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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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