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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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Is user-generated content on private communication platforms protected by freedom of expression? In her PhD project, Amélie Heldt focuses on the effect of the fundamental right on freedom of expression on the Internet.
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".
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...
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...
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.
Understanding how citizens keep themselves informed about current affairs is crucial for a functioning democracy. Extant research suggests that in an increasingly fragmented digital news environment, search engines and social media platforms promote more incidental, but potentially more shallow mode...
Merten, L.; Hoelig, S.; Hasebrink, U.;Schmidt, J.-H. (2018): Der Einfluss von Google, Facebook & Co. Zur Veränderung der gesellschaftlich-politischen Meinungs- und Willensbildung [The Influence of Google, Facebook & Co. On the Change of the Socio-Political Opinion Formation and Decision...
Hölig, S.; Hasebrink, U. (2018): Rolle Sozialer Medien bei der Nachrichtennutzung. Aktuelle Befunde für Deutschland und im internationalen Vergleich [The Role of Social Media within News Usage. Current Findings for Germany and in an International Comparison]. In: die medienanstalten (...
Schmidt, Jan-Hinrik (2018): Die Rolle von Informationsintermediären für die Meinungsbildung [The Role of Information Intermediaries in Opinion Formation]. In: Berufsbildung. Zeitschrift für Theorie-Praxis-Dialog., Heft 173, 2018, pp. 9-11.
Schmidt, J.-H. (2018): Soziale Medien – Ausdruck und Treiber gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen [Social Media - Expression and Impetus of Social Developments]. In: Politikum 4(3), pp. 4-10.
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