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Lab Digital Communication and Information Diversity

Our digital information environment is complex: diverse, but also characterized by a lack of transparency, fake news and algorithms. The “Digital Communication and Information Diversity” (DCID) lab systematically examines how we use digital media and the quality of our diverse information. By combining social research and computer science, we create sound knowledge about the challenges of digital communication.

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ZeMKI Research Day 2026: Discussion on current projects from eleven labs
On the afternoon of 8 July 2026, members of ZeMKI gathered at Linzer Straße 4 for the ZeMKI Research Day 2026. This internal event format provides a forum for presenting ongoing projects from the eleven ZeMKI Labs, discussing methodological issues and bringing together perspectives across the boundaries of the individual Labs.

10. July 2026

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ZeMKI at IAMCR 2026 in Galway
The IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) will take place from June 28 to July 2, 2026, at the University of Galway (Ireland). The theme of this year’s conference is “Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation.” ZeMKI will be represented at the conference with several presentations.

25. June 2026

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ZeMKI at Open Campus 2026
ZeMKI is taking part in the University of Bremen’s Open Campus 2026 today. Under the motto ‘Opening up worlds – sharing knowledge’, the university is offering insights into research, study programmes and academic projects on campus.

13. June 2026

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Cornelius Puschmann as co-author of bidt study on AI in counterspeech
The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) has published the report “The Role of AI in Counterspeech: Potentials and Risks,” co-authored by Cornelius Puschmann from ZeMKI. The study explores how artificial intelligence can be used to support counterspeech, that is digital responses to hate speech and disinformation.

3. June 2026

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Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Dr. Patrick Zerrer, Paul Pressmann, Niklas Berger (ZeMKI, University of Bremen): Informed by Influencers (INDI)
  • Datum: 10. June 2026
  • Location: 28359 Bremen, DE

Abstract:   The project Informed by Influencers (INDI) focusses on the way in which knowledge relevant to climate change is disseminated and consumed on social networks, with a particular emphasis on short-video platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Our aim is to determine the proportion of social media content on this topic that users are (…)

2. June 2026

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Completed PhD defense on the power of social movements
We are delighted to announce that our ZeMKI member Hannah Marie Büttner successfully defended her dissertation, titled “Social Movement Power in Digitally Networked Protest: A Study of Anti-Covid Communities on Telegram,” on May 5, 2026.

9. May 2026