Communicatio Socialis (ComSoc)

This article examines true crime from a media ethical perspective. The focus thereby is on the special nature of the topic of death and dying for society as well as on different media and formats and individual motives for their use. Consideration...

German television news, TV tabloid magazines and national newspapers present a distort- ed picture of violent crime. Under pressure from right-wing populists and so-called con- cerned citizens, editorial staffs increasingly mention the nationality...

Nothing seems as certain as death. However, what if life continues digitally after death? Companies and initiatives such as Amazon, Storyfile, Here After AI, Forever Identity and LifeNaut are dedicated to precisely this objective: using avatars,...

Reading aloud plays an important role in children's media socialization. It is not only fun and entertaining, but also offers the opportunity to share knowledge and stories. Prof. Dr. Iris Kruse, a literature educationalist at the University of...

Media are of socializing importance. They support the development of a sovereign entity. Media competence plays an important role in this process, with its ethical di- mension gaining relevance under the impact of digitalization. In order to make...

This article is dedicated to the role of media as a socialization factor during the lockdown phases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a special focus on the self-, social- and factual confrontation of adolescents. For this purpose, results of...

The ongoing digital transformation has consequences for the socialization of adolescents. To understand this, a theoretical approach is required which takes the mediality of socialization processes into account. Possible deficits in children's...

Digitalization is changing the way people experience the world. The project DigitalDialog21 shows that its effects are experienced as positive in everyday professional life, but as negative in the private sphere: people are confronted with a series...

Pope Benedict XVI is a person who polarized not only as a theologian. Media coverage also remained ambivalent from the time of the pontiff's election until his death. While he inspired an audience of millions after his inauguration, critical voices...

Agriculture and its ongoing development process toward a sustainable and at the same time highly technical sector has always been part of journalistic reporting due to its global and socio-political significance. It contributes to a decisive extent...

In the spring of 2022, the Media Association of the Free Press (MVFP) replaced the VDZ (Association of German Magazine Publishers). The newly-named media association represents over 350 publishers. In an interview, Chief Executive Stephan Scherzer...