New publication with @DrBoulianne in Media and Communication: Increasingly, (young) citizens use Instagram for civic and political information. We examine how understanding algorithms informs active and passive curation of information flows on Instagram 👇🏼 cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommun…

Call for Participation and Abstracts! We invite you to participate in the conference with an presentation, poster presentation or workshop! We therefore welcome abstract submissions from a wide range of disciplines. Additionally, we plan to publish the best papers presented at

Gestern haben wir an der UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG von unseren Erfahrungen mit #luhzeprozess berichtet. Vorher haben Uwe Krüger | @ukrueg.bsky.social und Connor Endt vom IfKMW Leipzig eine Studie zu SLAPPs der Hohenzollern vorgestellt, was spannend und angenehm kurzweilig vorgetragen wurde. Danke für die Einladung!

🚨New publication 📢 Our book „Effective Financial Communication“ w/ Nadine is now available Open Access Routledge Books. It offers a unique overview of scholarship on capital market communication, financial communication & investor relations. 1/ taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/…

Alle sprechen über #FakeNews, „dabei ist #Desinformation sehr selten“, erklärt Christian Hoffmann Christian Pieter Hoffmann, Kommunikationswissenschaftler an der #UniLeipzig in der neuen #Podcast-Folge "Auf einen Kaffee mit...": uni-leipzig.de/podcast sowie Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube

Warum die Angst vor Fake News übertrieben ist. Danke MEDIEN360G für das Gespräch! mdr.de/medien360g/med…

🚨 New publication 📢 w/ @DrBoulianne & Michael Bossetta on the adoption and political use of seven social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, and WhatsApp) in four countries (🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷). 1/ doi.org/10.1177/146144…

🔔Announcement: EC4SC Conference 2024 📅 Date: October 4, 2024 📍 Location: Leipzig University & Livestream 📢 Topic: Diaspora Communication in Germany This conference will explore the communication dynamics within and between diaspora communities in Germany. Join experts

This is an Open Access book, so feel free to download it, read it, use it in classes, send it to friends and family… But it’s still a great feeling to see it in print 🍾 👇🏼 routledge.com/Effective-Fina… Nadine CRiFC

How do people cope with privacy in an AI-driven world? This #specialtheme on #digitalresignation and #privacycynicism dives into the growing sense of powerlessness. Check out the new insights by @NoraADraper Joseph Turow @giuliaranzini Christoph Lutz Christian Pieter Hoffmann. 🔗buff.ly/3Xlrq68

@DrBoulianne and Christian Pieter Hoffmann show us how algorithmic knowledge and political interest drive curation practices, highlighting a digital divide where older adults may face exclusion due to limited understanding. shorturl.at/fIYxV Weizenbaum-Institut IfKMW Leipzig UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG

🚨 New publication w/ @DrBoulianne in International Journal of Public Opinion Research 📢 What drives user concerns about misinformation on Facebook in 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷? From the discussion: "Conflating misinformation with political information could exacerbate concerns about misinformation." academic.oup.com/ijpor/article/… 1/2

Der #Osten in den Medien: Studierende des IfKMW Leipzig der #UniLeipzig waren an einer Medienanalyse für eine neue #MDR-Doku beteiligt, die heute im Fernsehen des mdrde ausgestrahlt wird und in der #Mediathek verfügbar ist. uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/art…

🚨New OA publication📢 In this conceptual contribution in International Journal of Communication, we propose a communicative framework for the analysis of persistent distinctions between center and periphery in the digital public sphere: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc… IfKMW Leipzig Center for Digital Participation

🚨 New OA publication 📢 w/ @DrBoulianne in Social Media+Society on how social influence impacts privacy considerations when posting political content on Facebook in 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪. 1/3 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

🚨 New publication 📢 w. Daniel Seibert & Alexander Godulla in icsjournal on #deepfakes in the context of AI inequalities. We find generally low levels of knowledge and a strong focus on risks in 🇩🇪 users’ perceptions of deepfakes & a notable impact of gender: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨 Call for Papers 📢 We invite abstract submissions for a special issue of Studies in Communication and Media (SCM), an International Communication Association affiliate journal, on "The age of synthetic media" by Jan 31, 2025. Please submit & share widely 🙂 digital-participation.org/call-for-paper…

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Beitrag der NZZ zu Misinformation und politischen Influencern auf TikTok. Danke für das Gespräch, Gioia da Silva. nzz.ch/technologie/ti…