Communicatio Socialis (ComSoc)

Contrary to a persistent cultural pessimism which predicts the end of the printed book, numerous bookworms are gathering on TikTok under the hashtag #booktok, thereby not only changing digital book cultures but also real numbers in the German and...

Western democratic societies are currently facing a significant stress test in terms of domestic and foreign policy. In the search for both explanatory possibilities for the manifold ongoing crises and solutions thereto, science also sees itself...

The present study examines the type of criticism expressed by so-called "broadcast objectors" toward public broadcasting and the role played by their refusal to pay the obligatory fee as well as their non-use of public offerings. Using a...

Social media content that is not politically, militarily or journalistically labeled is rapidly gaining importance in communication about wars. Emotional live images from war zones play a fundamental role for reconnaissance by intelligence services...

The article examines research-related ethical challenges in dealing with personal image material in science. Based on a literature review and analysis of existing approaches and anonymization methods, the need for differentiated image ethics is...