Talks and Presentations

Neil Thurman - Talks & Presentations

Invited Lectures

  1. "Changing Media Content Creation Through Automation and AI", invited lecture, Technical University of Munich and the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (BIDT) lecture series, 19 June 2024.
  2. "The changing regulation of online content: The case of internet pornography", invited lecture, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 10 April 2024.
  3. "Changes in newsgathering: Speed, sources, and surveillance", invited lecture, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, 6 June 2023.
  4. "Changes in newsgathering: Speed, sources, and surveillance", invited lecture, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 4 May 2023.
  5. "Automatic Text Generation: Theory, Methods, Examples" workshop, invited speaker, TU Dresden, Germany, 9–10 June 2022.
  6. "(Un)Creative Digital Writing" lecture series, invited speaker, TU Dresden, Germany, 28 November 2021.
  7. Mapping Shared Understandings of Journalistic Cultures in Colombia and the U.K., invited speaker, School of Communication, Universidad del Norte, Columbia, 21 October 2021.
  8. MeCCSA Local and Community Media Network webinar on AI and Local News, invited speaker, 30 June 2021 (with Bartosz Wilczek, Florian Stalph, and Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri).
  9. 2020 asi Virtual Conference, invited speaker on BBC Three's Online Reinvention, 3 November 2020.
  10. Challenges of Journalism in the 21st Century – Automated and AI Journalism, keynote speaker on Online News Video: What Viewers Demand and Automation Supplies, Charles University, Prague, 24 September 2020.
  11. Medientage München, invited speaker on What Can Artificial Intelligence do for news rooms?, Munich, Germany, 24 October 2019.
  12. II Doctoral Summer School, Red de Excelencia en Periodismo Digital y Convergencia Mediática, keynote speaker on Computational Journalism Research: Patterns, Paradigms, and Possibilities, University of Valencia, Spain, 3 July 2019.
  13. The Audience Turn in Journalism, invited speaker, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 22–25, 2019.
  14. Medientage München, invited speaker on Newsroom Automation, Munich, Germany, 25 October, 2018. 
  15. IFRA World Publishing Expo and DCX Digital Content Expo, invited speaker on Time Spent Reading News-Brands: Print–Digital Performance, Online-Only Effects, and Long-Term Trends, Berlin, Germany, 9 October 2018.
  16. World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers' Middle East Conference, invited speaker on It’s Time to Talk Metrics: Audiences, Attention, and the Persistent Power of Print, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February-1 March 2018.
  17. IFRA World Publishing Expo and DCX Digital Content Expo, invited speaker on automated journalism, Berlin, Germany, 10 October 2017.
  18. Communicative Figurations Conference, ZeMKI Research Centre, University of Bremen, invited speaker on Journalism, Audiences, and Value: Insights from the Development of Audience Metrics, Bremen, 8–9 December 2016.
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  19. Internet und Gesellschaft Collaboratory [Internet and Society Collaboratory] seminar on News Automation: Journalism in the Age of Big Data, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence [News-Automaten. Journalismus in Zeiten von Big Data, Algorithmen und Künstlicher Intelligenz], Google Germany, invited speaker on Automated Journalism, Berlin, 6 December 2016.
  20. University of Leeds, School of Media and Communication, invited speaker on The British Journalist in the Digital Age, Leeds, 28 June 2016.
  21. Digital Media, Journalism and Factual Storytelling Symposium, Cardiff University, invited speaker on The Artefacts of Automated Journalism: Producers’ Perspectives and Audience Assessments, Cardiff, Wales, 19 May 2016.
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  22. Launch of Journalists in the UK, City University London, keynote speaker, London, 9 May 2016.
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  23. Changing Media Summit 2016, invited speaker on Do British News Publishers Have a Diversity Problem?, London, 24 March 2016.
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  24. TT Digital Day, keynote speaker on Live Blogging: Challenges and Opportunities of Live Reporting in the Social Media Age, Stockholm, Sweden, 4 December 2015.
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  25. Technische Universität Darmstadt, invited lecture on Exploring the Limits of Computational Story Detection and Verification in the Context of Journalism, Darmstadt, Germany, 20 November 2015.
  26. Science and Data-driven Journalism Conference, Technical University Dortmund, keynote speaker on Coaching Computers to Detect and Verify News from Social Media, Dortmund, Germany, 23–24 October 2015.
  27. Politics, Media and Culture Summer School, Magdalen College, Oxford University, invited speaker on Computational Journalism, Oxford, 9 September 2015.
  28. Re-inventing Journalism Conference, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, keynote speaker on A Digital Nose For News: Re-Inventing Journalistic Sourcing?, Winterthur, Switzerland, 5–6 February 2015.
  29. University of Hamburg (Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft), invited speaker on Identifying and Verifying News through Social Media, Hamburg, Germany, 12 January 2015.
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  30. IV International Conference on Online Journalism, University of Porto, keynote speaker on Speed, Sources, and Substantiation: Risks and Opportunities in Real-time Online Reporting, Porto, Portugal, 4 December 2014.
  31. Google UK, invited speaker on Content Personalisation in the News, London, 24 July 2014.
  32. Publicity Department of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government of China, invited speaker on Live Blogging: Media Convergence Matured?, Croydon, 18 July 2014.
  33. Publicity Department of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government of China, invited speaker on Audience Measurement and News Consumption in an Era of Convergence, Croydon, 18 July 2014.
  34. University of Gothenburg (Department of Journalism, Media and Communication), invited speaker on Live Blogging: Media Convergence Matured?, Gothenburg, Sweden, 24 January 2014.
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  35. University of Gothenburg (Department of Journalism, Media and Communication), invited speaker on Alternative Metrics and the Transformation of News Audiences, Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 January 2014.
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  36. University of Hamburg (Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft), invited speaker on Measuring Media Audiences, Hamburg, Germany, 9 January 2014.
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  37. Media Design Seminar, Network of Western Norwegian Universities [Universitets- og høgskolenettet på Vestlandet], invited speaker on Designing Live and Long-form Online News, London, 5 December 2013.
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  38. International Congress on CyberJournalism and Web 2.0, University of the Basque Country, keynote speaker on Active Audiences and Journalism, Bilbao, 18–20 November 2013. [missed conference due to unforeseen personal circumstances]
  39. METiMUN Conference, London Metropolitan University, invited speaker on Media Diversity, London, 1 December 2012.
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  40. CHI+MED (Computer-Human Interaction for Medical Devices) Symposium, invited speaker on Getting Publicity for Your Research, Winchester, England, 18 October 2012.
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  41. Journalism and Innovation symposium, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, invited speaker on Live Blogging: A Crucible of Journalistic Innovation, London, England, 7 September 2012.
  42. Reflexivity in the Digital World: Rethinking Journalism Teaching and Learning in an Interactive World Conference, University of Sheffield (Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences), invited speaker (with Jonathan Hewett) on Facing Both Ways: How Journalism Educators Can Address the Challenges of Networked, Disruptive Technologies in the News Media as well as in Teaching and Learning, Sheffield, England, 21 March 2012.
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  43. University of Hamburg (Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft), invited speaker on Networked Journalism: Audiences, Authority and Adaptivity, Hamburg, Germany, 18 January 2012.
  44. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Institute of Communication Studies and Media Research), invited speaker on News Customization: Challenges and Opportunities for Institutional Journalism, Munich, Germany, 16 December 2011.
  45. New Media Days, invited speaker on Adapting to the 'Era of Personalization’, Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 September 2011. [conference cancelled]
  46. Google UK, invited speaker on The Changing Character of Customisation: Content Personalisation in the News, London, 7 September 2011.
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  47. Crossmedia Impact Conference, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Faculty of Communication and Journalism), keynote speaker, Utrecht, 11–12 June 2009. [conference cancelled]
  48. Fifth International Online Journalism Seminar, invited speaker on Participatory Journalism: UK Trends, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain, 19 November 2007.
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  49. 21st Century (China Daily), invited to give a three-day masterclass on Trends in Online Journalism: A British Perspective, Beijing, China, 3 August 2007.
  50. British Council’s Citizen Journalism project, invited speaker on Developing Participatory Journalism, Kiev, Ukraine, 28 November 2006.
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  51. Information Access Seminar series, University of California, Berkeley (School of Information), invited speaker on Electronic Newspapers, 14 October 2005.
  52. International Citizen Reporters’ Forum, keynote speaker on Big Media and Citizen Journalism: The British Experience, Seoul, Korea, 25 June 2005.
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Conference Presentations

  1. Facing the authoritarian rise: How journalists’ professional role conceptions reflect their democratic role across Europe. Future of Journalism 2025 conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 11–12 September 2025 (with Imke Henkel, Jonila Godole, Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Sandra Lábová, Antonia Čuvalo, Zrinjka Peruško, Jari Väliverronen, Reeta Pöyhtäri, Mikko Villi, Thomas Hanitzsch, and Wiebke Loosen).
  2. Responsible AI Innovation in Local Journalism: Findings and Solutions from two Design Thinking Projects in Germany. Future of Journalism 2025 conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 11–12 September 2025 (with Roxana Portugal, Maximilian Eder, Bartosz Wilczek, and Mario Haim).
  3. Responsible AI in Journalism: A Design Thinking Approach to Audience-Centered Topic Selection for Migrant Communities. The European Data & Computational Journalism
    Conference 2025, Athens, Greece, 8–10 September 2025 (with Roxana L. Quintanilla Portugal, Maximilian Eder, and Mario Haim).
  4. Is Fear Born of Ignorance? Associations Between Journalists’ AI Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use. The European Data & Computational Journalism Conference 2025, Athens, Greece, 8–10 September 2025 (with Sorsha Sabus and Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri).
  5. Ethical Decision-making across the North Atlantic: How Journalists Negotiate a Mythical Media System Model. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, Colorado, USA, 12–16 June 2025 (with Lea Hellmueller, Tim Vos, Jane Singer, Glenda Cooper, Imke Henkel and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  6. Moving away from objectivity? UK journalists’ turn towards more activist role conceptions. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, Colorado, USA, 12–16 June 2025 (with Imke Henkel and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  7. White, middle class, and little change: A representative survey of the UK journalism population. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, Colorado, USA, 12–16 June 2025 (with Imke Henkel and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  8. More Than Detached Observers? UK Journalists’ Shift Toward Interventionist Roles in the Context of Political Upheaval. Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Birmingham and Aston University, 14–16 April 2025 (with Imke Henkel and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  9. AI in the Shoes of Journalists: Which Journalists’ Perspectives Do LLMs Reflect? 10th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, University of Edinburgh, 17–18 October 2024 (with Taewoo Kang, Tim Vos, Thomas Hanitzsch, and Imke Henkel).
  10. Effects of newspaper publishers’ paywall strategies on whether online visitors start and finish the subscription journey, 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA 2024), 24–27 September 2024, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (with Zhengyi Xu, Ole Fehling, Julia Berhami, Clara Strasser, Bartosz Wilczek, and Maximilian Weigert).
  11. Exploring whether and why automation affects the comprehensibility of data-driven news articles, 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA 2024), 24–27 September 2024, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (with Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Florian Stalph and Ulrike Schwertberger).
  12. Exploring how prominence within a video-on-demand interface shapes programme viewing: A mixed methods, quantitative approach, Innovative Methods for Video-on-Demand Research workshop, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 12 September 2024 (with Antonia Klatt, Hritik Raj, and Harsh Taneja).
  13. Not descriptive enough and too many numbers: Why readers find articles produced with automation harder to understand, 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, 20–24 June 2024, Queensland, Australia (with Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Ulrike Schwertberger, and Florian Stalph).
  14. How local newspaper publishers can use paywall strategies to nudge readers to enter and exit the subscription funnel, MeCCSA Innovations in Local News Media seminar series [online], 20 March 2024 (with Zhengyi Xu, Ole Fehling, Julia Berhami, Clara Strasser, Bartosz Wilczek, and Maximilian Weigert).
  15. Emotional and cognitive reactions to data-driven news made with various levels of automation, Emerging Directions in News Use Research Conference [online], Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, 20 March 2024 (with Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Ulrike Schwertberger, and Florian Stalph).
  16. Not descriptive enough and too many numbers: Why readers find articles produced with automation harder to understand, MeCCSA Innovations in Local News Media seminar series [online], 20 March 2024 (with Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Ulrike Schwertberger, and Florian Stalph).
  17. The Effects of Data-driven News Automation on Article Comprehensibility, DGPuK Annual Conference, 13–15 March 2024 (with Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Ulrike Schwertberger, and Florian Stalph).
  18. Audience evaluations of data-driven local news articles made with various levels of automation, and none: A large-scale survey experiment, Future of Journalism 2023 conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 14–15 September 2023 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  19. Journalism students’ views on AI innovation and responsibility: Findings from a Design Thinking project in Germany, Future of Journalism 2023 conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 14–15 September 2023 (with Bartosz Wilczek, Roxana Portugal, Maximilian Eder and Mario Haim).
  20. Design Thinking for Journalism in the AI age: Towards an Innovation Process for Responsible AI Applications, the Joint Computation+Journalism / European Data & Computational Journalism Conference, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 22–24 June 2023 (with Roxana Portugal, Bartosz Wilczek, Maximilian Eder and Mario Haim).
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  21. Audience reception of news articles made with various levels of automation—and none: Comparing cognitive & emotional impacts, the Joint Computation+Journalism / European Data & Computational Journalism Conference, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 22–24 June 2023 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
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  22. Predicting streaming audiences for a channel’s on-demand TV shows: Choice architecture, content attributes, and consumer agency, 73rd ICA Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 25–29 May 2023 (with Antonia Klatt, Hritik Raj, and Harsh Taneja).
  23. Message and Source Authenticity in Automated and Human-Authored Data-Driven Journalism, Human-Machine Communication: Authenticity in Communicating with Machines, pre-conference of the 73rd ICA Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 25 2023 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  24. Audience perceptions of data-driven news: A comparative study of news consumers' evaluations of news texts produced with varying degrees of automation, and none, 68th annual conference of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Science (DGPuK), 18–20 May 2023, University of Bremen, Germany (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  25. Users’ perceptions and attitudes towards personalized online content, 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA 2022), Aarhus, Denmark, 19–22 October 2022 (with Nina Kainzmaier and Hans-Bernd Brosius).
  26. Predicting streaming audiences for a channel’s on-demand TV shows: Choice architecture, consumer agency, and content attributes, Media Mutations 13 Conference, “Audiovisual Data: Data-Driven Perspective for Media Studies”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 6–7 October 2022 (with Antonia Klatt, Harsh Taneja, and Hritik Raj).
  27. Exploring audience perceptions of, and preferences for, data journalism, Data Journalism and Audience Engagement in the Post-pandemic Era Symposium, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, 27 June 2022 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  28. Audience evaluations of news videos made with various levels of automation: A population-based survey experiment, 72nd ICA Annual Conference, Paris, France, 26–30 May 2022 (with Sally Stares and Michael Koliska).
  29. Forbidden fruit or soured grapes? Long-term effects of temporary unavailability and rationing on website consumption, 72nd ICA Annual Conference, Paris, France, 26–30 May 2022 (with James Sly, Richard Fletcher, Bartosz Wilczek, Patrick Kaiser, and Maximilian Weigert).
  30. A machine-cognizant framework for measuring the audience view of automated journalism, Human-Machine Communication Pre-conference of the 72nd ICA Annual Conference, Paris, France, 26–30 May 2022 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  31. AI adoption patterns in local journalism: Current use and future potentials in the German media market, 72nd ICA Annual Conference, Paris, France, 26–30 May 2022 (with Bartosz Wilczek, Mario Haim, Natali Helberger, Antske Fokkens, Wouter van Atteveldt, and Helle Sjøvaag).
  32. Current state and future potential of local AI: An investigation of how and under what conditions local newspapers adopt AI along the news value chain, Future of Journalism 2021 conference, 23–24 September 2021 (with Bartosz Wilczek and Natali Helberger).
  33. Audience evaluations of online news videos made with various levels of automation, and none: A population-based survey experiment, Future of Journalism 2021 conference, 23–24 September 2021 (with Sally Stares).
  34. Navigating numerals: How audiences perceive and evaluate quantitative journalism, Annual meeting of the DGPuK Journalism Research Section, Universität der Bundeswehr München, 16–17 September 2021 (with Florian Stalph and Sina Thaesler-Kordonouri).
  35. Exploring Audience Criteria for Perceptions of Online News Videos, AEJMC Annual Conference, August 4–7 2021 (with Michael Koliska, Sally Stares and Jessica Kunert).
  36. Current state and future potential of local AI: An investigation of how and under what conditions local newspapers adopt AI along the news value chain, Transformation of Newsrooms with the Advent of Artificial Intelligence Journalism conference, Charles University, Prague, 13 May 2021 (with Bartosz Wilczek and Natali Helberger).
  37. When a TV channel moves online-only: Post-broadcast audience change at BBC Three, 8th European Communication Conference, 6–9 September 2021 (with Velina Chekelova, Antonia Klatt, Cosima Kopfinger, Maire Lea Palias, Lisa Tratner, Sarah Will, Chaoying Yuan, Tianrun Zhao, Iuliia Khobotova, Iuliia Kozlovskaia, and Kseniia Tikhomirova).
  38. Viewers’ Perceptions of Online News Videos Made with Various Levels of Automation, and None: A Large-scale Survey Experiment, 8th European Communication Conference, 6–9 September 2021 (with Sally Stares).
  39. The Regulation of Internet Pornography: What a Survey of Under 18s Tells us About the Potential Efficacy of Emerging Legislative Approaches, 8th European Communication Conference, 6–9 September 2021 (with Fabian Obster).
  40. Regulation of internet pornography: The potential efficacy of emerging legislative approaches, 71st ICA Annual Conference, 27–31 May 2021 (with Fabian Obster).
  41. Subscribe now: On the effectiveness of advertising messages used to promote newspapers’ online subscriptions, 71st ICA Annual Conference, 27–31 May 2021 (with Ina Schulte-Uentrop and Bartosz Wilczek).
  42. Current state and future potential of local AI: An investigation of how local newspapers adopt AI along the news value chain, 71st ICA Annual Conference, 27–31 May 2021 (with Bartosz Wilczek and Natali Helberger).
  43. How News Video Automation Works and Audiences React. What do Audiences Want from Online News Video, and can Automation Help Deliver? LMU Munich, Germany (virtual conference), 3 December 2020 (with Sally Stares).
  44. In the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring Audience Criteria for Perceptions of Online News Videos, What do Audiences Want from Online News Video, and can Automation Help Deliver? LMU Munich, Germany (virtual conference), 3 December 2020 (with Michael Koliska, Sally Stares, and Jessica Kunert).
  45. Radio Audience Measurement Across the World: Techniques, Changes, Challenges, 6th ECREA Radio Research Conference, Siena, Italy, 19–21 September 2019 (with Amelie Herrmann).
  46. Free but tame? How online and multi-platform journalists in nine European countries differ from their offline colleagues, 5th International Journal of Press/Politics Conference, Loughborough University, UK, 15–17 September 2019 (with Imke Henkel, Judith Moeller, and Damian Trilling).
  47. Audience effects of a magazine’s move to online-only: A case study of the New Musical Express (NME), The asi International Publishing & Data Conference 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 12–13 September 2019 (with Richard Fletcher).
  48. Picpic, der vollautomatische Fotoredakteur: Wie er funktioniert und mit welchen Herausforderungen er in der Praxis zu kämpfen hatte, 3rd SciCAR Conference, Erich Brost Institute, Dortmund, Germany, 9–11 September 2019 (with Martin Schön).
  49. Viewers’ Perceptions of ‘Automated’ News Videos, 3rd SciCAR Conference, Erich Brost Institute, Dortmund, Germany, 9–11 September 2019 (with Sally Stares and Jessica Kunert).
  50. Towards a theory of print vehicle cessation? Further evidence on the audience effects of periodicals’ moves to online-only distribution, Rethinking the Press in the Digital Ecosystem Conference, Catholic University of Portugal, Braga, Portugal, 3–5 July 2019  (with Richard Fletcher).
  51. Style, Singularity, and Substance: What Picture Editors Want from A.I., 3rd European Data and Computational Journalism Conference, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain, 1–2 July 2019 (with Martin Schön).
  52. Independence, Integrity, Interrogation: Comparing Online, Offline, and Multi-Platform Journalists in nine Countries, 69th ICA Annual Conference, Washington D.C., USA, 24–28 May 2019 (with Imke Henkel, Judith Moeller and Damian Trilling).
  53. Large, loyal, lingering? An analysis of online, overseas audiences for UK news brands, 69th ICA Annual Conference, Washington D.C., USA, 24–28 May 2019 (with Thiemo Hensmann and Richard Fletcher). Journalism Studies Division 'Top Faculty Paper.'
  54. Comparing Journalism Cultures in Britain and Germany: Confrontation, Contextualization, Conformity, 69th ICA Annual Conference, Washington D.C., USA, 24–28 May 2019 (with Imke Henkel and Veronika Deffner).
  55. Reception of Automated News: A Critical Review and Recommendations for Future Research. Communicating with Machines (ICA pre-conference) Washington D.C., USA, 24 May 2019 (with Jessica Kunert). 
  56. A qualitative analysis of consumers’ perceptions of short-form online news videos, ECREA Journalism Studies Conference, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 14 – 15 February 2019 (with Sally Stares and Jessica Kunert).
  57. Audience effects of a magazine’s switch to online-only: A case study of the New Musical Express (NME), ECREA Journalism Studies Conference, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 14 – 15 February 2019 (with Richard Fletcher).
  58. Automatically selecting images for news articles with keyword extraction, Computation + Journalism Symposium 2019, University of Miami, Miami, USA, 1 – 2 February 2019 (with Martin Schön).
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  59. Automating news sourcing: A multidimensional study of social media monitoring in the context of journalism, What’s (the) News? Values, Viruses and Vectors of Newsworthiness Conference, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, 13 – 14 December 2018 (with Thiemo Hensmann).
  60. Mere "electricians"? How the professional values of online journalists compare against those of their offline counterparts, 7th European Communication Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 31 October – 3 November 2018 (with Imke Henkel).
  61. Automated Journalism Pivots to Video: Comparing Consumers' Perceptions of Human-made and Automated Online News Videos, 7th European Communication Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 31 October – 3 November 2018 (with Maria Knöpfle and Lisa Zieringer).
  62. Has Digital Distribution Rejuvenated Readership? Revisiting the Age Demographics of Newspaper Consumption, 7th European Communication Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 31 October – 3 November 2018 (with Richard Fletcher).
  63. How German and British journalists differ in their political and ethical role conceptions, International Journal of Press/Politics Conference 2018, University of Oxford, 10 – 12 October 2018 (with Imke Henkel, Veronika Deffner, and Ivica Obadic).
  64. The Political Determinants of Journalists’ Careers, International Journal of Press/Politics Conference 2018, University of Oxford, 10 – 12 October 2018 (with Andrea Ceron, Sergio Splendore, Rosa Berganza, and Thomas Hanitzsch).
  65. Wie denken Journalisten über ihre Robo-Doppelgänger? Befunde zu ökonomischen, fachlichen und ethischen Aspekten (Journalists on their robo-pretenders: Economic, professional, and ethical reflections), DNIe Roboterjournalismus, Hochschule Macromedia, Munich, 4 June 2018 (with Jessica Kunert).
  66. How Can We Square the Filter Bubble?, 68th ICA Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 24–28 May 2018 (with Judith Moeller and Damian Trilling).
  67. My Friends, Editors, Algorithms, and I: A Multi-level Analysis of Audience Attitudes to News Selection, 68th ICA Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 24–28 May 2018 (with Natali Helberger, Judith Moeller and Damian Trilling).
  68. Social Media, Surveillance, and News Work: On the Apps Promising Journalists a "Crystal Ball", Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018. 
  69. Automating Short-form News Videos: Perception Studies with US Consumers, Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018 (with Ina Schulte-Uentrop, Christina Rogge, and Katarina Krueger).
  70. Algorithms, Editors, or Friends? Who do People Want to Choose their News and Why? Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018 (with Judith Moeller, Natali Helberger, and Damian Trilling).
  71. A Longitudinal Study of Mainstream, Transatlantic News Personalization, Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018 (with Jessica Kunert).
  72. Journalists on their Robot Pretenders, Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018 (with Konstantin Doerr and Jessica Kunert).
  73. Teaching Computers to Catch Credible News Leads on Social Networks, Algorithms, Automation, and News Conference, LMU Munich, Germany 22-23 May 2018 (with Steve Schifferes and Richard Fletcher).
  74. Players vs Enablers: Political role conceptions of journalists in Britain and Germany, ECREA PolComm Conference, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 22-23 November 2017 (with Imke Henkel).
  75. Newspaper Consumption in the Digital Age: Re-assessing Multi-platform Performance and Market Share Using Time-spent, the 18th Publishing and Data Research Forum Symposium: New Opportunities: New Approaches, Madrid, Spain, 14-17 October 2017.
  76. Audience Attitudes towards News Personalisation: A Multi-level Study of Individual and National Differences, Audiences 2030 Conference, Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal, 28–29 September 2017 (with Judith Moeller, Natali Helberger, and Damian Trilling).
  77. Populous, Peery, Loyal, Lingering? An Analysis of Online, Overseas Audiences for UK News Brands, Audiences 2030 Conference, Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal, 28–29 September 2017 (with Thiemo Hensmann and Richard Fletcher).
  78. Newspapers in a Post-Print Age: Heading towards Obscurity?, The Future of Journalism: Journalism in a Post-Truth Age?, Cardiff University, Cardiff , UK, 14–15 September 2017 (with Richard Fletcher).
  79. Perceptions of Automated News: A Meta-Analysis, The Future of Journalism: Journalism in a Post-Truth Age?, Cardiff University, Cardiff , UK, 14–15 September 2017 (with Jessica Kunert).
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  80. Faulty Metrics Are Obscuring Newspapers’ Digital Deficit, 67th ICA Annual Conference, San Diego, USA, 25–29 May 2017.
  81. When Reporters Get Hands-On with Robo-Writing: Professionals Consider Automated Journalism’s Capabilities and Consequences, 67th ICA Annual Conference, San Diego, USA, 25–29 May 2017 (with Konstantin Dörr and Jessica Kunert).
  82. The Form of Content Personalisation at Mainstream, Transatlantic News Outlets: 2010–2016, 67th ICA Annual Conference, San Diego, USA, 25–29 May 2017 (with Jessica Kunert).
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  83. Enhanced Media Experience or Pathway to Isolation? Results from a Longitudinal Study of Personalisation Features on Mainstream News Websites, ICA Pre-conference on Distribution Matters: Media Circulation in Civic Life and Popular Culture, San Diego State University, San Diego, 25 May 2017 (with Jessica Kunert).
  84. The Trendsetter is Male, Metropolitan, and a Mainstream Journalist: How Algorithms Select News from Twitter (Der Trendsetter ist männlich, Großstädter, und Mainstream-Journalist. Wie Algorithmen Nachrichten aus Twitter auswählen), 62nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Science (DGPuK), Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf, 30 March–1 April 2017 (with Jessica Kunert).
  85. Male, Metropolitan, and Mainstream: Bias in Algorithmic News Sourcing from Twitter, ECREA Journalism Studies Conference 2017, University of Southern Denmark, 23–24 March 2017 (with Jessica Kunert).
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  86. Reconceptualising the (Measured) Audience, Revitalizing Concepts in Mass Communications Conference, Missouri School of Journalism (Brussels campus), Brussels, 17–18 February 2017.
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  87. Live Blogs, Sources and Objectivity: The Contradictions of Real-time Online Reporting, MeCCSA Annual Conference, University of Leeds, 11–13 January 2017 (with Aljosha Karim Schapals).
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  88. ‘Robo-journalism’ Goes Multimedia: Viewers’ Perceptions of Computer-generated News Video, 6th European Communication Conference (ECREA 2016), Prague, 9–12 November 2016 (Poster—with Cristina Monzer).
  89. Political Engagement in Everyday News Work: A Survey of Journalists in Europe and the US, Second Annual International Journal of Press/Politics Conference, University of Oxford, 28–30 September 2016 (with Jessica Kunert and Sergio Splendore).
  90. Artificial intelligence, Social Media, and Newsgathering, 66th ICA Annual Conference, post conference on Communicating with Machines: The Rising Power of Digital Interlocutors in Our Lives, Fukuoka, Japan, 14 June 2016 (with Steve Schifferes and Stephen Hunt).
  91. Risks and Opportunities in Automated Newsgathering: First Findings from the Frontline, 66th ICA Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, 9–13 June 2016 (with Steve Schifferes).
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  92. News Media Content Personalization: Converged, Commodified, and Contracted Out, 66th ICA Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, 9–13 June 2016.
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  93. Inside the Black Box of Algorithmic News Detection: Plus ça Change? 66th ICA Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, 9–13 June 2016 (with Steve Schifferes).
  94. Evaluating the Truthmeter: Improving Automated Social Media Contributor Credibility Assessments within the Context of Journalism, 11th Dubrovnik Media Days Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Media, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30–31 October 2015 (with Richard Fletcher and Steve Schifferes).
  95. Auto-detection of News on Twitter: Tuning and Testing the SocialSensor App, 11th Dubrovnik Media Days Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Media, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30–31 October 2015 (with Stephen Hunt, Steve Schifferes, Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher, and David Corney).
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  96. Efficacy and Ethics in the Automation of Newsgathering: Early Analysis from the Frontline, 11th Dubrovnik Media Days Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Media, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30–31 October 2015.
  97. Contributor to panel on Profiling and Targeting in the News Sector, Amsterdam Privacy Conference, Amsterdam, 25–26 October 2015.
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  98. Giving Computers a Nose for News: Exploring the Limits of Story Detection and Verification, Future of Journalism 2015 Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 10–11 September 2015 (with Steve Schifferes, Richard Fletcher, Stephen Hunt, Aljosha Karim Schapals, and Nic Newman).
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  99. Through the Looking Glass: New Tools for Journalists using Social Media, 11th World Media Economics and Management Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12–16 May 2014 (with Steve Schifferes, Nic Newman, David Corney, Ayse Göker, Carlos Martin, and Glenda Cooper).
  100. The Future of Breaking News Online? A Study of Live Blogs through Surveys of their Consumption, and of Readers' Attitudes and Participation, Future of Journalism 2013 Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 12–13 September 2013 (with Nic Newman).
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  101. Identifying and Verifying News through Social Media: Developing a User-centred Tool for Professional Journalists, Future of Journalism 2013 Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 12–13 September 2013 (with Steve Schifferes, Nic Newman, David Corney, Ayse Göker, and Carlos Martin).
  102. Live Blogs and Social Media: Elicitation, Aggregation, and Distribution, IAMCR Annual Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, 25–29 June 2013.
  103. Newspaper Consumption in the Digital Age: Measuring Multi-channel Audience Attention and Brand Popularity, ICA Annual Conference, London, 17–21 June 2013.
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  104. A Case Study of Northcliffe Media’s Entrepreneurial Model of Hyperlocal News, MeCCSA Conference 2013, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 9–11 January 2013 (with Paul Bradshaw and Jean-Christophe Pascal).
  105. Networked Journalism’s Pivotal Platform?: Live Blogging at Guardian.co.uk, an Exploratory Case Study, 10th World Media Economics and Management Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23–27 May 2012 (with Anna Walters).
  106. Can Big Media Do ‘Big Society?’: A Critical Case Study of Commercial, Convergent Hyperlocal News, Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 8–9 September 2011 (with Paul Bradshaw and Jean-Christophe Pascal).
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  107. The Future of Personalisation at News Websites: Lessons from a Longitudinal Study, Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff University, 8–9 September 2011 (with Steve Schifferes).
  108. Making ‘The Daily Me’: Technology, Economics and Habit in the Mainstream Assimilation of Personalized News, IAMCR Annual Conference, Portugal, 18–22 July 2010.
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  109. Taking the Paper out of News: A Case Study of ‘Taloussanomat’, Europe’s First Online-only Newspaper, 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 18 April 2009 (‘top paper’) (with Merja Myllylahti).
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  110. Researching the Attitudes of Online News Editors towards Participatory Journalism, ICA Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 22–26 May 2008 (with Alfred Hermida).
  111. Convergence Calls: Multimedia Storytelling at British News Websites, 9th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 5 April 2008 (‘top paper’) (with Ben Lupton).
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  112. A Clash of Cultures: The Integration of User-generated Content within a Professional Journalistic Framework at British Newspaper Websites, Future of Newspapers Conference, Cardiff University, Wales, 12–13 September 2007 (with Alfred Hermida).
  113. Comments Please: How the British News Media is Struggling with User-generated Content, 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 31 March 2007 (‘top paper’) (with Alfred Hermida).
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  114. Newspapers’ E-business Models: A Survey of Attitudes and Practice at UK News Websites, 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 31 March 2007 (with Jack Herbert).
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  115. A Circulation Revolution? Online Newspapers and their Global Audience, Internationalising Media Studies: Imperatives and Impediments Conference, University of Westminster, London, 15–16 September 2006.
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  116. Participatory Journalism in the Mainstream: Attitudes and Implementation at British News Websites, 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 8 April 2006 (joint ‘top rated paper’).
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  117. British News Websites and the Overseas Reader, 6th International Symposium on Online Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, USA, 9 April 2005.
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