DW Innovation

Time to close the laptop and order a cold drink. 🍹 Our team is taking a (well-earned) summer break from social. We'll pause the posts, park the prototypes, and go find some Vitamin D. Thank you for following along with everything we've been researching, building and publishing. In case you're taking a break as well, we wish you just the right amount of sun, downtime – and zero notifications. We'll be back on August 17th, rested and full of new ideas. See you then. 👋

The United States turned 250 this month. A perfect opportunity for our colleagues at DW Data to do a bit of digging and put together a couple of charts. Their key question: Has America shaped the world by leading – or by pulling back? From founding-era neutrality to superpower status to today's "America First" moment, Gianna Gruen and Peter Hille trace the swings between isolation and intervention that built modern US foreign policy. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezWfw5ZS

🥽🎮🌌 "If immersive journalism faces a bad rep for anything, it's this: 'manipulating' audiences – through image alteration in post-production, for one, but mostly by pulling viewers so close to a story that the line between witnessing and feeling starts to blur." In a new blogpost, Olivia Stracke dives into the topic: https://lnkd.in/eCyCFDjA

💡 "New Ideas for Other Times". That was the motto of a Deutsche Welle hackathon at the broadcaster's Berlin office in late June. Nicolas Patz attended on behalf of our team. 🙌 In an exciting, interdisciplinary exchange, designers, developers, journalists and concept experts came together to turn ideas into prototypes. 🤝 Nico's team worked on a challenge based on real needs from "The 77 Percent" – an important DW format covering issues that matter most to young people across Africa. 🟦 The question: How can AI help journalists respond more quickly to verification requests from audiences on social media? 🟦 The idea: By combining a direct messenger channel, AI-powered verification tools, and human expertise, newsrooms can provide faster, well-founded answers – while keeping media professionals firmly in the loop. 🟦 The results: Quite promising. We'll keep working on this (and other projects). Stay tuned for updates... ...and don't forget to check out the 77 Percent: https://lnkd.in/eRayaFGs 🙏 A big thank you and a round of shout-outs to: Gabriele Tuecking and the DPD team (for organizing the event), Julia Bayer (for sharing her expertise) and – of course – Thomas Kulik, the 77 percent crew & the whole editorial team!

Female politicians are increasingly being targeted with sexualized AI-generated content – a trend that is discouraging women from political life. 📺 Video report by Kathrin Wesolowski and Syeda Vania Ali for Deutsche Welle Fact Check: https://lnkd.in/eX6c7j7j

🎙️ Not a studio recording — just a genuine conversation from one of our consortium meetings. In this interview, Jochen Spangenberg asks Tim Polzehl of Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI): 🔹 What is the Fake-o-Meter project all about? 🔹 How can AI assist humans in the fight against disinfo? Check out the video below and learn more about our work. 👇

Want to know what the ReCos were up to in the 38 degree weather at the end of June? ☀️ Our team joined a communication workshop in Bonn led by the amazing Zahra Nedjabat, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) at Deutsche Welle. Among other things, we explored intersectionality and how to communicate consciously at work. We all process the world differently – and that’s exactly why inclusive communication and sensitivity matter. Want a quick refresher on some key DE&I terms? This glossary by the European Institute for Gender Equality is a great place to start: https://lnkd.in/eZkkpWt3 P.S.: Thanks for the fans, Zahra! 🪭

Big Tech AI systems have been sold to us as neutral tools. By now we should know: They're clearly not. And ask ourselves: To what extent do they amplify injustice? Do we really need them? How can we create a democratic AI eco system? Nehal Johri for DW: https://lnkd.in/ejsk8v4r

The cat and mouse game of creating and debunking disinformation has become a key issue of the digital age. AI plays a role on both sides: It's frequently used to promote false narratives – but it also helps to detect and understand them. The Fake-o-Meter project aims to create an AI-driven companion that lets users dissect current events, hot topics, and reliably navigate today's ambivalent information landscape. Quick intro by Eva Lopez Lopez, Nicolas Patz, and Jochen Spangenberg: https://lnkd.in/gbzaWakb #disinformation #verification

"As the last living witnesses pass away, direct access to their memories will disapear. In games, however, their stories can continue to be conveyed in a personal and immersive way." Jochen Lohmann on games about the holocaust (for DW): https://lnkd.in/dFwQextX