ZeMKILab Digital Communication and Information DiversityOur 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. previous 123next News Nostalgia and nationalism: right-wing discourses on democracy in social media The journal 'Publizistik' has published a new article by Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann on the topic “Nostalgia for a better democracy? How right-wing German social media commentators (mis)remember the past”. 10. April 2025News INDI project at the center of new ZDFheute report The team of the research project “INDI - INFORMIERT DURCH INFLUENCER” was accompanied at work as part of a current ZDF report entitled “Influencer und der Klimawandel”. 2. April 2025News Five contributions from the DCID Lab at the DGPuK 2025 in Berlin The DCID-Lab will be represented at the 70th Annual Conference of the DGPuK “Values” from March 19 to 21 in Berlin with five contributions by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Jan Rau and Philipp Kessling. 17. March 2025News Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann at workshop on AI in scientific research Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann from the DCID-Lab will give a talk at the workshop “Large Language Models for the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science” at TU Berlin. The event from April 2 to 4, 2025 is open to the public and free of charge. 12. March 2025News Paul Pressmann undertakes POLTRACK research stay in Brisbane, Australia ZeMKI member Paul Pressmann has completed a one-month research stay at the DMRC (Digital Media Research Centre) of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, to further expand international cooperation within the POLTRACK project. 9. March 2025News 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 2025News AI and Counter-Speech: Insights from the BIDT-LMU Workshop in Munich From February 10–12, Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Yuru Li from the DCID Lab are participating in the BIDT-LMU Joint Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Counter-Speech in Munich to discuss how AI is shaping online discourse. 10. February 2025News Elon Musk and X: Jan Rau as an expert on the extreme right at ‚Le Monde‘ DCID member Jan Rau is quoted as an expert on right-wing extremism on social media in an article in the French newspaper 'Le Monde' on the influence of far-right accounts on Elon Musk's perspective on Europe. 24. January 2025News News values in fake news: study on global differences published A new study by ZeMKI members Sami Nenno and Prof. Cornelius Puschmann from the DCID Lab, published in “The International Journal of Press/Politics”, examines the variation of news values in fake news in non-Western countries. 23. January 2025News DCID Colloquium: GenAI as A Tool for Research and Information Resource for Users Michael Reiss from the Leibniz Institute for Media Research will give a lecture on the use of generative AI for research and as a source of information for users as part of the DCID Lab Colloquium on 15 January 2025 at 10:30 am. 14. January 2025Fall Semster 24/25 9th ZeMKI Research Day Datum: 24. January 2025Location: ZeMKIThe ZeMKI Research Day will take place on January 24. At the internal event, current projects will be presented and discussed, overarching research perspectives will be developed at thematic tables and current questions from the ZeMKI doctoral program and from the group of postdocs will be discussed. The Research Day is taking place for the (…) 14. January 2025News Call for applications: ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2025 Our Fellowship Program invites international researchers to Bremen for four weeks to deepen and connect their research in the transformation of media, communication, and information. We are looking for established scholars who want to enjoy the thriving interdisciplinary research environment at ZeMKI. 7. January 2025News ComAI research unit on communicative artificial intelligence kicks off At ZeMKI, the DFG/FWF research unit “ComAI” on the automation of social communication, which was acquired jointly with the Leibniz Institute for Media Research in Hamburg, the University of Graz and the University of Vienna, starts on January 1, 2025. 1. January 2025ConferencesFall Semester 25/26 20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society? Datum: 23. October 2025 – 24. October 2025Location: Haus der Wissenschaft The international anniversary conference of the ZeMKI in the 20th year of its existence examines the foundations of media and communication research: It is about exploring long-term trends resulting from today's media change and visions for the future. 20. December 2024News ZeMKI wishes a happy end of year! Another year is coming to an end and we would like to say 'thank you'! 19. December 2024News Guest lecture by Darin Harff: Political communication by influencers Dr. Darian Harff from the Department of Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Vienna will give a guest lecture on the political communication of influencers at the DCID Lab's colloquium on December 18, 2025. 18. December 2024News Daniel Whelan-Shamy from Queensland as Visiting Researcher at ZeMKI The Digital Communication and Information Diversity Lab (DCID) welcomes Daniel Whelan-Shamy from the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, as a visiting researcher at ZeMKI. 25. November 2024News Lecture at the 'Generative Images - Generative Imageries' conference Cornelius Puschmann and Paul Pressmann will give a talk on "Images of Resistance: Exploring Folk Theories in User-Induced Collective Interventions against AI-generated Images on Facebook" at a DGPuK conference in Bremen. 21. November 2024News POLTRACK Study on Alternative News Consumption Featured on NiemanLab Harvard's NiemanLab has featured research from the POLTRACK project by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Sebastien Stier and Helena Rauxloh on predictors of alternative news consumption in a recent newsletter. 12. November 2024News Presentation on LLMs for text classification at the 2024 AoIR Conference A paper authored by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Hendrik Meyer, and Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann is scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference (AoIR) in Sheffield on November 2, 2024. 1. November 2024News Study on systemic risks of platforms on behalf of the Federal Network Agency A research group involving ZeMKI members Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Patrick Zerrer has been awarded the contract for a study by the Federal Network Agency on the systemic risks of platforms in the context of the Digital Service Act. 25. October 2024News ZeMKI at the European Communication Conference 2024 Numerous ZeMKI members will be presenting their research at the 10th conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). 20. September 2024News Presentation by Prof. Cornelius Puschmann at the WIN conference “Foundations and Perspectives of European Platform Regulation” in Heidelberg Prof. Cornelius Puschmann from the Lab for Digital Communication and Information Diversity (DCID) will give a lecture at the WIN Conference. 17. September 2024News Successful dissertation colloquium by ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer On September 11, 2024, ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer successfully completed his doctoral colloquium - congratulations! The title of the dissertation is “Political action and news use of the Fridays for Future Movement in Germany”. 13. September 2024 previous 123next
News Nostalgia and nationalism: right-wing discourses on democracy in social media The journal 'Publizistik' has published a new article by Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann on the topic “Nostalgia for a better democracy? How right-wing German social media commentators (mis)remember the past”. 10. April 2025
News INDI project at the center of new ZDFheute report The team of the research project “INDI - INFORMIERT DURCH INFLUENCER” was accompanied at work as part of a current ZDF report entitled “Influencer und der Klimawandel”. 2. April 2025
News Five contributions from the DCID Lab at the DGPuK 2025 in Berlin The DCID-Lab will be represented at the 70th Annual Conference of the DGPuK “Values” from March 19 to 21 in Berlin with five contributions by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Jan Rau and Philipp Kessling. 17. March 2025
News Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann at workshop on AI in scientific research Miira Hill and Cornelius Puschmann from the DCID-Lab will give a talk at the workshop “Large Language Models for the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science” at TU Berlin. The event from April 2 to 4, 2025 is open to the public and free of charge. 12. March 2025
News Paul Pressmann undertakes POLTRACK research stay in Brisbane, Australia ZeMKI member Paul Pressmann has completed a one-month research stay at the DMRC (Digital Media Research Centre) of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, to further expand international cooperation within the POLTRACK project. 9. March 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 AI and Counter-Speech: Insights from the BIDT-LMU Workshop in Munich From February 10–12, Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Yuru Li from the DCID Lab are participating in the BIDT-LMU Joint Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Counter-Speech in Munich to discuss how AI is shaping online discourse. 10. February 2025
News Elon Musk and X: Jan Rau as an expert on the extreme right at ‚Le Monde‘ DCID member Jan Rau is quoted as an expert on right-wing extremism on social media in an article in the French newspaper 'Le Monde' on the influence of far-right accounts on Elon Musk's perspective on Europe. 24. January 2025
News News values in fake news: study on global differences published A new study by ZeMKI members Sami Nenno and Prof. Cornelius Puschmann from the DCID Lab, published in “The International Journal of Press/Politics”, examines the variation of news values in fake news in non-Western countries. 23. January 2025
News DCID Colloquium: GenAI as A Tool for Research and Information Resource for Users Michael Reiss from the Leibniz Institute for Media Research will give a lecture on the use of generative AI for research and as a source of information for users as part of the DCID Lab Colloquium on 15 January 2025 at 10:30 am. 14. January 2025
Fall Semster 24/25 9th ZeMKI Research Day Datum: 24. January 2025Location: ZeMKIThe ZeMKI Research Day will take place on January 24. At the internal event, current projects will be presented and discussed, overarching research perspectives will be developed at thematic tables and current questions from the ZeMKI doctoral program and from the group of postdocs will be discussed. The Research Day is taking place for the (…) 14. January 2025
News Call for applications: ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2025 Our Fellowship Program invites international researchers to Bremen for four weeks to deepen and connect their research in the transformation of media, communication, and information. We are looking for established scholars who want to enjoy the thriving interdisciplinary research environment at ZeMKI. 7. January 2025
News ComAI research unit on communicative artificial intelligence kicks off At ZeMKI, the DFG/FWF research unit “ComAI” on the automation of social communication, which was acquired jointly with the Leibniz Institute for Media Research in Hamburg, the University of Graz and the University of Vienna, starts on January 1, 2025. 1. January 2025
ConferencesFall Semester 25/26 20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society? Datum: 23. October 2025 – 24. October 2025Location: Haus der Wissenschaft The international anniversary conference of the ZeMKI in the 20th year of its existence examines the foundations of media and communication research: It is about exploring long-term trends resulting from today's media change and visions for the future. 20. December 2024
News ZeMKI wishes a happy end of year! Another year is coming to an end and we would like to say 'thank you'! 19. December 2024
News Guest lecture by Darin Harff: Political communication by influencers Dr. Darian Harff from the Department of Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Vienna will give a guest lecture on the political communication of influencers at the DCID Lab's colloquium on December 18, 2025. 18. December 2024
News Daniel Whelan-Shamy from Queensland as Visiting Researcher at ZeMKI The Digital Communication and Information Diversity Lab (DCID) welcomes Daniel Whelan-Shamy from the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, as a visiting researcher at ZeMKI. 25. November 2024
News Lecture at the 'Generative Images - Generative Imageries' conference Cornelius Puschmann and Paul Pressmann will give a talk on "Images of Resistance: Exploring Folk Theories in User-Induced Collective Interventions against AI-generated Images on Facebook" at a DGPuK conference in Bremen. 21. November 2024
News POLTRACK Study on Alternative News Consumption Featured on NiemanLab Harvard's NiemanLab has featured research from the POLTRACK project by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Sebastien Stier and Helena Rauxloh on predictors of alternative news consumption in a recent newsletter. 12. November 2024
News Presentation on LLMs for text classification at the 2024 AoIR Conference A paper authored by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Hendrik Meyer, and Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann is scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference (AoIR) in Sheffield on November 2, 2024. 1. November 2024
News Study on systemic risks of platforms on behalf of the Federal Network Agency A research group involving ZeMKI members Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Patrick Zerrer has been awarded the contract for a study by the Federal Network Agency on the systemic risks of platforms in the context of the Digital Service Act. 25. October 2024
News ZeMKI at the European Communication Conference 2024 Numerous ZeMKI members will be presenting their research at the 10th conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). 20. September 2024
News Presentation by Prof. Cornelius Puschmann at the WIN conference “Foundations and Perspectives of European Platform Regulation” in Heidelberg Prof. Cornelius Puschmann from the Lab for Digital Communication and Information Diversity (DCID) will give a lecture at the WIN Conference. 17. September 2024
News Successful dissertation colloquium by ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer On September 11, 2024, ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer successfully completed his doctoral colloquium - congratulations! The title of the dissertation is “Political action and news use of the Fridays for Future Movement in Germany”. 13. September 2024
