UNDERSTANDING MEDIA SEMINAR
SEMESTER OUTLINE WINTER 2024
Open invitation for UW/H students, members and friends Together with the new issue of the WITTEN LAB MAGAZINE on MEDIA &DEMOCRACY the UNDERSTANDING MEDIA INITIATIVE at UW/H´s Witten Lab Studium fundamentale will provide fundamental and far-reaching insights into the causes and effects of the MEDIA CRISIS from the perspective of leading European media experts for all UWH-students, members, alumni and friends. Follow our invitation to the following expert input presentations.
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17 October 2024 – 09:30 – 11:30 a.m.
GLOBAL MEDIA TRENDS, MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM
Learn about the fundamental changes in the media landscape
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, outgoing director of the Oxford Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University
17 October 2024 / 12:30 – 15:00 p.m.
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES FOR MEDIA LITERACY AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Discover what it takes to engage critically with media
Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, founder and strategy lead of LieDetectors.org
31 October 2024 / 09:30 – 11:30 a.m.
HOW AI WILL CHANGE THE NEWS YOU READ
Learn about digitization, algorithms and the impact of artificial intelligence on media and society
Charlie Beckett, Director LSE Polis Global JournalismAI Initiative, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
14.11.2024 / 08:30 – 10:30 a.m.
WHO OWNS YOUR MEDIA
Learn about the playbook of Media Capture as a real threat to media independence and democracy in Germany and Europe
Marius Dragomir, Director European Journalism Research Center (EJRC)
28.11.2024 / 08:30 – 10:30 a.m.
WHAT IS THE STATE OF MEDIA INDEPENDENCE IN GERMANY
Learn about the state of press freedom, investigative journalism and data journalism
David Schraven, founder and director of the German research network CORRECTIV
12.12.2024 – 08:30 – 10:30 a.m.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF MEDIA POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN MEDIA CRISIS
Learn about media policy and its influence on media independence and diversity
Lutz Kinkel, former Director of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Max von Abendroth, Senior Advisor Germany & Europe, Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
To take part, please register by email to: johannes.wiek@uni-wh.de
Please note:
Each session has its own Zoom dial-in link. Registration closes the day before each session! Last minute registration on the day of each session is not possible.
The open sessions are part of the UNDERSTANDING MEDIA SEMINAR as part of UW/H´s Studium fundamentale . Please respect that students attending the UNDERSTANDING MEDIA SEMINAR will have priority in the discussions.