KoWi Salzburg Hosts Shumow Memorial Symposium
The University of Salzburg hosted the Shumow Memorial Symposium as part of the 20th Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change
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Zero Record project uses NLP to analyze censorship
A new transnational project investigates the erasure of gender-based violence and child abuse from Turkish digital media.
Suay Melisa Özkula at the University of Sheffield
A panel discussion on digital antagonisms and global hate is shaping KoWi Salzburg’s international profile.
Decolonizing Communication Studies: Excursion to Schloss Leopoldskron
The seminar “Decolonizing Communication Studies” engaged students with current debates on artistic ownership, cultural representation, and institutional responsibility.
Building sustainable academic partnerships between Austria and Jordan
Thawab Hilal represented the University of Salzburg in the Erasmus+ Cooperation Seminar for “Austrian and Jordanian Higher Education Institutions” in Vienna.
ICA 2026: KoWi Salzburg in Full Force
Eight colleagues from KoWi Salzburg presented award-winning research at the 76th ICA Conference in Cape Town.
Double award at ICA 2026
An article by Corinna Peil and Ricarda Drüeke on digitalization, family businesses, and communicative care work received an award in Cape Town.
Call for applications – Study assistants
Call for applications for study assistant positions at the Department KoWi/University of Salzburg
Tales Tomaz gives media ownership workshop at HLW 19 in Vienna
As part of the OeAD’s Wissenschaftsbotschafter programme, Tales Tomaz delivered the workshop “Wem gehören die Medien in Europa?” at HLW 19 in Vienna on 27 April.
Hanan Badr co-author in new publication on Algorithmic Censorship
A new study shows how Facebook’s algorithms systematically suppress pro-Palestinian content — and how users fight back.
Guest Lecture Daniel Baker
Part of the Course “Journalism in Exile” co-led by Hanan Badr and Thawab Hilal
Hanan Badr in APROPOS: How Language Makes Peace
Who speaks, who stays silent – and who decides what counts as “objective”: Hanan Badr talks about the entanglement of the media in conflict and peace.
Suay Melisa Özkula examines misogyny in memes
A new study examines how memes obscure misogynistic narratives—and why it’s so difficult to combat them.
Kowi Students at the “Social Streets” Exhibition at the Mozarteum
Undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Communication Studies will present their work in an interactive pop-up exhibition.
Lunchtalk with Diego Vicentin
Mobility and Surveillance: the marriage of 5G networks with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Lunchtalk with Thawab Hilal
“Pathways for Climate Change Communication in Jordan: Youth Activism, Journalism, and Digital Media”
Master’s Program in Bremen: Digital Media and Society
The University of Bremen offers the M.A. in Digital Media and Society, an English-language, research-intensive master’s program—applications are being accepted until March 15.
Welcome to the Master’s Orientation Workshop for the summer semester 2026
The new master’s students started their studies together this week at the Department of Communication Studies.
First Lunchtalk in SoSe 2025!
“Set-Going: A New Conceptual and Methodological Framework for the New Cinema History Approach”
KoWi projects gain visibility in Brussels
Two KoWi projects have recently sparked public interest in Brussels.
