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Jan Rau<\/a> won first prize in the 2026 Young Scholar Award at this year’s annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He received the award for his German-language article on “Algorithmisierte Sichtbarkeit von Wahlkampfkommunikation auf TikTok: Personalisierung, Konflikte und Politainment im Bundestagswahlkampf 2025<\/span>” [Algorithmic Visibility of Election Campaign Communication on TikTok: Personalization, Conflicts, and Politainment in the 2025 Federal Election Campaign]. In the paper, Jan Rau examines the communicative characteristics that distinguish high-reach content on TikTok during the 2025 federal election campaign. He focuses on the significance of personalization, conflict-driven narratives, and elements of politainment for the algorithmically mediated visibility of political communication.<\/p>\n

The DGPuK recognizes outstanding work by researchers in the early stages of their careers with the Young Scholar Award. 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