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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.

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.

On December 17 and 18, 2025, the international conference “GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future” will take place at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and online via Zoom. ZeMKI will also be represented with several contributions.

The local information platform molo unveils version 5.0 of its app, which offers users a range of helpful new features.

On December 5, the workshop Towards Development of Mediatization Research IX will take place, with this year's theme being youth, sports, and media.

On December 4 and 5, 2025, the workshop “How quickly times change – Diagnosing the present and refiguring spaces” will take place at the Technical University of Berlin as part of the Collaborative Research Center 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces.”

On the occasion of ChatGPT's third anniversary, ZeMKI member Andreas Hepp shares his expertise on how the visions of pioneering communities have shaped ChatGPT's development and social positioning.

At ZeMKI, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp leads the work package “Prototypes of Social Cohesion”, supported by Hendrik Kühn, who works as a research associate.

ZeMKI members Sandra Kero and Rieke Böhling will participate in the joint conference of the DGPuK specialist groups on media, public relations, gender, and visual communication from November 19 to 21.

An article by Andreas Hepp entitled “Approaching digital futures: why media and communication research needs to move from a perspective of consequence to one of emergence” was recently published in the journal “Communication Theory".

In November 2025, the Center for Media, Communication, and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen will welcome Prof. Dr. Andrea L. Guzman from Northern Illinois University in the USA as a visiting research fellow.