The first results of the CATI survey on media opinions about the EU
Today, we present to you some of the results from a survey (CATI) conducted by LBM UW last week, preceding the European Parliament elections (June 3 - 6, 2024). During this survey, we asked, among other things, the opinions of Poles about what the media they use daily think about the inclusion of Ukraine into the European Union and which countries, according to these same media, are Poland's allies within the EU.
Report "Disinformation in Polish Society: 2024 Edition"
{nomultithumb}82% of Poles notice that the amount of false information has significantly increased over the past decade, and 84% admit to encountering fake news, as indicated by the latest report "Disinformation in Polish Society: 2024 Edition" prepared by the Digital Poland Foundation. The report includes commentary by Prof. Tomasz Gackowski, head of the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw. We encourage you to read the publication.
A threat in the fight against disinformation
{nomultithumb}Efforts to combat misinformation may inadvertently contribute to increasing citizens' distrust of all media messages, including reliable ones. These conclusions come from an article published in "Nature Human Behavior." The co-authors of the article are Prof. Tomasz Gackowski, Head of the Media Studies Research Lab at the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw, and Prof. Magdalena Wojcieszak from the Center of Excellence in Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, a recipient of ERC grants (Starting Grant and Consolidator) and Red Giant under the Excellence Initiative - Research University program.
Report from the Human Tech Transition Conference: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy
Last week, Warsaw became the hub of scientific debate on the coexistence of humans with technology in the context of contemporary global crises. The University of Warsaw hosted the international scientific conference "Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy," which was attended by over 130 researchers from nearly 30 countries worldwide. Among the discussed topics were the growing importance of artificial intelligence, misinformation during wartime, and communication regarding the climate crisis. The conference was organized as part of Action II.3.4 (Gamification of Worlds in the Service of the Modern Society of the 21st Century) of the Excellence Initiative - Research University, led by the team of the Laboratory of Media Studies UW under the direction of Prof. UW Tomasz Gackowski with the support of the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies UW.