UZH Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IKMZ)

📢 Mark Zuckerbergs Entscheidung, die Faktenprüfung auf Facebook, Instagram und WhatsApp zukünftig (vorerst in den USA) den Nutzenden selbst zu überlassen, zeigt, wie wichtig Medienkompetenz in unserer digitalen Welt ist. Es wird immer entscheidender, Informationen kritisch zu hinterfragen und fundiert einzuschätzen, welche Quellen und Informationen vertrauenswürdig sind. 💡 Das MILEVA INSTITUT für Digitales und Gesellschaft veranstaltet am 16.01.2024, 18.30 Uhr eine Online-Veranstaltung zum Thema: „Desinformation im Zeitalter generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz – Erkennen, Verstehen, Schützen“. Es referiert Dr. Sabrina Heike Kessler, Wissenschaftlerin am UZH Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ) der Universität Zürich, Sprecherin der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft sowie der Swiss Young Academy. Sie forscht zu Recherche-, Auswahl- und Rezeptionsprozessen von Nutzer:innen im Internet sowie zur Wirkung von Desinformationen in der politischen Kommunikation sowie Gesundheits- und Wissenschaftskommunikation. 👉 Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung: https://lnkd.in/d5aHxzW5 https://lnkd.in/dXiyhXCp

Parrots 🦜, cats 🐈, #sciencecommunication & #AI: All things I talked about with Alexandra Jansky from UZH Teaching Tools for the podcast "Setting Sails - Navigating AI in #HigherEducation" ➡️ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eWQ8XJ4d ➡️ Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/eC8pTxeu ➡️ UZH Teaching Tools: https://lnkd.in/exXpBahP We discussed how #generativeAI could transform #scicomm, its potentials and limitations, some research results on the topic, where humans will still be needed and why I don't actually like parrots (at least as a term, and in this specific context) Universität Zürich | University of Zurich - UZH Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IKMZ) - #wissenschaftskommunikation #wisskomm

Season’s Greetings from #Zurich: The #IKMZ wishes you happy holidays and a great start into the new year! 🎉 We’re very grateful for all the engaged colleagues, students, guest speakers, visitors, and so many other people who shaped our department in 2024. Let’s keep in touch in 2025! 🤝 We hope that you are as excited about the holiday season and the coming year as the cast of our video clip, including Mark Eisenegger, Mike S. Schäfer, Olga Tartakovski, Linards Udris, Sarah Geber, Céline Odermatt, and Bettina Lennström 😉 Here’s to many more exciting and inspiring conversations, projects and contacts with you! 🥂

Published just recently: The report “Artificial Intelligence in Switzerland 2024” of the #Media Change and Innovation Division at #IKMZ – authored by Michael Latzer and Noemi Festic in collaboration with SRG SSR 📄 The report analyzes how #AI, specifically #LargeLanguageModel applications like ChatGPT, integrates into the daily lives of the Swiss people and what they think about them. Key findings: 1️⃣ Within a year and a half after launch, AI tools are known across #Switzerland, with half the population and nearly all of the young using them 2️⃣ Digital #inequalities in the Swiss society by age and education are amplified by Artificial Intelligence 3️⃣ Incorrect information from AI tools is the main reason for non-use 4️⃣ Half of Swiss internet users are skeptical about children using AI tools – AI users, younger people, and men view it more positively ℹ️ More information: https://lnkd.in/e8JcxKKT 🗞️ News release: https://lnkd.in/eSpvS9kh 🔎 Report (German, English version will come out soon): https://lnkd.in/e-y2PDCv

Last week at #IKMZ: Jaelle Fuchs successfully defended her #PhD #thesis on online participation within the theory of digital inequality. Congratulations, Jaelle, well done and well deserved! 👏 We are proud of you — and thank the supervisor Eszter Hargittai and the examiners Nadine Strauß, Mike S. Schäfer, and Christoph Lutz (BI Norwegian Business School) 🙏

⏰Another opening for a PhD position in our (with Frank Esser and Morgan Wack) SNF project on political social media influencers! 🥳 If you are into computational methods, social media, and political communcation, we are looking for you 🔎 Apply by December 21! All details here: tinyurl.com/44arrawh We're looking for candidates with a background in either social sciences or social computing with strong skills in R or Python, and an interest in learning new skills related to computational methods. There is a lot of freedom to follow your own ideas during the PhD, great ressources (and time!) for learning, research, and fostering international connections. Within this PhD position, you can focus 100% on your research, get a decent salary, and live in a great city. If you're into mountains, there's also no better place to be 😊 The application deadline is December 21. Feel free to reach out to me or Morgan Wack via email or DM, happy to answer any questions 😊

Big congratulations to Anne Schulz! Anne will receive a prestigious Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF for a project on “Sustainable News Use” 🔎 The project will explore how #news consumption can be made more sustainable, allowing people to stay informed without risking their mental health. It will be funded with CHF 1.7 million and start in fall 2025 👏 More information about the project: https://lnkd.in/ed28m_gd

📣 IKMZ Speaker Series in #Zurich: Save the Date! On Monday, December 2, I will be speaking at UZH Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IKMZ), Universität Zürich | University of Zurich as part of the IKMZ Speaker Series. My talk “Reorganizing Journalism: From Newsroom Centricity to News Production Studies for the Digital Age” will share findings from current research on the transformed organizational landscape of digital journalism and the changing division of labor in the field. 📅 Monday, December 2, 2024 ⏰ 4:15 p.m. 📍 Zürich-Oerlikon, Andreasstrasse 15, IKMZ, Room AND-2-02 This event is open to everyone, no registration required. Looking forward to seeing, among others, Mark Eisenegger, Mike S. Schäfer, Niels G. Mede, Sarah Geber, Silke Fürst, Renate Fischer, Dr. Sophia Charlotte Volk, Dr. Daniela Mahl, Daniel Vogler, Linards Udris. More information on the #IKMZ Speaker Series: https://lnkd.in/eS_7RUrC #zürich #communicationresearch #journalism #digitaljournalism #newsrooms

Yesterday in Nature Magazine's News section: #IKMZ researcher Niels G. Mede comments on a new Pew Research Center report that assessed public confidence in science in the United States. He shares his thoughts about the report, also focusing on implications for #ScienceCommunication ⤵️

Ausbau von Autobahnen > Gesundheitsreform > Änderungen im Mietrecht Dies momentan die Medienresonanz der Vorlagen, über die wir in der Schweiz am 24. November 2024 abstimmen. Generell ist das Medieninteresse für die Vorlagen nicht sonderlich hoch. Die beiden Mietrecht-Vorlagen gehören sogar zu den am wenigsten thematisierten Vorlagen der letzten Jahre. Im Zwischenbericht Abstimmungsmonitor wird neben der Medienresonanz auch die Tonalität untersucht - und die Resonanz von Akteur:innen und ihren Positionen. Spannend dabei vor allem die Efas Gesundheitsreform: Hier sind SVP und SP medial am meisten präsent - aber mit jeweils uneinheitlichen Positionen. Dass die Efas-Vorlage ein "Spaltpilz" für Parteien sei, prägt die Berichterstattung. Den Zwischenbericht kann man hier nachlesen: https://lnkd.in/d97zQZ_v Linards Udris UZH Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IKMZ)