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Veröffentlicht am: 08.07.2024

Pressemitteilungen

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Meldung Regular Evaluation after 7 Years

Funding for the HBI Continues

The joint funding of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) by the federal government and the Länder is to be continued. This was recommended to the federal government and the Länder by the Senate of the Leibniz Association on 26 November 2020.

Der Schiftsteller Siegfried Lenz vor Hafenkulisse
Meldung Three-Volume Annotated Edition

Broadcasting Pieces by Siegfried Lenz

Hans-Ulrich Wagner spent five years researching in archives and now presents in three volumes everything the famous author Siegfried Lenz wrote for radio, mostly for NDR, between the 1950s and 1970s.

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Meldung Millions in Funding for Media Research

HBI Receives Extensive Funding from Federal And State Governments

The HBI will receive additional funding of 10.3 million euros for the funding period 2026 to 2029. In addition, the institute's basic budget will be permanently increased by 3.3 million euros from 2030. This was decided by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) in Cologne on November 22.

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Meldung Project Findings in Print and Video

People Who Use Media Also Trust Them – But Not Unconditionally

In Germany, trust in established news sources can best be explained by age: Older internet users tend to place more trust in the news than younger ones.

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner, Peter Kropsch and Dr. Peter Frey in armchairs in lively conversation in the light-flooded room with various groups of people in the background
Meldung "In the Service of News"

First Complete Account of the History of dpa Published

Hans-Ulrich Wagner has published the first scientifically sound and comprehensive account of the history of the German Press Agency (dpa).

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Meldung New DFG Research Unit

Automation of Social Communication

The HBI, the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen and other research institutions in Graz and Vienna have successfully acquired a Research Unit from the German Research Foundation (DFG) on the topic of "Communicative Artificial Intelligence (ComAI)”.

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Meldung Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024

More Perspectives Desired in the News

Two thirds (66 percent) of adult internet users in Germany expect the news media to offer them different perspectives on current topics, but less than half (43%) consider this to be well fulfilled.

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