News
Academic Advisory Board Constituted at the Hans Bredow Institute
On December 17, 2009 the new academic advisory board of the Hans Bredow Insitute has been constituted. In close cooperation with Hamburg’s Ministry of Science and Research, the Institute is currently implementing first steps of a development strategy, which aims to profile and strengthen the Institute’s role in science and research. In order to accompany this process, the Institute has constituted an academic advisory board, which advises the board of directors on strategic issues. This concerns subjects and questions, which the Institute will explore in the medium or long run, but also working methods and the Institute’s function within science and transfer into practice. The academic board has seven members and is composed interdisciplinary and international – according to the Institute’s working method.
»»
Copyright on the Internet. A Comparison EU/China
Within the scope of the consortium supported by CO-REACH, the Hans Bredow Institute and its partners hosted a workshop on “current issues related to copyright on the Internet” in Bejing in November. CO-REACH is a network of European policy and funding organisations involved in promoting research co-operation with China. Further members of the consortium are the Institute of Law at the China Academy of Social Sciences, Strathclyde University, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and the Molengraaf Institute for Private Law at Utrecht University. »»
DFG Project: Young Scholars' Network on Privacy and Web 2.0
The Web 2.0 subsists on the exposure and exchange of personal information. Intimate details from the users’ lives are its fuel. Dealing wit private data, however, presents a risk for users of the Internet and is becoming a global issue due to international connectedness. In order to support the international dialogue on “Privacy and Web 2.0”, the German Research Foundation (DFG) sponsors a scientific network of fifteen renowned international scholars. Prof. Dr. Sabine Trepte of Hamburg Media School heads the network, members of the Hans Bredow Institute are Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt and as a mentor the Institute’s director Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink. »»
New Website: 3rd European Communications Conference ECREA 2010
At www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu, the call for papers and further information on the third conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Hamburg in 2010 are now available. The Hans Bredow Institute organises ECREA 2010 in cooperation with the University of Hamburg and Hamburg Media School. The conference focuses on “Transcultural Communication – Intercultural Comparisons”. This thematic orientation links to the Institute’s past research and further establishes its activities regarding international interconnectedness. »»
New DFG Project on the Role of Media in Building Confidence in Medical Knowledge
With online media, and especially with the offerings of the “web 2.0” or “social web”, the relation of experts and amateurs changes in public communication on scientific information: new arenas of knowledge transfer emerge on the internet (e.g. expert public sphere, collaborative public sphere, personal public sphere). Using the example of medical information, the question is pursued which role the different communication arenas take in building confidence in medical knowledge. By means of group discussions and a representative survey it is examined how medical amateurs build confidence in medical knowledge with the help of various information and communication offerings, and which indicators and recipient-related and situational factors affect this confidence. »»
Events
ECREA 2010 in Hamburg
From 12 to 15 October 2010, the Hans Bredow Institute will host the third conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in cooperation with the University of Hamburg and Hamburg Media School. The conference focuses on the topic of “Transcultural Communication – Intercultural Comparisons”. Further information is available at the conference website www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu »»
Avatars and Humans. Representing Users in Digital Games
The pre-conference to the ECREA 2010 in Hamburg, organzied by the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research, the Hamburg Media School, and the Ilmenau University of Technology, will discuss and analyze the complex relationships between users and “avatars” – computer generated visual representations of users. Further information about the topic & questions, the Call for Papers, the deadline, timeline and venue can be found here. »»
Publications
Now Available: M&K 4/2009
Among others with articles on the construct validity of opinion leadership in terms of political knowledge, a comparison of the journalistic cultures of 17 countries, cinema visits as tools for social differentiation, the cyberspace as a place for gender-relevant knowledge and about organising principles in Internet television ... Contents
Research Report 2008/2009 in English available
The Reports document the academic work in the fields science, transfer and service of the past year elaborately. Download als pdf-file
Internationales Handbuch Medien — the Fundamental Work on Worldwide Media Development
Legal and organisational foundations – most important protagonists – offerings and usage – status of convergence – in 40 European countries and 43 more states worldwide – data, background and analyses on over 1,300 pages
Hans-Bredow-Institut (ed.): Internationales Handbuch Medien. [International Media Handbook] Baden-Baden: Nomos, 28th edition 2009, 1.308 pp., hardcover, 128,– EUR, contents as pdf-document (German), order information
Present Status and Future of Local and Regional Television in Eastern Germany
The survey conducted by W. Seufert, W. Schulz and I. Brunn of the eponymous project now published. »»
Electronic Programme Guides for Digital Television environments
Usage patterns and market analysis by U. Hasebrink, H.-D. Schröder and B. Stark. »»
Newsletter
hbi_en
Stay informed on our latest news!
