englischFor recipients to be able to use journalistic content to form opinions and make decisions, a certain amount of trust is essential. At the same time, every act of trust involves taking risks. Therefore, this book focuses on the relationship between journalism, trust and risk. In order to [...]

englischThis volume is an up-to-date assessment of the current state of journalism research. The authors are acknowledged experts in the fields of research whose central questions, theories and results they present in a compact form. They also develop perspectives for future research. In doing so, [...]

englischThe digitalisation of media markets is calling the legitimacy of public broadcasting into question. Willingness to pay a licence fee is declining, and young people hardly use radio and television anymore. How is ARD responding to these challenges? In this study, Henning Eichler examines [...]

englischTrust in journalism is highly relevant in many respects. At the same time, however, this trust is repeatedly the subject of public debate, and parts of our society are sceptical of traditional journalism. Building trust is therefore an important task for editorial offices. Based on 29 [...]

englisch25 years after the project of peace journalism was launched, the author of this book takes stock of what theoretical, empirical and experimental research and development have achieved since then, and how peace journalism itself has developed further: from an alternative to the propaganda [...]

englischProfessional journalism has been in crisis for many years, often having to endure accusations of a drop in quality. What demands do the public place on journalism and how do they assess its quality? In this unchartered territory of quality research, this book provides insightful theoretical [...]

englischHow is journalism training in Europe accredited and assessed? State organisations and the media industry influence the objectives, content and structures of such training through their accreditation. They set quality standards and, at the same time, interfere in its autonomy. Through studies [...]

englischHow do local journalists perceive the PR of local businesses and how are they influenced by it? This study uses guided interviews with local German journalists to explore the role of PR in local business news. It reveals a wide variety of common practices in different editorial offices. In [...]

englischWhat is good digital storytelling? The genre of multimedia stories is now well established but has hardly been researched. In three empirical steps, this work therefore investigates the specific quality of multimedia stories. Firstly, it evaluates actual usage data. How do users read and use [...]

englischDaily newspapers are considered to have been the big losers in the media revolution. Their coverage has been declining for many years and their traditional revenue models no longer work. This study, which was carried out in cooperation with the publishing house and editorial staff of the [...]

englischNowadays, the EU and the project of forming a united Europe seem to be being tested permanently. Using the example of feuilleton coverage of the financial crisis in Europe (from 2008 onwards), this thesis analyses how culture journalists—as experts in narratives and framing—reflect on an [...]

englischAccording to journalistic norms, journalists should report accurately and in a timely manner on current events. How journalists deal with this challenge when reporting on crises, which is characterised by a rapid succession of events and the absence of established sources, is examined in [...]

englischTrust, distrust and trust issues are often objects of journalistic coverage. However, little is known about the journalistic depiction of the three dimensions of trust. Using a longitudinal analysis, this study is the first to provide a comprehensive and systematic investigation into their [...]

englischThe threat to and restrictions placed on the freedom of the press are two of the most pressing current political concerns. It is not only the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, the arrest and imprisonment of Deniz Yücel, and the attacks on the media by heads of state such as Erdogan or Trump [...]

englischBe it Brexit, the Eurozone crisis or the degree of a banana’s curviness–we are affected by EU issues every day. The most important source of information about these issues are journalistic media. However, little is known about the anonymous news producers, that is, news agencies. In this [...]

englischSchool shootings are events which are widely reported in the media. However, the focus on “simple explanations” tends to create a false image and supports the mystification of the perpetrators themselves. These individuals plan for their respective "appearances" in the media when making [...]

Etablierte Medienorganisationen setzen große Hoffnung auf Mobile Publishing und produzieren zahlreiche Apps für Smartphones und Tablet-PCs. In der Frühphase eines Mediums neigen journalistische Anbieter allerdings zur Imitation bewährter Medienprodukte, ohne die Spezifika des Mediums zu [...]

englischIn light of pressures brought to bear by the Internet, it is becoming increasingly necessary for journalists to be able to point out specific criteria for demarcating their work against citizen journalists. An online experiment among German journalists and non-journalists investigates the [...]

Stellt partizipativer Journalismus eine Chance für publizistische Vielfalt dar? Die empirische Studie beantwortet diese demokratietheoretisch relevante Frage für den lokalen Printjournalismus. Neben traditionellen Formen der Leserpartizipation stehen dabei neue, online-basierte Formen im Fokus. Die [...]

englischNews agencies face great challenges in the digital age. On the one hand they have to deal with the change of media and the related economical and editorial changes of their media clients. On the other they have to assert themselves against competitors on the world’s most competitive news [...]

Journalismus unterliegt einem permanenten Wandel, der kontinuierlich Anforderungen an Beruf und Privatleben stellt. Im Zentrum dieser Studie stehen freie Fernsehjournalisten, die für die aktuelle Nachrichtenproduktion arbeiten. Erforscht werden veränderte Arbeitsbedingungen dieser Journalisten sowie [...]

Der Band zeichnet den durch das Internet ausgelösten Medien- und Öffentlichkeitswandel theoretisch nach. Das Herzstück der interdisziplinär angelegten Analyse bilden die sich herausbildenden Vermittlungsstrukturen in der Netzwerköffentlichkeit. Dabei wird das Verhältnis zwischen partizipativen und [...]

Ob Fußball oder Terrorismus, Promis oder Wirtschaftskrisen – Experten sind fester Bestandteil der Berichterstattung aktueller Massenmedien. Die Arbeit widmet sich diesen Akteuren erstmals systematisch und analysiert aus systemtheoretischer Perspektive, wen Journalismus warum, wann und wie als [...]