Technische Universität Braunschweig Institute for Communication Science Bienroder Weg 97, Room 265 D-38106 Braunschweig Tel.: +49-(0)531-391-8965 maria.prechtl(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Research Assistant at the Institute for Communication Science, directed by Prof. Dr. Monika Taddicken, TU Braunschweig
2022-2025
MA Media Technology and Communication, Technische Universität Braunschweig. Master's thesis: "Public Online Engagement and Negative Attitudes in YouTube Comments on Videos by Climate Experts – A mixed-method approach combining Topic Modelling, Sentiment Analysis and Manual Content Analysis"
2018-2022
BA Media and Communication, University of Passau. Bachelor's thesis: "Forms and Concepts of Automation in Journalism: Robot Journalism, Computational Journalism, and Algorithmic Journalism."
Prechtl, M. J., & Biermann, K. (2026, September 23-25). "Criticism of Elites & ‘the Climate Lie’": Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis of YouTube Comments on Videos by Climate Experts [Accepted Presentation]. Annual Conference of the Science Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Münster, Germany.
