ZeMKI-News (11)

As part of Special Issue #31 of the VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, edited by ZeMKI member Rieke Böhling, among others, contributions on the topic of “Television and the Family” are being sought.

On January 20, 2026, ZeMKI member Andreas Breiter was a guest at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) special event entitled “Trustworthy AI: From Data Collection to Organizational Embedding in Educational Settings.”

In January 2026, the article published by ZeMKI member Stephanie Geise together with Yi Xu is honored by the editor of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JMCQ) as one of the outstanding publications of 2025.

On January 15, 2026, FOCUS magazine published an article entitled "'So toxic': Illegal nude images flood Musk's chatbot", in which ZeMKI member Christian Katzenbach shares his expertise on the chatbot Grok, which creates critical and illegal X-content on command.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp was recently featured in a report by buten un binnen on the topic of Wikipedia.

This year's MINIATUREN Festival at THEATERKONTOR Bremen demonstrates how digital tools can effectively support local cultural events.

On January 27, 2026, a workshop with Prof. Dr. Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London) will take place from 12p.m. to 2 p.m at ZeMKI.

Zemki member Sandra Kero was interviewed in a television report by Sat.1 REGIONAL as an expert on media communication and the construction of gender roles.

SpringerVS has published a new methods volume entitled “Exploring Media, Data, and Networking Practices: Methodological Concepts and Research Software,” edited by ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Florian Hohmann, and Dr. Philip Sinner.

Our Fellowship Program invites international researchers to Bremen for four weeks to deepen and connect their research in the transformation of media, communication, and information. Please submit your application via our online form by January 30, 2026 (23:59 CET).

ZeMKI members Dr. Erik Koenen and Simon Sax publish the book "Prodemokratische Propaganda, Pressekultur und politische Kommunikation in der Weimarer Republik" in 2025.

Two new publications in the "Routledge Critical Studies in Video Games and Culture" book series were released in December. One of the publications, authored by former ZeMKI member Dr. Katrin Trattner, addresses "The Role of Enemies in Military Shooter Video Games: On Hostile Ground."