Communicatio Socialis (ComSoc)

In the US, whose media system was once considered the freest in the world, press freedom is in decline. Year after year, the US continues to fall in the rankings for press freedom. The trend is exacerbated by the Trump administration's anti-media...

This article discusses the current debate on banning social media from a media and AI ethics perspective and argues for a more nuanced approach. It is necessary to determine not only what social media is and what image of childhood is being used as...

This article analyzes the phenomenon of digital naivety as a structurally conditioned misjudgment of one's own digital skills, especially among vulnerable groups. It shows that cybersecurity is not only a technical problem but also a media ethics...

During and following the Enlightenment, different views have been expressed concerning the advantages of demystifying the world. The expansion of knowledge was supposed to open the world to people. However, this opening was also seen as...

This article focuses on security policy reporting from Greenland, which has increased significantly since 2025 in response to interventions by the US. The focus is on analyzing news images and their iconographic significance, as well as the complex...

Source protection is a non-negotiable basis of the journalistic craft—and yet it is at most a footnote in journalism research. This article outlines the various dimensions of source protection, with a particular focus on cybersecurity and...

Crises and general challenges to internal and external security mean a double responsibility for journalism—in terms of how such topics are reported on and in terms of work routines. Key questions include: How do journalists cope with stress,...

Many journalists work (consciously or unconsciously) in security-sensitive contexts. This may be because they 1) communicate with sources who are particularly vulnerable, 2) meet with individuals who could potentially become violent or already have...

Based on guided interviews with affected female journalists, the study explores how editorial offices deal with gender-specific digital violence, what personal strategies those affected use, and whether legal action is taken against perpetrators....

Professionals in the field of strategic history communication in companies (often historians themselves) face a conflict between, on the one hand, wanting to fulfill (historical) scientific ethical standards and, on the other hand, having to...

The text is based on the observation that feature films and documentaries about the Hol­ocaust from the former fascist countries of Germany and Italy during the Cold War are particularly heterogeneous in terms of aesthetics, reception, and...

This article examines how age and gender structure participation, visibility, and power in the fields of directing, screenwriting, and production of films. It addresses which age groups are visible, who has continuous opportunities for...