• Science Communication
• Health Communication
• Political Communication

Publications

Scientific Journals (peer-reviewed)

Other Publications and Media Appearances

Hallermayer, M. (Februar 2023). Wissenschaft und Evidenz im Rampenlicht [Science and evidence in the spotlight]. Augsburger Allgemeine, Forschungsbeilage Nr. 20, „Wissenschaft und Forschung in Augsburg“. https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/uni-medien/wissenschaft/

Kornehl, K., Laumer, A., Schönwolff, M., & Schug, M. (2022). Whose truths? Whose facts? Cultures of evidence beyond and across academic disciplines. H-Soz-Kult. https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-131097

Scientific Presentations

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2024). Endorsement of scientific norms among non-scientists. The role of news consumption, ideology, and science field. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2023). Journalistische Evidenzpraktiken in der Wissenschaftsberichterstattung und deren inhaltsanalytische Messung [Evidencing practices in science reporting and their measurement in content analyses]. Presentation at the conference „Gesellschaftswissen schaffen. Chancen und Herausforderungen für Journalismus und Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter“ of the DGPuK divisions „Wissenschaftskommunikation“ and „Journalistik/Journalismusforschung“. Passau, Germany.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2023). Public perceptions of authenticity and norm fulfillment by scientists in controversial and uncontroversial areas. Presentation at the post-conference ‘Authentic Voices in Science Communication’ of the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Toronto, Canada.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2023). Science journalism as evidence regime. Discursive de- and restabilizations of evidence within COVID-19 research coverage. Presentation at the symposium „Evidence Regime(s) in Contemporary Knowledge Societies” of the DFG-group 2448 "Practicing Evidence – Evidencing Practice". Munich, Germany.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2022). From universalism to organized scepticism: How scientific norms are (re-)negotiated within science journalism regarding COVID-19. Presentation at the annual conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). Aarhus, Denmark.

Nitschke, P., & Schug, M. (2022). Politische Online-Influencer:innen als neue Intermediäre [Political online influencers as new intermediaries]. Presentation at the annual conference „Politischer Journalismus. Konstellationen – Muster – Dynamiken“ [Political Journalism. Constellations – Patterns – Dynamics] of the divisions Journalism Studies and Communication and Politics of the German Research Association (DGPuK), the German Political Science Association (DVPW), and the division Political Communication of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SGKM). Trier, Germany.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2022). Mertonian norms in media coverage of Corona research. Poster presentation at the Communication and Media Studies Days (KMWT). Salzburg, Austria.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2022). Evidencing practices and the rejection of scientific evidence in alternative news media concerning scientific knowledge about COVID-19. Video presentation at the pre-conference ‘The Science of Science Communication: Mapping the Field’ of the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Paris, France.

Schug, M., Bilandzic, H., & Kinnebrock, S. (2022). Reported evidence? Media coverage of Corona research. Poster presentation at the symposium „Whose Truths? Whose Facts? Cultures of Evidence Beyond and Across Academic Disciplines” of the DFG-group 2448 "Practicing Evidence – Evidencing Practice". German-Italian Centre for the European Dialogue, Villa Vigoni, Italy.

Schug, M. (2022). Potenziale und Grenzen politischer Informationsvermittlung durch Influencer_innen aus Sicht ihrer Nutzer_innen [Potentials and limits of political information transfers by political influencers from the perspective of their users]. Virtual presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) (Fermentation-Workshop by the University of Klagenfurt, Austria: „Abonniere Lifestyle, bekomme Einstellung? Das Phänomen der „Sinnfluencer*innen“ und ihre Rolle für die Sozialisation Jugendlicher und junger Erwachsener“ [„Subscribe to lifestyle, receive attitude? The phenomenon of „Sinnfluencer*innen“ and their role in socialization processes of young adults”]). Hannover, Germany.

Memberships:

• German Communication Association (DGPuK)
• European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
• International Communication Association (ICA)
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Health Research (ZIG), University of Augsburg

• Best Student Paper Award (2023, ICA-Postconference „Authentic Voices in Science Communication”, Toronto, Canada)