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Department presents current research in Denver #ICA 2025 [20.05.2025]
This year, the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) will take place in Denver, Colorado. From June 12th to June 16th, thousands of communication scientists will travel to the USA to discuss current issues and studies. The Department of Media Psychology is also represented with a total of six contributions.more
Keynote by Dr. Trepte at re:Publica 2025 [16.05.2025]
The re:publica is calling? And on the topic of generational differences, no less? That's not something we need to be told twice. With a strong lineup of speakers, re:publica is kicking off once again this year. Among the keynote speakers is Professor Trepte, who will take the stage at Station Berlin to speak on social media and materialism. Her talk is titled: Social Media,...more
The role of women in social media trends [27.03.2025]
On March 17, Jana Dombrowski gave a talk on the topic of “Social media and the role of women”. The talk took place as part of the Women's Culture Days 2025 in Marl.more
Diversity-X on tour [17.03.2025]
To coincide with International Women's Day on March 11, we will be presenting the Diversity-X app at several events over the coming weeksmore
Christa Seric Geiger Prize awarded to Sabine Trepte [12.03.2025]
Professor Sabine Trepte’s research on social media was honored with the Christa Seric Geiger Award.more
Bad News, Doomscrolling, Negativity Bias [28.02.2025]
The question repeatedly arises as to how people select and process bad news in times of global crises, wars, and local attacks.more
Diversity-X: A simple tool to increase citation diversity [25.09.2024]
We are excited to introduce Diversity-X, an innovative tool designed to assess and address the diversity of citations in your academic work. Diversity-X evaluates gender and national diversity in research articles, student coursework, syllabi, and more. With Diversity-X, we aim to help close existing citation gaps and ensure that all relevant literature is recognized.more