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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-AT link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear members and friends of the VCEE,<br><br>You are invited to attend the VCEE seminar on Friday October 25, 2024, from 10:30 to 12:00 hrs Vienna time. <br><br>The seminar takes place in lecture hall 17 (2<sup>nd</sup> floor) at Oskar Morgenstern-Platz 1.<b><i><span style='color:red'><br></span></i></b><br>We will have one speaker: Marta Boczon (Copenhagen Business School)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Webpage: <a href="https://www.martaboczon.com/">https://www.martaboczon.com/</a><br><br>Here is more information about the talk:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Title: Screen vs Scene: Impact of News and TV on Belief Formation</span></b><span class=jtukpc><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Abstract:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>This study examines the influence of news and television on belief formation. We analyze public beliefs about crime using data from an online experiment of a nationally representative US sample, comparing the results with both current and historical news, and content from popular media. We focus on the influence of streaming movies and TV shows in the US to see how media shapes opinions. By explicitly modeling belief updating we further enhance our understanding of these processes. Our findings suggest that popular culture, including both fictional and non-fictional content, significantly influences people's views.This research highlights the significant effect media representations of issues like terrorism, COVID-19 pandemic, global warming and climate change, and international relations.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If you are interested in meeting after the seminar (meeting slots of 30’) you can register via this link:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/6x2reGVQels4Rm8h">https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/6x2reGVQels4Rm8h</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sylvia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>