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Employment (6)

University of Utah: Salt Lake City, Utah, US

2022-07-01 to present | Assistant professor (Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2021-02-01 to 2022-06-30 (Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

University of Münster: Münster, DE

2017-12-01 to 2021-01-31 | PhD candidate / research assistant (Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Dresden University of Technology: Dresden, DE

2017-01 to 2017-11 | research associate (Media and Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Dresden University of Technology: Dresden, DE

2016-02 to 2016-12 | research assistant (Media and Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Dresden University of Technology: Dresden, DE

2012-10 to 2015-09 | student assistant (Media and Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Education and qualifications (2)

Dresden University of Technology: Dresden, DE

2014-10-01 to 2016-11 | M.A. (Media and Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Dresden University of Technology: Dresden, DE

2011-10-01 to 2014-09 | B.A. (Media and Communication)
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Isabelle Freiling

Professional activities (2)

International Communication Association: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2018 to present
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Isabelle Freiling

European Communication Research and Education Association: Uccle, BE

2018 to present
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Isabelle Freiling

Works (24)

Understanding Knowledge Among White, Black, and Hispanic Audiences: Media Attention and Inequities in Factual and Perceived Knowledge

Mass Communication and Society
2025-01-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Sara K. Yeo; Michael A. Cacciatore; Isabelle Freiling; Leona Yi-Fan Su; Jennifer S. Zhang; Meaghan McKasy; Sung In Choi
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Our changing information ecosystem for science and why it matters for effective science communication

2024-12-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Nicole M. Krause; Isabelle Freiling; Dietram A. Scheufele
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Communicating About Renewable Energy With Satire: The Influence of Gentle and Harsh Humor Tones on Perceived Message Credibility and Information Reliance

Science Communication
2024-11-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Michael A. Cacciatore; Leona Yi-Fan Su; Jiyoung Yeon; Sohyun Park; Weiting Du; Jennifer Shiyue Zhang; Sara K. Yeo; Sarah Rose Siskind
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Redefining the boundaries of citizen social science to avoid a repackaging of common social science methods

Technology in Society
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Jörg Matthes
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Support for misinformation regulation on social media: It is the perceived harm of misinformation that matters, not the perceived amount

Policy & Internet
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Marlis Stubenvoll; Jörg Matthes
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Polarized platforms? How partisanship shapes perceptions of “algorithmic news bias”

New Media & Society
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Mikhaila N. Calice; Luye Bao; Isabelle Freiling; Emily Howell; Michael A. Xenos; Shiyu Yang; Dominique Brossard; Todd P. Newman; Dietram A. Scheufele
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Correcting climate change misinformation on social media: Reciprocal relationships between correcting others, anger, and environmental activism

Computers in Human Behavior
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Jörg Matthes
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Believing and sharing misinformation, fact-checks, and accurate information on social media: The role of anxiety during COVID-19

New Media & Society
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Nicole M Krause; Dietram A Scheufele; Dominique Brossard
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Public engagement: Faculty lived experiences and perspectives underscore barriers and a changing culture in academia

PLOS ONE
2022-06-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Mikhaila N. Calice; Stijn Baert; Becca Beets; Luye Bao; Dietram A. Scheufele; Isabelle Freiling; Dominique Brossard; Noah Weeth Feinstein; Laura Heisler; Travis Tangen et al.
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The ‘infodemic’ infodemic: Toward a more nuanced understanding of truth-claims and the need for (not) combatting misinformation

2022-01-29 | Preprint
Contributors: Nicole M. Krause; Isabelle Freiling; Dietram A. Scheufele
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Misinformed about the “infodemic?” Science’s ongoing struggle with misinformation.

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Dietram A. Scheufele; Nicole M. Krause; Isabelle Freiling
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The Science of Open (Communication) Science: Toward an Evidence-Driven Understanding of Quality Criteria in Communication Research

Journal of Communication
2021-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabelle Freiling; Nicole M Krause; Dietram A Scheufele; Kaiping Chen
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What we know about effective public engagement on CRISPR and beyond

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Dietram A. Scheufele; Nicole M. Krause; Isabelle Freiling; Dominique Brossard
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Fact-checking as risk communication: the multi-layered risk of misinformation in times of COVID-19

Journal of Risk Research
2020-04-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1366-9877
Part of ISSN: 1466-4461
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How Not to Lose the COVID-19 Communication War

Issues in Science and Technology
2020-04-17 | Journal article
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Isabelle Freiling

Detecting misinformation in online social networks: A think-aloud study on user strategies

Studies in Communication and Media
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2192-4007
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Isabelle Freiling

Unterhaltung als Hedonismus und Eudaimonie – und Westworld als ihre Dekonstruktion

Mensch, Maschine, Maschinenmenschen
2018 | Book chapter
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Isabelle Freiling

Editorial. Themenheft Digitale Revolution in der Demokratie. Wie die Digitalisierung die Politik verändert: Trends, Mechanismen und Strategien

Medien Journal
2017 | Journal article
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Isabelle Freiling

Scan method tracks reader attention, engagement

Newspaper Research Journal
2017 | Journal article
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Isabelle Freiling

Wie uns Unterhaltung unterhält. Erklärungen aus dem kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Theorienbaukasten am Beispiel von WESTWORLD

Weiter-Sehen – 4. Werkstatt-Tagung „WESTWORLD“
2017-05-19 | Conference abstract
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Isabelle Freiling

Ein neuer Blick auf Politikverdrossenheit. Kompetenzgefühle und Einstellungen zur Politik angesichts komplexer Themen im Wahlkampf

Die neue Offenheit. Wahlverhalten und Regierungsoptionen im Kontext der Bundestagswahl 2013
2015 | Book chapter
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Isabelle Freiling

Spiral of Dis-Identification: A new look at negative attitudes towards politics

67th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research
2015-05 | Conference paper
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Isabelle Freiling

Spiral of Dis-Identification. Another look at reasons for negative political attitudes

2014-09-06 | Conference abstract
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Isabelle Freiling

Wähleransprache und Wählermobilisierung angesichts komplexer Themen, Entscheidungen und Perspektiven: Das Wahljahr 2013

2013-11 | Conference abstract
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Isabelle Freiling

Peer review (3 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Computers in human behavior. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Telematics and informatics. (1)