International Anniversary Conference "20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?"Register now for freeZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information ResearchThe Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) is one of nine central research units at the University of Bremen and is one of the important European institutions researching questions into media-related transformations at the interface of the cultural, social, and technical sciences. Our research focuses on the emerging digital society in terms of the inequalities it generates while probing the historicity of their genesis and the challenges posed by algorithmic systems, automation, and the burgeoning datafied society. previous1234…13next News Developments in Internet censorship in Russia In her article „Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship“, from January 22, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Daria Dergacheva sums up the latest developments in internet censorship in Russia. 23. January 2025News Interview about molo in the Deutschlandfunk format @mediasres ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Andreas Hepp reports on the molo news platform on Deutschlandfunk's format @mediasres. 22. January 2025Conferences ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 Datum: 3. June 2025 – 4. June 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 20. January 2025News New article about the information and event app 'molo' developed at ZeMKI in the journal Horizont Horizont Editor Helena Birkner reports on the continuing success and development of the app 'molo'. 20. January 2025News New publication by ZeMKI members Andreas Hepp and Philip Sinner in the Nomos "Handbuch Medienrezeption" In one section of the new handbook on contexts of media reception, ZeMKI members Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp and Dr. Philip Sinner deal with the subject area of ‘Media reception, community and communitisation’. 17. January 2025News Christian Katzenbach as an expert in the “Tagesspiegel” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach comments on Zuckerberg's decision to end cooperation with fact-checkers in the Tagesspiegel: "We need platforms that take responsibility". 17. January 2025News Christian Katzenbach featured in "WIRED" article about Elon Musk and right-wing politics ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was featured in a WIRED article from January 9, 2025, as an expert on the topic of Elon Musk and right-wing politics. 17. January 2025News Workshop lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gives a lecture on the topic: "Eternal values", latest tools: The far right's use of generative AI for meme-driven propaganda. 16. January 2025Media Talks Artificial intelligence in journalism: ZeMKI media talks on January 21, 2025 Datum: 21. January 2025Location: Bremer Presse-Club On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, together with Radio Bremen/Bremen Zwei and the Bremer Presse-Club, we invite you to the ZeMKI Media Talks on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in Journalism” at Club 27 from 6:30 pm with Dr. Jens Radü (DER SPIEGEL). 16. January 2025News New Publication: "'Honor died on the beach': Constructing Japaneseness through monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima“ A new chapter on the study of monsters in video games has been published by Joleen Blom and ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford in ‘Monstrosity in Games and Play’. 15. January 2025Publication Radio Eins Interview on ‘molo.news’ with Andreas Hepp ZeMKI member Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp, project manager of the ‘molo.news’ app, reported on the ad-free and data-saving news platform for local news in the Radio Eins podcast ‘Medienmagazin’ on 11 January 2025. 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 2025Events ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 13. January 2025News Radio interview with Christian Schwarzenegger: "30 years DVD" On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the DVD, Bremen Zwei broadcasts an interview with ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger. 10. January 2025News Job advertisement: Tenure-Track-Professor for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life The University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with then following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/m/x) with tenure-track after W2 (Salary Level W1) for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life. 9. January 2025News Radio interview with Rieke Böhling: "Genealogy - who am I?" In the WDR 5 feature "Curiosity is enough" on the topic "Ancestry research - who am I?" ZeMKI member Dr. Rieke Böhling reports from her current research on family history, memory and genealogy platforms. 8. 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 ZeMKI research software in focus In December 2024, the latest version of OpenQDA, an open source research infrastructure for qualitative data analysis, was presented at a workshop at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. A report on this has now been published by Roland Toth. 3. January 2025News Publication of 10th Anniversary Issue "Revisiting Gamevironments" The journal gamevironments celebrates its 10th anniversary with the publication of the 21st issue “Revisiting Gamevironments”. 2. January 2025Research ColloquiumFall Semster 24/25 DataNord: Empowering Data Skills – Strengthening Bremen’s Research Datum: 22. January 2025Location: ZeMKI The DataNord Roadshow invites you to explore our wide range of services and discover the offerings that best meet your research needs. 2. 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 2024NewsPublication Out now: ZeMKI Research Report 2023/2024 The research report presents the diverse research activities at ZeMKI since fall 2023 on 164 pages. For the first time, special attention is paid to a focus topic, which is presented on a total of 24 pages: this year communicative artificial intelligence, or ComAI for short. 19. December 2024 previous1234…13next
News Developments in Internet censorship in Russia In her article „Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship“, from January 22, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Daria Dergacheva sums up the latest developments in internet censorship in Russia. 23. January 2025
News Interview about molo in the Deutschlandfunk format @mediasres ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Andreas Hepp reports on the molo news platform on Deutschlandfunk's format @mediasres. 22. January 2025
Conferences ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 Datum: 3. June 2025 – 4. June 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 20. January 2025
News New article about the information and event app 'molo' developed at ZeMKI in the journal Horizont Horizont Editor Helena Birkner reports on the continuing success and development of the app 'molo'. 20. January 2025
News New publication by ZeMKI members Andreas Hepp and Philip Sinner in the Nomos "Handbuch Medienrezeption" In one section of the new handbook on contexts of media reception, ZeMKI members Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp and Dr. Philip Sinner deal with the subject area of ‘Media reception, community and communitisation’. 17. January 2025
News Christian Katzenbach as an expert in the “Tagesspiegel” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach comments on Zuckerberg's decision to end cooperation with fact-checkers in the Tagesspiegel: "We need platforms that take responsibility". 17. January 2025
News Christian Katzenbach featured in "WIRED" article about Elon Musk and right-wing politics ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was featured in a WIRED article from January 9, 2025, as an expert on the topic of Elon Musk and right-wing politics. 17. January 2025
News Workshop lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gives a lecture on the topic: "Eternal values", latest tools: The far right's use of generative AI for meme-driven propaganda. 16. January 2025
Media Talks Artificial intelligence in journalism: ZeMKI media talks on January 21, 2025 Datum: 21. January 2025Location: Bremer Presse-Club On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, together with Radio Bremen/Bremen Zwei and the Bremer Presse-Club, we invite you to the ZeMKI Media Talks on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence in Journalism” at Club 27 from 6:30 pm with Dr. Jens Radü (DER SPIEGEL). 16. January 2025
News New Publication: "'Honor died on the beach': Constructing Japaneseness through monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima“ A new chapter on the study of monsters in video games has been published by Joleen Blom and ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford in ‘Monstrosity in Games and Play’. 15. January 2025
Publication Radio Eins Interview on ‘molo.news’ with Andreas Hepp ZeMKI member Prof. Dr Andreas Hepp, project manager of the ‘molo.news’ app, reported on the ad-free and data-saving news platform for local news in the Radio Eins podcast ‘Medienmagazin’ on 11 January 2025. 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
Events ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025. 13. January 2025
News Radio interview with Christian Schwarzenegger: "30 years DVD" On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the DVD, Bremen Zwei broadcasts an interview with ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger. 10. January 2025
News Job advertisement: Tenure-Track-Professor for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life The University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with then following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/m/x) with tenure-track after W2 (Salary Level W1) for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life. 9. January 2025
News Radio interview with Rieke Böhling: "Genealogy - who am I?" In the WDR 5 feature "Curiosity is enough" on the topic "Ancestry research - who am I?" ZeMKI member Dr. Rieke Böhling reports from her current research on family history, memory and genealogy platforms. 8. 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 ZeMKI research software in focus In December 2024, the latest version of OpenQDA, an open source research infrastructure for qualitative data analysis, was presented at a workshop at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. A report on this has now been published by Roland Toth. 3. January 2025
News Publication of 10th Anniversary Issue "Revisiting Gamevironments" The journal gamevironments celebrates its 10th anniversary with the publication of the 21st issue “Revisiting Gamevironments”. 2. January 2025
Research ColloquiumFall Semster 24/25 DataNord: Empowering Data Skills – Strengthening Bremen’s Research Datum: 22. January 2025Location: ZeMKI The DataNord Roadshow invites you to explore our wide range of services and discover the offerings that best meet your research needs. 2. 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
NewsPublication Out now: ZeMKI Research Report 2023/2024 The research report presents the diverse research activities at ZeMKI since fall 2023 on 164 pages. For the first time, special attention is paid to a focus topic, which is presented on a total of 24 pages: this year communicative artificial intelligence, or ComAI for short. 19. December 2024
