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Gaffney, D.; Puschmann, C. (2013): Data Collection on Twitter. In: K. Weller, A. Bruns, J. Burgess, M. Mahrt, C. Puschmann (eds.), Twitter and Society. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 55-67.
Dr. Cornelius Puschmann
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The Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) commissioned the Hans-Bredow-Institut with a report on the topic of "Algorithms in Digital Media and Their Influence on Individual Opinion Formation of Users".
Journalists like to use Twitter if they need an easily accessible “voice from the public.” However, do active tweeters not differentiate themselves in terms of their personality structure from the tweeting population? Does the mood on Twitter have little to do with the overall population...
In the event of terrorist attacks or natural disasters, timely and reliable information is extremely important for media users. In order to find out what information needs people have in such situations and what media they use, a study design was developed with which empirical data can be collected...
Within the scope of this project, a discourse analyses on the topics of drug policy and drug consumption in social media will be carried out in an explorative way.
What role do intermediaries like Google, Facebook, YouTube or WhatsApp play when people get informed about social issues or when they form an opinion?
Heldt, A. P. (2018): Intelligente Upload-Filter: Bedrohung für die Meinungsfreiheit? [Intelligent Upload Filters: Threat to Freedom of Expression?], In: Mohabbat Kar, Resa, Thapa, Basanta E.P., Parycek, Peter (eds.) 2018. "(Un)Berechenbar? Algorithmen und Automatisierung in Staat und Gesel...
In his current contribution to the journal 'Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft' 2/2018, Dr. Sascha Hölig writes about the personal characteristics of active Twitter users. The article is available at the eLibrary of Nomos. S. Hölig (2018): Eine meinungsstarke Minderheit als S...
Schmidt, J.-H. (2018): Soziale Medien und Meinungsbildung. Einordnung, Prinzipien und Probleme [Social Media and Opinion Formation. Classification, Principles and Problems]. In: Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (ed.), Populismus und Schule. Historisch-politisches Urteilsvermöge...
Heldt, A. P. (2018): Chers voisins d’outre-Rhin: Kommt das französische NetzDG? [Dear Neighbors from across the Rhine: Is the French Network Enforcement Act Coming?] In: JuWiss Blog: Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht. Website. Hamburg: Bucerius Law School (online).
Schmidt, J.-H. (2017): Twitter-Nutzung von Kandidierenden der Bundestagswahl 2017. Verbreitung, Aktivität und Informationsquellen [Twitter Use of Candidates for the German Federal Election 2017: Dissemination, Activity and Sources of Information]. In: Media Perspektiven, 12, pp. 616-629. (pdf)
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