Angela Valdivia Manchego

Angela Valdivia Manchego, born in Bonn in 2001, has always been creative. She draws, designs clothes and captures nature with her camera. However, her greatest passion is anime, films and series – she is particularly fond of coming-of-age stories from Japan and Italy. Inspired by these, she now makes her own videos, combining her interest in cyberspace and the natural sciences. She also produces short explanatory videos on Instagram, for example for the German Federal Office for Information Security.

Short but One-Sided? Political Reporting on TikTok and Instagram

Leading German media such as ZDF heute, FAZ and RTL Aktuell use social media to communicate election coverage to young people in short form. A study shows that the focus is often purely on direct statements from politicians, without providing context or journalistic framing.

Why Cybersecurity Content on Instagram Doesn’t Reach Young Women

Digital natives underestimate cyber security and are more frequently affected by cybercrime. Education via social media could help here. However, one important group is not being reached: girls and young women.