Publications

• Kauk, J., Humprecht, E., Kreysa, H., Schweinberger, S. (2024): Large-scale analysis of online social data on the long-term sentiment and content dynamics of online (mis)information, Computers in Human Behavior.

• Baumann, M., & Humprecht, E. (2024). Examining the spread of disinformation on Facebook during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic: A case study in Switzerland. Communications. 

• Lühring, J., Hameleers, M., Humprecht, E., & Möller, J. (2024). Trust in a Digital World. The Roles of Media Trust and Ordinary Citizen Cues in Online Disinformation’s Credibility. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 72(3), 

• Humprecht, E., Van Alest, P., Staender, A., Morosoli, S., Esser, F. (2024): Emotionalized Social  Media Environments: How Alternative News Media and Populist Actors Drive Angry Reactions on  Facebook. Political Communication.

• Staender, A., Humprecht, E., Esser, F (2024). Alternative media vary between mild distortion and extreme misinformation: Steps toward a typology. Digital Journalism.

• Humprecht, E. & Kessler, S.H. (2024): Unveiling Misinformation on YouTube: Examining the Content of COVID-19 Vaccination Misinformation Videos in Switzerland. Frontiers in Communication.

• Humprecht, E. (2023): The Role of Trust and Attitudes toward Democracy in the Dissemination of Disinformation—a Comparative Analysis of Six Democracies. Digital Journalism.

• Kessler, S. & Humprecht, E. (2023): COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube: An analysis of its impact and subsequent online information searches for verification. Digital Health.

• Boulianne, S. & Humprecht, E. (2023): Perceived Exposure to Misinformation and Trust in Institutions in Four Countries Before and During a Pandemic. International Journal of Communication.

• Hameleers, M., Humprecht, E., Lühring, L., Möller, J. (2023): Degrees of Deception – The Effects of Different Types of COVID-19 Disinformation and the Effectiveness of Corrective Information in Crisis Times. Information, Communication & Society.

• Humprecht, E., Staender, A., Morosoli, S., Van Alest, P., Esser, F. (2023): Sharing of Disinformation in Cross-National Comparison -Analyzing Patterns of Resilience. Information, Communication & Society. 

• Humprecht, E., Castro, L., Blassnig, S., Engesser, S., Brüggemann, M. (2022): Media Systems in the Digital Age – A Comparison of 30 countries. Journal of Communication

• Morosoli, S., Van Aelst, P., Humprecht, E., Staender, A., & Esser, F. (2022): Identifying the Drivers Behind the Dissemination of Online Misinformation: A Study on Political Attitudes and Individual Characteristics in the Context of Engaging With Misinformation on Social Media. American Behavioral Scientist.

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• Staender, A., Humprecht, E., Morosoli, S., Van Alest, P., Esser, F. (2022). Is Sensationalist Disinformation More Effective? Three Facilitating Factors at the National, Individual, and Situational Level. Digital Journalism.

• Hellmueller, L., Lischka, J. A., & Humprecht, E. (2021). Shaping (non)-discursive social media spaces: Cross-national typologies of news organizations’ heavy commenters. New Media & Society, 23(11), 3249–3267.

• Humprecht, E., Esser, F., & Van Aelst, P. (2020). Resilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 25(3):493-516.

• Humprecht, E., Hellmueller, L., & Lischka, J. A. (2020). Hostile Emotions in News Comments: A Cross-National Analysis of Facebook Discussions. Social Media + Society, 6(1).

• Humprecht, E. (2020). How Do They Debunk “Fake News”? A Cross-National Comparison of Transparency in Fact Checks. Digital Journalism, 8(3), 310–327.

• Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (2023): Handbook of Standardized Content Analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (Eds.): Database of Categories for Content Analysis. Open Access Database. 

• Humprecht, E. (2016). Shaping Online News Performance. Political News in Six Western Democracies. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

• Humprecht, E. (2025). Mis- and Disinformation. In Nai, A., Grömping, M., & Wirz, D. (Eds). Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Edward Elgar Publishing. Accepted version. Download

• Schwaiger, L., Vogler, D., Fürst, S., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Schweizer, C., Rivière, M. (2021). Representation of Women in Swiss Media Coverage. In: Eisenegger et al. Quality of the News Media Yearbook. Zurich: Research Center Public Sphere and Society.

• Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K. (2023): Conclusion. In: Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (Eds.): Handbook of Standardized Content Analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Oehmer, F., Sommer, K. (2023): Manual Content Analysis. In: Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (Eds.): Handbook of Standardized Content Analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Staender, A. & Humprecht, E. (2023): Online Disinformation: In: Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (Eds.): Handbook of Standardized Content Analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Humprecht, E.: News Performance (2023). In: Oehmer, F., Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro Herrero, L. (Eds.): Handbook of Standardized Content Analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Humprecht, E. (2021). Actor diversity (News Performance). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/2l

• Humprecht, E. (2021). Cause/antecedents/history (News Performance). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/2i

• Humprecht, E. (2021). Change of perspectives (News Performance). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/2j

• Humprecht, E. (2021). Critical analysis and comment (News Performance). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/2k

• Staender, A., & Humprecht, E. (2021). Publishers/sources (Disinformation). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/4c

• Staender, A., & Humprecht, E. (2021). Topics (Disinformation). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/4d

• Staender, A., & Humprecht, E. (2021). Types (Disinformation). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. https://doi.org/10.34778/4e

• Kessler, S., Humprecht, E., Sommer, K., Castro, L. (2023): Acht Monate DOCA. Erkenntnisse und Learnings einer Evaluations-studie der Database of Variables for Content Analysis im November 2022. DOCA.

• Frischlich, L. & Humprecht, E. (2021). Trust, Democratic Resilience, and the Infodemic. Policy Paper Series by the Israel Public Policy Institute: “Facing up to the Infodemic: Promoting a Fact- Based Public Discourse in Times of Crisis.”

• Morosoli, S., Humprecht, E., Staender, A., Van Aelst, P., & Esser, F. (2020). Perceptions of Disinformation, Media Coverage and Government Policy related to the Corona-virus – Survey Findings from Six Western Countries. COVID-19 Disinformation Press Report. University of Zurich and University of Antwerp.

• Humprecht, E. (2020). Why resilience to online disinformation varies between countries. Democratic Audit LSE Blog.