Biography

Stefano Pedrazzi is a senior researcher at the Department of Communication Science and Media Research at the University of Fribourg. He teaches social science methods as well as media policy and media systems in the digital age. His research focuses on governance of and by algorithmic decision-making systems, hate speech and the impact of AI on society, organizations and individuals.

Research and publications

• Publications

  Pedrazzi S. (forthcoming). Governance durch Social Bots? Das Potenzial von automatisierten Accounts als Governance-Instrument in Zusammenhang mit Online-Dysfunktionalitäten. In Tagungsband Mediensymposium 2021.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F. (2023). Governance of Misinformation by Public Service Bots: The Potential of Automated SNS Accounts Operated by Public Service Media for Correcting Misinformation. In M. Puppis & C. Ali (Eds.), Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society. Göteborg: Nordicom.

  
  Pedrazzi S. (2022). Mediale Selbstthematiserung. Trends, Erkenntnisse und Desiderata inhaltsanalytischer Studien aus der Kommunikationswissenschaft. In F. Oehmer-Pedrazzi, S.H. Kessler, E. Humprecht, K. Sommer, L. Castro (Eds.), Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft – Standardized Content Analysis in Communication Research. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

  
  Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F., Pedrazzi S. & Schneider, J. (2022). Analyse der öffentlichen Kommunikation der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zum neuen Coronavirus. Evaluation zuhanden der Parlamentarischen Verwaltungskontrolle (PVK).

  
  Pedrazzi, S. (2021). Actors (Media policy/Meta journalism). In F. Oehmer-Pedrazzi, S.H. Kessler, E. Humprecht, K. Sommer, L. Castro (Eds.), DOCA-Database of Variables for Content Analysis. doi:10.34778/2zc

  
  Pedrazzi, S. (2021). Disclosure of own Interest (Media policy/Meta journalism). In F. Oehmer-Pedrazzi, S.H. Kessler, E. Humprecht, K. Sommer, L. Castro (Eds.), DOCA-Database of Variables for Content Analysis. doi:10.34778/2zd

  
  Pedrazzi, S. (2021). Distance (Media policy/Meta journalism). In F. Oehmer-Pedrazzi, S.H. Kessler, E. Humprecht, K. Sommer, L. Castro (Eds.), DOCA-Database of Variables for Content Analysis.doi:10.34778/2ze

  
  Pedrazzi, S., & Oehmer, F. (2021). Bot or No Bot? Digital Media Literacy als Governance-Instrument für die Identifikation von und den Umgang mit Social Bots. In G. Keel & W. Weber (Eds.), Media Literacy. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.

  
  Puppis, M. & Pedrazzi, S. (2020). Ländervergleich Onlinemedienförderung: Ergänzungsbericht. Bericht zuhanden des Bundesamts für Kommunikation. Available at: https://www.bakom.admin.ch/dam/bakom/de/dokumente/bakom/elektronische_medien/Zahlen%20und%20Fakten/Studien/ergaenzungsbericht-laendervergleich-onlinemedienfoerderung.pdf

  
  Pedrazzi, S., & Oehmer, F. (2020). Communication Rights for Social Bots?: Options for the Governance of Automated Computer-Generated Online Identities. Journal of Information Policy, 10, 549-581. doi: doi.org/10.5325/jinfopoli.10.2020.0549

  
  Oehmer, F., & Pedrazzi, S. (2020). Was schützt (vor) Social Bots? Vorschläge zur Governance von computergenerierten Softwareagenten im Internet. UFITA, 84(1), 7-35. doi:10.5771/2568-9185-2020-1-7

   

  Oehmer, F. & Pedrazzi, S. (2019). Myth #29: The Internet Destroys the Integrity of Elections. In: M.C. Kettemann & S. Dreyer (eds.): Busted! The Truth about the 50 Most Common Internet Myths. Hamburg: Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, 134-137.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Menzi, L. (2009). Italien. In: Siegert, G., Thomas, N. & Mellmann, U. (Eds.): Werbung im internationalen Vergleich: Zustand und Entwicklung. München: Verlag R. Fischer, 109-123.

   

   

  Presentations

  Puppis, M., Pedrazzi, S., Heiland, S. & Kulig, M. (2023). Public sphere governance in times of platformization: taking a comprehensive perspective on the production and dissemination of content across intermediaries. Presented at the Digital Platform Policy Spring? Promises and Trajectories for Digital Platform Regulation 2023 Joint Workshop of the ECREA Communication Law and Policy Section and Jean Monnet Network EuromediApp, November 2 – November 3, 2023, Salzburg.

  
  Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F. & Pedrazzi, S. (2023). Visuelle Hassbilder im Netz. Akteure – Inhalte – Governance. Presented at the Mediensymposium 2023, October 12 – October 13, 2023.

  
  Pedrazzi, S., Puppis, M., Heiland, S. & Kulig, M. (2023). Entwicklung einer Skala zur Messung der Medienpolitikkompetenz in der Schweiz. Presented at the 2023 Workshop des Netzwerk Medienstrukturen, September 14 – September 15, 2023, Berlin.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F. (2021). PSBots: The Potential of Automated SNS Accounts Operated by Public Service Media for Correcting Misinformation. Presented at the RIPE@2021 - Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society Conference, September 27 - September 28, 2021.

  Pedrazzi, S. & Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F. (2021). Building Trust and Empowering Users on Social Networking Sites: Identifying and Testing Governance-Options to Strengthen Users’ Digital Media Literacy. Presented at the 8th European Communication Conference (ECC), ECREA 2021, September 6 - September 9, 2021, Braga.

  
  Pedrazzi, S., Oehmer, F. & Puppis, M. (2021). PSBots: Das Potenzial von automatisierten, von Service-Public-Organisationen betriebenen Accounts für einen gesünderen Online-Diskurs. Presented at the Mediensymposium 2021, June 11, 2021, Lucerne.
   

  Pedrazzi, S., Oehmer, F. & Puppis, M. (2021). PSBots: The Potential of Automated Social Media Accounts Operated by Public Service Media for Healthier Online Discourses and Environments. Paper presented at the virtual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 27 - 31, 2021.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Oehmer, F. (2020). Bot or No Bot? Media literacy as a means to strengthen users‘ governance options in identifying and dealing with social bots. Presented at the 2020 annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), November 20, 2020, Winterthur.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Puppis, M. (2020). Just an audience or also an actor in media policy? Results of a survey on media policy knowledge in Switzerland. Presented at the 2020 annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), November 20, 2020, Winterthur.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. & Oehmer, F. (2020). Was schützt (vor) Social Bots? Medienpolitische Vorschläge zur Governance von computergenerierten Softwareagenten im Internet. Presented at the 65. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), March 10 - 12, 2020, München.

  
  Oehmer, F. & Pedrazzi, S. (2019). Communication Rights for Social Bots? An Interdisciplinary Proposal for the Regulation of Computer-Generated Online Identities in Switzerland. Presented at the Communication Rights in the Digital Age Conference (organized by the Helsinki Media Policy Research Group, the University of Helsinki, the ECREA Communication Law and Policy Section and the Euromedia Research Group), October 24 - 25, 2019, Helsinki.

  
  Oehmer, F. & Pedrazzi, S. (2019). Freedom of Expression for Social Bots? An Interdisciplinary Proposal for the Governance of Computer-Generated Online Identities in Switzerland. Presented at the 2019 annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), April 4 - 5, 2019, St.Gallen.

  
  Pedrazzi, S. (2018). Algorithmic Selection and Media Governance​: Revising the Media Governance Concept to Account for Effects of Algorithmic Selection and Reality Construction​. Presented at the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC), ECREA 2018, October 31 - November 3, 2018, Lugano.

  
  Schemer, C., Ryffel, F., & Pedrazzi, S. (2015). Communicator Matching Effects in Persuasion: Susceptibility to Persuasive Appeals from Emotional and Rational Communicators and the Moderating Role of Attitude Meta-Bases. Paper presented at the conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 21 - 25, 2015, San Juan.

   

   

  Organization of conferences

  Mitorganisation des und Teilnahme am «Science-meets-Practice-Workshops»: Who says what we pay attention to? Plattformregulierung in der Schweiz: Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse, politische Positionen und rechtliche Möglichkeiten. 2023 Annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), April 20 - April 21, 2023, Luzern.

  
  Mitorganisation und Moderation des «Science-meets-Practice-Workshops»: Endlich das Ende der Bildpiraterie? Das Schweizer Urheberrecht und seine Anpassung im digitalen Zeitalter. 2022 Annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), April 22, 2022, Zurich.

  
  Mitglied des Organisationskomitees der RIPE@2021 Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society

  
  Mitorganisation und Moderation des «Science-meets-Practice-Workshops»: Governance of Online Platforms: Perspectives from the DACH Region. DACH 21 Conference, April 7, 2021, Zurich.

Teaching and courses

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