Eva Knor

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Eva Knor is a third year PhD candidate based in Hamburg, Germany Contact

Under the joint supervision of Judith Möller and Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw. My research sits at the intersection of political communication and human–computer interaction, with a focus on generative AI as a source of information. I study how users interact with these systems and how they respond to algorithmic failures and uncertainty, aiming to understand the broader implications for political communication and public engagement.

Work

Research Associate (PhD Candidate)
University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
PhD student under joint supervision of Prof. Dr. Judith Möller and Prof. Dr. Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw
Junior Researcher, Political Communication
Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)

Education

MSc Political Communication
University of Amsterdam, Department of Communication Science
Focus: Public opinion formation; impact of digital platforms on news consumption
Degree: Master of Science
BA Political Science
Freie Universität Berlin, Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science
Focus: International Political Economy; particular interest in intellectual property rights and digitalization
Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Scientific publications

Knor, E. L., Reiss, M. V., Möller, J., & Merten, L. (). Determinants of verification behavior in generative search: Evidence from a conjoint experiment. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 22, 101056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2026.101056
Reiss, M. V., Knor, E. L., Merten, L., & Möller, J. (). Will news find them with generative AI? Exploring the affordances and potential of GenAI for news consumption. Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/6.1.1
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Schatto-Eckrodt, T., Liebig, L., Reiss, M., Geislinger, R., Schaetz, N., Merten, L., Schröder, J. T., Kleinen-von Königslöw, K., Laugwitz, L., Knor, E. L., Semmann, M., & Lischka, J. A. (). ChatGPT as a news recommender system: Measuring source types and diversity across different interfaces [Preprint]. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/wjzp3_v1

Conference proceedings

Knor, E. L. (). Media hot and cool: Generative AI as a paradoxically hot medium. Controversies of AI Society, 77.
Knor, E. L. (). Error imaginations: How German lay users negotiate risks of generative AI errors in political information searches. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5210/spir.v2024i0.15194

Other publications

Reiss, M. V., Knor, E. L., Stöwing, E., Merten, L., & Möller, J. (). Zwischen Neugier und Skepsis: Nutzung und Wahrnehmung generativer KI zur Informationssuche in Deutschland. https://doi.org/10.21241/ssoar.100907
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Knor, E. L., & Reiss, M. (). Zwischen Neugier und Skepsis: Wie KI für die Informationssuche genutzt wird. epd medien. https://medien.epd.de/article/3071

Conference attendance

Controversies of AI Societies Conference 2026
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jahrestagung 2026 der DGPuK Fachgruppe „Kommunikation & Politik“: Demokratische Resilienz als Aufgabe für die politische Kommunikation in einer instabilen Welt
Hamburg, Germany
26th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR 2025): Ruptures
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference 2025: Disrupting and consolidating communication research
Denver, CO, United States
AlgoSoc/ International Conference 2025: The future of public values in the algorithmic society
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (DGPuK) 2025: Öffentlichkeit(en) und ihre Werte
Berlin, Germany
10th ECREA European Communication Communication Conference: Communication & social (dis)order
Ljubljana, Slovenia
DGPuk Fachgruppentagung Methoden und digitale Kommunikation 2024
Hamburg, Germany
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Workshops / talks

Thalia Theater Goes Open Air
Zukunftsgespräch zum Thema generative KI
Leuphana Universität
Generative KI und politische Informationen: Risiken identifizieren, Resilienz fördern
Hamburger Horizonte: KI & Wir
Generative KI als politische Informationsquelle: Chancen, Risiken & Nutzung
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Leibniz im Bundestag
Politische Kommunikation im Wandel - Künstliche Intelligenz als neuer Öffentlichkeitsakteur?

Weitere Ämter

Member, Ethics Committee
(Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg)
PhD representative
Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)

Teaching

Bürger:innen und die digitale Öffentlichkeit (GER)
Mediensystem verstehen: Struktur, Regulierung und Digitalisierung (GER)
Digital Media and Public Opinion (ENG)
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Digital Campaigning and Public Opinion (ENG)
Political Communication and Artificial Intelligence (ENG)
Datafied Democracies: Political Opinion Formation, Participation and Campaigning in the Digital Age (ENG)