David Nicolas Hopmann

David Nicolas Hopmann is Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Denmark, researching political communication, media effects, and digital information environments. His work examines how changing media landscapes affect democratic engagement, with emphasis on misinformation, news literacy, and cross-national comparisons.

Core research themes:

• Political information environments in digital age
• Media trust and credibility assessments
• Journalism-audience perception gaps
• Interventions against misinformation
• Cross-national survey methodologies

Current projects include experimental studies on news literacy effectiveness and multinational analyses of political discussion quality on social media. His research has received recognition including the Fyens Stiftstidendes Forskerpris and funding from NORFACE and Danish research councils.