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Hans-Bernd Brosius is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research falls predominantly within the social sciences, with a focus on several subfields including sociology and political science, literature and literary theory, communication, clinical psychology, and gender studies.

The core topics of Brosius's work cover a range of important contemporary issues. These include media influence and health, misinformation and its impacts, social media and politics, eating disorders and behaviors, media, gender, and advertising, public administration and political analysis, as well as German legal, social, and political studies.

Recent publications reflect this diversity of interest and research activity. Selected papers authored or co-authored by Brosius include:

  • "The Onset of Habituation Effects," 2021, European Journal of Health Communication
  • "Die Rolle der Medien bei Entstehung, Verlauf und Bewältigung von Essstörungen," 2020, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • "Soziale Vergleiche und Medienwandel," 2024, MedienJournal
  • "Rothenberger, Liane: Terrorismus als Kommunikation. Bestandsaufnahme, Erklärungen und Herausforderungen," 2022, Publizistik
  • "Herkunftsnennung von Täter*innen und Verdächtigen in der Verbrechensberichterstattung," 2022, Publizistik

Brosius frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Julian Unkel
  • Alexander Haas
  • Viorela Dan
  • C. Jillian Tsai

Their contributions are often published in venues such as Publizistik, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, European Journal of Health Communication, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, and MedienJournal.

In addition to journal articles, Brosius has also published a book titled Methoden der empirischen Kommunikationsforschung in 2022, under the series Studienbücher zur Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft. This publication adds to their academic offerings within communication and media science methods.

Best Publications

  • Methoden der empirischen Kommunikationsforschung

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Friederike Koschel

  • Exemplification in communication: The influence of case reports on the perception of issues.

    Dolf Zillmann;Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • The Utility of Exemplars in Persuasive Communications

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Anke Bathelt

  • The Agenda-Setting Function of Television News Static and Dynamic Views

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Hans Mathias Kepplinger

  • Alltagsrationalität in der Nachrichtenrezeption : ein Modell zur Wahrnehmung und Verarbeitung von Nachrichteninhalten

    Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Burst of the Filter Bubble

    Mario Haim;Andreas Graefe;Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Readers’ perception of computer-generated news: Credibility, expertise, and readability

    Andreas Graefe;Mario Haim;Bastian Haarmann;Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Eskalation durch Berichterstattung? : Massenmedien und fremdenfeindliche Gewalt

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Frank Esser

  • THE CAUSES OF THIRD-PERSON EFFECTS: UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM, IMPERSONAL IMPACT, OR GENERALIZED NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS MEDIA INFLUENCE?

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Dirk Engel

  • Who Sets the Agenda Agenda-Setting as a Two-Step Flow

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Gabriel Weimann

  • Lexikon Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft

    Günter Bentele;Hans-Bernd Brosius;Otfried Jarren

  • Prototyping through Key Events News Selection in the Case of Violence against Aliens and Asylum Seekers in Germany

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Peter Eps

  • The Effects of Emotional Pictures in Television News

    Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Instrumental Actualization: A Theory of Mediated Conflicts:

    Hans Mathias Kepplinger;Hans-Bernd Brosius;Joachim Friedrich Staab

  • Öffentliche Kommunikation : Handbuch Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft

    Günter Bentele;Otfried Jarren;Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Exploring the Social and Sexual "Reality" of Contemporary Pornography

    Hans‐Bernd Brosius;James B. Weaver;Joachim F. Staab

  • How do text‐picture relations affect the informational effectiveness of television newscasts?

    Hans‐Bernd Brosius;Wolfgang Donsbach;Monika Birk

  • Do Talk Shows Cultivate Adolescents' Views of the World? A Prolonged-Exposure Experiment

    Patrick Rössler;Hans-Bernd Brosius

  • Linear and nonlinear models of agenda‐setting in television

    Hans‐Bernd Brosius;Hans Mathias Kepplinger

  • Processing the News: How People Tame the Information Tide

    Hans-Bernd Brosius;Julian Unkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Weimann
Gabriel Weimann University of Haifa
Dolf Zillmann
Dolf Zillmann University of Alabama
James B. Weaver
James B. Weaver Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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