Prof. Dr. Seth Lewis is the new Fellow at the IfK

(14.05.2025) The new Fellow at the Centre for Research on Digital Public Spheres has arrived in Münster from the United States: Prof. Dr. Seth Lewis from the University of Oregon (USA) is currently visiting the IfK.

Seth C. Lewis is a professor, director of journalism and holder of the Shirley Papé Chair in New Media at the University of Oregon. His research examines the social impacts of new technologies, including the disruption of journalism by generative AI and the role of technology in growing public scepticism towards important knowledge institutions. He is co-author of News After Trump: Journalism's Crisis of Relevance in a Changed Media Culture (Oxford University Press, 2021).

As part of the fellowship, Seth Lewis will be visiting Münster until 31 May 2025, giving lectures and participating in workshops and departmental research dialogues. On 20 May 2025 at 1 p.m., Lewis will talk about his work on trust in the Journalism Research lecture. The background to this is his book Why We Distrust: American Skepticism Toward Media, Medicine, and Academia, published by MIT Press. Lewis will also take part in the Department 06 research dialogue on 28 May 2025 on the topic of ‘Autocratic Attacks on Free Speech and Free Science’.

We look forward to discussing potential future research and teaching collaborations with him and warmly welcome Seth Lewis to our department.

Contact person public relations:
Dr. Stephan Völlmicke
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