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
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
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
Focus: International Political Economy; particular interest in intellectual property rights and digitalization
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Scientific publications
Determinants of verification behavior in generative search: Evidence from a conjoint experiment
Knor, E.L., Reiss, M.V., Möller, J. & Merten, L. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 22, 101056. DOI
Will News Find Them With Generative AI? Exploring the Affordances and Potential of GenAI for News Consumption
Reiss, M. V., Knor, E. L., Merten, L., & Möller, J. Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 6 (1). DOI
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ChatGPT as a news recommender system: Measuring source types and diversity across different interfaces
Schatto-Eckrodt, T., Liebig, L., Reiss, M., Geislinger, R., Schaetz, N., Merten, L., Schröder, J. T., Königslöw, K. K., Laugwitz, L., Knor, E. L., Semmann, M., & Lischka, J. A. Center for Open Science. OSF
Conference proceedings
Media Hot and Cool: Generative AI as a Paradoxically Hot Medium
Knor, E. L. CONTROVERSIES of AI SOCIETY, 77.
Error Imaginations: How German Lay Users Negotiate Risks of Generative AI Errors in Political Information Searches
Knor, E. L. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. Advance online publication. DOI
Other publications
Zwischen Neugier und Skepsis: Nutzung und Wahrnehmung generativer KI zur Informationssuche in Deutschland
Reiss, M. V., Knor, E. L., Stöwing, E., Merten, L., & Möller, J. SSOAR
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Zwischen Neugier und Skepsis: Wie KI für die Informationssuche genutzt wird
Knor, E. L., & Reiss, M. Epd Medien. Artikel
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)