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In our research and teaching, we focus on the dynamics of society and communication<\/strong>. We study media content, media use, and media effects. Two overarching research questions<\/strong> address our main perspective: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How do people communicate and learn about various issues and aspects of social \u2018reality\u2019\u2013 through the means of individual-level as well as mass communication?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How do these depictions of \u2018reality\u2019 affect individual recipients of communication as well as the media audience as a whole?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    To answer these general questions, we study various topics and settings, for example:

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