Digital News Dynamics @JWI_Berlin

We research dynamics of digital news flows and public discourse on digital platforms with the help of digital methods and trace data @JWI_Berlin

[Digital News Dynamics @JWI_Berlin @DND_JWI]

@DND_JWI had the please of having a large team from @QUT @qutdmrc visiting @JWI for a workshop on Gen AI, Public Sphere, Methods and Data Access. Fascinating exchange on cutting edge ideas with bright minds in sunny Berlin. Thanks for your visit 🌏!

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

📖 Neu: „Künstliche Intelligenz zwischen Mythos und Kritik. Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008)”.

Autor @strippel greift Joseph Weizenbaums Kritik am Einsatz von Computern und #KI auf & wirft einen Blick auf frühere & aktuelle Debatten. #openaccess

➡️ https://t.co/a7S2qt4NJJ

[Lion Wedel @weliodn]

Big publication alert!
Happy to announce my first first-author paper being out in the wild: https://t.co/r3XL6ua0Py
Written together with @dscheykopp & @theoaraujo we 1.) propose the methodological concept of augmented Data Download Packages (aDDPs), ...

[Digital News Dynamics @JWI_Berlin @DND_JWI]

It’s a wrap ✅! Four successful presentations from the @DND_JWI Team at #ECREA2024 @ECREA_eu - Alternative News 📰, News Sharing 🔄, Young Audiences 🧒and Public Value 💍 @annatmayer @weliodn @felixgsbr @dscheykopp presented new results in beautiful Ljubljana 🏰

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

»Education in the Digital World« - #WJDS special issue fully out now. Edited by E Gredel, @ChountaIrene, @g_neubaum, D Wiesche (all @unidue):

➡️ https://t.co/hk4tcr79Gd #education

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

The #EU Digital Services Act emphasizes data access & algorithmic accountability. But why does this focus matter in the #DSA framework, & why should it be fully weighted against opposing interests?

New #wjds paper by @PJLeerssen (@UvA_Amsterdam):

➡️ https://t.co/DaTTnv6JiS

[DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collab]

We're looking for someone to support us with our work on #DSA40 Data Access!
https://t.co/FLI5rVEoNL [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.]
Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!

[Yingdan_Lu @YingdanL_kk]

Come and join our #ICA24 preconference on June 19 at QUT, Brisbane! Fantastic lineup of speakers and exciting discussions about computational message science! Registration deadline is now May 31 via this link: https://t.co/olCtarSPl3. @ica_cm @icahdq

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

Can sustainable shopping recommendations in online retail contribute to reducing #GlobalWarming?

New paper by M L Hoffmann (@TUBerlin), I Nanevski (@BHT_bln), et al. via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds:

➡️ https://t.co/SwBZzOSDUo
#Sustainability #ClimateCrisis

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

Distrust of 'mainstream' #media has led to the rise of hyperpartisan sources for political information. But who are the consumers of alternative media? How are their websites interconnected, & what content do they present?
New paper by Pu Yan & R Schroeder https://t.co/lp2faBuiUf

[Digital News Dynamics @JWI_Berlin @DND_JWI]

Our team is glad to have @JoeBBayer stopping by at @JWI_Berlin for a research visit, where he presented very fresh insights in the fascinating project around spatial conditions of smartphone usage - Joe will be back as a fellow later this year and we are already looking fwd 🤗!

[Digital News Dynamics @JWI_Berlin @DND_JWI]

It’s was a pleasure to have Katrin Herms as a fellow @DND_JWI - Katrin is working on the role of intermediaries in platform quote trees and presented her new results in her Fellow Talk at @JWI_Berlin. We look forward to continued collaboration 👩‍💻🧑‍💻👨‍💻

[Weizenbaum-Institut @JWI_Berlin]

Joseph #Weizenbaum highlighted the need to solve social issues that facilitate violent acts of war & the immense effects of computer #ai use in this context.
@j2bryson reviews how the #EU’s digital regulatory legislation could help address such concerns: https://t.co/J7EsBvUZJf