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Title Date Description
How can we use dictionaries for opinion mining? 2025-10-14 In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Valerie Hase to demystify one of the most widely used tools in computational text analysis: the dictionary.
How algorithms and AI change election campaigns 2025-10-01 In this research monitor, we discuss how micotargeting effects election campaigns.
Virtual Temptations: The attraction of scoial media 2025-10-01 In this research monitor, we summarize the effects of social media on well-being, the design mechanisms that drive their use and discuss strategies for healthier engagement.
Big Tech leads the way: Are Facebook, X and Co. taking over the political discourse? 2025-07-01 Big Tech’s control over platforms actively shapes and influences political discourse, challenging democratic opinion formation.
Right-wing extremist violence in Munich 2025-04-24 A new play premiering at Munich’s Volkstheater re-examines a 2016 attack at the Olympia shopping center, understanding it as part of right-wing extremist violence in Germany.
Disinformation on the internet: A real threat or just scaremongering? 2025-03-01 Online disinformation is a serious but often overestimated threat that requires evidence-based, multifaceted countermeasures rather than alarmism.
Climate injustice through unequal news? 2025-01-28 High-quality climate reporting requires resources that are scarce in the Global South. New research findings reveal further linguistic and regional inequalities.
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