Sina Blassnig
@sinajb.bsky.social
Prof. of Digital Communication & Datafication
@unifr.bsky.social and FHGR. Director of the IDCMI (https://www.unifr.ch/idcmi/). Digital journalism, media innovation, political communication, AI & algorithms. Feminist. She/her
@unifr.bsky.social and FHGR. Director of the IDCMI (https://www.unifr.ch/idcmi/). Digital journalism, media innovation, political communication, AI & algorithms. Feminist. She/her
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How do journalists use #AI tools & how does this affect #journalism and #newsquality❓
We surveyed 730 Swiss media professionals
Study @foeg.bsky.social together with @dnvglr.bsky.social, @qryffel.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social & @cporlezza.bsky.social
Download:👉 www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:12b5...
We surveyed 730 Swiss media professionals
Study @foeg.bsky.social together with @dnvglr.bsky.social, @qryffel.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social & @cporlezza.bsky.social
Download:👉 www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:12b5...
October 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
How do journalists use #AI tools & how does this affect #journalism and #newsquality❓
We surveyed 730 Swiss media professionals
Study @foeg.bsky.social together with @dnvglr.bsky.social, @qryffel.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social & @cporlezza.bsky.social
Download:👉 www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:12b5...
We surveyed 730 Swiss media professionals
Study @foeg.bsky.social together with @dnvglr.bsky.social, @qryffel.bsky.social, @sinajb.bsky.social & @cporlezza.bsky.social
Download:👉 www.foeg.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:12b5...
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Happening now #ICA25:
@ernesto-deleon.com presenting work on influencer-hyperpartisan info networks. Shows the importance of sourcing and linking to a wider variety of sources, all serving to propagate anti-system narratives.
Awesome stuff by these colleagues! Right up my alley. 👏
@ernesto-deleon.com presenting work on influencer-hyperpartisan info networks. Shows the importance of sourcing and linking to a wider variety of sources, all serving to propagate anti-system narratives.
Awesome stuff by these colleagues! Right up my alley. 👏
June 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happening now #ICA25:
@ernesto-deleon.com presenting work on influencer-hyperpartisan info networks. Shows the importance of sourcing and linking to a wider variety of sources, all serving to propagate anti-system narratives.
Awesome stuff by these colleagues! Right up my alley. 👏
@ernesto-deleon.com presenting work on influencer-hyperpartisan info networks. Shows the importance of sourcing and linking to a wider variety of sources, all serving to propagate anti-system narratives.
Awesome stuff by these colleagues! Right up my alley. 👏
How do AI overviews change how people search for and trust in news? Edina Strikovic presents our study with @aurman21.bsky.social and @mariekevhoof.bsky.social on Differences in Information Seeking Behavior Between Forms of Recommended and Generated Search Results #ica2025
June 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How do AI overviews change how people search for and trust in news? Edina Strikovic presents our study with @aurman21.bsky.social and @mariekevhoof.bsky.social on Differences in Information Seeking Behavior Between Forms of Recommended and Generated Search Results #ica2025
Weili Wang, Xi‘an Jaotong & John Downey present an international comparison of utopian and dystopian media narratives around generative AI, showing that these narratives very much depend on the context, being much more positive in China and India as compref to the UK and USA. #ica2025 #journalism
June 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Weili Wang, Xi‘an Jaotong & John Downey present an international comparison of utopian and dystopian media narratives around generative AI, showing that these narratives very much depend on the context, being much more positive in China and India as compref to the UK and USA. #ica2025 #journalism
In her keynote, @natalihelberger.bsky.social emphasizes that AI is not an end in itself but a tool that should be designed in a way that it promotes the values of our democratic societies. #SGKM2025 @sgkm2025.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In her keynote, @natalihelberger.bsky.social emphasizes that AI is not an end in itself but a tool that should be designed in a way that it promotes the values of our democratic societies. #SGKM2025 @sgkm2025.bsky.social
To all #SGKM2025 attendees: Don't miss today's keynote by @natalihelberger.bsky.social at 09:00am on "From AI in Society to Society in AI"!
May 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
To all #SGKM2025 attendees: Don't miss today's keynote by @natalihelberger.bsky.social at 09:00am on "From AI in Society to Society in AI"!
In der ersten Keynote an der @sgkm2025.bsky.social hält @jonpultnr.bsky.social ein Plädoyer für die zentrale Rolle der öffentlichen Journalismus-Finanzierung angesichts der Krise der „vierten Gewalt“ in der Schweiz. #SGKM2025
May 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
In der ersten Keynote an der @sgkm2025.bsky.social hält @jonpultnr.bsky.social ein Plädoyer für die zentrale Rolle der öffentlichen Journalismus-Finanzierung angesichts der Krise der „vierten Gewalt“ in der Schweiz. #SGKM2025
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🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
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The tech industry titans have been remarkably silent on Trump's latest withdrawal from the Paris agreement. Eight years ago, they were outspoken. What changed?
January 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The tech industry titans have been remarkably silent on Trump's latest withdrawal from the Paris agreement. Eight years ago, they were outspoken. What changed?
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There are three categories of Trump transgressions. The first are bad things he does, which must be highlighted in all their harms to voters. The second is bad things he says, which while harmful to the culture we are better ignoring. But the third, here, are bad things he proposes. 1/n
the constitution is a public and political document as much as a legal one and constitutional meaning is a public and political process. trump can say X but other political institutions, and the nation’s various publics, have to agree for it to mean anything
January 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There are three categories of Trump transgressions. The first are bad things he does, which must be highlighted in all their harms to voters. The second is bad things he says, which while harmful to the culture we are better ignoring. But the third, here, are bad things he proposes. 1/n
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We're trying to see if there's a regional aspect to this, so if you've got instagram and want to help out, could you check these hashtags, and report back the result along with which country you're in? #bluewave #democrat #voteblue #dnc #January6 #jan6 #j6ers #capitolattack #obama #biden #pelosi
Searching #liberal or #democrat on Instagram now returns "We've hidden these results", #Republican has no such problem. Seems bad.
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Is anyone crowdsourcing 1) which search terms/content this is affecting and 2) which countries this is occurring in?
Is this happening on all #Meta platforms?
Is this happening on all #Meta platforms?
Also for the international crowd: #Instagram censors “Democrat” as a search term, while allowing “Republican” and seems to prioritize anti-leftwing content in search queries for alternative search terms. #DSA
January 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Is anyone crowdsourcing 1) which search terms/content this is affecting and 2) which countries this is occurring in?
Is this happening on all #Meta platforms?
Is this happening on all #Meta platforms?
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This morning I want leaders in Europe and the 🇪🇺 to stand up for European values, be in action mode, be calm AND courageous, show unity, provide reassurance, and show empathy. Thank you.
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This morning I want leaders in Europe and the 🇪🇺 to stand up for European values, be in action mode, be calm AND courageous, show unity, provide reassurance, and show empathy. Thank you.
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Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
January 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
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Democracy doesn’t die in darkness; it dies in plain sight, with everyone watching—and some even cheering. For many, democracy has become a floating signifier, losing its importance and meaning. #USElection2024
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
What a terrifying world to wake up to… But no one can say that Trump and his team haven’t told (and shown) us exactly who they are and what they will do.
January 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What a terrifying world to wake up to… But no one can say that Trump and his team haven’t told (and shown) us exactly who they are and what they will do.
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My statement on the repeal of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
STATEMENT: CAP’s Alondra Nelson Condemns Dangerous Repeal of AI Executive Order
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January 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My statement on the repeal of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
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Pretty much exactly 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, the richest man in the world uses the Nazi salute at the inauguration of his close ally as US president. What should rationally not be surprising is still so deeply shocking and simply difficult to comprehend.
January 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pretty much exactly 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, the richest man in the world uses the Nazi salute at the inauguration of his close ally as US president. What should rationally not be surprising is still so deeply shocking and simply difficult to comprehend.
Watson hat mich interviewt zur Frage, wie die Medien mit Donald Trump umgehen sollen: www.watson.ch/internationa...
Während es schwierig ist, den neuen alten US-Präsidenten komplett zu ignorieren, können die Medien einiges dennoch besser machen:
Während es schwierig ist, den neuen alten US-Präsidenten komplett zu ignorieren, können die Medien einiges dennoch besser machen:
Du willst den Trump-Aus-Button? «Den zukünftigen US-Präsidenten kann man nicht ignorieren»
Donald Trump verschiebt die Grenzen des Sagbaren. Eine Kommunikationsexpertin erklärt, warum Ignorieren keine Lösung ist – und was Medien besser machen sollten.
www.watson.ch
January 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Watson hat mich interviewt zur Frage, wie die Medien mit Donald Trump umgehen sollen: www.watson.ch/internationa...
Während es schwierig ist, den neuen alten US-Präsidenten komplett zu ignorieren, können die Medien einiges dennoch besser machen:
Während es schwierig ist, den neuen alten US-Präsidenten komplett zu ignorieren, können die Medien einiges dennoch besser machen:
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"Trumps Kommunikation nur populistisch zu nennen, verharmlost, wie extremistisch seine Ideen sind. Hier müssen wir klarer von Autoritarismus, Rassismus und der Idee der White Supremacy, also der rassistischen Idee der Überlegenheit von weissen Personen, sprechen."
@sinajb.bsky.social
@sinajb.bsky.social
Du willst den Trump-Aus-Button? «Den zukünftigen US-Präsidenten kann man nicht ignorieren»
Donald Trump verschiebt die Grenzen des Sagbaren. Eine Kommunikationsexpertin erklärt, warum Ignorieren keine Lösung ist – und was Medien besser machen sollten.
www.watson.ch
January 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Trumps Kommunikation nur populistisch zu nennen, verharmlost, wie extremistisch seine Ideen sind. Hier müssen wir klarer von Autoritarismus, Rassismus und der Idee der White Supremacy, also der rassistischen Idee der Überlegenheit von weissen Personen, sprechen."
@sinajb.bsky.social
@sinajb.bsky.social
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The European Fact-Checking Standards Network responds to Meta slashing fact-checking:
“Fact-checking is not censorship, far from that, fact-checking adds speech to public debates, it provides context and facts for every citizen to make up their own mind”
Full statement ⬇️
efcsn.com/news/2025-01...
“Fact-checking is not censorship, far from that, fact-checking adds speech to public debates, it provides context and facts for every citizen to make up their own mind”
Full statement ⬇️
efcsn.com/news/2025-01...
EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship – European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)
7 January 2025 – The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is disappointed by Meta’s decision to end its Third Party...
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January 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network responds to Meta slashing fact-checking:
“Fact-checking is not censorship, far from that, fact-checking adds speech to public debates, it provides context and facts for every citizen to make up their own mind”
Full statement ⬇️
efcsn.com/news/2025-01...
“Fact-checking is not censorship, far from that, fact-checking adds speech to public debates, it provides context and facts for every citizen to make up their own mind”
Full statement ⬇️
efcsn.com/news/2025-01...
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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
The @sgkm.bsky.social conference 2025 will be in Chur May 21-23! Check out the CfP - submission deadline is Nov 29. Looking forward to welcoming you at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons! #SGKM2025
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SGKM 2025 - Fachhochschule Graubünden
www.fhgr.ch
October 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The @sgkm.bsky.social conference 2025 will be in Chur May 21-23! Check out the CfP - submission deadline is Nov 29. Looking forward to welcoming you at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons! #SGKM2025
www.fhgr.ch/fh-graubuend...
www.fhgr.ch/fh-graubuend...