Media & Public Spheres

Media, journalism, and other public spheres are currently facing significant challenges: What are exciting approaches in the platform economy–from subscription models to creator economies, community journalism to non-profit ventures? Following the decline of Twitter, how are public spheres evolving between Mastodon and Bluesky as well as other big networks such such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn? What new insights do we have regarding "artificial intelligence"?

In a climate of heated opinions, we are keen on exploring solutions for countering disinformation and improving fact-checking, the role of data journalism and fostering a  diversity of opinions and perspectives within newsrooms and our media landscape. We provide a stage for large stories and investigations.Whether fiction or non-fiction, we want to delve into the inner workings of investigative documentary series, viral storytelling on TikTok, VR games, and podcasts.

Who cares: Which projects are helping improve the web and media landscape and turning these into more livable places? And who are the people who care about this? 

The Media Track of re:publica is funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and supported by Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg.