Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt
Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt studied Sociology at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg and West Virginia University Morgantown, USA. From 2000 onwards, he held various positions in the University of Bamberg, among them the research centre for “New Communications Media”, at the Chair in Sociology II (Prof. Dr. R. Münch) and at the State Institute for Research into Families. After completing his doctorate on the institutionalisation of locally related online services, he was a German Academic Exchange scholar at the Donau-University Krems, and guest scholar at the Johannes-Kepler-University Linz (Prof. Dr. B. Batinic). From 2005 to 2007, he worked on a postdoc project supported by the German Research Foundation on “Practices in online–based networking” at the research centre for “New Communications Media” in Bamberg. Since November 2007 he has been working as a senior researcher for digital media and political communication at the Hans Bredow Institute. His research focus is on developments of “Web 2.0”, or respectively” social software”, where he is particularly interested in current changes in online based public spheres and social networks, as well as their effects on politics, economy and civil society. In addition, he analyses form, functions and consequences of online and game-based social spaces as a member of the working group ”Digital Games and Online Worlds” at the Hans Bredow Institute.
Latest publications
Loosen, W.; Schmidt, J. (2012): (Re-)Discovering the Audience. The Relationship between Journalism and Audience in Networked Digital Media. In: Information, Communication & Society, Special Issue „Three Tensions Shaping Creative Industries in a Digitized and Participatory Media Era” (Ed. Oscar Westlund), Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 867-887.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Politisches Handeln im Social Web [Political Action in the Social Web]. In: Grimme-Institut (ed.), Grimme Online Award 2011 [accompanying booklet to award presentation]. Marl, pp. 46-48.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web und ihre Bedeutung für die Zivilgesellschaft [Personal Public Spheres in the Social Web and Their Meanding for Civil Society]. In: D. Lange (ed.), Entgrenzungen. Gesellschaftlicher Wandel und Politische Bildung [Dissolution of Boundaries, Social Change and Political Education]. Schwalbach/TS.: Wochenschau, pp. 210-215.
Schmidt, J. (forthcoming): Jugend 2.0 - Leben in der Medienwelt. Von "Digital Natives" und anderen Mythen des Internets [Youth 2.0 - Life in the Media World. Of "Digital Natives" and Other Myths of the Internet]. In: Heinz-Nixdorf-Forum (ed.), Kinder – Eltern – Medien [Children - Parents - Media]. Paderborn.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web. Zur Rolle des Internets im Alltag von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen [Growing up with the Social Web. On the Role of the Internet in the Everyday Life of Adolescents and Young Adults]. In: Unsere Jugend, year 63, no. 6, pp. 242-250.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Vorwort [Preface]. In: A. Sreberny, K. Gholam: Blogistan. Politik und Internet im Iran [Blogistan. Politics and Internet in Iran]. Hamburg. pp. 7-12.
Weichert, T.; Schmidt, J. (in prep.): Datenschutz [Data Protection]. Schriftenreihe der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung [Series of papers of the Federal Agency for Civic Education]. Bonn.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Zum Strukturwandel von Kommunikation im Web 2.0 [On Structural Change of Communication in the Web 2.0]. In: Sinnstiftermag, no. 11, http://www.sinnstiftermag.de/ausgabe_11/titelstory.htm.
Schmidt, J. (2011): (Micro)Blogs: Practices of Privacy Management. In: S. Trepte, L. Reinecke (eds.), Privacy Online. Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 159-173.
Bruns, A.; Schmidt, J. (eds.) (2011): Exploring Produsage. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia Special Issue, Vol. 17, No. 1, April 2011.
Kunert, J.; Schmidt, J. (2011): Hub, Fine-Tuner oder Business as Usual? Social Network Sites und die Bundestagswahl 2009 [Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites and the Federal Elections for the Bundestag 2009]. In: E. J. Schweitzer, S. Albrecht (eds.), Das Internet im Wahlkampf. Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2009. Wiesbaden: VS, pp. 226-243.
Lampert, C.; Schwinge, C.; Teredesai, S. (2011): Kompetenzförderung in und durch Computerspiele(n) [Competence Promotion in and through Computer Games]. In: J. Fritz, C.; Lampert, J.-H. Schmidt, T. Witting, T. (eds.), Kompetenzen und exzessive Nutzung bei Computerspielern: Gefordert, gefördert, gefährdet [Competencies and Excessive Use among Gamers: Challenged, Supported, Endangered ]. Berlin: Vistas, pp. 117-179.
Lampert, C.; Schwinge, C.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Fritz, J. (2011): Medienpädagogische Konsequenzen und Handlungsempfehlungen [Media Education Consequences and Recommendations for Action]. In: Fritz, J.; Lampert, C.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Witting, T. (eds.): Kompetenzen und exzessive Nutzung bei Computerspielern: Gefordert, gefördert, gefährdet [Competencies and Excessive Use among Gamers: Challenged, Supported, Endangered]. Berlin: Vistas, pp. 253-270.
Fritz, J.; Lampert, C.; Schmidt, J.; Witting, T. (2011) (eds.): Kompetenzen und exzessive Nutzung bei Computerspielern: Gefordert, gefördert, gefährdet [Competencies and Excessive Use among Gamers: Stipulated, Promoted, Endangered]. Schriftenreihe Medienforschung der Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM), vol. 66. Berlin.
Autenrieth, U.; Bänziger, A.; Rohde, W.; Schmidt, J. (2011): Gebrauch und Bedeutung von Social Network Sites im Alltag junger Menschen: Ein Ländervergleich zwischen Deutschland und der Schweiz [Usage and Significance of Social Network Sites in the Everyday Life of Young People: A Comparison between Germany and Switzerland]. In: K. Neumann-Braun, U. Autenrieth (eds.), Freundschaft und Gemeinschaft im Social Web. Bildbezogenes Handeln und Peergroup-Kommunikation auf Facebook & Co. Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 31-54.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Weblogs in Unternehmen [Weblogs in Companies]. In: G. Walsh, B. Hass, Th. Kilian (eds.), Web 2.0 - Neue Perspektiven für Marketing und Medien, 2. vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Berlin: Springer, pp. 97-108.
Schmidt, J. (2010): Die Rolle der Onlinekommunikation bei der Herstellung von Vertrauen [The Role of Online Communication in the Creation of Trust]. In: M. Kayser, J. Böhm, A. Spiller (eds.), Die Ernährungswissenschaft in der Öffentlichkeit. Social Media als neue Herausforderung der PR. Göttingen: Cuvillier, pp. 41-53.
Schmidt, J.; Lampert, C. (2010): Jugendliche im Social Web. Empirische Befunde zu Nutzungspraktiken [Young People in the Social Web. Empirical Findings on Usage Practices]. In: Amos International, yr. 4, no. 3, pp. 3-10.
Schmidt, J. (2010): Netzwerkplattformen als Räume des Heranwachsens [Networking Platforms as Spaces for Growing-up]. In: B. Fuhs, C. Lampert, R. Rosenstock (eds.), Mit der Welt vernetzt, Kinder und Jugendliche in virtuellen Erfahrungsräumen. München: kopaed, pp. 163-177.
Breslin, J. G.; Burg, Th.; Kim, H.; Raftery, T.; Schmidt, J. (eds.) (2010): Recent Trends and Developments in Social Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science #6045. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
Hasebrink, U.; Paus-Hasebrink, I.; Schmidt, J.-H. (2010): Das Social Web in den Medienrepertoires von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen [The Social Web in Media Repertoires of Yound People and Adolescents]. In: Hepp, A.; Wimmer, J. (Eds.): Medienkulturen im Wandel. Konstanz: UVK, pp. 319-355.
Hasebrink, U.; Schulz, W.; Deterding, S.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Schröder, H.-D.; Sprenger, R. (2010): Leitmedium Internet? Mögliche Auswirkungen des Aufstiegs des Internets zum Leitmedium für das deutsche Mediensystem [Key Medium Internet? Potential Effects of the Rise of the Internet as “Key Medium” in the German Media System]. Expert Opinion submitted to the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) in April 2010 (unpublished).
Schmidt, J.; Breslin, J.; Burg, Th.; Hong-Gee, K.; Raftery, T (2010): Recent Trends and Developments in Social Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science #6045. Berlin/Heidelberg.
Latest lectures
"Public Participation in the News: Expectations and Practices of Audience Inclusion at the 'Tagesschau'", lecture by W. Loosen and J. Schmidt at the "4. European Communication Conference" of ECREA on 27 October 2012 in Istanbul.
"Information Repertoires in Changing Media Environments", lecture by U. Hasebrink and J. Schmidt at the "4. European Communication Conference" of ECREA on 26 October 2012 in Istanbul.
"Journalism and Participatory Media – Blurring or Reinforcment of Boundaries Between Journalism and Audiences?", lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference "Neo-Journalism" on 3 Oktober 2012 in Brussels.
"Journalism and Participatory Media – Blurring or Reinforcement of Boundaries between Journalism and Audiences?", lecture by J. H. Schmidt, W. Loosen, N. Heise and J. Reimer at the international conference “Towards Neo-Journalism? Redefining, Extending or Reconfiguring a Profession”, October 3rd, 2012, in Brussels.
„Social Media Guidelines in Journalism”, lecture by W. Loosen, J. Reimer, and J.-H. Schmidt at the 62nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Phoenix on 26 May 2012.
"Internet Privacy: Structural Changes of Publicness in Digital Networked Media", lecture by J. Schmidt at the acatech symposium “Internet und Privacy“ on 26 March 2012 in Berlin.
“Digital Fluencies for the Social Web”, talk by J. Schmidt at the "MobilityShifts" Conference in New York on 15 October 2011.
"Lernen im, mit und für das Social Web” [Learning in, with, and for the Social Web], talk by von J. Schmidt at the Goethe Institute in New York on 13 October 2011.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web: Entstehen, Strukturprinzipien und Konsequenzen" [Personal Public Spheres in the Social Web: Development, Structural Principles, and Consequences], talk by J. Schmidt at the Tri-State-Congress 2011 in Innsbruck on 1 October 2011.
“Heranwachsen mit dem Internet. Wie sich Mediennutzung, Beziehungspflege und politische Teilhabe verändern” [Growing up with the Internet. How Media Use, Public Relations, and Political Participation Change], talk by J. Schmidt at the Media Competence Day 2011 in Kiel on 24 September 2011.
“Politisches Führungsverhalten im Internetzeitalter” [Political Leadership Behaviour in the Internet Age], participation of J. Schmidt in the workshop discussion of the media policy work group at the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Munich on 19 September 2011.
"Twitter and the New Regime of Audience Measurement", talk by J. Schmidt in the context of the workshop "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Twitter Analysis" in Düsseldorf on 14 September 2011.
“Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web und dessen Relevanz für den Alltag von Jugendlichen” [Growing up with the Social Web and Its Relevance for the Everyday Life of Young People], talk by J. Schmidt at the Hamburg Symposium for persons in charge of Protestant children and youth work in Hamburg on 6 September 2011.
"Jugend 2.0 - Leben in der Medienwelt" [Youth 2.0 - Living in the Media World], talk by J. Schmidt in the context of the lecture series "Children - Parents - Media" of the Heinz-Nixdorf-MuseumsForum in Paderborn on 5 July 2011.
"Heranwachsen und Identitätsbildung im Web 2.0" [Growing up and Identity Formation in the Web 2.0], talk by J. Schmidt at the joint symposium of the Regional Authority Westphalia-Lippe and the State Media Authority North Rhine-Westphalia "Möchtest Du Leon als Freund bestätigen? Identität und Kommunikation im Web 2.0 als fachliche Herausforderung für die Jugendhilfe" [Would you like to confirm Leon as friend? Identity and Communication in the Web 2.0 as Functional Challenge for Child and Youth Services" in Münstern on 28 June 2011.
"Medienforschung und Praxis – besser vernetzt im WWW?” [Media Research and Practice - Better Connected in the WWW?], participation of J. Schmidt in a panel discussion at the DGPuK Annual Conference in Dortmund on 1 June 2011.
“Growing up with the Social Web: Recent Data and Developments”, talk by J. Schmidt in the context of the event series "Virtuelle Wirklichkeiten" [Virtual Realities] in Lissabon (Portugal) on 30 May 2011.
"Computerspielen als Sucht?" [Computer Gaming as Addiction?], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the lecture series "Spiel und Emotionen" [Game and Emotions] in Hamburg on 16 May 2011.
"Von 'Digital Natives' und anderen Mythen des Internet. Was Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web bedeutet" [Of 'Digital Natives' and Other Myths about the Internet. What Growing up with the Social Web Means], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the lecture series "Medienkulturen - Medientheorien - Medienpädagogik" [Media Cultures - Media Theories - Media Education] in Flensburg on 5 May 2011.
"Gibt es Computerspielabhängigkeit?" [Does Computer Game Addiction Exist?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "re:publica XI" in Berlin on 14 April 2011.
"Schöne neue Welt? Web 2.0 - Veränderungen, Herausforderungen, Chancen" [Brave New World? Web 2.0 - Changes, Challenges, Opportunities], talk by J. Schmidt in the context of the PB21 project of the Federal Agency for Civic Education in Berlin on 12 April 2011.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und politische Kommunikation im Social Web" [Personal Public Spaces and Political Communication in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the Aarauer Democracy Days 2011 in Aarau (Switzerland) on 8 April 2011.
“Menschen und Medien” [People and Media], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference “Digital ist besser! Medienprojekte für alle“ [Digital is better! Media Projects for Everyone] of the State Community Local Media Relations NRW and the Technical Youth Recreation and Education Society in Düsseldorf on 14 March 2011.
“Zur Zukunft des Internets – wie entwickelt sich die Online-Kommunikation?” [On the Future of the Internet - How Is Online Communication Developing?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the 6th conference Social Information Sciences in Eichstätt on 11 March 2011.
“Social Networking Sites and Privacy: Recent Data and Developments”, lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference “Youth on the Net – Seminar on Information Safety, Security and Quality” in Luxemburg on 17 February 2011.
“Delphi-Runde: Digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation – Drei Generationen der Mediennutzung” [Delphi-Circle: Digital Science Communication – Three Generations of Media Use], participation of J. Schmidt in a panel discussion of the Cultural Sciences Institute (KWI) and the German Historical Institute Paris in Essen on 15 February 2011.
“Im Netz sein – Chancen und Risiken der Computergeneration” [Being in the Net – Opportunities and Risks of the Computer Generation], lecture by J. Schmidt at the St. Answer parish in Ratzeburg on 7 February 2011.
“Another Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere? On Recent Challenges and Current Research Projects”, lecture by J. Schmidt in Umea (Sweden) on 25 January 2011.
"Social Communities, Web 2.0 und Politische Bildung" [Social Communities, Web 2.0 and Civic Education], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference of the directors of study for civic education of the protestant church in Hofgeismar on 19 January 2011.
"Das Ende der Privatheit?" [The End of Privacy?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "11. Medienforum Ingolstadt-Eichstätt" in Ingolstadt on 14 January 2011.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und Privatsphäre im Social Web" [Personal Public Spaces and Privacy in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the interdisciplinary conference "Privatheit" [Privacy] in Passau on 20 November 2010.
"Social Medien - Theorie und Praxis" [Social Media - Theory and Practice], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the seminar “Das Netz ist lokal” [The Net is Local] of the programme for community journalists of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education in Augsburg on 16 November 2010.
"Das Entstehen persönlicher Öffentlichkeiten: Identitäts-, Beziehungs- und Informationsmanagement im Web 2.0" [The Development of Personal Public Spheres: Identity, Relation and Information Management in the Web 2.0], lecture by J. Schmidt at the lecture series "Leben in virtuellen Welten" [Living in Virtual Worlds] in Potsdam on 2 November 2010.
"Informelle Selbstbestimmung im Social Web" [Informal Self-Determination in the Social Web], lecture and discussion by J. Schmidt in the context of the event series "Salon Surveillance" of the Verein Engagierte Wissenschaft e.V. in Leipzig on 22 October.
"Politik in den digitalen Wohnzimmern - Politische Kommunikation über Netzwerkplattformen und (Mikro-) Blogs" [Politics in Digital Living Rooms - Political Communication through networking platforms and (micro-)blogs], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the weekly lecture series "Internet und Politik" [Internet and Politics] at the University of Hamburg on 21 October 2010.
"Das neue Netz" [The New Net], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of a book presentation of the eponymous book at "Buch Hebel", initiated by the community college in Wiesbaden on 21 September 2010.
"Wie werden Journalisten Social Medien in den nächsten Jahren nutzen?" [How Will Journalists Use Social Media in the Upcoming Years?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the event "Roundtable: Social Media managen" of the ARD.ZDF Medienakademie in Hanover on 18 September 2010.
"Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites in the 2009 Federal Election", lecture by J. Schmidt and J. Kunert at the “General Online Research Conference” in Pforzheim on 28 May 2010.
"Die (Wieder-)Entdeckung des Publikums – Inklusion in Journalismus" [The (Re-)Discovery of the Audience - Inclusion in Journalism], lecture by W. Loosen and J. Schmidt at the annual conference of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [German Association for Journalism and Communication Studies] in Ilmenau on 13 May 2010.
„Produser im Social Web“ [Produsers in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of a workshop on the topic „Do it Yourself“ of the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt on 10 May 2010.
"International Blogospheres", keynote by J. Schmidt at the "Best of Blog Awards" of Deutsche Welle in Berlin on 15 April 2010.
"Ich bin drin. Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web" [I'm in there. Growing up with the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "Fachtagung Jugendpastoral" [Symposium Youth Pastoral] of the Bischöfliches Generalvikariat Münster in Gemen on 12 April 2010.
"Political Knowledge Production", lecture by J. Schmidt at the workshop “NGOs in the Social Web” at the University of Siegen on 29 March 2010.
“Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web. Orientierung zwischen Themen und Tools” [Public Spheres in the Social Web. Orientation between Themes and Tools], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference „Online Communikation“ of the Deutsche Presseakademie [German Press Academy] in Berlin on 11 March 2010.
"The Communicative Architecture of Blog-Based Publics", lecture by J. Schmidt at the workshop "Privacy and Web 2.0" of the Young Scholars Network in Hamburg on 9 March 2010.
"Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Internet und ihre gesellschaftliche Bedeutung" [Current Developments on the Internet and their Impact on Society], lecture by J. Schmidt at the three-step-test committee of the SWR broadcasting council in Baden-Baden on 25 February 2010.
“Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU: Assessment of VZ Netzwerke Ltd.”, contribution by J. Schmidt at the conference “Think before you post!” in Strasbourg on 9 February 2010.
"Web 2.0 und Politik" [Web 2.0 and Politics], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference "Staat, Bürgergesellschaft und Soziale Demokratie" [State, Civil Society and Social Democracy] in Würzburg on 23 January 2010.
"Quo Vadis Internet – wohin treibt die Mediengesellschaft" [Quo Vadis Internet – Where Does the Media Society Drift], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "7. Forum für kirchliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit" of the Catholic-Social Institute in Bad Honnef on 14 January 2010.
"Die Rolle der Onlinekommunikation bei der Herstellung von Vertrauen" [The Role of Online Communication in Building Confidence], lecture by J. Schmidt at the symposium "Die Ernährungswissenschaft im Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit" [Nutritional Science in the Public Spotlight] in Göttingen on 12 January 2010.
"Neue Öffentlichkeiten. Partizipation und Orientierung in konvergenten Medienumgebungen" [New Public Spheres. Participation and Orientation in Converging Media Environments], lecture by J. Schmidt at the lecture series "Medienkonvergenz und Neue Medien" [Media Convergence and New Media] at the University of Tübingen on 7 January 2010.
Latest Courses
"Das neue Netz – kommunikationswissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf das Web 2.0" [The New Net – a Communication Science Perspective on the Web 2.0], lecture/class by J. Schmidt at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in summer semester 2010.
Contact
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