ZeMKI-News (40)

ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp will give a lecture entitled: “The Knowledge of Technologized Futures: Pioneering Communities, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability” on 18.03.2024 at the conference “Technization of Knowledge” at Chemnitz University. The conference explores the question of how and with which concepts current experiences of technologized social reality(ies) and processes of the technologization (…)

The International Academy for the Study of Gaming and Religion (IASGAR)  and the Research Area Digital Gaming at the ZeMKI – Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research is hosting its third IASGAR Research Day. Exclusively for early-stage researchers, graduate students and doctoral students, the workshop welcomes research on media-centered approaches, perspectives of game developers and publishers, and viewpoints (…)

The new research project entitled "Informed by Influencers? (INDI)" at the Lab for Digital Communication and Information Diversity has officially started. The project is led by Prof. Dr Cornelius Puschmann and will run from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2027.

Research software has become an important tool for qualitative research. However, currently available research software for qualitative data analysis can have some disadvantages: It is sometimes functionally overloaded and complicated to use, tends to be geared towards individual users or is expensive to purchase or use. This is why we at ZeMKI have developed OpenQDA, (…)

The annual conference of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) will take place in Erfurt from March 13 to March 15. The Political Communication and Innovative Methods Lab will be represented with lectures in Erfurt.

ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Katzenbach will hold a lecture on “Understanding the emergence of platforms and their governance” at the Hertie School of Governance this Wednesday, March 13. The lecture will touch upon interesting topics such as: Platforms have become key players and institutions in contemporary societies But how do they become what they are, (…)

In the latest podcast episode of Terra X History (ZDF), ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger takes a fascinating look at the history of communication. The full podcast episode is available since March 8, 2024 on ZDF.de and all common podcast platforms.

For the morning echo on WDR5, ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger was interviewed about the controversial podcast Hoss & Hopf and the success of such media formats.