Lara Marie Berger

PhD candidate in econ @UniCologne // interested in how we can improve media markets // tweets are my own

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

Our study on journalistic science literacy is now out in PNAS Nexus:

[PNAS Nexus @PNASNexus]

Media coverage of science can be improved by small doses of training, according to a study. A 7-minute video covering sources of funding, sample composition, statistics, causal interpretations, and graphs improved the accuracy of headlines. In PNAS Nexus: https://t.co/VBeBFaifDk

[PNAS Nexus @PNASNexus]

Media coverage of science can be improved by small doses of training, according to a study. A 7-minute video covering sources of funding, sample composition, statistics, causal interpretations, and graphs improved the accuracy of headlines. In PNAS Nexus: https://t.co/VBeBFaifDk

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

Was macht der Druck, möglichst viel Aufmerksamkeit zu erzeugen, mit Nachrichten? Was hilft gegen (den Glauben an) Fake News? Und wie lässt sich Hate Speech eindämmen? Darüber durfte mit @AndresRaphaela im @ZEW Podcast sprechen. Hier reinhören: https://t.co/nSOmNAjBkG 🎧🎙️

[ZEW_en @zew_en]

🎧 New #Podcast “ZEW Wirklich Wirtschaft”
Clickbait & hate speech: Why are headlines becoming more and more extreme and what does this do to users? #ZEW economist @AndresRaphaela and @lariberger discuss regulation, Germany’s Network Enforcement Act & counter-strategies ⬇️

[ZEW @ZEW]

🎙️🆕 #Podcast „ZEW Wirklich Wirtschaft“
Clickbait & Hate Speech: Warum werden Überschriften immer extremer und was macht das mit Nutzer/-innen? Im Podcast diskutieren #ZEW-Ökonomin @AndresRaphaela & @lariberger über Regulierung, NetzDG & Gegenstrategien.
➡️https://t.co/lYJPcvs16H

[Raphaela Andres @AndresRaphaela]

What is @lariberger and my take on counter measures to online clickbaits and hate speech?
Here's a short summary ⬇️

[Journal of Public Economics @JPubEcon]

Just published in @JPubEcon:

"Debunking “fake news” on social media: Immediate and short-term effects of fact-checking and media literacy interventions"

By @lariberger, Anna Kerkhof, @FelixMindl, & Johannes Münster

#econtwitter
https://t.co/7ioesJJfOG

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

@FelixMindl Policy takeaway: Brief, scalable “tips to spot fake news” can often outperform reactive fact-checks. They’re easy to implement and foster critical thinking. Check out the full paper for all the details!

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

Excited to share our new paper: “Debunking ‘fake news’ on social media: Immediate and short-term effects of fact-checking & media literacy” (w/ Anna Kerkhof, @FelixMindl & Johannes Münster) – forthcoming in Journal of Public Economics.
https://t.co/sK0NNHDvnc

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

@FelixMindl Some of the positive effects persist even two weeks later. Both interventions preserve trust in accurate posts, but media literacy builds broader, longer-lasting skills to spot misinformation.

[Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew2021]

TOMORROW (19 March): AYEW Narrative Economics Workshop!

Join us at 7:00pm AEDT / 8:00am GMT to listen to Hanh My Le (@tuBraunschweig), Hao Geng (@CUHKofficial), @lariberger (@UniCologne), and @Prashant_Garg_ (@imperialcollege)

Sign up for Zoom details: https://t.co/C1TeP1kuGe

[ECONtribute @ECON_tribute]

We are looking forward welcoming @damiantambini at @ECON_tribute @unicologne for a public debate on media constitutionalism at the end of June 📷 More info and registration: https://t.co/TAUKp8jnlW @WiSoUniCologne @dfg_public #Econtwitter

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

@laurinmey Das ist jetzt schon der spannendste Job!

[Lara Marie Berger @lariberger]

@chris_bail As the error margin is +/- 2.9 % one cannot confidently say that Reddit is growing - or am I getting this wrong?

[Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew2021]

AYEW is back with Season 8!🎉

Join us TOMORROW (13 March) for the Political Economics Workshop at 11:00am GMT to listen to @Hugo_Sbtl (@IPZ_ch), @lariberger (@UniCologne) and
@AikoSchmeisser (@BSE_Berlin)

Sign up for Zoom details:
https://t.co/9uqg3n69rP

[Digital Economics Paris @DigEconParis]

📢 Calling all Econ PhD candidates studying Digital markets! Don't miss out on the 7TH DOCTORAL WORKSHOP ON The Economics of Digitization happening in Warsaw on June 13-14. Submit your top paper before February 28, 2024! 👉 https://t.co/F49JP0US1l #EconPhD #DigitalMarkets

[Eleonora Alabrese @EleAla]

📢Exciting News Alert!

Calling all female researchers in Political Economics! Join our network of Women in Political Economics

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[CESifo @CESifoNetwork]

Debunking “Fake News” on Social Media: Short-Term and Longer-Term Effects of Fact Checking and Media Literacy Interventions | @lariberger, Anna Kerkhof, @FelixMindl, @YohannesBecker
#EconTwitter
https://t.co/Le0ajc8YSE