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Münsterplatz
// Green Tent
Münsterplatz
Münsterpl.
53111 Bonn
The event will be held in English.
Climate activists, politicians, and scientists have long used social media to voice their perspectives on important societal issues like climate change. Despite the recent shifts in platforms, they can still provide different avenues for journalists to find sources, verify information, and promote stories. But how do social media and journalistic practices on these platforms contribute to the polarisation of public debates on issues like forest fires, wildlife protection, and rewilding? Do social media only polarise debates, or do they bring different communities of actors together? Most importantly, what do our online mapping analyses using the methods grounded in Science and Technology Studies tell us about the media's role when climate-linked events unfold? This workshop will explore the materials from our research to close-read, co-interpret, and collectively reflect on “what happens” on social media platforms at different levels of engagement.