Whether it is the war in Ukraine, Covid-19, or climate change -- crises seem to have become the norm in our globalized, digitally-connected world. This state of global uncertainty is accompanied by the widespread perception of an increasingly divided society. According to critical observers, this division manifests itself primarily in the ever-increasing polarization of public discourse.

The "Transatlantic Media Forum" is a one-day German-American gathering of fifteen renowned experts and journalists in New York City by 1014 and the Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM), in collaboration with the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium and with generous support from Stiftung Mercator. Across three "Strategic Roundtables", the format allows for in-depth deliberations wherein we will discuss the media and techno-economic mechanisms that cause and perpetuate each of these crises - regardless of their respective content. How can we achieve resilience under these conditions?

Christoph Bieber, research professor at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies, Bochum, Germany will deliver his opening remarks on Division everywhere? at the conference on September 8th at 11.10 a.m. (ET).

For the full program and more information, go to the conference website.