience Affect Users’ Emotional Reactions on Facebook. Presentation at the Political Science Day, November 30, 2018 in Innsbruck.
• Jost, P., Maurer, M. Mangold, F., Jürgens, P. (2018). Reactions to news media posts on Facebook as indicators of public opinion? Presentation at the 6th European Communication Conference of ECREA from October 31 to November 3, 2018 in Lugano.
• Porten-Cheé, P., Haßler, J., Jost, P., Maurer, M., & Eilders, C. (2018). A Theoretical Foundation of the Causes and Effects of Online Popularity Cues in the Realm of Political Communication Research. Presentation at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA from October 31 to November 3, 2018 in Lugano.
• Jost, P. & Köhler, C. (2018). Who shapes the news? Analyzing journalists’ and organizational interests as competing influences on biased coverage. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28, 2018 in Prague.
• Haßler, J., Jost, P., Kruschinski, S., & Maurer, M. (2018). Looking over the canal. Comparing the objectivity of media coverage on the so-called refugee crisis in Germany and the UK. Presentation at the Preconference “Refugees, Religious Threats, and Political Radicalization: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives” of the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) on May 23, 2018 in Prague.
• Maurer, M., Haßler, J., Jost, P., & Kruschinski, S. (2018). On the trail of the “lying press”. On the objectivity of media coverage in the “refugee crisis”. . Presentation at the 63rd Annual Conference of the DGPuK from May 9-11, 2018 in Mannheim
• Haßler, J., Jost, P., & Maurer, M. (2018). Recommended by friends. Facebook shares as relevance indicators. Presentation at the 63rd Annual Conference of the DGPuK from May 9-11, 2018 in Mannheim.
• Jost, P. (2017). New media – new logic? Mediatization of politics on Facebook. Presentation at the annual conference of the ECREA subject group “Political Communication” from November 22-23 in Zurich (Switzerland).
• Jost, P. & Ziegele, M. (2017). Save the discourse! Causes and consequences of interactive journalistic engagement in public discussions in user comment sections. Presentation at the annual conference of the ECREA subject group “Political Communication” from November 22-23 in Zurich (Switzerland).
• Jost, P., Mangold, F., & Jürgens, P. (2017). Challenges and potentials of using digital observational data on Facebook, considering self-dynamic processes. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK subject group Methods from September 20-22 in Mainz.
• Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017). Being rational or being rude? On the influence of media content, discussion-related, and situational factors on incivility in online discussions. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 25-29 in San Diego (USA).
• Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017). Beyond good and evil – Styles of media conflict coverage about wage disputes as a product of a commercial and a normative logic. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 25-29 in San Diego (USA).
• Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017). “Flights canceled, trains out of service, and the conveyor belt stands still!” Patterns of media coverage on various wage disputes and conflict phases. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK from March 30 – April 1 in Düsseldorf.
• Jost, P.B., Haßler, J., & Maurer, M. (2017). No experiments? The potential of popularity cues for measuring media effects. Contribution at the joint annual conference of the working group “Politics and Communication” of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the subject group “Communication and Politics” of the German Association for Communication Studies (DGPuK), and the subject group “Political Communication” of the Swiss Association for Communication and Media Research (SGKM) from February 17-18, 2017 in Jena.
• Köhler, C. & Jost, P.B. (2017) Why so nasty? External and internal discussion influences on the incivility of user comments in online news offerings. Presentation at the conference of the DGPuK subject group Communication and Politics from February 17-18 in Jena.
• Haßler, J., Jost, P.B. & Maurer, M. (2016). Sharing the news – Facebook shares as relevance indicators. Presentation at the 6th European Communication Conference of ECREA from November 9-12, 2016 in Prague.
• Maurer, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016). “In my opinion…” On the effect of argument quality in online user comments on news media websites. Contribution at the 6th European Communication Conference of the ECREA from November 9-12, 2016 in Prague.
• Ziegele, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016). Not Funny! The Effects of Objective versus Humorous Journalistic Responses to Uncivil User Comments. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 9-13, 2016 in Fukuoka/Japan.
• Sülflow, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016). Text, image or text and image? Comparing the effects of different presentation forms in news articles on the evaluation of politicians. Contribution at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 9-13, 2016 in Fukuoka/Japan.
• Jost, P.B. & Ziegele, M. (2016): “Go troll somewhere else!” – Consequences of comment moderation on Facebook news pages for media image and brand loyalty. Presentation at the 61st annual conference of the DGPuK from March 30 – April 1 in Leipzig.
• Jost, P.B. & Maurer, M. (2016). Online popularity indicators as indicators for persuasion success? On the innovation potential of social media for media effects research. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the subject group Reception and Impact Research in the DGPuK from January 28-30, 2016 in Amsterdam.
• Ziegele, M. & Jost, P.B. (2016): Not funny. Cognitive and behavioral effects of factual and ironic comment moderation in response to “uncivil” user comments. Presentation at the annual conference of the subject group Reception and Impact Research in the DGPuK from January 28-30, 2016 in Amsterdam.
• Jost, P. B. & Sülflow, M. (2015). Business as usual? Comparing politicians’ communication strategies on Facebook during non-election period and campaigning. Presentation at the annual conference of the IAMCR from July 12-16, 2015 in Montreal.
• Sülflow, M., Jost, P. B. & Maurer, M. (2015). Parliamentary debates in the news. Journalistic selection criteria and politicians’ reactions. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the IAMCR from July 12-16, 2015 in Montreal.
• Sülflow, M., Jarolimek, S. & Jost, P. B. (2015). Directing or distracting? The influence of RTR Measurement and task allocation on gaze behavior. Contribution at the Preconference “Visual Methods” of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 21-25, 2015 in Puerto Rico.
• Jost, P. & Maurer, M. (2015): Every opinion counts? On the influence of the argument quality of user comments in online news offerings on readers’ attitudes . Presentation at the 60th annual conference of the DGPuK from May 13-15 in Darmstadt.
• Jost, P. (2014): Mediatization or digital emancipation? How members of the Bundestag communicate on Facebook. Presentation at the 59th annual conference of the DGPuK from May 28-30 in Passau.
• Jost, P., Sülflow, M. & Maurer, M. (2014). ““You can read that in tomorrow’s newspaper” – How the mass media report on the general debates in the Bundestag and how politics reacts to it. Presentation at the 59th annual conference of the DGPuK from May 28-30, 2014 in Passau.
• Jost, P. (2014): Between distribution, self-presentation, and dialogue – on the communication of members of the Bundestag on Facebook. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK subject group “Media Language and Media Discourses” from February 20-22 in Koblenz.

Organization of Workshops and Preconferences

• Jost,. P & Heft, A. (2023). Challenges and Opportunities in Studying Communication of (Radical) Actors on Telegram. Meeting at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 25 to 29, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
• Jost, P., Zehring, M., & Domahidi, E. (2022). Current challenges of content analysis: Sampling in Telegram. Workshop at the conference of the DGPuK subject group “Methods”, October 5-7, 2022 in Munich.
• Jost, P., Kruschinski, S., Sülflow, M. & Maurer, M. (2020). Disinformation, populism, “lying press,” trust and credibility in political communication. Joint Annual Conference 2020 of the subject group “Communication and Politics” of the German Association for Communication Studies (DGPuK), the working group “Politics and Communication” of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), and the subject group “Political Communication” of the Swiss Association for Communication and Media Research (SGKM), February 5-7, 2020, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz https://polkomm2020.uni-mainz.de/
• Springer, N., Ziegele, M., & Jost, P. (2017): Audience Participation via User Comments: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of a Multidisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Phenomenon. Pre-Conference at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, May 25-29, 2016, San Diego, USA.
• Springer, N., Ziegele, M., & Jost, P. (2016): Crossing Boundaries: Integrating Multidisciplinary Research on User Comments Sections and Setting a New Research Agenda. Blue Sky Workshop at the 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, June 9-13, 2016, Fukuoka, Japan.

Invited Lectures and Workshops

• Balance of media coverage in times of crisis. Presentation at the 2nd Lampertheim Democracy Conference “What people do with media to people”, Lampertheim on November 25, 2023
• Role of the media in wartime – Reporting on the Russian war of aggression 2022. Workshop as part of the conference “Win the Peace, Not the War – Trade Union Conference for Peace” of the DGB and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Hanau on July 24, 2023.
• Right-wing extremist and anti-democratic mobilization during the pandemic – a stroll through Telegram. Keynote at the Connect Conference “Together Against Hate Online” – Cooperation between Civil Society and Police in Hamburg on October 12-13, 2022 (together with Harald Sick)
• Digital Campaigning. Workshop at the specialist conference “Social Media as a Source of Information” of the Association for Real Education in Rhineland-Palatinate in Ingelheim on May 17, 2022.
• Strategies and impact of journalistic and collective interventions in uncivil online discussions. Presentation at the network meeting of the PANDORA research association in Frankfurt on October 25, 2019.
• (A-)social media? Political debate online. Presentation as part of the event “Debating for Democracy” at the Protestant Academy in Frankfurt on May 17, 2019.
• “Like back then in Cologne…” – Significance of key events in media coverage. Presentation as part of the seminar “Police Public Relations in the Context of New Social Media (Press Spokesperson Seminar)” at the German Police University in Münster from September 25-27, 2017
• Wage disputes in the media. Presentation at the regional executive board meeting of the Food, Beverage and Catering Union, East Region in Leipzig on December 7, 2016 (together with Christina Köhler).