The Internet has become one of the main sources of information for university students'
learning. Since anyone can disseminate content online, however, the Internet is full of …

As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is simultaneously fighting an
'infodemic'–a flood of disinformation and spread of conspiracy theories leading to health …

In this article, we investigate how Twitter's switch from a reverse-chronological timeline to
algorithmic content selection in March 2016 influenced user engagement with tweets …

Facebook has been criticized for exposing its users to low-quality and harmful information,
including fake news, hate speech, and politically one-sided content. In December 2013 and …

Online firestorms pose a serious threat to companies and cause spontaneous information
asymmetry between companies and social media users, which is part of the principal-agent …

Technology has massively disrupted the news media, and the limited intention to pay for
digital products is still an economic challenge. Other industries, such as film, politics, and …

Money for nothing and content for free? Christian-Mathias Wellbrock| Christopher Buschow
BAND 82 MONEY FOR NOTHING AND CONTENT FOR FREE? Paid Content, Plattformen und …

Informationstechnologie ermöglicht die Ausbreitung digitaler Plattformen in vielen
Wirtschaftszweigen, unter anderem auch in Medienbranchen wie Bewegtbild, Musik und …

Many European governments subsidize their newspapers with the intention to guaranteeing
high journalistic quality. Since journalistic quality is not defined by consumer preferences …

How does the decline of traditional news outlets affect political polarization? We provide
novel evidence on this question by examining the link between local newspaper exits …