Christian Pentzold new speaker of Digital Communication section

Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold (ZeMKI, University of Bremen) was elected new speaker of the Digital Communication section of the German Communication Association

The section is the home for researches in the field of communication and media studies who investigate digital communication. The nomination took place during the annual section meeting in Brunswick. With this positive vote, Christian Pentzold takes over the office together with Christian Katzenbach from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society for the upcoming two years.

Presentations at the ECREA biannual conference 2016

Members of the “Communicative Figurations” research network present at the biannual international conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Prague.

The biannual ECREA conference will take place from November 9-12, 2016, in Prague, Czech Republic. The following members of the “Communicative Figurations” research network will present their research:

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz:
“Deliberation and Moralization in Finanical Blogging: A Case Study on Blog Communication During the Finanical Crisis 2008” (11.11., 14:30, with Rebecca Venema)

Dr. Matthias Berg:
“Managing Boundaries in Communicative Mobility” (10.11., 14:30)

Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann:
“Beyond False Balance: How Changing Journalistic Norms and Interpretations Shape Media Coverage of Climate Change” (11.11., 18:00)

Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink:
“How to Research Cross-Media Use? Investigating Media Repertoires and Media Ensembles” (10.11., 9:00, with Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp)
“Fantasy and Reality: ‘Hobbit’ Viewer Types and How They Connect the Movie with their Everyday Lives” (10.11., 11:00, with Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink and Jasmin Kulterer)

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp:
“How to Research Cross-Media Use? Investigating Media Repertoires and Media Ensembles” (10.11., 9:00, with Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink)
“The Mediated Construction of Reality” (11.11., 16:00, with Prof. Dr. Nick Couldry, LSE)

Dr. Sigrid Kannengießer:
“Acting on Materiality – Media Technologies and Engagement” (10.11., 11:00, with Dr. Sebastian Kubitschko)

Dr. Leif Kramp:
“Understanding the Millennial Way: Implications of Young Users’ Volatile Media Practices for Journalism Practice” (11.11., 18:00)

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Krotz:
“Mediatization Research: Changing Media, Changing Everyday Life, Social Relations, Culture and Society” (10.11., 14:30)

Dr. Sebastian Kubitschko:
“Big Data, Privacy and Surveillance” (11.11., 16:00)
“Acting on Materiality – Media Technologies and Engagement” (10.11., 11:00, with Dr. Sigrid Kanniengießer)

Prof. Dr. Christine Lohmeier:
“Mediated Memory Work in Transnational Mediascapes: Conceptualizing Media-Related Remembering Practices” (10.11., 11:00, with Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold)
“Reflexive Remembrance and Reconstruction: Conceptualizing Retrospective and Prospective Mediated Memory Work” (11.11., 9:00, with Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold)

PD Dr. Wiebke Loosen:
The adjustment of channel repertoires between journalism and its audience (12.11., with Prof. Dr. Christoph Neuberger, LMU)

Tobias Mast:
“Doing Governance in Figurations: Proposal of an Analytical Framework” (10.11., 11:00, with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz and Markus Oermann)

Markus Oermann:
“Doing Governance in Figurations: Proposal of an Analytical Framework” (10.11., 11:00, with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz and Tobias Mast)

Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold:
“Mediated Memory Work in Transnational Mediascapes: Conceptualizing Media-Related Remembering Practices” (10.11., 11:00, with Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold)
“Reflexive Remembrance and Reconstruction: Conceptualizing Retrospective and Prospective Mediated Memory Work” (11.11., 9:00, with Prof. Dr. Christine Lohmeier)

Julius Reimer:
“The Journalist Turned Brand. How Reporters Build Their Profiles Through Personal Branding” (11.11., 16:00)

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz:
“Doing Governance in Figurations: Proposal of an Analytical Framework” (10.11., 11:00, with Markus Oermann and Tobias Mast)

Rebecca Venema:
“Deliberation and Moralization in Finanical Blogging: A Case Study on Blog Communication During the Finanical Crisis 2008” (11.11., 14:30, with Prof. Dr. Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz)

Dr. Stefanie Walter:
“‘Denier, Denier, Denier!’: Explaining User Comments on Anthropogenic Climate Change” (10.11., 16:30)

Further information can be accessed here.

New working paper on “How to research cross-media practices?”

A new working paper by Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink (University of Hamburg/Hans-Bredow-Institut) and Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp (ZeMKI, University of Bremen) has been published in the “Communicative Figurations” working paper series.

The article is entitled “How to research cross-media practices? Investigating media repertoires and media ensembles” and can be downloaded here.

Further Communicative Figurations Working Papers can be accessed here.

New working paper on “Der Einfluss der Datenkompetenz von Lehrkräften auf deren Akzeptanz von Vergleichsarbeiten und Potenziale interaktiver Rückmeldesysteme”

A new working paper by Jörg Pukrop and Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter (ZeMKI, University of Bremen/ifib) has been published in the “Communicative Figurations” working paper series in German language.

The article is entitled “Der Einfluss der Datenkompetenz von Lehrkräften auf deren Akzeptanz von Vergleichsarbeiten und Potenziale interaktiver Rückmeldesysteme” and can be downloaded here.

Further Communicative Figurations Working Papers can be accessed here.