Call for abstracts: 20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?Submit now ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research The Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) is one of nine central research units at the University of Bremen and is one of the important European institutions researching questions into media-related transformations at the interface of the cultural, social, and technical sciences. Our research focuses on the emerging digital society in terms of the inequalities it generates while probing the historicity of their genesis and the challenges posed by algorithmic systems, automation, and the burgeoning datafied society. previous 123…12 next News ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellows 2025 From over 150 applications, the steering committee of the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research at the University of Bremen selected five researchers who will work together with at least two ZeMKI labs in interdisciplinary research for four weeks each until the end of 2025. 2. March 2025 News Stephanie Geise as a guest on buten un binnen's thematic week “Denken & Gedanken“ ZeMKI member Stephanie Geise talks about how images can manipulate our thoughts, especially when it comes to political election campaigns, in the new part of the buten un binnen thematic week “Denken & Gedanken“ on February 27. 28. February 2025 News Review of media talk with Jens Radü: How do editorial offices deal with the use of AI? In the media talk, which took place on January 21 at the Bremen Press Club, Jens Radü, head of the German magazine DER SPIEGEL, shared, among other things, how editorial offices deal with the use of AI. 26. February 2025 News Session 17 of "Behind the Scenes" Online Talk Series with Tom Divon & Carolina Are In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series "Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research", Tom Divon and Dr. Carolina Are will be guests on the topic of "Platform Gaslighting". 24. February 2025 News Stephanie Geise as an interview guest in the online magazine ‘up2date.’ In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Stephanie Geise reports on how dangerous AI-generated images can be for democracy and what measures can ensure transparency and integrity. 24. February 2025 News Review of media talk with Jens Radü: Does artificial intelligence scare you? With the involvement of the audience, one of the questions discussed at the media talk on “AI in journalism” on January 21 was: “Does artificial intelligence scare you?”. 18. February 2025 News Cornelius Puschmann as an interview guest in the online magazine “up2date.” In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Cornelius Puschmann explains what consequences the abolition of moderation mechanisms on platforms such as X and Facebook could have for democracy. 18. February 2025 News Review: ZeMKI media talk with Jens Radü on the topic of ‘AI in journalism’ On Tuesday, 21 January, the ZeMKI and Radio Bremen jointly hosted a media talk on the topic of ‘AI in journalism’ at the Bremen Press Club. 17. February 2025 News Christian Katzenbach as an interview guest in the online magazine ‘up2date.’ In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Christian Katzenbach reports on how the denial of responsibility by large tech companies such as Meta and X can affect democracy. 11. February 2025 News Stephanie Geise on the election campaign on social media ZeMKI member Prof. doctor Stephanie Geise in the current article by "buten un binnen" examining how the top candidates of the Bremen parties design their campaign strategies on social media. 10. February 2025 News Guest Lectures on Platform Governance and Social Justice in Dublin We are delighted to announce that Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero, from our ZeMKI’s Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology, is delivering two guest lectures at University College Dublin (UCD) on February 18 & 20, 2025. 10. February 2025 News Session 16 of "Behind the Scenes" Online Talk Series with Emillie de Keulenaar In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series ‘Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research’, Emillie de Keulenaar from the University of Groningen will be our guest. 7. February 2025 News OpenQDA 1.0 – A Major Update for a Better User Experience! We are excited to announce the release of OpenQDA 1.0! This major update brings numerous improvements that make working with OpenQDA even more intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable. 4. February 2025 News Hepp and Radde-Antweiler elected to ZeMKI spokespersons for a further two years At the ZeMKI General Assembly on January 24, 2025, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp (right) and Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler (left) were confirmed in office as ZeMKI spokespersons for a further two years. In addition, Sandra Kero (center) was elected as a new representative of the doctoral students for the ZeMKI Steering Committee. Kero has been (…) 27. January 2025 News Developments in Internet censorship in Russia In her article „Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship“, from January 22, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Daria Dergacheva sums up the latest developments in internet censorship in Russia. 23. January 2025 News Interview about molo in the Deutschlandfunk format @mediasres ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Andreas Hepp reports on the molo news platform on Deutschlandfunk's format @mediasres. 22. January 2025 Conferences ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 Datum: 3. June 2025 – 4. June 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 20. January 2025 News New article about the information and event app 'molo' developed at ZeMKI in the journal Horizont Horizont Editor Helena Birkner reports on the continuing success and development of the app 'molo'. 20. January 2025 News New publication by ZeMKI members Andreas Hepp and Philip Sinner in the Nomos "Handbuch Medienrezeption" In one section of the new handbook on contexts of media reception, ZeMKI members Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp and Dr. Philip Sinner deal with the subject area of ‘Media reception, community and communitisation’. 17. January 2025 News Christian Katzenbach as an expert in the “Tagesspiegel” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach comments on Zuckerberg's decision to end cooperation with fact-checkers in the Tagesspiegel: "We need platforms that take responsibility". 17. January 2025 News Christian Katzenbach featured in "WIRED" article about Elon Musk and right-wing politics ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was featured in a WIRED article from January 9, 2025, as an expert on the topic of Elon Musk and right-wing politics. 17. January 2025 News Workshop lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gives a lecture on the topic: "Eternal values", latest tools: The far right's use of generative AI for meme-driven propaganda. 16. January 2025 Media Talks Artificial intelligence in journalism: ZeMKI media talks on January 21, 2025 Datum: 21. January 2025Location: Bremer Presse-Club On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, together with Radio Bremen/Bremen Zwei and the Bremer Presse-Club, we invite you to the ZeMKI Media Talks on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in Journalism” at Club 27 from 6:30 pm with Dr. Jens Radü (DER SPIEGEL). 16. January 2025 News New Publication: "'Honor died on the beach': Constructing Japaneseness through monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima“ A new chapter on the study of monsters in video games has been published by Joleen Blom and ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford in ‘Monstrosity in Games and Play’. 15. January 2025 previous 123…12 next
News ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellows 2025 From over 150 applications, the steering committee of the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research at the University of Bremen selected five researchers who will work together with at least two ZeMKI labs in interdisciplinary research for four weeks each until the end of 2025. 2. March 2025
News Stephanie Geise as a guest on buten un binnen's thematic week “Denken & Gedanken“ ZeMKI member Stephanie Geise talks about how images can manipulate our thoughts, especially when it comes to political election campaigns, in the new part of the buten un binnen thematic week “Denken & Gedanken“ on February 27. 28. February 2025
News Review of media talk with Jens Radü: How do editorial offices deal with the use of AI? In the media talk, which took place on January 21 at the Bremen Press Club, Jens Radü, head of the German magazine DER SPIEGEL, shared, among other things, how editorial offices deal with the use of AI. 26. February 2025
News Session 17 of "Behind the Scenes" Online Talk Series with Tom Divon & Carolina Are In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series "Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research", Tom Divon and Dr. Carolina Are will be guests on the topic of "Platform Gaslighting". 24. February 2025
News Stephanie Geise as an interview guest in the online magazine ‘up2date.’ In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Stephanie Geise reports on how dangerous AI-generated images can be for democracy and what measures can ensure transparency and integrity. 24. February 2025
News Review of media talk with Jens Radü: Does artificial intelligence scare you? With the involvement of the audience, one of the questions discussed at the media talk on “AI in journalism” on January 21 was: “Does artificial intelligence scare you?”. 18. February 2025
News Cornelius Puschmann as an interview guest in the online magazine “up2date.” In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Cornelius Puschmann explains what consequences the abolition of moderation mechanisms on platforms such as X and Facebook could have for democracy. 18. February 2025
News Review: ZeMKI media talk with Jens Radü on the topic of ‘AI in journalism’ On Tuesday, 21 January, the ZeMKI and Radio Bremen jointly hosted a media talk on the topic of ‘AI in journalism’ at the Bremen Press Club. 17. February 2025
News Christian Katzenbach as an interview guest in the online magazine ‘up2date.’ In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Christian Katzenbach reports on how the denial of responsibility by large tech companies such as Meta and X can affect democracy. 11. February 2025
News Stephanie Geise on the election campaign on social media ZeMKI member Prof. doctor Stephanie Geise in the current article by "buten un binnen" examining how the top candidates of the Bremen parties design their campaign strategies on social media. 10. February 2025
News Guest Lectures on Platform Governance and Social Justice in Dublin We are delighted to announce that Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero, from our ZeMKI’s Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology, is delivering two guest lectures at University College Dublin (UCD) on February 18 & 20, 2025. 10. February 2025
News Session 16 of "Behind the Scenes" Online Talk Series with Emillie de Keulenaar In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series ‘Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research’, Emillie de Keulenaar from the University of Groningen will be our guest. 7. February 2025
News OpenQDA 1.0 – A Major Update for a Better User Experience! We are excited to announce the release of OpenQDA 1.0! This major update brings numerous improvements that make working with OpenQDA even more intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable. 4. February 2025
News Hepp and Radde-Antweiler elected to ZeMKI spokespersons for a further two years At the ZeMKI General Assembly on January 24, 2025, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp (right) and Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler (left) were confirmed in office as ZeMKI spokespersons for a further two years. In addition, Sandra Kero (center) was elected as a new representative of the doctoral students for the ZeMKI Steering Committee. Kero has been (…) 27. January 2025
News Developments in Internet censorship in Russia In her article „Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship“, from January 22, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Daria Dergacheva sums up the latest developments in internet censorship in Russia. 23. January 2025
News Interview about molo in the Deutschlandfunk format @mediasres ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Andreas Hepp reports on the molo news platform on Deutschlandfunk's format @mediasres. 22. January 2025
Conferences ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 Datum: 3. June 2025 – 4. June 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 20. January 2025
News New article about the information and event app 'molo' developed at ZeMKI in the journal Horizont Horizont Editor Helena Birkner reports on the continuing success and development of the app 'molo'. 20. January 2025
News New publication by ZeMKI members Andreas Hepp and Philip Sinner in the Nomos "Handbuch Medienrezeption" In one section of the new handbook on contexts of media reception, ZeMKI members Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp and Dr. Philip Sinner deal with the subject area of ‘Media reception, community and communitisation’. 17. January 2025
News Christian Katzenbach as an expert in the “Tagesspiegel” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach comments on Zuckerberg's decision to end cooperation with fact-checkers in the Tagesspiegel: "We need platforms that take responsibility". 17. January 2025
News Christian Katzenbach featured in "WIRED" article about Elon Musk and right-wing politics ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was featured in a WIRED article from January 9, 2025, as an expert on the topic of Elon Musk and right-wing politics. 17. January 2025
News Workshop lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gives a lecture on the topic: "Eternal values", latest tools: The far right's use of generative AI for meme-driven propaganda. 16. January 2025
Media Talks Artificial intelligence in journalism: ZeMKI media talks on January 21, 2025 Datum: 21. January 2025Location: Bremer Presse-Club On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, together with Radio Bremen/Bremen Zwei and the Bremer Presse-Club, we invite you to the ZeMKI Media Talks on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in Journalism” at Club 27 from 6:30 pm with Dr. Jens Radü (DER SPIEGEL). 16. January 2025
News New Publication: "'Honor died on the beach': Constructing Japaneseness through monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima“ A new chapter on the study of monsters in video games has been published by Joleen Blom and ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford in ‘Monstrosity in Games and Play’. 15. January 2025
