Outreach & in the media

How can we use dictionaries for opinion mining?

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.

Oct 14, 2025

How algorithms and AI change election campaigns

Research Monitor

In this research monitor, we discuss how micotargeting effects election campaigns.

Oct 1, 2025

Virtual Temptations: The attraction of scoial media

Research Monitor

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.

Oct 1, 2025

Big Tech leads the way: Are Facebook, X and Co. taking over the political discourse?

Research Monitor

Big Tech’s control over platforms actively shapes and influences political discourse, challenging democratic opinion formation.

Jul 1, 2025

Right-wing extremist violence in Munich

Münchener Abendzeitung

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.

Apr 24, 2025

Disinformation on the internet: A real threat or just scaremongering?

Research Monitor

Online disinformation is a serious but often overestimated threat that requires evidence-based, multifaceted countermeasures rather than alarmism.

Mar 1, 2025

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