Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sophie Lecheler
Professor of Communication Science
Main Research Interests
- Political Communication
- Digital Journalism
- Technology and Politics
- Emotions
- Framing
- News Processing
- Experimental Research
Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Communication
Sophie Lecheler is Professor of Communication Science with a focus on Political Communication at the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna.
She previously worked at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam as an Associate Professor. Sophie holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, and master's degrees from the University of Munich (Germany) and the University of Cambridge (UK). She also previously worked as a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Her work has been published in a wide range of international journals, such as Communication Research, Journal of Communication, New Media & Society, Journalism Studies, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Media Psychology, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journalism, Communication Monographs, Communication Yearbook, and the International Journal of Press/Politics.asd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
Publications
Wiesner D, Eberl JM, Lecheler S. Science on the political stage: analysing representations of science in Austrian parliamentary debates. JCOM. 2026 Oct 5;25(6). doi: 10.22323/385320260718153107
Urbániková M, Waschková Císařová L, Jansová I, Haberl M, Hanusch F, Lecheler S. Double adaptation: Negotiating closeness and managing boundaries in journalist–politician relations. Digital Journalism. 2026 Sept 2. Epub 2026 Sept 2. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2026.2725691
de Haan Y, Goutier N, Kruikemeier S, Lecheler S. Google as journalists’ invisible research assistant? The impact of algorithmically-driven search results in journalistic information gathering routines. Journalism Studies. 2026 Jul 3. Epub 2026 Jul 3. doi: 10.1080/1461670X.2026.2695135
de Haan Y, Kruikemeier S, de Bruin K, Lecheler S, Goutier N. Immersive stories: The effect of inclusion, narrative, and interaction in journalism. Journalism Practice. 2026 Jul 2. Epub 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2026.2695281
Greber H, Strömbäck J, Lecheler S. The shadow side of empathy? Eliciting empathy in journalism and its potentially unintended side-effects on polarization. Journalism. 2026 Jun 16. Epub 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1177/14648849261455957
Haberl M, Hokamp D, Urbániková M, Waschková Císařová L, Hanusch F, Lecheler S. (In)visible bonds: Towards a dynamic conceptualisation of emotion in journalist- politician relationships. Journalism. 2026 Apr 16. Epub 2026 Apr 16. doi: 10.1177/14648849261443681
Roney C, Egelhofer JL, Lecheler S. The “bread and butter” of science: Understanding how scientists communicate uncertainties. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 2026 Mar 25;13:666. doi: 10.1057/s41599-026-07026-0
Lecheler S, Schäfer S. Framing processes in media use. In Schramm H, Gehrau V, Bilandzic H, Wünsch C, editors, Handbook of media use. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. 2026. p. 233–250 doi: 10.5771/9783748962519
Kermani H, Neyazi TA, Lecheler S. The limits of computational propaganda: Investigating underexplored platforms and contexts. Political Communication. 2026;43(1):89–98. Epub 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1080/10584609.2025.2595596
Lecheler S. Journalistic Sources. In Nai A, Grömping M, Wirz D, editors, Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Edward Elgar. 2025. p. 339–342 doi: 10.4337/9781035301447.vol2.00083