“Media Studies”: A New Master’s Degree in Manipulation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/media-studies-a-new-masters-degree-in-manipulation/

What happens when AI becomes emotionally close? 🤖💙

At #SaferInternetDay 2026, over 50,000 students discussed “KI and me. In künstlicher Beziehung.”

Psychologist Paula Ebner explained why bonding with chatbots feels natural 🧠–and why we must stay aware of data, design, and corporate interests ⚖️

Digital intimacy needs reflection, research & responsibility.

How do you see AI companions evolving?

#DigitalIntimacy #AIethics #MediaEducation #Psychology #ResearchImpact

Photo:klicksafe/Axel Heiter

#Jobs #Frankfurt

Dear Community, we're searching for a new team member in Program Development and Community Management (d/w/m) with a focus on #mediaeducation and digital civic society. Join our team and co-shape our new project and venue in the city center of Frankfurt called 'display".

Learn more here:
https://nodeforum.org/journal-entries/jobs-display-community-program-media-pedagogics/

And apply until January 31st!

YouTube introduce nuovi controlli parentali per gli Short.

Genitori possono impostare timer e blocchi per limitare il tempo di visione dei figli.

Obiettivo: spezzare la spirale dello scrolling compulsivo. 🕰️📱

#genitoridigiitali #mediaeducation #youtubeshorts

GCU Lahore celebrates World Television Day

#BaaghiTV #WorldTelevisionDay #GCUYoungJournalists #MediaEducation #FutureOfJournalism #GCULahore

https://en.baaghitv.com/gcu-lahore-celebrates-world-television-day/

Today, we wrapped up our four-day seminar on inclusive gaming at TH Köln!

This time, we focused on accessibility and inclusion in media education and were excited to meet students who did not have much prior gaming experience, but were highly engaged and eager to learn more about it.

This was yet another great opportunity to test the Open Educational Resources currently developed as part of our project InclusiveGameLab, and we received very encouraging feedback.

#OER #GameAccessibility #Inclusion #MediaEducation #Medienpädagogik

🚨 ‘Tradwives and Alpha Bros’
Our researchers Dr Franziska Bellinger and Dr Michaela Kramer want to arm young people against right-wing populist and anti-feminist trends in social media. 🌟 In their project ‘Unlearning Antifeminism on TikTok’ they are developing open educational resources to sensitise young people to the political dimension of such posts.
📚 Find out more in our current issue of Unimagazin: ➡️ https://uni.koeln/SJ5AQ

#DemocracyEducation #MediaEducation #Feminism

How do we counter online radicalisation?
Through media education – and European exchange.

Serkan Ünsal (medialepfade, project AntiAnti) shared insights at the Media & Learning Association – together with experts from the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands.

▶️ Full session “Decoding Extremism”:
🔗 https://media-and-learning.eu/event/decoding-extremism-how-media-literacy-can-counter-online-radicalization/

#MediaEducation #OnlineRadicalisation #DigitalResilience #AntiAnti #EUcooperation #MediaAndLearning

I want to recommend reading this paper on “Digital infrastructures for education: On sociotechnical entrenchment, pedagogy and the public interest”.

#edtech #datafication #privacybydesign
#platformisation #mediaeducation

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14749041251332664