European Science-Media Hub

Mending a ‘fractured reality’: How can the EU reclaim its information space?

In a world where technology development sets the pace of change, even our perception of reality undergoes a rapid transformation. Disinformation is a case point: the way this false or misleading content is created, spreads and looks like, has been changing quickly. Understanding this evolving dynamics...

on September 30, 2026 - Articles, New Technologies

ESMH Press Review – May 8, 2019

Media review

GDPR first anniversary, ecosystems and alternative medicine: check the ESMH selection of 19 science and tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media!

on May 08, 2019
Online disinformation during elections : researchers in Europe team up to monitor and analyse the situation

Articles, Disinformation

As has been the case for many recent national elections, the European Parliament elections are also facing the challenges of online disinformation. The European Commission is making an extra effort to push giant tech companies to implement a voluntary code of conduct against disinformation. European...

on May 02, 2019
STOA Study : Technology and social polarisation

STOA studies

Consult the full study With the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it became clear how technologies such as social media and techniques such as psychological profiling can be combined in election campaigns with worrying effects. Personalised political messaging is highly automated. It starts and ends with...

on May 02, 2019
STOA Study : Polarisation and the news media in Europe

STOA studies

This report describes a review of the literature examining the effect of news use on polarisation across Europe. In considering work concerned with both the supply side of news (news production) and the demand side (news consumption), the report concludes that across Europe there is as yet little evidence...

on May 02, 2019
ESMH Press Review – April 26, 2019

Media review

Internet bots, a new vaccine against malaria and some latest reports on disinformation: check the ESMH selection of 24 science & tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media !

on April 26, 2019
ESMH workshop : Virality and influencers in digital communication April 3, 2019

Past Events

What drives virality on the social media platforms? How can technology carry and amplify messages, so that they "go viral"? Who are the so-called "influencers" and how do they use the social media to increase followers? And how can the European message be conveyed more effectively?

on April 18, 2019
Presentations of the ESMH for journalists in Italy

ESMH meets partners

The ESMH presented its mission, activities and its facilities for journalists. They meet at three important journalism fora this spring. The International Journalism Festival (4 April, Perugia). The 7th national congress of science writers in Italy (19 March, Naples). And the International Science Journalism...

on April 17, 2019
Michael Bossetta : "We need more research into what are the best technological structures to facilitate meaningful dialogue"

Articles, Social Sciences

Michael Bossetta is social media expert, political and data scientist at the University of Copenhagen and podcaster. He participated in the ESMH event Virality and influencers in digital communication on 3 April in the European Parliament.

on April 10, 2019