Media and Press
The Weizenbaum Institute researches the societal impact of digitalization—independently, interdisciplinarily, and with academic rigor. Our work provides well-grounded analysis and guidance for policymakers, the media, and the public, helping make digital developments understandable, contextualized, and open to informed shaping.
Journalists and media professionals will find background materials, images, and information about our researchers and their areas of expertise on this page. Whether you are looking for an interview, expert commentary, or participation in a public debate, we help you find the right experts for your topic. Through the Weizenbaum Media Update (in German), you will also receive regularly curated briefings on current research topics and trends, studies, and debates on digitalization and society—concise, contextualized, and relevant for the media.
We’ll find the right expert for you
Are you seeking to speak with a researcher for your reporting? Do you need a scientific assessment, a statement, or a full interview?
We provide journalists with fast access to academic expertise from 16 research groups. Our researchers are recognized experts in areas such as:
- Artificial intelligence & automation
- Platform regulation & the platform economy
- Data protection, digital rights & security
- Work, education & digital inclusion
- Digital democracy, governance & political communication
- Disinformation, media structures & the public sphere
Through our expert overview, you can search by topic or contact our press office directly. We arrange interviews, statements, and background briefings—quickly, precisely, and reliably.
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Dr. Annika BaumannTopics: social media and mental health, child and youth protection in the digital world, online abuse | Research Goup: Well-being in the Digital World -
Dr. Kilian BühlingTopics: online strategies of the radical right, platform research, Telegram | Research Group: Dynamics of Digital Mobilization -
Dr. Esther GörnemannTopics: digital sovereignty, generative AI, power of platforms | Weizenbaum Digital Science Center: Research Syntheses -
Dr. Jennifer HaaseTopics: human and AI creativity, potential of generative AI | Research Group: Security and Transparency of Digital Processes -
Dr. Andrea HammTopics: Civic Tech and participation, Smart City, sustainability in cities and rural areas | Research Group: Digitalization, Sustainability, and Participation -
Katharina HegerTopics: feminism, gender, political participation | Weizenbaum Digital Science Center: Weizenbaum Panel -
Rita Hermann-GsengerTopics: regulation of desinformation, Digital Services Act, generative AI on platforms | Research Group: Norm Setting and Decision Processes -
Dr. Clara Iglesias KellerTopics: Democracy and digital authoritarianism, regulation of social media and AI, digital sovereignty, technology bans. | Research Group: Technology, Power and Domination -
Sebastian KothTopics: digital infrastructures, digital markets, FinTech & Blockchain | Research Group: Reorganisation of Knowledge Practices -
Dr. Hannes-Vincent KrauseTopics: social media and mental health, young people and media use | Research Group: Well-being in the Digital World -
LK SeilingTopics: platform regulation: research data access, data protection und systemic risks; AI: risks for science and knowledge production | Research Group: Digital News Dynamics -
Dr. Jakob OhmeTopics: social media in election campaigns, extreme content on platforms, platform data transparency and control of Big Tech, AI & journalism | Research Group: Digital News Dynamics -
Rainer RehakTopics: AI & automation, digital civil rights & security, governance & political communication | Research Groups: Digitalization, Sustainability, and Participation | Technology, Power and Domination -
Christian StrippelTopics: political participation, political surveys, media usage | Weizenbaum Digital Science Center: Weizenbaum Panel and Methods Lab
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Managing Board
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Weizenbaum Institute
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Joseph Weizenbaum
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