WITTENLAB MAGAZINE

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA SEMINAR

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.

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