Dr. Jessica Kunert

Dr. Jessica Kunert is a member of Prof. Michael Brüggemann’s team at the chair of Communication Studies, Climate and Science Communication since December 2018.

Her research focuses on the following topics:

• Computational Journalism
• Sports communication and sports journalism
• Political communication
• Quantitative methods

Curriculum Vitae

I. Publications

• In press: Kunert, Jessica (2018): Algorithms and Robots as New Journalists. In: Osburg, Thomas/Heinecke, Stephanie (Eds.) (2018): Media Trust in a Digital World. Wiesbaden: Springer.
• Thurman, Neil/Dörr, Konstantin/Kunert, Jessica (2017): Journalists get hands-on with robo-writing. Professionals consider news automation’s capabilities and consequences. In Digital Journalism, Vol. 5, No. 10, S. 1240-1259.
• Thurman, Neil/Kunert, Jessica (2016): Country Report: Journalists in the United Kingdom. Worlds of Journalism Study. Online: https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/30989/1/Country_report_UK.pdf.
• Kunert, Jessica (2016): Informations- und Transparenzelemente auf den persönlichen Webseiten der Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments. In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Vol. 10, Supplement 2, S.41-65.
• Thurman, Neil/Cornia, Alessio/Kunert, Jessica (2016): Journalists in the UK. Oxford: Reuters Institute Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
• Kunert, Jessica (2016): Members of the European Parliament on the Web. Transparency, Information and Representation on Personal Websites of Parliamentarians. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
• Kunert, Jessica/Schmidt, Jan (2011): Hub, Fine-Tuner oder Business as Usual? Social Network Sites und die Bundestagswahl 2009. In: Schweitzer, Eva J./Albrecht, Steffen (Eds.) (2011): Das Internet im Wahlkampf. Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2009. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, S. 226-243.
• Interviews mit Darryn Lyons, Michael Kneissler; In: Bergmann, Jens/Pörksen, Bernhard (Eds.) (2009): Skandal! Die Macht der öffentlichen Empörung. Köln: Halem-Verlag.

   II. Book reviews

• In press: Kunert, Jessica (2018): Review of “Journalism and Social Media. Practitioners, Organisations and Institutions” by Diana Bossio and “Gatewatching and News Curation: Journalism, Social Media, and the Public Sphere” by Axel Bruns. In: Publizistik.
• Kunert, Jessica (2016): Review of „Die Online-Kommunikation von politischen Interessengruppen in der Schweiz“ by Matthias Brändli (2015), In: Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, Vol. 64, Nr. 1, S. 121f.
• Kunert, Jessica (2015): Review of „Social-Media-Kommunikation nationaler Regierungen in Europa. Theoretische Grundlagen und vergleichende Länderanalysen“, edited by Holger Sievert/Astrid Nelke (2014), In: Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, Vol. 63, Nr. 3, S. 434f.

III. Weblog-Entries

• Kunert, Jessica (2015): Die Webseiten der Europaabgeordneten: Wie informativ und transparent präsentieren sich MdEP im Netz. Weblog „Hamburger Wahlbeobachter“. URL: http://www.hamburger-wahlbeobachter.de/2015/08/die-webseiten-der-europaabgeordneten.html.
• Kunert, Jessica (2015): How websites help MEPs to reconnect with citizens. Weblog „Political Insight“ of the Political Studies Association UK. URL: http://www.psa.ac.uk/insight-plus/blog/how-websites-help-meps-reconnect-citizens.

IV.  Presentations

2019

• Presentation „A Qualitative Analysis of Consumers’ Perceptions of Short-Form Online News Videos” with Neil Thurman and Sally Stares at the ECREA Journalism Studies Section Conference in Vienna, 14-.15.02.2019.

2018

• Poster presentation „The Phantom Menace or a New Hope?: How German Sports Journalism is Affected by Automation in the Newsroom” at the Sports, Data, and Journalism Conference in Zurich, 25.10.2018.
• Presentation „#football #this is me #COYG: Wie weibliche Fußballfans auf Tumblr kommunizieren“ at the at the 1st annual conference of the research group „Mediensport & Sportkommunikation“ of the DGPuK in Salzburg, 26.-28.09.2018
• Presentation “Sportvereine unter Druck: Das Zusammenspiel von Sportvereinen und externen Akteuren im Mikrokosmos Kleinstadt“ at the conference Gesellschaftliche Funktionen der Sportvereine und Sportverbände (Sports sociology section of the German Society of Sport Science (dvs)) in Berlin, 12.-14.09.2018.
• Invited talk “Von viralen Blasen – Wie Medien rechtspopulistische Gegenöffentlichkeit schaffen“ at the conference Springer Dialog 2018 – Demokratie unter Druck? Rechtspopulismus in Politik und Betrieb at the HVHS Springe in Springe, 15.06.2018.
• Invited talk “Automatisierter Journalismus und die Journalisten” at the conference DNIe: Roboterjournalismus of the Hochschule Macromedia in Munich, 04.06.2018
• Invited talk “Künstliche Intelligenz am Newsdesk – Journalismus im digitalen Wandel“ at the conference „Die digitale Revolution“ of the Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing in Tutzing, 10.04.2018.

 2017

• Presentation “Die DNA der deutschen Fußball-Talks. Themenauswahl, Themendarstellung, Aufmachung, und Gästeauswahl von Sportschau Club, Volkswagen Doppelpass, und Sky90“ at the 3rd annual conference of the ad hoc group „Mediensport & Sportkommunikation“ of the DGPuK in Hamburg, 25-26.09.2017.
• Presentation “Perceptions of Automated News: A Meta-Analysis” with Neil Thurman at the Future of Journalism 2017 Conference in Cardiff, United Kingdom, 14.09.-15.09.2017.
• Presentation „An ideological gap? Citizens and journalists in four countries“ with Luigi Curini, Thomas Hanitzsch, Sergio Splendore, and Tim P. Vos at the 7th annual conference of the European Political Science Association in Milan, Italy, 22.06.2017.
• Presentation “The form of content personalisation at mainstream, transatlantic news outlets: 2010–2016” with Neil Thurman at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in San Diego, USA, 26.05.2017
• Presentation “When reporters get hands-on with robo-writing: Professionals consider automated journalism’s capabilities and consequences” with Neil Thurman and Konstantin Dörr at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in San Diego, USA, 26.05.2017
• Presentation “The How and Why of Personalised News Distribution: An International, Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Online Outlets (2010-2016)” at the ICA preconference Distribution Matters: Media Circulation in Civic Life & Popular Culture in San Diego, USA,  25.05.2017
• Presentation “Der Trendsetter ist männlich, Großstädter, und Mainstream-Journalist. Wie Algorithmen Nachrichten aus Twitter auswählen” with Neil Thurman at the annual DGPuK conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, 31.03.2017
• Presentation “Male, metropolitan, and mainstream: Bias in algorithmic news sourcing from Twitter” with Neil Thurman at the ECREA Journalism Studies Section Conference in Odense, Denmark, 23.03.2017

2016

• Presentation „Involved or apathetic? Journalists’ relationship with the political sphere” with Neil Thurman at the Second Annual International Journal of Press/Politics Conference in Oxford, Großbritannien, 29.09.2016

 2015

• Presentation „Parliamentarians on the Web – what do their websites tell us about them? Members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in comparison“ at the General Online Research Conference in Cologne, Germany, 20.03.2015

 2013

• Presentation “MEPs on the Web - different from national MPs or just the same? Socialisation and the new digital media in the European Parliament“ at the Political Science and Political Economy Research Group Doctoral Seminar of the Government Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, United Kingdom, 28.10.2013
• Presentation „MEPs on the Web. The European Parliament, its communications function, and the new digital media“ at the Centre for the Study of Democracy of Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg, Germany, 25.06.2013.
• Presentation “MEPs on the Web – The European Parliament, its communication function and the new digital media” at the 13th European Union Studies Association Biennial Conference 2013 in Baltimore, USA, 09.05.2013

 2012

• Presentation „E-Participation in the European Multi-Level System. Supply and Use of New Digital Media in the European Parliament“ at the Centre for the Study of Democracy of Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg, Germany, 29.05.2012.
• Presentation “Building a digital electoral connection: MEPs' websites and Facebook profiles. How do MEPs present themselves online?” at the General Online Research Conference 2012 in Mannheim, Germany, 06.03.2012

 2010

• Presentation “Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites in the 2009 Federal Election” with Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt at the General Online Research Conference 2010 in Pforzheim, Germany, 28.05.2010