Axel Westerwick

Confirmation Bias in Online Searches: Impacts of Selective Exposure Before an Election on Political Attitude Strength and Shifts

Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick, Benjamin K. Johnson, Axel Westerwick · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2014 · 163 citations · Full text

Behavioral Decision Making, Information Seeking, Attitude Accessibility +20

Confirmation biases in selective exposure to political online information: Source bias vs. content bias

Axel Westerwick, Benjamin K. Johnson, Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick · Communication Monographs · 2017 · 139 citations

Fake News, Behavioral Decision Making, Social Influence +22

Political Online Information Searching in Germany and the United States: Confirmation Bias, Source Credibility, and Attitude Impacts

Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick, Cornelia Mothes, Benjamin K. Johnson et al. · Journal of Communication · 2015 · 97 citations

Fake News, German Federal Election, Behavioral Decision Making +26

Effects of Sponsorship, Web Site Design, and Google Ranking on the Credibility of Online Information

Axel Westerwick · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2013 · 79 citations · Full text

Web Site Sponsorship, Reliable Information, Online Experiment +23

Turn a Blind Eye If You Care: Impacts of Attitude Consistency, Importance, and Credibility on Seeking of Political Information and Implications for Attitudes

Axel Westerwick, Steven B. Kleinman, Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick · Journal of Communication · 2013 · 68 citations

Fake News, Public Opinion, Attitude Accessibility +22