Below you find a selection of articles and interviews by our team members in the media.

• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the social media ban for users under 16 in Australia, Die Furche, December 6.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about pay vs. free TV football broadcasting, Kurier, December 6.
• TV interview with Sofie Vranken about new regulation prohibiting alcohol advertisement on TikTok and Snapchat, VRT late news (Belgium), November 26.
• Panel discussion with Jörg Matthes on TV on digital transformation of public service media, DialogForum: Innovativ. Kreativ. Öffentlich-Rechtlich, ORF III, November 7.
• Interview with Sofie Vranken about a new alcohol reduction campaign among students in Leuven (Belgium), VETO, October 31.
• Interview with Sofie Vranken about her research on alcohol use, Radio 2 – middag in limburg, October 16.
• Interview with Sofie Vranken about her research on alcohol use, De MNM Ochtendshow, October 15.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about political advertising campaigns, Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN), September 19.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the ongoing importance of poster campaigns for national elections, Die Presse, September 8.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes on advertising and dropshipping, Servus TV, August 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about environmental activists ("Klimakleber") and their strategies for climate change protests, Heute, August 8.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising bans for fossil industries, Falter, July 23.
• TV interview with Stephanie Bührer about online hate campaigns, ORF III Aktuell, June 6.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about cyberbullying, ORF Studio 2, May 13.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about fake news and misinformation in the "super election year" 2024, Ö1 Journal Panorama, May 8.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the increasing importance for brands to position themselves in societal and political questions, ORF Topos, April 24.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about unhealthy children's food, Servus TV, April 24.
• Interview with Kevin Koban about online hate and digital hate campaigns, Kurier, March 18.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the shown enthusiasm of Gen Z on social media for energy drinks, Buzzfeed.News, February 25.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes on digital hate, Spiegel & Der Standard Podcast Inside Austria, February 17.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the uses and dangers of dating apps, Puls 4 (Café Puls), February 14.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the psychology of carnival and masquerading, Kurier, February 11.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the role and impact of Taylor Swift (and celebreties in general) on the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election, ORF ZIB 2, January 23.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of social media for threat perceptions in public spaces, Kurier, January 11.

• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the perceived lack of emotion toward femicides in Austria, Kurier, December 7.
• Interview with Kevin Koban about smartphone use and its implications on mental health, Newsweek, December 6.
• Interview with Andreas Nanz about the road to his dissertation and follow-up projects, Political Communication Report (of the Political Communication Divisions of APSA and ICA), November 29.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the awareness of the importance of (non-)mobile communication after the relevation of problematic exchanges between former Austrian (Government) politicians, Profil, November 22.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about online hate and the role of social media, ORF kulturMontag, November 20.
• TV interview with Stephanie Bührer about online hate and the role of social media, Puls 24, November 6.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the importance of AI for communication (processes) and society in general, Salzburger Nachrichten (SN), October 3.
• TV interview with Marina Thomas about her research on dating apps, Puls 4 Doku, September 7.
• Podcast interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising and the power of manipulation, WDR Quarks Daily, September 4.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the implications of ghosting in friendships and relationships, Süddeutsche Zeitung, August 19/20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about online hate and our ERC-funded project DigiHate, Rudolphina | Wissen aus erster Hand, May 2.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the difficulties of comparing professional sport of women and men, Kurier, May 1.
• Interview with Michaela Forrai about the recently-published article on ghosting in Telematics and Informatics (together with Kevin Koban and Jörg Matthes), Falter 16/23, April 19.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the manipulative power of AI, Kronen Zeitung, March 25.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about his research on dating apps, swiping and partner choice (overload), U.S. News & World Report, February 13.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the significance of election posters for election campaigns, Niederösterreich (NÖ) Heute, February 2.

• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of the media for public perceptions of threat and security in times of crises, ZIB Magazin (ORF 1), December 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of the media for public perceptions of threat and security, Der Standard, December 15.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the influence and effects of advertising campaigns and influencers specifically targeting children and adolescents, FALTER 49/22, December 6.
• Interview with Anja Stevic about her research on smartphones, children, and adolescents, BBC, September 15.
• Interview (panel discussion) with Jörg Matthes about social media and its effects on health and well-being ("Soziale Medien – immer verbunden und trotzdem verloren", "Am Puls"-Wissenschaftstalk, FWF/ORF Radio Wien, May 24.
• Podcast interview with Jörg Matthes about political framing, NDR MV Podcast "Akte Nord Stream 2 – Gas, Geld, Geheimnisse", May 18.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the (expensive) PR work of Vienna's public waste collector MA48, Kurier, May 12.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about unhealthy food and a potential advertising and product placement ban for unhealthy children's food, Servus Reportage (Servus TV), April 21.
• Reference to our work in Communication Research (2018) cited in a New York Times opinion letter entitled Is freedom of thought curbed on campus?, New York Times, March 27.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukrainian-Russian war, increase of costs in daily life and ways to deal with increasing anxiety, Der Standard, March 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of animals in TV and advertising, Kurier, February 27.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about adolescents' smartphone use, FOMO, and reflective smartphone disengagement, Die Presse, February 19.
• Media articles about our applied project Political Influencing on Social Media in the German Federal Election 2021 (conducted 2021):
  epd medien aktuell 28a (February 9) • turi2 (February 9) • medienpolitik.net (February 10)
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kleine Zeitung, January 24.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising strategies (e.g. the role of emotions) since the emergence of COVID-19, Ö1 Journal um acht, January 10.

• Interview with Jörg Matthes about Aldi's, Edeka's and Penny's (supermarket chains) Christmas advertising campaigns, chip.de, December 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the effects of advertising campaigns and bans on consumption, WDR 5 Quarks – Wissenschaft und mehr, December 13.
• Interview with Franz Reiter about his and Jörg Matthes's new publication in Digital Journalism on mainstream media use, alternative digital media use, and the erosion of political interest as well as political knowledge, NiemanLab, October 26.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about his comparative research on media usage and its relation to political knowledge, APA (published in Der Standard and vienna.at), October 15/16.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the media dilemma of covering terror attacks, DOSSIER, October 15.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about True Fruits's advertising campaign involving the AfD and the supermarket chain Edeka, Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland, August 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the modern-day roles of linear TV and public service broadcasters, Kurier, August 8.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about femicides and suicides in Austria, Der Standard, May 6.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the satirical #allesdichtmachen campaign in Germany and Austria, Kronen Zeitung (pp. 14-15), April 25.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the phenomenon of escapism, especially during crises, SUMO – Fachmagazin des Bachelor Studiengangs Medienmanagement der FH St. Pölten, 36 (pp. 35-36), March 2021.
• Magazine article about "Greenwashing" using the article "Misleading consumers with green advertising? An affect-reason-involvement account of greenwashing effects in environmental advertising" (Schmuck, Matthes, & Naderer, 2018) as source, Dixsy Magazine, March 2021.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the phenomenon of casting shows, Die Presse am Sonntag, February 21.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the SPD (German Social Democrats) searching for their identity in the light of the 2021 German National Elections, Spiegel Magazine 7/2021, February 13.
• Media articles about our applied projects "Effects of Austrian Monopolists' Betting and Gambling Ads" (conducted 2017 & 2019):
  Salzburger Nachrichten (February 11) • Vienna Online / Vienna.at (February 11) • Vorarlberg Online (February 11) • K.AT (February 11) • NEUE Vorarlberger Tageszeitung (February 12) • Online Casinos Deutschland (February 14) • G3 Newswire (February 15) • Casino+Bonus (February 17)
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the new live podcast app "clubhouse", WOMAN, January 19.

• Article by Sabine Trepte (Professor at University of Hohenheim, Germany) about our research on "Spoof placements and their impact on conceptual persuasion knowledge, brand memory and brand evaluation", FEMEEDIA, December 9.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising via social media, Deutschlandfunk Nova "Ab 21", November 25.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about greenwashing, ORF Themen-Montag, November 9.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about political advertising during the 2020 Presidential Elections in the US, HORIZONT, October 27.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the COVID-19 communication policy of the Austrian government, ORF Vorarlberg, November 4.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the importance of owning a (their own) car for the Austrians, MOMENT, September 7.
• Online live discussion with Jörg Matthes as part of the UNIVIE semester question "How does language make a difference in times of Corona crisis?", June 22.
  YouTube (discussion in German) • Der Standard • KURIER • Kleine Zeitung • Vienna.at • NEWS
  
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about stereotypes in advertising, extradienst 6/2020, June 5.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the communication strategy of the "Fridays for Future" movement, BAM! Magazin, January 16.

• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about excessive smartphone use, personal stress levels and the phenomenon 'digital detox', Digi. Das Magazin (Krone TV), December 20.
• Article about our research on the "Impact of mobile social networking sites on information overload, depressive symptoms, and well-being", unternehmer.de, December 19.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about empathetic aspects of virtual and augmented reality, update 4_19.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about violent computer games and right-wing terroristic attacks, FM4 Connected, October 24.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about chances and boundaries of the "second screen" concept, bestseller, zwei 2019.
• Comment on Raffael Heiss's and Jörg Matthes's research on "Funny cats and politics", Der Standard, August 8.
• Article on Raffael Heiss's and Jörg Matthes's research on "Funny cats and politics", Der Standard, August 8.
• Article on Raffael Heiss's and Jörg Matthes's research on "Funny cats and politics", Netzpolitik.org, August 6.
• Article on Raffael Heiss's and Jörg Matthes's research on "Funny cats and politics", Der Tagesspiegel, August 4.
• Interview with Brigitte Naderer about her research on the impact of product placements in children's movies, FSF Blog, June 12.
• Interview with Desirée Schmuck about the role of media in terrorism coverage, Kurier, April 15.
• Article about the general significance of framing, citing Jörg Matthes's book "Framing", Spektrum, February 28.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the scientific relevance of the "framing manual" of the ARD (Erster Deutscher Rundfunk), Südkurier, February 20.

• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the potential implications of the first Global compact for migration on press freedom and media, ZDF Heute, November 24.
• Online magazine article entitled "Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism" citing our article "'Muslims are not terrorists': Islamic state coverage, journalistic differentiation between terrorism and Islam, fear reactions, and attitudes toward Muslims", The Conversation, October 1.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about Apple's advertising and sales strategy in the light of the release of the company's new iPhones, Vorarlberger Nachrichten (VN), September 14.
• Newspaper interview with Christian von Sikorski about political scandals and its implications, Falter 35/18, August 28.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about hate postings and respect on social media, Volksbank Wien Magazin 2/2018, June 6.
• Newspaper interview with Brigitte Naderer about her current research and doctoral thesis, Die Presse, June 2.
• Two APA Articles about our research project SMARTPhone, APA Science, April 25. (Article 1 • Article 2)
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes on TV series like House, M.D. and its influence on medicine students, TT Magazin, March 25.
• Treehugger article about our research on "A treat for the eyes. An eye-tracking study on children's attention to unhealthy and healthy food cues in media content" (published in Appetite, 125), treehugger, February 22.
• Foodnavigator article about our research on "A treat for the eyes. An eye-tracking study on children's attention to unhealthy and healthy food cues in media content" (published in Appetite, 125), Foodnavigator, February 21.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the election campaigns of all parties in Upper Austria, Kurier, January 5.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the implications of the #MeToo campaign, Kurier, January 1.

• Magazine Interview with Jörg Matthes about price check campaigns in Austria and the fight of local retailers against competition like Amazon, Horizont, November 21.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising and athletes as "brands" in Austria's main sport disciplines (skiing, football), Weltcup Magazin Sölden, November 2017.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about framing, agenda setting and political communication, 3Sat, September 21.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the importance of social media platforms for political communication between politicians and citizens, Wiener Zeitung, October 20.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about "dirty campaigning" and the Austrian Parliamentary Elections 2017, Heute.de, October 14.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes about the fascination of horror movies, Radio Wien, October 13.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the importance of posters during election campaigns, ÖBB Werbung, September 12.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about provocative advertising, uni:view, August 29.
• Newspaper interview with Desirée Schmuck about poster campaigns for the Austrian Parliamentary elections, Wiener Zeitung, August 26. 
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about belittling language in modern media, Vice Online, July 17.
• OTS report about the awarding of the annual "Prof. Claus Gatterer-Preis für sozial engagierten Journalismus" at the Department of Communication, APA-OTS, July 6.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the (dis-)advantages of different types of advertising, Horizont 20/2017, May 19.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about today's use of social media for organizing and forming political opinion and protests, Tiroler Tageszeitung (TT), May 2017.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about social media profiles and digital property of dead people, Wiener Zeitung, May 4, 2017.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about free (of charge) advertising, Heute Konkret (ORF 2, Austrian Public Broadcaster), April 20, 2017.
• TV Interview with Jörg Matthes about the significant increase of mental health issues in our society, Treffpunkt Medizin – Von Narren, Narzissten und anderen Neurosen (ORF III, Austrian Public Broadcaster), April 19, 2017.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes about fake news, Journal-Panorama, Radio Ö1 (Austrian Public Broadcaster), April 18, 2017.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about the role of (social) media for the current safety and security debate in Austria, DokEins (ORF 1, Austrian Public Broadcaster), March 29, 2017.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the use of fear and emotions in politics and product communication, Egger Lerch Corporate Publishing, March 17, 2017.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about the new MA and BA Curricula at the Department of Communication, Der Standard, March 13, 2017.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes on brands and sports sponsoring, Horizont 8/2017, February 24, 2017.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the shift of social behavior into the digital world and its implications on the human mind, treffpunkt Medizin ORF III, February 15, 2017.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes on the Twitter trend #cuteanimaltweetoff, wien.ORF.at, January 27, 2017.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes on the topic of "Das medialisierte Kind" ("the medialized child") with focus on advertising, Ö1 Radiokolleg, January 26, 2017.

• Newspaper interview with Christian von Sikorski about the role of user content for online journalism, Luzerner Zeitung, December 31.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the significance of commercials and advertisement in public transport and public space in general, ORF Heute Konkret, December 7.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes on the 2016 election of the Austrian Federal President, the strategy of the right-wing populist party FPÖ and its implications for the campaign, ZDF Heute, December 5.
• Article about hate posts in social networks, KURIER, November 22.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes on the 2016 election of the Austrian Federal President and the importance of posters during the campaign, Die Furche 46, November 17.
• Statement by Jörg Matthes about Citizen Science and civic particpation in political processes ("Die Mobilisierung der Mitmach-Gesellschaft"), univie 3/2016, November 10.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes on sustainability, green advertising and its implications on everyday life, ORF 2 program "Thema", November 7.
• Magazine Interview with Jörg Matthes about the social media strategy and success of the Austrian right-wing party FPÖ, Vice Alps, October 26.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about hate posts in social networks, wien.ORF.at / TV interview Wien heute, October 18.
• Article and interview with Jörg Matthes about "retro marketing", Horizont 37, September 16.
• Video interview with Jörg Matthes as part of the video campaign "Was ist Wissenstransfer?" ["What's knowledge transfer?"], Wissens- und Technologietransferzentrum Ost, September 12.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes on the significance of "bad news", Die Option / Susanne Wolf, September 10.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on how TV consumption influences our perception of the "real world", Kurier, August 23.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on the power of advertising and its effects on children, Der Standard, July 11.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on the 2016 election of the Austrian Federal President, Weekendavisen (Denmark), May 27.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on a potential ban of polls and surveys in the light of the 2016 election of the Austrian Federal President, Vorarlberger Nachrichten (VN), May 7/8.
• Article about the use of language in advertising campaigns, Horizont, issue 15, April 19.
• Radio interview with Christian von Sikorski about his research on scandals, Deutschlandfunk, (Program: 'Aus Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften'), April 14.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes on the power of social media in modern-day election campaigns in the light of the 2016 election of the Austrian Federal President, medianet. Wirtschaftszeitung für Marketing & Sales, April 8.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the secrets of successful advertising, top.tirol (pp. 66-68), issue 1, March 2016.
• Article about our research project Food Product Placements in Children's Movies: Content, Mechanisms and Protective Measures, Die Presse 'Wissen & Innovation' (pp. 32), February 27.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about the accusation of the 'lying press' in Austria, PULS 4 Austria News, February 5.
• Magazine interview with Franziska Marquart about the power and importance of images in advertising and media, bulletin Austrian Tourism (Österreich Werbung), February/March.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about social media as a way to re-engage young people with politics, online.muni.cz (published by Masaryk University Brno), January 25.

• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about advertising campaigns, Tiroler Tageszeitung, November 13, 2015.
• Radio interview with Christian von Sikorski about the role of scandals in our society, Ö1 program Salzburger Nachtstudio, October 28.
• Article about the Citizen Science-Award and our research project Young Adults' Political Experience Sampling (YAPES), KURIER, September 30, 2015.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes about product placements and YouTube, Ö1 program matrix – computer & neue medien, September 27, 2015.
• Article about our research project Young Adults' Political Experience Sampling (YAPES), uni:view, September 22, 2015.
• Article about our research project Young Adults' Political Experience Sampling (YAPES), KURIER, September 6, 2015.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes on the power of advertising and its effects on children, thema vorarlberg, September 5, 2015.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on hate posts in social networks, Der Standard, August 4, 2015.
• Article about our research project FacePolitics: Social Media and Participatory Politics for Adolescents, Die Presse, August 1, 2015.
• Article about our research project Food Product Placements in Children's Movies: Content, Mechanisms and Protective Measures, Der Standard, July 8, 2015.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about our research project Food Product Placements in Children's Movies: Content, Mechanisms and Protective Measures, uni:view, July 1, 2015.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes about Billa's new controversial TV commercial, Der Standard, June 25, 2015.
• Radio interview with Johannes Knoll about TV football coverage and its effects on recipients, Deutschlandradio Wissen, June 19, 2015.
• Newspaper interview with Jörg Matthes on politicians' social media activities, Der Standard, February 17, 2015.

• ZEIT Article on Austria's image and its uses for advertising campaigns, Die Zeit 51, December 11.
• TV interview with Jörg Matthes on sexist advertising, ORF Report (TV), July 15.
• Radio interview with Brigitte Naderer about her research and life as PraeDoc at our department, Radio Campus, June 17.
• Radio interview with Jörg Matthes about product placements, Ö1 program 'Moment – leben heute', March 10.
• Article about the symposium "Discrimination sells?! – Werbeethik und Werbekritik heute", Der Standard, March 2.

• TV interview with Jörg Matthes about children as consumers, ORF2 TV program 'kultur.montag', December 16.
• Jörg Matthes at the event 'FPÖ Watch' at Vienna's Volkstheater, September 17.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about right-wing populist party campaigns, mmedia, June 26.
• Article about the relevance of age in TV advertising campaigns, Wirtschaftsblatt, April 22.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about xenophobic political campaigns, science.ORF.at, April 22.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the threats of right-wing populist party poster campaigns, uni:view, April 18.
• Article about Jörg Matthes's inaugural lecture, Wiener Zeitung, January 14.
• Article about Jörg Matthes's inaugural lecture, Der Standard, January 13.
• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about his research activities, uni:view, Jan 3.

• Magazine interview with Jörg Matthes about the poster campaign of the St. Pölten diocese, Die Furche, August 2.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes about advertsing, advertising effects and product placements, Buchklub Crossover, August 2012.
• Interview with Jörg Matthes on right-wing populist parties and their strategies to adopt pseudoreligion to their advantage, Kosovo 2.0, June 2012.
• Newspaper interview Jörg Matthes on an ÖVP poster campaign, Die Presse, May 21.
• Article about a product placem­ent study conducted by Jörg Matthes and Brigitte Naderer, Die Presse, April 30.