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09/08/2023 - 09/08/2023 | Berlin

Activist Science? The Politicization of Research and Reporting (Public Debate)

The Covid vaccination, the war in Ukraine, climate measures, or AI – they divide opinions and are highly political at the same time. The media and research play a central role in the way these topics are dealt with in public. But this is precisely where we hit a grey area – in the field of tension between informing, advising and controlling debates.

The basis on which journalists and researchers have an impact on society is trust. But the integrity of both professions is increasingly being questioned – not least by populist movements. So where does politics take effect in researchers’ and journalists’ work? Are journalism and research driven by the attention economy of politics and new media bubbles? Or are they not political enough when it comes to issues that are crucial for the future, such as combating climate change? Is it their responsibility to raise democratic awareness in a time of increasing populism, fake news and disinformation?

In a public debate we want to focus on the politicisation of research and the media. Come and join the conversation!

Panelists:
Ralf Beste (Federal Foreign Office)
Zulfikar Abbany (Deutsche Welle)
Leonie Sontheimer (Netzwerk Klimajournalismus)

This event is organised by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the International Journalists' Programmes.
It is part of the Communication Lab for Exchange between Research and Media of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-comm...). Twice a year, ten Humboldt Fellows meet up with ten journalists from around the world. The ten journalists are selected by the International Journalists’ Programmes organisation (IJP e.V.). In teams of two they develop a piece of cutting-edge science journalism. Highly qualified mentors supervise the process. During four-day workshops, participants discuss what they expect from one another, how close cooperation works, and what constitutes good research communication.
The programme is funded by the Federal Foreign Office.

Information on participating / attending:
Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-science-the-politicization-of-research-and-reporting-tickets-680767422687.
Due to limited capacity, registration will close when the maximum number of participants has been reached.
The event will be held in English.

Date:

09/08/2023 18:30 - 09/08/2023 19:30

Event venue:

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Festsaal, Luisenstraße 56
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

Journalists, all interested persons

Email address:

Relevance:

local

Subject areas:

interdisciplinary

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

08/29/2023

Sender/author:

Kristina Güroff

Department:

Pressereferat

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event75006

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