Publication
Rebecca Scharlach Publishes Commentary on "The dark side of public values in algorithmic systems"
We are happy to share that our lab member, Rebecca Scharlach, was invited to write a commentary on the paper "The dark side of public values in algorithmic systems".
4. August 2026
New Publication: Governing Sexism on TikTok
A new article by Luisa Runge, Christian Katzenbach, and Miira Hill has just been published in Feminist Media Studies. Examining TikTok’s community guidelines and corporate communication, the study reveals how the platform's progressive narratives of empowerment often clash with ambiguous policies that obscure the structural dimensions of sexism.
27. July 2026
New ZeMKI Working Paper No. 61 published
The new ZeMKI working paper by Prof. Dr. Lars de Wildt, entitled "Cultural Hegemony in Videogames (and the rise of China)" is now available.
29. June 2026
New publication on election-related policies of social media platforms
New publication by Christian Katzenbach, Vasilisa Kuznetsova and Elizabeth Dubois on the development of election-related policies on major social media platforms and their changing responsibilities for democratic processes.
19. June 2026
New publication about stakeholders in the US and German AI discourse on Twitter 2012-2021
As part of the completed DFG-funded “Imaginaries of AI” project, the article “Who’s driving the AI hype in its formative phase? A longitudinal analysis of stakeholders in the US and German AI discourse on Twitter 2012–2021”, written by Dr. Vanessa Richter, Dr. Daria Dergacheva, Vasilisa Kuznetsova and Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach, got published in AI and Society.
12. June 2026
New ZeMKI Working Paper No. 58 published
The new ZeMKI working paper by Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed and Carlos Gutiérrez-González, entitled “Restoring audiovisual products sustainably: innovative approaches to work with audiovisual archives” is now available. What is it about? The paper explores evolving definitions and practices surrounding archives and repositories in the digital era. It highlights the challenges of distinguishing between these terms and (…)
24. March 2026
New Publication about the Discursive Order of AI
Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach co-authored a new article about the discursive order of AI, published in Big Data & Society.
19. March 2026
What does AI mean for communication and media studies?
The latest issue of Aviso features a debate entitled “Communication science at a turning point?” on the question of what the spread of AI means for communication and media studies. Andreas Hepp from ZeMKI is participating in the debate.
1. November 2025
