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With the “Excellence Club” in the field of communication, FHWien der WKW launches a new excellence program to promote outstanding students and to make their commitment visible. The club is intended as a special recognition for those who stand out for their high motivation and exceptional achievements in their studies. […]Read more on Making commitment visible: New Excellence Club promotes outstanding students

Gisela Reiter, Andreas Hess and Marian Adolf from the Department of Communication presented a study on trust in AI-generated journalism at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC 2024). The results of the study highlight the complex relationship between technological progress in journalism, audience perceptions and trust in news media. […]Read more on Trust in AI journalism in times of communicative and social (dis)order

On September 30th, the FHWien of the WKW hosted the sixth award ceremony of the renowned Journalism Young Talent Award. Among the numerous submissions, works on current social issues such as soil consumption and work-life balance were particularly convincing. A total of ten young talents from the fields of radio & audio, TV & video, text and multimedia were honored.… […]Read more on Soil consumption and quiet quitting: FHWien der WKW honors young journalists in 2024

Exploring urban metropolises and creating high-quality journalistic radio and audio programs in small intercultural groups - this is the core of the international "Europe On Air" course. This year's course was held in Antwerp, Belgium. […]Read more on Europe On Air 2024 on elections in Europe

The second project week of this year's International School of Multimedia Journalism (ISMJ) took place in the Polish capital Warsaw. For one week, participants from four countries explored Europe and created their own multimedia reports on the theme "This is (also) Europe!". […]Read more on ISMJ 2024: Young journalists explore Europe’s diversity

For the third time, the sports journalism workshop at FHWien der WKW inspired participants with practical exercises and valuable insights into the industry. […]Read more on Sports journalism up close: Successful workshop at FHWien der WKW

At a practice-oriented taster seminar at FHWien der WKW, the diverse application possibilities and challenges of AI in journalism were intensively discussed and tried out by the participants for their own purposes. […]Read more on AI in the Newsroom

In ORF's latest Public Value Report, Gisela Reiter of the Department of Communication (DoC) - side by side with political expert Peter Filzmaier - sheds light on the question "Why can I trust ORF news?" and focusses on the role of ORF as a reliable source of information for young people. […]Read more on Young media users’ trust in public service news programs

The results show the importance of traditional journalistic values and a high level of media literacy in relation to tabloid reporting and social media. Nevertheless, the challenge for public service media is to build long-term trust among young users in their own media offerings. […]Read more on Study presentation on media use and trust among young people in Austria and Finland

Peter Fritz, long-time analyst and renowned ORF foreign correspondent, was a guest at the eleventh Public Value Lecture at the FHWien der WKW. He gave fascinating insights into the daily editorial work and the challenges of reporting in the run-up to the EU elections. The event was organized in cooperation with the ORF Public Value Competence Center. […]Read more on Fake news and opinion machines in the EU pre-election campaign: How journalists fight disinformation