New publication in International Communication Gazette

Dr. Jingyuan Yu and Prof. Dr. Emese Domahidi, have recently published a new article entitled "Multilevel government crisis communication on social media: A comparative and longitudinal approach" in the International Communication Gazette.

In this study, the researchers used a systematic dataset from X and YouTube and employed a multilingual topic model to compare the crisis communication agendas of governments in seven countries (Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America) and at three levels of government (national executive, national legislature and regional executive) in 2020 and 2021. The results of our comparison reconfirmed the continued relevance of Hallin and Mancini's media systems model in the context of a protracted crisis, while highlighting government hierarchy as a significant factor in crisis and political communication research. From a longitudinal perspective, we argue that while crises may temporarily lead to a shift in agenda priorities, the influence of the underlying media and political systems remains remarkably stable over time.

This study was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Bengt Johansson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nadine Steinmetz (University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany) as part of the DECIPHER project (ID: 458225198) funded by the German Research Foundation.

Further information on the publication: https: //doi.org/10.1177/17480485251404809

Further information on the DECIPHER project: https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/decipher