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Saïd Unger, M.A.

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Schwerpunkt: Onlinekommunikation (Prof. Quandt)
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Disinformation
  • Computational Methods
  • Science of Science

Academic Education

2016 - 2019Sociologogy and Social Research (M.A.)
2012 - 2016Sociology and History (B.A.)

Work Experience

since 2021Research Associate at WWU Münster
2019 - 2021Research Associate at University of Stuttgart

Publications

Features of disinformation: An expert interview study on the perception of disinformation among societal elites in government, politics, journalism and industry
Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Boberg, Svenja; Bösch, Marcus; Vief, Nils; Stöcker, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (2025)
In: Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 35(3).
Research article (journal)
XX. Journalismus, Fake News und Desinformation
Quandt, Thorsten; Boberg, Svenja; Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd (2025)
Review article (book contribution)
Professors in the Media: Dynamics of Cumulative Advantage, Reputation, and Gender
Heiberger, Raphael; Hofstra, Bas; Unger, Saïd (2025)
In: European Sociological Review, 00.
Research article (journal)
Synthetic disinformation detection among German information elites – Strategies in politics, administration, journalism, and business
Vief, Nils; Bösch, Marcus; Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten; Stöcker, Christian; (2025)
In: Studies in Communication and Media, 14(4).
Research article (journal)
Immunize the Public against Disinformation Campaigns: Developing a Framework for Analyzing the Macrosocial Effects of Prebunking Interventions
Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Pohl, Janina; Boberg, Svenja; Grimme, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (2023)
In: Bui, Tung X. (eds.), Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Honolulu, HI, USA: ScholarSpace.
Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
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Talks

"Du nimmst mit, was für dich übereinstimmt und lässt stehen, was nicht zu dir passt": esoterischer Glaube auf TikTok
Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (19/03/2026)
71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Dortmund
Type of talk: scientific talk
Mit Medien gegen Medien: Das Anti-Media Escalation Model
Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (19/03/2026)
71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Dortmund
Type of talk: scientific talk
Esoterik definiert die Grenze: Eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse zur Rolle der esoterischen Inhalte bei der Grenzziehung zwischen Mainstream und Alternative
Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd (25/09/2025)
Journalismus und Grenzen - Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe "Journalistik/Journalismusforschung", Münster
Type of talk: scientific talk
Gaslight, Gather, Gatekeep? - Comparing access strategies for research on TikTok Data.
Unger, Saïd; Gruber, Johannes, Boberg, Svenja; Klapproth, Johanna; Quandt, Thorsten (16/06/2025)
75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver
Type of talk: scientific talk
Professors in the Media: Dynamics of Reputation, Cumulative Advantage, and Gender
Heiberger, Raphael; Hofstra, Bas; Unger, Saïd, (15/06/2025)
75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver
Type of talk: scientific talk
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