The study examines the emotional effects during and after news reception from dynamic and static perspectives. Emotions serve as an information processing mechanism that can lead to a connection between the perception of relevant information and a readiness to act. In an exploratory experimental study, reception-related measurement methods are combined with post-reception assessments. In addition to findings on emotional information processing in news reception, it becomes clear that process measurements and post-receptive surveys are not interchangeable: both provide different perspectives on a phenomenon and each has its own explanatory power.