Research Areas
- Science Communication
- Health Communication
- Political Communication
Research Projects
DFG-Project: De- and Restabilization of Evidence in the Corona Crisis (2021-2023)
Project within the DFG-group 2448 "Practicing Evidence - Evidencing Practice". Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Helena Bilandzic and Prof. Dr. Susanne Kinnebrock.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications
Scientific Journals (peer-reviewed)
Schug, Markus, Bilandzic, Helena, & Kinnebrock, Susanne (2023). Covid-19 research in alternative news media: evidencing and counterevidencing practices. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i1.6049 PDF | BibTeX | RIS | DOI DFG-Projekt: "Die De- und Restabilisierung von Evidenz in der Corona-Krise" |
Other Publications and Media Appearances
Scientific Presentations
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.
TEACHING
Summer Semester 2023:
„Specific methods in communication studies“ (BA-Seminar on Methodologies)
Summer Semester 2022:
“Actors, spaces, and processes of mediating scientific knowledge in the context of the corona crisis” (Thematic BA-Seminar Media Reception and Effects)
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND ROLES
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
Academic Career
Since 11/2021 Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Department of Media, Knowledge, and Communication, University of Augsburg
2019–2021 Student Assistant and Student Teacher at the Divisions „Media Reality“ (Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Wimmer) and „Media Effects and Processes“ (Prof. Dr. Helena Bilandzic)
2019–2021 Master of Arts in Media and Communication at the University of Augsburg
2016–2019 Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication at the University of Augsburg