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Nonstop #Gerigate: Ein unpolitisches Komitee will Geri Müllers Rücktritt erzwingen
(Nonstop #Gerigate: An apolitical committee wants to enforce Geri Müller's resignation)
Newspaper | Watson
Date | 30.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Conservative political parties are pressured by many citizens to force Geri Müller's resignation and hold votes for a new mayor. They do however not have no political right to do so since Geri Müller’s misconduct was not illegal and did not interfere with his work as a mayor. Now they are trying to opt out of political action and instated an apolitical committe which is the examine possibilities of forcing Geri Müller out of office.
Image Description | A sad Geri Müller riding a bicycle while being recorded from behind.
Image Tags | camera, male(s)
#gerigate: Geri Müller denkt über Rücktritt nach
(#gerigate: Geri Müller considers resignation)
Newspaper | Watson
Date | 9.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Member of parliament Geri Müller first appeared at the Federal Palace in Bern since his recent sexting scandal broke in the media. He claims to be considering resigning his political positions but ultimately to be happy that he has not made a significant mistake but only a minor, personal derailment. For the moment, he is physically doing well and excited for his work in the parliament and he will be available to answer questions about his recent scandal.
Image Description | Geri Müller being interviewed for television.
Image Tags | male(s)
Geri Müller: Nackt-Selfies aus dem Stadthaus
(Geri Müller: Nude Selfies from City Hall)
Newspaper | Schweiz am Sonntag
Date | 14.10.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Summary | City mayor of Baden, Switzerland, and member of the Swiss parliament Geri Müller is involved in a sexting scandal with sexts and nude images sent during cabinet meetings. The article very dramatically depicts how Geri Müller’s sexting partner was allegedly lured into a police ambush set up by Geri Müller after she would not destroy all evidence of their intimate texting relationship. She testified that he had urged her to destroy the traces of their sexting relationship because he would suffer “disappear” from politics if that ever became public. Müller defends himself by saying that he had called the police because he had reason to believe that she was suicidal.
Image Description | Portrait of Geri Müller at his desk.
Image Tags | male(s)
Tablets und Twitter –darauf stehen Junge
(Tablets and Twitter – that’s what young people like)
Newspaper | 20 Minuten
Date | 30.10.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | research/study, smartphone, social media, youth
Summary | A study conducted by the Zurich University of Applied Science shows that of 1000 informants between the ages of 12-19, 97% have a smartphone and only 1% a traditional mobile phone. Fewer young people use mp3 players than in recent years but listening to music still ranks high among young people. Social media use has increased considerably while different age groups target different platforms: 18-19 year-olds prefer Facebook while 14-15 year-olds use Twitter more profusely. Young people report having fewer offline hobbies than in recent years but still make sure to meet with friends on a daily basis.
Image Description | Photograph of two male teenagers wearing headphones; one of them is using a tablet and the other is eating a burger.
Image Tags | headphones, male(s), tablet
Blaue Häkchen vergiften die Liebe
(Blue ticks are poisoning love)
Newspaper | Der Bund
Date | 7.11.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | misunderstanding, WhatsApp
Summary | WhatsApp programmers may have thought that they would improve communication by introducing a ‘message read’ notification in the form of two blue ticks. This new feature however is making room for much more confusion and misunderstandings. If a person reads a message and does not respond instantly, the other person might think it is because they are sulking, for instance. This is why users should discuss matters of the heart face to face and just share trivial things such as shopping lists via WhatsApp – to avoid misunderstandings of non-verbal cues.
Image Description | Screenshot of a tweet representing a scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's. George Peppard's message "I love you" is well received by Audrey Hepburn (two blue ticks).
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Schreiben statt streicheln: Die neue kalte Liebesordnung
(Writing instead of stroking: The new cold order of love)
Newspaper | Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
Date | 20.6.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, smartphone, threat, WhatsApp, youth
Summary | Youth nowadays do not get to know their love interests face-to-face but rather through digital channels. A typical digital encounter would be a Facebook friend request, message exchanges and possibly the exchange of seductive images. Now intimacy means something different; people open up to each other in letter form rather than with actual physical contact. Cultural pessimists fear that while it is convenient that all of our interactions can be done online, this convenience may turn into a huge problem because people could virtually stay at home all the time and become lonely.
Image Description | Photograph in back and white of a couple (male and female), sleeping entwined.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Jugend "Meine Jungs sind so passiv"
(Youth "My boys are so passive")
Newspaper | Beobachter
Date | 22.8.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | childhood, smartphone, threat, youth
Summary | A mother is worried that her sons are too passive, always hanging around with their smartphones instead of getting active in sports clubs or other social clubs. Experts advise parents not to worry as long as children sleep enough, keep their grades up in school, and keep a few social contacts. The younger generation lives in a different world of endless possibilities and of the fear of committing to one and failing.
Image Description | Photograph of two young boys playing on a tablet. Photograph of two young boys playing on a tablet.
Image Tags | male(s), tablet
Smileys sind die Heuschrecken der Neuzeit
(Smileys are the locusts of modern age)
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 25.5.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Emoticons are everywhere: in messages, statuses, and emails. They are supposed to indicate emotions and add nuance when something is funny or sarcastic. Humorous texts should need a flag to alert readers of their jocular intent. Communicating emotions through emojis shows either an inability to communicate complex feelings in writing or unwillingness thereof.
Image Description | Illustration of the author of the article.
Image Tags | male(s)
Jeu capeschel nout!
(I don’t understand anything!)
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 8.6.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | language threat, translation
Summary | Experts predict the digital extinction of ‘smaller’ languages online. The global lingua franca -particularly in the digital sphere- is English, and it will come to displace all other languages in the digital sphere. Many translation services (e.g. Skype translator) achieve better results when translating into English than into German for instance. Governments should fund the creation of online services in their national languages. The Welsh government has already set up a fund for the creation of Welsh online services while the Swiss National Foundation (SNF) has no such plans for the creation of Romansh online content.
Image Description | Screenshot of the movie Star Trek: Mr. Spock is holding a translation device.
Image Tags | male(s)
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