Maximilian Eder

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Researcher at #UiS on mediatized scandalization | Research Fellow: #UniBw Munich | PhD: University of Passau
 #Journalism #AI #LocalJournalism #Scandalogy

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The integration of #AI into journalism has significantly altered the selection of news content. But what is the next step?

AI-driven hyper-personalized news recommendations might be the answer. I examine this still underexplored concept in my new book chapter.

In short, there are still several ethical and practical implications to be considered, both for newsrooms and audiences.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07605-2_21

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Get my new open-access study on audiences' awareness of algorithmic news personalization in three European countries:

https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2553015

The findings suggest that the older and the less politically interested individuals are, the less frequently they are aware of implicit personalization. Moreover, women are more likely to be aware of implicit personalization than men, especially regarding posts on social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube).

Being aware of algorithmic personalization? Insights from three European Countries

News recommender systems offer significant benefits for news media organizations by enabling the algorithmic selection and personalization of content based on individual user preferences. However, ...

Taylor & Francis

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Get my new open-access #eyetracking
study on user #comments and their effect on journalistic #quality perception here:

https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-3-339

We find that (1) high-quality articles are more likely to captivate readers’ interest and maintain their attention throughout the reading process than low-quality ones, (2) positive reader comments affect the perception of specific journalistic quality dimensions (e.g., transparency and diversity).

New paper by Sebastian Stier, Pascal Siegers, and me in European Sociological Review: "Radical right populism and the media: evidence from the supply side and demand side of political information in Germany"
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcae051
#computationalsocialscience #polcomm

πŸ“’ CfP – Tu felix Austria? - Political scandals and affairs in #Austria

We invite contributions to this issue of medien & zeit, which aim to reflect on and analyze the phenomenon of political scandals in Austria's recent past.

Submissions are welcome in English or German!

πŸ“† Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
πŸ“† Full Papers Deadline: August 31, 2025
πŸ“œ Extended Abstracts: 500 words (excl. references, tables, figures)
πŸ’Ύ Download CfP: https://tinyurl.com/3ekx462u

πŸ“’ Call for papers πŸ“’

Join us in #Denver for the #ica25 preconference on #AI in journalism from a global perspective.

Given the rapid and far-reaching changes AI drives in journalism, there is an urgent need to understand its past, present, and future implications. This preconference focuses on bringing together scholars working on understanding and studying AI- and algorithm-based technologies concerning journalism.

Deadline: 15 March 2025

More information πŸ‘‡

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2025/pc-cfp-ai-journalism.pdf

🚨 Publication alert: Get my new book chapter on #awareness of #algorithmic news personalisation in #germany.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45321-3_10

This week, I am at the #ecrea2024 to talk about how user comments are influencing the perception of journalistic quality. #ljubljana #academiclife
First time at #EMMA and already hooked πŸ‘ An interesting Keynote by van Kranenburg (@Radboud_uni) #emmaleeuwarden
@brembs Luckily, we got data from the good old times on the platform. So calling it Twitter is O.K., I guess.