Presentations

Peer-reviewed conference presentations

Kümpel, A. S., Anter, L., & Unkel, J. (2022, October). What does “being informed” mean? Assessing social media users’ self-concepts of informedness. Accepted for the 9th Annual Conference of the ECREA, Aarhus, Denmark.

Schwabl, P., Haim, M., & Unkel, J. (2022, May). Searching for biased information? Informational strategies and algorithmic curation. Presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the ICA, Paris, France.

Schwertberger, U., Unkel, J., Kümpel, A. S., & Rieger, D. (2022, May). Detecting entertainment experiences in Social TV interactions: Report on a dictionary in progress. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, France.

Unkel, J., Haßler, J., & Jungblut, M. (2022, May). It’s matchday. Leave me alone with politics – The agenda cutting function of football in Germany. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, France.

Unkel, J., & Kümpel, A. S. (2022, May). Patterns of incivility on U.S. congress members’ social media accounts: A comprehensive analysis of the influence of platform, post, and person characteristics. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, France.

Unkel, J. (2021, May). Assessing the regional and temporal variability of election-related search results with agent-based testing. Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Denver, USA. [virtual conference]

Unkel, J. (2021, May). Correct, consistent, or convenient information? Modeling and testing selective exposure to search engine content. Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Denver, USA. [virtual conference]

Haim, M., & Unkel, J. (2021, April). Algorithmic auditing through agent-based experiments. Presented at the Three-Country Conference on Communication Science (DACH21), Zurich, Switzerland. [virtual conference]

Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., Kümpel, A. S., Lukito, J., Bier, L. M., Zhang, R., Johnson, B. K., Huskey, R., Schneider, F. M., Breuer, J., Parry, D. A., Vermeulen, I., Fisher, J. T., Banks, J., Weber, R., Ellis, D. A., Smits, T., Ivory, J. D., Trepte, S., McEwan, B., Rinke, E. M., Neubaum, G., Winter, S., Carpenter, C. J., Krämer, N. C., Utz, S., Unkel, J., Wang, X., Davidson, B. I., Kim, N., Won, A. S., Domahidi, E., Lewis, N. A., & de Vreese, C. (2020, May). An agenda for open science in Communication. Presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia. [virtual conference]

Kühn, J., & Unkel, J. (2020, March). Zwischen Stimulation und Manipulation. Der Einfluss von Nachrichtenfaktoren und formalen Stilmitteln auf die Nachrichtenselektion auf Facebook. [Between stimulation and manipulation. The effects of news factors and stylistic devices on news selection on Facebook]. Accepted for presentation at the 65th Annual Conference of the DGPuK, Munich, Germany.

Unkel, J., & Kümpel, A. S. (2020, January). (A-)synchrone Kommunikation über TV-Serien in sozialen Medien – Eine Mehrmethodenstudie zu rezeptionsbezogenen Kommunikationsaktivitäten in sozialen Medien am Beispiel von Reddit-Diskussionsthreads zu Game of Thrones [(A)synchronous communication about TV series in social media – A multi-method study of communication practices in Reddit discussion threads about Game of Thrones]. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the DGPuK division “Media use and effects”, Würzburg, Germany.

Unkel, J. (2019, September). Ein Open-Source-Verfahren zur Untersuchung von Selective Exposure in Mock-Website-Experimenten [An open-source procedure to measure selective exposure in mock-website experiments]. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the DGPuK division “Methods”, Greifswald, Germany.

Kümpel, A. S., & Unkel, J. (2019, May). How comment presentation order and valence affect users’ quality perceptions: A pre-registered study on the effects of user comments on perceptions of journalistic quality. Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA.

Possler, D., Scheper, J., Kreissl, J., Raney, A. A., Kümpel, A. S., & Unkel, J. (2019, May). Awe-inspirational gaming: Exploring the formation and entertaining effects of awe in video games. Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA.

Unkel, J. (2019, May). Measuring selective exposure in mock website experiments: A simple, free, and open-source solution. Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA.

Kümpel, A. S., & Unkel, J. (2019, May). Wie beeinflussen Platzierung und Valenz von Kommentaren Qualitätswahrnehmungen? Eine präregistrierte Studie zum Einfluss von Nutzerkommentaren auf die Wahrnehmung journalistischer Qualität [How do presentation order and valence of comments affect quality perceptions? A pre-registered study on the influence of user comments on perceptions of journalistic quality]. Presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the DGPuK, Münster, Germany.

Kühn, J., Unkel, J., & Brosius, H.-B. (2018, November). Baiting clicks, losing credibility? Perception and effects of clickbait on Facebook. Presented at the 7th European Communication Conference, Lugano, Switzerland.

Possler, D., Kümpel, A. S., Unkel, J. & Klimmt, C. (2018, November). Awe-inspiring video games: Exploring the role of awe for digital game entertainment. Presented at the 7th European Communication Conference, Lugano, Switzerland.

Possler, D., Kümpel, A. S., & Unkel, J. (2018, May). Entertainment motivations and gaming-specific gratifications as antecedents of hedonic and eudaimonic gaming entertainment experiences. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.

Unkel, J., & Haim, M. (2018, May). Googling politics: Usage patterns, information sources, and issue ownerships in the 2017 German Federal Election. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.

Possler, D., Kümpel, A. S., & Unkel, J. (2018, January). Die Rolle von Unterhaltungsorientierungen und gamingspezifischen Gratifikationen für das Unterhaltungserleben in Videospielen [The role of entertainment motivations and gaming-specific gratifications for the entertainment experience in video games]. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the DGPuK division “Media use and effects”, Stuttgart, Germany.

Unkel, J., Haas, A., & Leiner, D. J. (2017, May). Correct or convenient information? The interplay of attitude consistency, credibility, ease of use, and the ranking in the selection of search engine content. Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA.

Haas, A., & Unkel, J. (2016, June). Ranking versus reputation: Perception and effects of search results’ credibility. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2016, June). Situational and issue involvement as determinants of search engine usage behavior. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.

Unkel, J., & Kümpel, A. (2016, June). The effects of digital games on hedonic, eudaimonic, and telic entertainment experiences. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2016, January). Wahrnehmung und Wirkung der Glaubwürdigkeit von Suchresultaten [Perception and effects of search result credibility]. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the DGPuK division “Media use and effects”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2015, October). Credibility and search engines. The effects of source reputation, neutrality and social recommendations on the selection of search engine results. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2015, May). The effects of credibility cues on the selection of search engine results. Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2015, January). Glaubwürdigkeit und Selektion online [Credibility and selection online]. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the DGPuK division “Media use and effects”, Bamberg, Germany.

Unkel, J., & Haas, A. (2014, May). Validity of self-reported television use in quantitative surveys. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA, USA.

Unkel, J., Kümpel, A., & Haas, A. (2014, May). Political celebrity endorsements on Facebook: Effects and perceived effects. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA, USA.

Hofmann, T., Unkel, J., & Fahr, A. (2012, October). Romantic relationship management on Facebook: Implications for digital jealousy, social compensation, and social enhancement. Presented at the 4th European Communication Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

Invited presentations

Unkel, J. (2020, December). Präregistrierung und Registered Reports in der Kommunikationsforschung [Preregistration and registered reports in communication research]. Invited presentation at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

Unkel, J. (2019, July). Politisches Googeln: Nutzung und Inhalte der Suchmaschine Google während des Bundestagswahlkampfs 2017 [Googling politics: Uses and contents of Google during the 2017 German federal election campaign]. Invited presentation at Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) launch event “Daten nützen, Daten schützen”, Munich, Germany.

Unkel, J. (2017, October). Nutzererwartungen an Mediatheken [User expectations of TV station streaming services]. Invited presentation at the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany.