International Summer School 2018 in Münster, Germany

Social media/ Computer Mediated Communication & trust • Self-exposure in social media • Reputation management and security measures • Misuse of trust for exploiting others (cyber grooming, harassment etc.) • Seeding distrust and manipulation in social media • Reputation rankings, recommendation systems and trade • Security &/vs. trust

Trust in virtual environments • VR / AR and trust in one’s own senses • ‘Truthful’ representations of ‘reality/realities’ • Fake identities in VR? Self-perception and perception of others • Interactions with ‘others’/ avatars in online worlds

journalism, politics, science & trust • Fake news and alternative facts, (Losing) Trust in news media • Populism & propaganda • Source credibility, conflicting information & verification strategies • Experts and/vs. conspiracy theories • Conflicting information & (expert) source perception

Perceptions, processes & trust • Base theories regarding perceptions and processes of trust in media • Experimental work on factors and conditions of trust in media • Other empirical work on trust in media/ mediated communication