The Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) investigates the connection between media change and the changing forms of political communication, public opinion formation, and science communication, as well as the accompanying consequences for action and responsibility at the macro, meso and micro levels. Research is focusing traditional mass media, professional journalism, and new forms of digital communication that are increasingly driven by social networks and algorithms.

The Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) investigates the connection between media change and the changing forms of political communication, public opinion formation, and science communication, as well as the accompanying consequences for action and responsibility at the macro, meso and micro levels. Research is focusing traditional mass media, professional journalism, and new forms of digital communication that are increasingly driven by social networks and algorithms.

The Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) investigates the connection between media change and the changing forms of political communication, public opinion formation, and science communication, as well as the accompanying consequences for action and responsibility at the macro, meso and micro levels. Research is focusing traditional mass media, professional journalism, and new forms of digital communication that are increasingly driven by social networks and algorithms.