My work spans investigative journalism, feature writing, and editorial strategy, with a commitment to truth and integrity in every piece. On this website you will find a small selection of my articles.
Explore a curated selection of my published work,
featuring topics like social justice, technology,
and cultural change.
The Hybrid Challenge — Communication is Key in Ukraine War
For The Catalyst – the blog and website of the international Association for Business Communication – I wrote a wrap up about desinformation and its key role in hybrid warfare. Read more here …
How to Deal with the Infodemic – The Role of Disinformation in the Corona Crisis…and Some Answers
Dis- and misinformation can spread just as viciously as a virus – especially via social media – it erodes trust in governmental policy and measures against the pandemic and as a consequence weakens the commitment of the population to support and to live with pandemic restrictions2. Media dynamics […]
Fake not Fact – Who Wants Reality to Disappear, and Why?
This essay was created for the catalogue of the art-exhibition NEWSFLASH in Nuremberg, organized in cooperation between the Kunsthalle Nürnberg and the Kunsthaus, which misses how digital (dis)information works and what manipulative power it can unfold. What skills do we need to deal with this appropriately and critically? The artists […]
Fake Instead of Fact – Digital Disinformation Is Constitutive for Populists and Extremists
In der Ausstellung NEWSFLASH im Nürnberger Kunsthaus ging es um die Vermittlung von Nachrichten und die Frage wie sich diese durch digitale Verbreitung im Netz verändert. Mit den Künstlerinnen Monika Huber und Wiebke Elzel haben wir das Thema diskutiert – und dabei auch festgestellt, dass sich Manipulationskraft und Wirkung von […]
No Algorithm Can Replace Critical Thinking – How Do We Deal With Digital Disinformation?
If no one clarifies what is true and what is untrue, then we allow interpretations to paint over reality – as happens in many populist and extremist narratives. Democratic understanding – including in the digital space – requires disinformation to be debunked. We need our own narrative: where are the […]
Ute Schaeffer: What We Can Learn Despite Fakes from Right-Wing Echo Chambers
My book ‘Fake Instead of Fact – how populists, bots and trolls are attacking democracy” is the result of
two years of research into the digital echo chambers of right-wing populists and far-right platforms
and hybrid media. Read more about what this has to do
with the quality of journalistic work in these […]
