Welcome!

The Journalism Studies Center, located in the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna, is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of journalism and its interaction with societal fields across different cultural contexts, employing qualitative and quantitative approaches. In doing so, we aspire to generate knowledge that is theoretically innovative and of relevance for society.

Key foci of research conducted at the Center include:

  • Transformations of journalism and journalism education against the background of political, economic, technological and cultural influences
  • (Re-)Conceptualizations of journalism
  • Journalism and Collective Memory
  • Reciprocal relationships between journalism and other societal fields

News 2025

  • 01.07.2025 New Publication
    Leonhardt, B., Nölleke, D., & Hanusch, F. (2025). The power of perception: How scientific experts’ understanding of media logic affects their media-related behavior. Studies in Communication and Media, 14(2), 203-233. https://www.doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2025-2-203
  • 21.05.2025 New Publication
    Löhmann, K. (2025). Activists for Diversity or Diverse Journalists? How Austrian Peripheral Journalistic Actors’ Role Orientations Serve as Boundary Markers. Journalism Studies, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.2505945
  • 19.05.2025 New Publications
    Maares, P., & Perreault, G. (2025). True Crime Podcasting as Journalistic Heterodoxy: Boundary Practices and Journalistic Epistemology of a Heretic Interloper. Journalism Studies, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.2486215

    Maares, P. (2025). Real freelancers, contingent workers, and journopreneurs. Mapping atypical journalistic work in Western Europe. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251343519
  • 22.04.2025 New Publication
    Garusi, D., Juarez Miro, C., & Hanusch, F. (2025). Local journalists and the construction of social identities. A phenomenological approach. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251334256
  • 01.04.20025 New Publicaiton
    Garusi, D., Juarez Miro, C., & Hanusch, F. (2025). Understanding news media trust through the lens of phenomenological sociology. Communication Theory, qtaf005. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaf005
  • 12.03.2025 New Publication
    Leonhardt, B., Hanusch, F., & Singh, S. (2025). The impact of local culture on journalistic roles and practices: Evidence from the Pacific Islands. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251326034
  • 01.03.2025 New member!
    We are delighted to welcome Anne Waack within our ranks. She will support Folker in his courses as a teaching assistant.
  • 26.02.2025 - New Publication
    Wehden, L. O., Uth, B., von den Driesch, L., Engelke, K. M., & Springer, N. (2025). Transitioning to Transparency: Footnote Journalism as a Novel Journalistic Practice. Journalism Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2464927
  • 24.02.2025 - New Publication
    English, P., Hanusch, F., & Löhmann, K. (2025). The more things change: Exploring change in Australian journalists’ views over a decade of upheaval. Australian Journalism Review. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00173_1
  • 12.02.2025 - New Publications
    Nölleke, D., Hanusch, F., Maares, P., & Löhmann, K. (2025) Periphere Akteure im Journalismus. In Hanitzsch, T., Loosen, W., & Sehl, A. (Eds.) Journalismusforschung (pp. 565-584). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748932291

    Perreault, G.P., Foxman, M., Maares, P., & Hase, V. (2025). Epistemologies of Digital News Production: Power and Technological Adaptation in Knowledge Production. Digital Journalism, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2025.2462539
  • 22.01.2025 - Denver, here we come!
    We are very pleased that our team will be giving 15 presentations at the ICA conference in Denver from June 12 to 16:
    • Garusi, D. (2025, June 12-16). Local journalists’ and local inhabitants’ mutual trust: a processual approach [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Garusi, D., Juarez Miro, C. & Hanusch, F. (2025, June 12-16). Local journalists and the construction of social identities. A phenomenological approach [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Garusi, D., & Leonhardt, B. (2025, June 12-16). Constructive journalists’ trust-building strategies: A comparative study of six European countries [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Hanusch, F., Juarez Miro, C., & Banjac, S. (2025, June 12-16). Audience expectations of diverse forms of journalism across media systems [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Hokamp, D., Lecheler, S., & Hanusch, F. (2025, June 12-16). The role of emotional capital in politicians’ campaign communication [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Jansová, I., Waschková Císařová, L., Kluknavská, A., Haberl, M., Hokamp, D., Hanusch, F., & Lecheler, S. (2025, June 12-16). Gender, influence, and the emotional underpinnings of journalist-politician interactions [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Leonhardt, B. (2025, June 12-16). A matter of negotiation: Value patterns and negotiation strategies among Austrian journalists [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Leonhardt, B., & Garusi, D. (2025, June 12-16). Constructive journalism across Europe: Journalistic role perceptions and negotiations in six countries [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Löhmann, K., & Maares, P. (2025, June 12-16). Activists for diversity or diverse journalists? How alternative peripheral journalistic actors use role orientations as a boundary marker [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA. States of America.
    • Löhmann, K., Maares, P., Nölleke, D., & Hanusch, F. (2025, June 12-16). What is journalism? Traditional, peripheral and audience perspectives on journalistic authority in Austria [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Nölleke, D., Maares, P., Löhmann, K., & Hanusch, F. (2025, June 12-16). Professional norms as boundary markers in sports journalism [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Perreault, G., Donauer, M., & Hanusch, F. (2025, June 12-16). A Missed opportunity? How lifestyle journalists think about inclusion in their work [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Stehle, H., Kanngießer, S., Lührmann, J., Uth, B., Görland, S. (2025, June 12-16). Communicating the Energy Transition in Germany—Enablers and Barriers at Local and National Level [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Uth, B., Ötting, H., Eichler, H. & Kokoschka, V. (2025, June 12-16). Debate spaces audiences actually want? A case study of the public spaces incubator [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
    • Wehden, L.-O., Uth, B., von den Driesch, L., Springer, N. (2025, June 12-16). Exploring new means of source transparency: Footnote journalism's effects on credibility and news engagement [Paper presentation]. 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO, USA.
  • 02.01.2025 - New Team Member
    We warmly welcome Bernadette Uth as the new Post Doc to our team. Bernadette previously worked at the University of Münster. It's great that you are now in Vienna, Bernadette!