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  • 20.03.2024 New Publications!
    Hanusch, F., Singh, S., Leonhardt, B., & Panapasa, G. (2024). “You feel like you don’t have the freedom to do your work”: Exploring Fijian women journalists’ experiences of sexual harassment. Journalism Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2024.2317815
    Banjac, S., Miro, C. J., & Hanusch, F. (2024). Expectations of journalistic actors in the digital age: A conceptual framework. Communication Theory. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtae002
    Vos, T. P., & Hanusch, F. (2024). Conceptualizing embeddedness as a key dimension for analyzing journalistic cultures. Communication Theory, 34(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtad018

  • 13.03.2024 New Publication!
    Hendrickx, J., & Vázquez-Herrero, J. (2024). Dissecting Social Media Journalism: A Comparative Study Across Platforms, Outlets and Countries. Journalism Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2024.2324318

  • 12.01.2024 ICA and ECREA
    We are happy to be presenting at the ICA and ECREA this year! You can find more information about our papers here.

  • 05.01.2024 New Publications!
    Garusi, D. (2023). La fiducia nei media giornalistici secondo i dati del Digital News Report 2023 [Trust in the news media according to data from the Digital News Report 2023]. Problemi dell'informazione, 48(3), 481-485. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1445/109260
    Garusi, D., & Valentini, E. (2023). Dalle riviste [Reviews]. Problemi dell'informazione, 48(3), 476-480. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1445/109259
    Garusi, D. (2023). La fiducia nei media giornalistici secondo i dati del Digital News Report 2023 [Trust in the news media according to data from the Digital News Report 2023]. Problemi dell'informazione, 48(3), 481-485. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1445/109260
    Garusi, D., & Valentini, E. (2023). Dalle riviste [Reviews]. Problemi dell'informazione, 48(3), 476-480. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1445/109259
  • 02.01.2024 New Publication!
    Juarez Miro, C., & Anderson, J. (2023). Correcting false information: Journalistic coverage during the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections. Journalism Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2293830
  • 18.12.2023 Radio Interview
    Folker gave an interview to the science radio station Radieschen on the subject of journalism. You can listen to it here.
  • 13.09.2023 New publication!
    Juarez Miro, C. (2023). "Everything is biased": Populist supporters' folk theories of journalism. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/19401612231197617
  • 07.09.2023  New publicaton!
    Hendrickx, J., Van Remoortere, A., & Opgenhaffen, M. (2023). Love, Like or Angry in Times of COVID-19? Analysing News Brands’ Audience Engagement on Facebook Amidst a Pandemic. Journalism and Media, 4(3), 931-945. https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia4030060

  • 30.08.2023 Lots of conferences coming up!
    Our team will present 5 papers at different conferences in the upcoming days and month, including the Future of Journalism Conference. Take a look at our presetations website for more details!
  • 29.07.2023 New publication!
    Maares, P., Banjac, S., & Nölleke, D. (2023). Newsrooms as Sites of Community and Identity: Exploring the Importance of Material Place for Journalistic Work. Journalism Studies. Advanced online publication: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2241074 . Published online: 29/07/2023.
  • 01.07.2023 Interview with Folker on our FWF project
    Would you like to know more about our FWF project? Please take a look at the interview in Die Presse (only in German).
  • 17.04.2023 Successful submissions for ICA in Toronto, Canada!
    Our team will present 8 papers at the ICA (International Communication Association) conference from May 25-29 in Toronto, Canada!

    • Banjac, S., Juarez Miro, C., & Hanusch, F. (2023, May 25-29). Audience expectations of journalistic actors in the digital age: A conceptual framework [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Hendrickx, J., & Jurg, D. (2023, May 25-29). News #foryou on TikTok: An explorative study and a research agenda [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Hendrickx, J., & Kammer, A. (2023, May 25-29). Synergies or diversification? Corporate strategies as the missing link in news content diversity research [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Juarez Miro, C. (2023, May 25-29). "I really like being informed": Populist supporters' relationship with journalism [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Leonhardt, B. M., Nölleke, D., & Hanusch, F. (2023, May 25-29). Responding to media inquiries during the COVID-19 pandemic. How scientific experts' perceptions of media logic affected their media related behavior [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Löhmann, K. D., & Hanusch, F. (2023, May 25-29). Emotional dimensions of the adoption of audience analytics: Results from a survey of Austrian journalists [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Maares, P., Banjac, S., & Nölleke, D. (2023, May 25-29). "The base from which you work and where you are anchored": Newsrooms as places of community and identity [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
    • Nelissen, N., & Hendrickx, J. (2023, May 25-29). How do news agencies contribute to news diversity? A mixed-methods case study [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
  • 01.03.2023 New members!
    We're happily welcoming Miriam Donauer and Raoul Mitterstainer within our ranks! Miriam helps Folker as a teaching assistant while Raoul is part of the FWF project "Journalism under Duress".
  • 19.12.2022 New Publication!
    Hanusch, F., & Löhmann, K. (2022). Dimensions of Peripherality in Journalism: A Typology for Studying New Actors in the Journalistic Field. Digital Journalism. doi:10.1080/21670811.2022.2148549
  • 14.07.2022 New publications!
    Hanusch, F. (2022). Change and Continuity in Digital Journalism: The Covid-19 Pandemic as Situational Context for Broader Arguments about the Field. Digital Journalism, doi:10.1080/21670811.2022.2092020

    Perreault, G., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Field insurgency in lifestyle journalism: How lifestyle journalists marginalize Instagram influencers and protect their autonomy. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221104233

  • 22.06.2022 New publication!
    Nölleke, D., Hanusch, F., & Maares, P. (2022). The ambivalence of recognition: How awarded journalists assess the value of journalism prizes. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849221109657
  • 16.11.2022 New Publication!
    Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Understanding peripheral journalism from the boundary: A conceptual framework. Digital Journalism, doi:10.1080/21670811.2022.2134045
  • 15.11.2022 A very Austrian scandal - Interview with Folker
    Listen to Folker's interview for Monocle24 about the relation between the media and politics in Austria!
  • 03.11.2022 Online Seminar with Folker!
    This online seminar, funded by the Circle U. Seed Funding Scheme, aims at bringing together scholars in Information and Communication Sciences around their research projects.
    The first seminar will be held by Folker Hanusch on 17 November, 14h-15h30, online. Everybody is welcome to join! Please contact Olivier Standaert.
    The Circle U., European University Alliance,  strongly encourage colleagues from Communication Sciences to present and discuss the (potential) interdisciplinary of their (future) research projects and activities.
  • 21.10.2022 New publication!
    Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2022). The struggle for authority and legitimacy: Lifestyle and political journalists’ discursive boundary work. Journalism. doi:14648849221125702.
  • 19.08.2022 New members, new projects!
    On September 1, our team gets even bigger and a new FWF Project begins!
    We are delighted to welcome back Phoebe Maares, who will be working with Folker on the FWF funded project From Core to Periphery. Kim Löhmann completed her Master and will be working on this project as well.
    We are also very happy to welcome Jonathan Hendrickx as a Post Doc and Diego Garusi and Birte Leonhardt as Prae Docs.
    A very warm welcome to all new and old members, it will be great working with you here in Vienna!
  • 14.07.2022 New publications!
    Hanusch, F. (2022). Change and Continuity in Digital Journalism: The Covid-19 Pandemic as Situational Context for Broader Arguments about the Field. Digital Journalism, doi:10.1080/21670811.2022.2092020

    Perreault, G., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Field insurgency in lifestyle journalism: How lifestyle journalists marginalize Instagram influencers and protect their autonomy. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221104233

  • 22.06.2022 New publication!
    Nölleke, D., Hanusch, F., & Maares, P. (2022). The ambivalence of recognition: How awarded journalists assess the value of journalism prizes. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849221109657
  • 30.05.2022 New team member!
    We are very happy to welcome Clara Juarez Miro in our team! She will work wih Folker on the FWF-research project "Audience expectations of news in the digital age". 

  • 07.04.2022 Research Talk with Folker
    Folker Hanusch will talk with his colleague Daniela Dimitrova in our department research talk series on May 16 22 about "Challenges and Opportunities for Internationalization of Academic Journals: Editors' Views". Everybody is invited, please check the details here.

  • 04.06.2022 Paris, here we come!
    Our team will present eight papers at the 72th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 26-30!

    • Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2022). The struggle for authority and aegitimacy: An examination of lifestyle and political journalists’ boundary work.
    • Hanusch, F., & Löhmann, K. (2022). Dimensions of peripherality in journalism: An analysis of scholarly discourse on new actors in the journalistic field.
    • Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Understanding peripheral journalism from the boundary: A conceptual framework.
    • Nölleke, D., Leonhardt, B., & Hanusch, F. (2022). “The chilling effect”: Medical scientists’ responses to audience feedback on their media appearances during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
    • Perreault, G., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Normalizing Instagram.
    • Perreault, G. & Nölleke, D. (2022). What is Sports? Journalistic definition making of ‘sports journalism’.
    • Schallhorn, C., Seeger, C., Nieland, J.-U., Sinner, P., Nölleke, D., Horky, T., & Mehler, K. (2022). "See you for Zumba on Zoom." How COVID-19 has changed communication in German grassroot sports clubs.
    • Vos, T. P., & Hanusch, F. (2022). Conceptualizing embeddedness as a feature of journalistic cultures.
  • 01.04.2022 Good bye, Daniel!
    We are very proud to announce that Daniel Nölleke, who has been a postdoc since February 2017, was offered a position as Junior Professor at the German Sport University Cologne and will therefore join the Institute for Communication and Media Research from April 1, 2022.

  • 31.03.2022 Large media response to new study!
    Large media response to the recently published study by Daniel Nölleke, Folker Hanusch and Birte Leonhardt on "Science Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic“. Among others, the ORF, Der Standard and APA Science reported on the experiences of scientists in the unfamiliar spotlight of politics, media and the public. The report (in German) on the study is available here.

  • 13.12.2021 Sandra Banjac
    We are very proud to announce that Sandra Banjac recently defended her dissertation entitled "Role theory and the changing relationship between journalists and audiences: Towards (re-)conceptualising roles and expectations' well-being". Congratulation, Sandra!
  • 24.09.2021 September - Full of (virtual) conferences!
    In September, our team joined three great conferences and presented serval papers:

    ECREA 2021

    • Nölleke, D., Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2021). The Eye on the prize - young journalists’ assessments of journalism awards in precarious times. European Communication Conference, September 6-9, virtual. 
    • Maares, P. (2021). Journalistic labour in uncertain times: Theorizing dimensions of journalistic precarity. European Communication Conference, September 6-9, virtual.
    • Herczeg, P. & Nölleke, D.: Journalism and young people: The relationship between attitudes, image and trust in journalists. An exploratory study of young people aged 14 to 18 in Austria. European Communication Conference, September 6-9, virtual.

    Future of Journalism


    4. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Mediensport und Sportkommunikation“

    • Seeger, C., Sinner, P., Nieland, J.-U., Horky, T., Schallhorn, C. & Nölleke, D.: Relationship Marketing von Sportvereinen in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie: Kommunikationsstrategien und -prozesse von deutschen und österreichischen Sportvereinen. Jahrestagung DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Mediensport und Sportkommunikation“, September 22-24, Vienna, Austria.

  • 09.09.2021 Call for applications: New team position / Postdoctoral researcher at JSC!
    We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in journalism studies with a focus on audience behaviour to conduct the project "Audience expectations of news in the digital age", to be funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and led by Folker Hanusch. More information can be accessed here.
  • 15.05.2021 Research Talks
    We would like to invite you to our Research Talks, where Sandra Banjac and Phoebe Maares will present their dissertation projects. When? May 21 and June 21, 11:30 via Zoom. More information here.
  • 01.04.2021 Kim Löhmann
    We are delighted to announce that Kim Löhmann in joining our team to work together with Folker Hanusch on the FWF project Journalism under Duress. Welcome, Kim!
  • 03.03.2021 Judith Gäckler
    Welcome to our new team member Judith Gäckler! She will support Folker as a teaching assistant.
  • 01.03.2021 Gregory Perreault is Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor in Vienna
    Gregory Perreault (Appalachian State University, USA) will be at our department from March on for four months as a Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies. He will work together with Folker Hanusch. Welcome, Greg!
  • 15.01.2021 New Publication!
    Hanusch, F., & Maares, P. (2021). News Production. In K. Bruhn Jensen (Ed.), A Handbook of Media and Communication Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies (pp.93-111). London, UK: Routledge.
  • 08.01.2021 New project - Journalism under Duress
    Starting in Spring 2021, Folker Hanusch will be part of new cross-border project, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Congratulations, Folker! More information here.
  • 04.11.2020 New Publications!!
    Maares, P., Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2020). The labour of visual authenticity on social media: Exploring producers’ and audiences’ perceptions on Instagram. Poetics, doi:10.1016/j.poetic.2020.101502.

    Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2020). A question of perspective: Exploring audiences’ views of journalistic boundaries. New Media & Society, doi:10.1177/1461444820963795.
  • 23.10.2020 New Publication!
    Nölleke, D. (2020). Wissenschaftsjournalismus. In K. Artsiomenka & H. Pöttker (Hrsg.), Journalistikon. http://journalistikon.de/wissenschaftsjournalismus/
  • 28.09.2020 New Publications!
    Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2020). Interpretations of the journalistic field: A systematic analysis of how journalism scholarship appropriates Bourdieusian thought. Journalism, 1464884920959552.

    Banjac, S., & Hanusch, F. (2020). Aspirational lifestyle journalism: The impact of social class on producers’ and audiences’ views in the context of socio-economic inequality. Journalism, 1464884920956823.

    Nölleke, D., Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2020). Illusio and disillusionment: expectations met or disappointed among young journalists. Journalism, 1464884920956820.
  • 20.08.2020 New Publication!
    Maares, P. & Hanusch, F. (2020). Zwischen ›natürlichem‹ Bild und ›Eye-Catcher-Moment‹: Zur Relevanz visueller Authentizität für professionelle Instagram-Mikroblogger*innen. In C. Brantner, G. Götzenbrucker, K. Lobinger, & M. Schreiber (Eds.), Vernetzte Bilder: Visuelle Kommunikation in Sozialen Medien (pp. 156-173). Cologne, Germany: Herbert von Halem.
  • 17.08.2020 New Publication!
    Nölleke, D., Scheu, A.M., & Birkner, T. (2020). The Other Side of Mediatization: Expanding the Concept to Defensive Strategies. Communication Theory. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaa011
  • 25.05.2020 Best Book Award for Folker Hanusch!
    A book co-edited by Folker Hanusch has been announced as the winner of the prestigious International Journal of Press/Politics Best Book Award. ‘Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe’ was published by Columbia University Press last year, and reports the results from the Worlds of Journalism Study, which surveyed more than 27,500 journalists in 67 countries. The book is edited by Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad and Arnold S. de Beer, and includes chapters from more than 40 co-authors, in a truly collaborative project. Congratulations!!
  • 13.05.2020 New research report!
    The Journalism Studies Center has released a new research report that examines how Austrian journalists use web analyses. Download HERE.
  • 04.05.2020 Daniel Nölleke as Chair
    Daniel got elected as the chair of the Journalism Studies Division in the German Communication Association. Congratulations!
  • 30.01.2020 New year, new podcast!
    in the first episode of 2020, we talked with Joy Jenkins (University of Tennessee) about local journalism.
  • 17.01.2020 Australia, here we come!
    Our team will present four papers at the 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia!
    • Banjac, Sandra, Hanusch, Folker, and Maares, Phoebe (2020). Aspirational lifestyle journalism: Exploring producers’ and audiences’ views in countries with pronounced economic inequality. International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia.
    • Maares, Phoebe, Banjac, Sandra, and Hanusch, Folker (2020). The labour of visual authenticity on social media. Exploring producers’ and audiences’ perceptions on instagram. International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia.
    • Maares, Phoebe, Hanusch, Folker, and Banjac, Sandra (2020). Pierre Bourdieu and journalism studies: A systematic analysis of how the field appropriates Bourdieusian thought. International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia.
    • Nölleke, Daniel, and Maares, Phoebe (2020). Illusio and disillusionment. Expectations met or disappointed among young journalists. International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • 17.12.2019 New Publication!
    Schapals, A. K., Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2019). Working on the margins: Comparative perspectives on the roles and motivations of peripheral actors in journalism. Media and Communication, 7(4), 19-30.
    It's open access, so please feel free to download it here!
  • 02.12.2019 New Podcast!
    In this episode we talked with Birgit Røe Mathisen about local journalism and audience participation in rural communities.
  • 28.10.2019 New Publication!
    Hanusch, F., Banjac, S., & Maares, P. (2019). The Power of Commercial Influences: How Lifestyle Journalists Experience Pressure from Advertising and Public Relations. Journalism Practice. doi:10.1080/17512786.2019.1682942
  • 22.08.2019 New Publications!
    Nölleke, D. & Birkner, T. (2019). Bypassing traditional news media? Why and how professional volleyball players use social networking sites. SCM Studies in Communication and Media, 8(3), 287-310.

    Nölleke, D. (2019). Der Trauzeuge als origineller Redakteur. Hochzeitszeitungen aus der Sicht der Journalismusforschung. In W. Hömberg (Hrsg.), Marginalistik. Almanach für Freunde fröhlicher Wissenschaft (S. 53-67). München: Alliteration Verlag.

  • 07.08.2019 New Publication!
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Journalism and Everyday Life. In K. Wahl-Jorgensen & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), The Handbook of Journalism Studies (pp. 406-419). London, England: Routledge.

  • 05.08.2019 New Podcast!
    In this episode we talked with Edson Tandoc about fake news, what it looks like and its impact.
  • 24.05.2019 New Publications!
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Indigenous Journalism. In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 2, pp. 746-750). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0131
     
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Lifestyle Coverage. In In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 2, pp. 891-897). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0210
     
    Nölleke, D. (2019). Constructive Journalism. In In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 1, pp. 341-345). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0121

  • 23.05.2019 ICA in Washington
    Phoebe Maares will present a paper at the 69th annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28 in Washington, USA!
    • Phoebe Maares, Esther Greussing, and Fabienne Lind. "Showing Off Your Social Capital: Homophily of Professional Reputation and Gender in Journalistic Networks on Twitter"
  • 24.05.2019 New Publications!
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Indigenous Journalism. In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 2, pp. 746-750). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0131
     
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Lifestyle Coverage. In In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 2, pp. 891-897). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0210
     
    Nölleke, D. (2019). Constructive Journalism. In In T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh and A. Sehl (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 1, pp. 341-345). doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0121

  • 23.05.2019 ICA in Washington
    Phoebe Maares will present a paper at the 69th annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28 in Washington, USA!
    • Phoebe Maares, Esther Greussing, and Fabienne Lind. "Showing Off Your Social Capital: Homophily of Professional Reputation and Gender in Journalistic Networks on Twitter"
  • 17.05.2019 New Podcast!
    In this episode we talked with Chrysi Dagoula who is an assistant professor at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, about the public sphere on Twitter.
  • 11.04.2019 New Publication!
    Nölleke, D.,     & Oehmer, F. (Hrsg.) (2018). Medien und Justiz [Special Issue]. Medien Journal, 42(4)
  • 26.03.2018 New podcast with Karin Wahl-Jorgensen!
    In this episode we talked with Karin Wahl-Jorgensen (Cardiff University) about her research on emotions in journalism and the role of certain emotions in political discourse.
  • 25.03.2019 Future of Journalism Conference in Cardiff
    Sandra Banjac and Folker Hanusch will be participating in the Future of Journalism Conference (12-13 September 2019) in Cardiff with the paper "A question of perspective: Exploring audiences’ views of journalistic boundaries"
  • 20.03.2019 IAMCR 2019 in Madrid
    Folker Hanusch is co-author on a paper that will be presented on the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR 2019, in Madrid, Spain from 7 to 11 July 2019.

    Hanitzsch, T., Vos, T., Standaert, O., Hanusch, F., Hovden, J. F., Hermans, L., & Ramaprasad, J. (2019). Multiplicity of Professional Cultures: Mapping Journalistic Roles around 67 Countries.
  • 19.03.2019 ICA Top Student Paper Award
    The paper "Showing off your social capital: Homophily of professional reputation and gender in journalistic networks on Twitter,“ by Phoebe Maares, Esther Greussing and Fabienne Lind has been selected as a 2019 Top Student Paper of ICA's Journalism Studies Division. Congratulations!
  • 04.03.2019 New publications!
    Obijiofor, L., & Hanusch, F.  (2019). Global Journalism. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Ed. Henrik Örnebring. Oxford University Press.
    Hanusch, F. (2019). Book Review: Morse, T. (2018). The Mourning News: Reporting violent death in a global age. New York, NY: Peter Lang. 267 pp.. Communications, 0(0), pp. -. Communications. doi:10.1515/commun-2019-2026
  • 06.02.2019 New Podcast with Armin Scholl!
    For our ninth episode we talked with Armin Scholl, Professor at the University of Münster, about changes in the journalistic field and counter-publics.
  • 19.11.2018 New Podcast with Yariv Tsfati!
    We talked with Yariv Tsfati, Professor at the University of Haifa in Israel, about about decreasing trust in the media and why some people might think it’s their civic duty to make others shut up.
  • 12.11.2018 Inaugural lecture!
    Folker Hanusch and Sophie Lecheler will talk about "More than Just News: Beyond the Boundaries of Political Communication and Journalism". The lecture is scheduled to take place at the small ceremonial hall (Kleiner Festsaal) of the university's main building on November 21 from 5:30pm. [more]
  • 05.11.2019 ECREA in Lugano
    Folker Hanusch has been elected as Chair of the Journalism Studies Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). He had served as Vice-Chair for the past two years. For the next two years, he will run the section together with new Vice-Chairs Evelyn Runge (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and Sergio Splendore (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy). During his term, the Journalism Studies Center (JSC) will also be organizing the upcoming sectional conference in Vienna on 14-15 February, 2019.
     
    Two other members of the JSC were also appointed to office at the recent ECREA conference, held in Lugano, Switzerland. Sandra Banjac and Phoebe Maares will be serving as joint journalism studies representatives for YECREA, the young scholars’ network of the association. In their roles, they will look after young scholars’ interests and play an important role in creating mentoring opportunities.
     
    The JSC was very well-represented at the Lugano conference, with a total of four paper presentations between them.
  • 21.09.2018 New Publication!
    Maares, P., & Hanusch, F. (2018). Exploring the boundaries of journalism: Instagram micro-bloggers in the twilight zone of lifestyle journalism. Journalism, 0(0), 1464884918801400. doi:10.1177/1464884918801400
  • 29.08.2018 New Publications!
    Nölleke, D. (2018). Der Einfluss von Social Media auf Sportjournalisten. In T. Horky, H.-J. Stiehler, & T. Schierl (Hrsg.), Die Digitalisierung des Sports in den Medien. (S. 181-207). Köln: Halem.

    Nölleke, D. (2018). Medialisierung. In. H. Pöttker (Hrsg.), Journalistikon.
  • 13.07.2018  Internationalisation in Humanities Grant!
    Folker Hanusch got this grant together with international project partners (project leader: Marcel Broersma, University of Groningen) from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientic Research. This network will prepare a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network application to be submitted. Congratulations!
  • 03.07.2018 New podcast with Scott Eldridge II!
    Scott Eldridge II, Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen, talks about digital journalism and journalistic boundaries.
  • 21.06.2018 New Publication!
    Hanusch, F. (2018). Lifestyle Journalism. In T.P. Vos (Ed.), Journalism: Handbooks of Communication Science (Vol. 19) (pp. 433-450). Berlin, DE: De Gruyter Mouton.
  • 18.05.2018 Folker in Barcelona
    Folker Hanusch presented the keynote "Learning the roles of the game: Journalism students‘ emerging conceptions about their work" yesterday at EJTA AGM and Annual Conference “Fast journalism vs. slow journalism” in Barcelona, Spain.
  • 15.05.2018 Congratulations Daniel!
    Daniel Nölleke has been elected Vice Chair of the Journalism Studies Division in the German Communication Association (DGPuK).
  • 19.02.2018 New publication!
    Hanusch, F. & Nölleke, D. (2018). Journalistic Homophily on Social Media: Exploring journalists’ interactions with each other on Twitter. Digital Journalism. DOI:10.1080/21670811.2018.1436977
  • 24.01.2018 New publication!
    Nölleke, D.    , & Scheu, A. M. (2018). Perceived Media Logic: A Point of Reference for Mediatization. In C. Thimm, M. Anastasiadis, & J. Einspänner-Pflock (Eds.), Media Logic (s) Revisited (pp. 195-216). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  • 23.01.2018 Successful submissions for ICA 2018 in Prague!
    Our team will present four papers at the 68th annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from May 24-28 in Prague, Czech Republic!

    • Folker Hanusch and Daniel Nölleke. “Journalistic homophily on social media: Exploring journalists' interactions with each other on Twitter."
    • Phoebe Maares and Folker Hanusch. "Exploring the boundaries of journalism: Instagram micro-bloggers in the twilight zone of lifestyle journalism."
    • Daniel Nölleke, Andreas Scheu, and Thomas Birkner. "Protecting against repercussions of journalism: Re-conceptualizing mediatization in regard to defensive adaptations to news media logic".
    • Julius Reimers, Folker Hanusch and Edson Tandoc Jr. "The influence of algorithmic vs qualitative audience feedback on journalists’ work."
  • 29.11.2017 New Podcast with Klaus Schönbach!
    Klaus Schönbach, Northwestern University of Qatar, talks about health communication and journalism in Qatar and the MENA region.
  • 09.10.2017 Research Award!
    Sandra Banjac receives Research Award! The University of Vienna's Department of Communication awarded Sandra the competitive "Research Award 2017" for her proposal "'D(Re-)conceptualising
    journalistic role conceptions through audience expectations: Considering journalists and audiences in South Africa    ".
    The award, established in 2014, offers financial support for young scholars to conduct innovative research projects. Congratulations, Sandra!
  • 20.09.2017 New publication!
    Hanusch, F. (2017). Journalistic Roles and Everyday Life: An empirical account of lifestyle journalists’ professional views. Journalism Studies, doi: 10.1080/1461670X.2017.1370977
  • 18.09.2017 Journalism Studies - New editor!
    Folker Hanusch     has been appointed as new editor of the academic journal Journalism Studies. Publishers Routledge announced the news during the Future of Journalism Conference, which was recently held in Cardiff. Prof. Hanusch will take up the position in January, 2018, and succeed Prof. Bob Franklin, who had founded the journal in the year 2000, and was its editor since. Journalism Studies is considered one of the field’s leading international journals, with an impact factor in the Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index of 1.927 for 2016.
  • 29.08.2017 New publication!
    Bruns, A., & Hanusch, F. (2017). Conflict imagery in a connective environment: audiovisual content on Twitter following the 2015/2016 terror attacks in Paris and Brussels. Media, Culture & Society, doi:10.1177/0163443717725574
  • 10.08.2017 New Podcast!
    Listen to our interview with Hemmady Mora, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, about the importance of citizen journalism for archipelagos and media literacy.
  • 24.07.2017 New publication!
    Hanusch, F., & Tandoc Jr., E. C. (2017). Comments, analytics, and social media: The impact of audience feedback on journalists’ market orientation. Journalism. doi: v10.1177/146488491772030
  • 26.06.2017 New research report!
    The Journalism Studies Center has released a new research report that examines the role that audience feedback plays in journalism. Exploring the results of a survey of 358 Australian news journalists, the report, titled "Putting Audiences First: The Role of Audience Feedback in Australian Journalism" shows signs that journalists feel it is becoming more important to provide consumer-oriented information. The report also contains information on journalists' uses of various audience feedback tools, such as social media, web analytics and reader comments. Download HERE.
  • 10.04.2017 New publications!
    Hanusch, F., & Hanitzsch, T. (2017). Comparing Journalistic Cultures Across Nations: What we can learn from the Worlds of Journalism Study. Journalism Studies, 18(5), 525-535.
    Kalyango, Y., Hanusch, F., Ramaprasad, J., Skjerdal, T., Hasim, M. S., Muchtar, N., Ullah, M. S., Manda, L. Z. Kamara, S. B. (2017). Journalists’ Development Journalism Role Perceptions. Journalism Studies, 18(5), 576-594.
  • 06.04.2017 New publications!
    Hanusch, F.     (ed.). (2017). Journalismus Macht Wirklichkeit. Wien: Picus.
    Nölleke, D., Grimmer, C.G., & Horky, T. (2017). News Sources and Follow-up Communication. Facets of Complementary between Sports Journalism and Social Media. Journalism Practice, 11(4), 509-526.  doi:17512786.2015.1125761
  • 05.04.2017 Successful submissions for IAMCR in Cartagena, Colombia!
    Our team will present two papers at the IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) conference from July 17-20 in Cartagena, USA!
    • Thomas Birkner and Daniel Nölleke: 'Shielding and bypassing: Sports stars’ strategies to gain independence from traditional sports media'
    • Sandra Banjac, Phoebe Maares, and Folker Hanusch: ‘Who do the “in-betweeners” think they are?: Conceptualising journalistic role perceptions beyond newsroom centricity’
  • 30.03.2017 New publication!
    Hollings, J., Hanusch, F., Lealand, G., & Balasubramanian R. (2017). Journalists in New Zealand. Worlds of Journalism. Available online.
  • 22.03.2017 New publication!
    Hanusch, F. (2017). Political journalists’ corporate and personal identities on Twitter profile pages: A comparative analysis in four Westminster democracies. New Media & Society. DOI: 10.1177/1461444817698479
  • 01.02.2017 Welcome Daniel Nölleke!
    We are delighted to welcome a new researcher within our ranks. Daniel Nölleke finished his dissertation entitled "Experts in Journalism" in 2012 and was working at the University of Münster, Germany. Welcome to Vienna, Daniel!
  • 25.01.2017 New publication!
    Hollings, J., Hanusch, F., Balasubramanian, R., & Lealand, G. (2016). Causes for concern: The state of New Zealand journalism in 2015. Pacific Journalism Review, 22(2), 122-38.
  • 18.01.2017 Successful submissions for ICA 2017 in San Diego!
    Our team will present six papers at the 67th annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) from June 25-29 in San Diego, USA!

    • Folker Hanusch and Edson Tandoc, Jr. “Comments, analytics, and social media: The impact of audience feedback on journalists’ market orientation.” (Full Paper)
    • Folker Hanusch and Tim P. Vos. „Charting the development of a field: A systematic analysis of comparative studies of journalism. (Full Paper)
    • Claudia Mellado and Folker Hanusch. “Comparative Design and Methodological Challenges: An introduction to Journalism Students Across the Globe”  (Panel, Journalism Studies Division)
    • Folker Hanusch. “Expanding conceptualizations of news work through studying lifestyle journalism.” in einem panel in der Journalism Studies Division zum Thema: Expanding the Journalistic Repertoire: Opportunities and Challenges of Emerging News Logics." (Panel, Journalism Studies Division)
    • Daniel Nölleke and Thomas Birkner. "Bypassing traditinal sports media? Why and how professional volleyball players use social media."
    • Judith Lohner and Sandra Banjac. "Conflict (-sensitive) journalism: How journalists perceive their role when communicating conflicts in transitional regimes"
  • 12.12.2016 New research report!
    The Journalism Studies Center has released a new research report that examines the increasingly important area of lifestyle journalism. Titled “Lifestyle Journalists in Australia: Roles, Influences and Transformations”, it is the first comprehensive study of lifestyle journalists as a group. Based on a standardized survey of 616 Australian journalists working in the area of lifestyle journalism, it provides detailed information about journalists’ perceived roles and the pressures they experience from a variety of economic and technological factors. Download HERE.
  • 01.12.2016 Tim Vos in Vienna!
    Associate Professor Tim P. Vos, Coordinator of Global Research Initiatives at the University of Missouri, School of Journalism, will be our guest from December 2-8. Vos and Hanusch are currently working on a research project about international comparative journalism studies. Furthermore, Vos will give a talk for students of the Master of Communications Sciences on theory development in journalistic role perceptions (December 3, 1pm, SR 3).
  • 01.12.2016 New Publication!
    Kalyango, Y., Hanusch, F., Ramaprasad, J., Skjerdal, T., Hasim, M. S., Muchtar, N., Ullah, M. S., Manda, L. Z. & Kamara, S. B. (2016). Journalists’ Development Journalism Role Perceptions: Select countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Journalism Studies. DOI:10.1080/1461670X.2016.1254060
  • 30.11.2016 - New Publication!
    Hanusch, F    . (2016) Transformations of Journalism Culture. In B. Franklin and S. Eldridge II (Ed.), Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (pp. 387-395). London: Routledge.
  • 16.11.16
    Members from the Journalism Studies Center will be represented with four presentations at the upcoming conference “Changing audiences, changing journalims”, held by the ECREA Journalism Studies Section from 23-24 March, 2017 at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
     
    Folker Hanusch, Sandra Banjac and Phoebe Maares will present a paper titled: “The impact of public relations and advertising on journalism in uncertain times: Evidence from a survey of lifestyle journalists.”
     
    Edson Tandoc (Nanyang Technological University) and Folker Hanusch will present a paper titled: “The impact of audience measurement tools on journalistic objectivity and transparency: Results from an exploratory study.”
     
    Sandra Banjac will present a paper titled: "Reconceptualising journalistic role perceptions through audience perspectives: Considering journalists and audiences in transitional democracies.“
     
    Phoebe Maares will present a paper titled: “Involuntary freedom: Economic pressures in Austrian freelance journalism.”
  • 14.11.16
    Folker Hanusch is the new Vice-Chair of ECREA's Journalism Studies Section. Congratulations!