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Der „Krieg um die Köpfe“ hat begonnen. Es geht um Werte, um Europa, um demokratische Ordnung und den Zusammenhalt von Gesellschaften. In dieser Auseinandersetzung werden Medien und Informationen als Waffe eingesetzt. Auch gegen, mit und in der deutschen Öffentlichkeit. Wir erleben, was in anderen Regionen seit Jahren Alltag für Mediennutzer ist: Einen hybriden Krieg, in…

Keynote for #praguemediapoint “Media in the Post-TruthWorls”, New York University Prague, 3rd November 2017 What will happen if a growing number of citizens in a society is saying “rapefugee” – a combination of rape and refugee – meaning the refugee. If a growing number is labeling deputies of the Green Party as child abusing or…

Thanks to the Order of Malta for honoring me with the “Refugee Aid Medal” for my book “Einfach nur weg” that tells the story of 12 underage refugees and connects those with information on politics in their country of origin, their reasons to flee, and their escape way. 100% of the revenue goes to the Order…

Input to the Club of Madrid Conference in Tunisia in May 2017 on “Preventing Violent Extremism”   To counter radical messages and disinformation by “counter narratives” alone would not lead to any result. It is not enough to just react, to just correct or just to defend, what is distributed in the radical communities on…

Language creates reality. Authoritarian regimes and populists across the political spectrum know that. In 2017, Germany stands on the brink of a radical change in the way the public realm works, says DW’s Ute Schaeffer.. Read more