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Journalism and Communication Studies, esp. Digital Journalism

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Digital Journalism

Research

Our research interests focus on the following areas:

  • Interactions between news, audiences, newsrooms and technology: analysing the dynamic relationships between journalistic actors, algorithmic systems and their impact on news production, distribution, and reception.
  • New professional roles and skills requirements at the intersection of journalism and technology: Analysing the emergence of new professional fields and the skills required for journalistic work in data- and AI-driven environments.
  • Design of news recommendation systems: Exploring explainability of and diversity in news recommendation systems to address bias and commercial optimisation pressures.
  • Algorithmic curation and its impact on news supply and demand: Investigating how algorithmic systems shape journalistic content, influence public opinion formation and change accessibility of quality news.