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IfK, TU Dresden - WHO IS WHO? Prof. Donsbach
Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Wolfgang Donsbach Chair of Communication Studies I since 1993
Education and Academic Degrees
1989
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Dr. habil. (post-doctoral dissertation and qualification for full professorship in communications), University of Mainz |
| 1981 |
Dr. phil (PhD) in communications, University of Mainz |
| 1975 |
M.A. in communications, political science, cultural anthropology, University of Mainz |
| 1960-68 | Lina Hilger-High School, Bad Kreuznach, Baccalaureate 1968 | | 1956-60 | Elementary School Bad Kreuznach |
1993-2006
| Director of the Department of Communication, Dresden University of Technology |
1993
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Founding Director of the Department of Communication, Dresden University of Technology |
| 1993- | Full professor of Communication
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| 1991- |
Permanent visiting professor, Facultad de Ciencias de la Informacion, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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1999
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Lombard visiting professor, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University |
| 1991-93 | Visiting professor, Department of Communication, Free University Berlin | 1990
| Visiting professor, Department of Political Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York | 1989-90
| Fellow, Gannett Center for Media Studies, and visiting scholar, Department of Sociology, Columbia University, New York | | 1978-91 | Assistant professor, Department of Communication, University of Mainz (tenured since 1984) | 1977
| Assistant professor, Department of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany | | 1977 | Free lance journalist for a weekly and a regional radio station | | 1976-77 | Research assistant, Department of Communication, University of Mainz | | 1972, 1975 | Internship at Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), |
Professional Services
| 2005- |
Member of the Editorial Board, Communication Theory |
2004-
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Member of the Editorial Board, Political Communication |
| 2004-05 |
President, International Communication Association (ICA) |
| 1986- | Member, International Council of the Institut de Recherche et d'Etudes sur la Communication (IREC), Université de Paris 2 | | 1987- | Member of the Editorial Board Communicatio, published by University of South Africa | | 1993- | Member of the Editorial Board Javnost, published by University of Ljubljana, Slowenia | | 1995- | Member of the Editorial Board, The Harvard International Journal Press/Politics | | 1995- | President, Advisory Board, Association Citizens Question Journalists | | 1996- | Managing editor, International Journal of Public Opinion Research,
published by Oxford University Press (position also held 1987-1994),
editor since 1994 | | 1997- | President, German Association for Media Content Analysis | | 1999-2003 | Chairman, ICA Liaison Committee | | 1996-2002 | Chairman, Program Committee and convenor, WAPOR seminar series on
“Quality Criteria in Public Opinion Research”, Cadenabbia, Italy
(bi-annual seminars) | | 2000- | Member of the Editorial Board, Conflict and Communication Online | | 2001 | Chairman, Program Committee, first joint symposium of ICA und IAMCR on “Digital Divide“, Austin, Texas | | 2001-2002 | Member, ICA Nomination Committee | | 1992-2002 | President section Sociology and Social Psychology (renamed: Psychology
and Public Opinion), program chair for section’s annual programs and
member of the International Council of the International Association
for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) | | 1998-2000 | Member Research Committee, International Communication Association | | 1987-94 | Managing editor, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, (Editors: S.M. Lipset, E. Noelle-Neumann, R.M. Worcester) | | 1996-98 | Chairman, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association (ICA) | | 1995-96 | President, World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) | | 1995-96 | Chairman, program committee, ICA Political Communication Division | | 1993 | Chairman program committee, WAPOR seminar "Public Opinion and Public Opinion Research in Eastern Europe", Tallinn, Estonia | | 1993 | Invited organizer of the Open Submission Topic (OST) "Public Opinion"
for the Annual Conference of the American Sociological Association
(ASA), Miami Beach, Florida | | 1992 | Organizer and chair, Joint Session of WAPOR and IAMCR on "Mass Media
and Public Opinion" at the IAMCR conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil | | 1992 | Organizer and chair, Joint Session of WAPOR and ICA "Politics and the
News in Democracies" at the ICA conference in Miami, Florida | | 1989 | Convenor and program chair: Seminar "Opinion Polls" of the European
Society for Marketing and Opinion Research (ESOMAR), Sevilla, Spain | | 1988 | Chairman, joint session "Mass Media and Public Opinion" of WAPOR and IAMCR, Barcelona, Spain | | 1987-90 | Chairman, publications committee, World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) | | 1987 | Chairman, program committee: Annual conference of the World Association
for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Montreux, Switzerland | | 1985 | Chairman, program committee: conference of the World Association for
Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) in Wiesbaden, Germany (1985)
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Other services
| 1993-2004 |
President, Associations of the Friends of the Department of Communication TU Dresden |
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Member of the Board, Dresden International School |
| 1997-1999 |
Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce, Saxony |
Membership in Professional and Academic Organizations- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (DGPuK)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Research (AEJMC)
- American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
- World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR)
- European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR)
- Verein für Medieninhaltsanalyse e.V.
Awards, Invitations, Nominations
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Member, Senate for Culture of the State of Saxony |
| 1999 |
Invitation as Lombard Visiting professor, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University |
1990
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Stipend of German Research Association for a joint research project at Syracuse University, New York |
| 1990 |
Fellow, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JPSS), Tokyo, Japan |
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Fellow, Gannett Center for Media Studies, Columbia University, New York |
| 1988 |
Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria, and
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Johannesburg, South
Africa |
| 1984 |
Invited scholar by the International Visitor Program of the United States Information Agency |
| 1983-89 |
European-Council stipends for an investigation of the compatibility of
programs and degrees in journalism and mass communications in Europe
(England: 1983, France: 1985, Spain: 1989) |
PublicationsTheses- Die Bedeutung der Publizistikwissenschaft für eine professionelle Journalistenausbildung (The role of communication research for professional training in journalism). Master thesis, University of Mainz 1975
- Gesellschaftliche Aufgaben der Massenmedien und berufliche Einstellungen von Journalisten (Societal roles of the news media and professional attitudes of journalists). PhD-thesis, University of Mainz 1981
- Selektive Zuwendung zu Medieninhalten (Selective exposure to newspaper content). Postdoctoral dissertation (Habilitation), University of Mainz 1988
Books- Wählerstimmungen in der Mediendemokratie. Analysen auf der Basis des Bundestagswahlkampfs 2002 (Voter Mood in Media Democracy. Analyses Based on the German Bundestag Election 2002). Freiburg and München: Verlag Karl Alber 2005 (with Elisabeth Noelle und Hans Mathias Kepplinger) (with Elisabeth Noelle and Hans Mathias Kepplinger)
- Lokal-TV zwischen Programmakzeptanz und Werbemarkt. Inhalte, Nutzung und wirtschaftliche Chancen des privaten Lokalfernsehens in Sachsen. (Local television between acceptance by the audience and by advertisers). Berlin: Vistas Verlag (mit Michael Altrogge, Eva Schabedoth)
- Who’s Afraid of Election Polls? Normative and Empirical Arguments for Freedom of Pre-Election Surveys. Amsterdam: ESOMAR 2001
- Kampa. Meinungsklima und Medienwirkung im Bundestagswahlkampf 1998 (Kampa. Climate of opinion and media effects in the German Bundestag election 1998). Freiburg, Mün¬chen: 1999 Alber (with E. Noelle-Neumann and H. M. Kepplinger)
- Lokal TV zwischen Heimat und Regionalfernsehen. (Local TV between village television and regional television). Berlin: Vistas 1999 (with M. Altrogge, H. J. Böhm and E. Schabedoth)
- Öl ins Feuer - Die publizistische Inszenierung des Skandals um die Rolle der Ölkonzerne in Nigeria (Fuel to the flames. The news media’s stage-management of the scandal about the oil companies’ role in Nigeria). Dresden: Dresden University Press 1998 (with D. Gattwinkel)
- Beziehungsspiele. Medien und Politik in der öffentlichen Kommunikation. (The media-politics-relationship). Gütersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann-Stiftung 1993 (with other authors)
- Medienwirkung trotz Selektion. Einflussfaktoren auf die Zuwendung zu Medieninhalten (Media effects despite selectivity. Factors influencing exposure to news media content). Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau 1991
- Legitimationsprobleme des Journalismus (The journalistic profession’s problem of legitimacy). Freiburg, München: Alber 1982
Edited Books- Handbook of Public Opinion Research. Sage Publishing (in preparation) (with Michael W. Traugott9
- Chancen und Gefahren der Mediendemokratie (Chances and risks of media democracy). Konstanz: UVK 2003 (in print, with O. Jandura)
- Public Relations in Theorie und Praxis (Public relations in theory and practice). München: Reinhard Fischer 1997
Articles in English:- Political News Journalists: Partisanship, Professionalism, and Political Roles in Five Countries. In: Frank Esser, Barbara Pfetsch, (eds.): Comparing Political Communication. Theories, Cases, and Challenges. Cambridge u.a. 2004, 251-70 (with Thomas E. Patterson)
- Psychology of News Decisions. Factors Behind Journalists’ Professional Behavior. In: JOURNALISM, 5, No. 2 (2004), 131–157
- Chances and Effects of Authenticity. Candidates of the German Federal Election in TV News, In:Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 8, No.1, 2003, 49-65 (mit Olaf Jandura)
- Objectivity in Reporting. In: Donald H. Johnston (ed.): Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication. San Diego 2003: Academic Press, 383-391
- Public Opinion Polls: Legal Regulation. In: THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTIONS. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 2000, 246-47
- Journalism Research. In: H. B. Brosius, C. Holtz-Bacha (eds.): German Communication Yearbook. Cresskill: Hampton Press 2000, 159-180
- Survey Research at the End of the Twentieth Century: Theses and Antitheses. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH 9 (1997), 17-28
- Media Thrust in the German Bundestag Election, 1994: News Values and Professional Norms in Political Communication. POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 14 (1997), 149-170
- Guided Perception: Characteristics and Effects of Media Reality . EQUID NOVI - JOURNAL FOR JOURNALISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 17 (1996), No. 1, 106-111
- Lapdogs, Watchdogs and Junkyard Dogs. MEDIA STUDIES JOURNAL 9, No. 4, 1995, 17-30
- How Do Text-Picture-Relations Affect the Informational Effectiveness of Television Newscasts? JOURNAL OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC MEDIA 40 (1996), 180-195 (with H. B. Brosius and M. Birk)
- News Decisions: Journalists as Partisan Actors. POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 13 (1996), 455-548 (with T. E. Patterson)
- The Role of Media Analyses in Adopting New Media Tasks. In: Phillip J. Glenn & Otakar Soltys (eds.): Media ‘95. Experience and Expectations Five Years After. Prague 1996, 134-155 (Reprint: BALKAN MEDIA 4, (1996/97), 34-44)
- The German Elections: What Part Did the Media Play? In: THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE vol. 6, No. 9 (1994), 21-23
- Panel Surveys by Telephone: How to Improve Response Rate and Sample Quality. In: MARKETING AND RESEARCH TODAY 19 (1991) (with H.B. Brosius)
- How Unique Is the Perspective of Television? A Field Experiment on the Perception of a Campaign Event by Participants and Television Viewers. Political Communications 10 (1993), No.1, 41-57 (with H. B. Brosius and A. Mattenklott)
- Subjective Objectivity. How Journalists in Four Countries Define a Key Term of Their Profession. GAZETTE 51 (1993), 53-83 (with B. Klett)
- West Germans' Perceptions of NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Long-term Content Analysis of Der Spiegel and Trends in Public Opinion. In: Hans Rattinger, Don Munton (eds.): Debating National Security. The Public Dimension. Frankfurt am Main: Lang 1991, 237-268 (with H. M. Kepplinger and E. Noelle-Neumann)
- Exposure to Political Content in Newspapers: The Impact of Cognitive Dissonance on Readers' Selectivity. In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION 6 (1991), 155-186
- Journalists and the Polls: A Parallel Survey Among Journalists in France and Germany. In: MARKETING AND RESEARCH TODAY, August 1990, 167-174 (with J. Antoine)
- The Challenge of the Spiral of Silence-Theory. In: COMMUNICARE 8 (1989)
- The Impact of Camera Perspectives on the Perception of a Speaker. In: STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION 16 (1990), 133-156
- Resource Optimisation and Sample Quality in Telephone Surveys. In: MARKETING AND RESEARCH TODAY 17 (1989), 96 106 (with H. B. Brosius)
- The Steps Have Become Smaller - But More Efficient. An Essay on the State-of-the-art in Media Effects Research. In: COMMUNICATIO 15 (1989), 57 61
- The Influence of Poll Data on Public Opinion - Empirical State-of-the-Art and the Problem of Democratic Theory. In: European Society for Opinion and Market Research (ed.): Opinion Polls. Amsterdam 1987: ESOMAR, 311 348
- The Impact of Television on Rural Areas of Tunisia. A Panel Field Experiment on Changes in Social Perception, Attitudes, and Roles After the Introduction of Television. In: REVUE TUNISIENNE DE LA COMMUNICATION No. 10, July-December 1986, 107 161 (with H. M. Kepplinger, R. Auer, M. A. Kembi, M. Hamdane, R. Skik)
- The Influence of Changes in Camera Perspective on the Perception of A Speaker. In: COMMUNICATIO 12 (1986), No. 2, 38 43 (with H. M. Kepplinger)
- Media Tone and Public Opinion. A Longitudinal Study of Media Coverage and Public Opinion on Chancellor Kohl. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC RESEARCH 1 (1989), 327-342
- The Influence of Camera Perspectives on the Perception of a Politician by Suorters, Oonents and Neutral Viewers. In: David L. Paletz (ed.): Political Communication Research: Aroaches, Studies, Assessments. Norwood 1986, 63 71 (with H. M. Kepplinger)
- Journalists` Conceptions of Their Audience. Comparative Indicators for the Way British and German Journalists Define Their Relations to the Public. In: GAZETTE 32 (1983), 19 36
- Legitimacy Through Competence Rather Than Value Judgments. The Concept of Professionalization Re-considered. In: GAZETTE 27 (1981), 47 67
Articles in German and Other Languages (selection)- International vergleichende Kommunikatorforschung (International comparative journalism research). In: Jürgen Wilke (ed.): Die Aktualität der Anfänge. 40 Jahre Publizistikwissenschaft an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag, pp. 158-175
- Kriegsberichterstatter oder willfährige Propagandisten? Wie deutsche und amerikanische Printmedien die „Embedded Journalists“ im Irak-Krieg sahen (War reporters or compliant propagandists? How German and US print media saw the “embeddeds” during the Irak war). In: MEDIEN UND KOMMUNIKATIONSWISSENSCHAFT, 53 (2005), pp. 298-313 (with Olaf Jandura and Diana Müller)
- Boulevardisierungstrends in deutschen Fernsehnachrichten. Darstellungsmerkmale der Politikberichterstattung vor den Bundestagswahlen 1983, 1990 und 1988 (trends of tabloidization in German television news. Political coverage before the German federal elections 1983, 1990 and 1998) In: PUBLIZISTIK; 50, pp. 21-38 (with Katrin Büttner)
- Anpassungsprozesse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft. Themen und Herkunft der Forschung in den Fachzeitschriften „Publizistik“ und „Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft“ (Adjustment processes in communication research. Topics and origin of research published in the two major German communications journals) In: MEDIEN UND KOMMUNIKATIONSWISSENSCHAFT, pp. 46-72 (with Torsten Laub, Alexander Haas and Hans-Bernd Brosius)
- Neues aus der Fernsehdemokratie: Wahrnehmung und Wirkung des ersten TV-Duells (News from television democracy: perception and effects of the first televized debate). In: Heinrich Oberreuter (ed.): Der versäumte Wechsel. Eine Bilanz des Wahljahres 2002. München: Olzog, pp. 136-156 (with Olaf Jandura und Matthias Hastall)
- Politik in der Mediengesellschaft (Politics in media society). KAS-Schriftenreihe China No.36 (ch/de) (in Chinese and German language). Beijing 2004
- PR und Nachrichtenagenturen. Missing Link in der kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Forschung (PR and news agencies. The missing link in communication research). In: Juliane Raupp, Joachim Klewes (Hg.): Quo vadis Public Relations? Wiesbaden: Verlag Sozialwissenschaften, 97-112 (with Antje Meißner)
- Anwaltswerbung aus der Sicht der deutscher Anwälte – Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Umfrage unter DAV-Mitgliedern (How German lawyers see advertisement possibilities for their professionlawyers). Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW), No. 1/2, 2004, 18-20 (with Kerstin Steglich and Franz-Ludwig Danko)
- Die fünf Lebenslügen des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks (The five sham existences of public broadcasting in Germany.) In: DIE POLITISCHE MEINUNG (spezial edition „Medien in Deutschland“), 49, February 2004, 23-28
- Zur Lage der Kommunikationswissenschaft und ihrer Fachgesellschaft. Ergebnisse der DGPuK-Mitgliederbefragung 2003 (State-of-the-art of communication research and its German association. Results of the DGPuK membership survey 2003). In: PUBLIZISTIK 48 (2003), pp. 310-339 (with Wolfram Peiser und Matthias Hastall)
- Ein Plädoyer für die Forschungsfreiheit (a plea for freedom of research). In: MARKETING UND SOZIALFORSCHUNG – SMS JAHRBUCH 2002, Cham, pp. 10-11
- Schröder-Bonus statt Kanzler-Bonus. Die Fernsehauftritte der Kanzlerkandidaten von 1998 in den Nachrichten und Nachrichtenmagazinen (Schröder bonus rather than incumbent bonus. The appearances of German candidates in television news and news magazines). In: Wolfgang Donsbach / Olaf Jandura (eds.): Chancen und Gefahren der Mediendemokratie. Konstanz: UVK Medien, 2003, 226-245 (with Olaf Jandura)
- Journalisten in der politischen Kommunikation. Professionelle Orientierungen von Nachrichtenredakteuren im internationalen Vergleich (Journalists in political communication). In: Frank Esser, Barbara Pfetsch (eds.): Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich. Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Perspektiven. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 2003, 281-304 (with Thomas Patterson)
- Aktivität und Passivität von Journalisten gegenüber parlamentarischer Pressearbeit (Activity and passivity of journalists towards parliamentary public relations. A content analysis of press releases and press reports about the political parties in the Saxonian parliament). In: PUBLIZISTIK 47 (2002), 373-387 (with Arnd Wenzel)
- Spanish: Actividad y pasividad de los periodistas ante el trabajo de prensa de los bloques parlamentarios. In : Frank Priess (ed.): Relacion entre politica y medios. Buenos Aires: Fondacion Konrad Adenauer, 2002, 369-384
- Sechs Gründe gegen Fernsehduelle (Six reasons against televised debates). In: DIE POLITISCHE MEINUNG, 47, No. 396, November 2002, 19-25
- Psychologische Faktoren hinter Nachrichtenentscheidungen (Psychological factors behind news decisions). In: Ute Nawratil, Philomen Schönhagen und Heinz Starkulla jr.(eds.): Medien und Mittler sozialer Kommunikation. Festschrift für Hans Wagner, Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag 2002, 203-224
- Journalismus (Journalism). In: Elisabeth Noelle, Winfried Schulz, Jürgen Wilke (eds.): Publizistik-Massenkommunikation (Fischer-Lexikon). New edition, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer 2002, 78-125
- Nachrichtenjournalismus in fünf Ländern. Ein Vergleich (News journalism in five countries. A comparison). In: Frank Esser, Barbara Pfetsch (eds.): International vergleichende politische Kommunikationsforschung. Opladen 2002: Westdeutscher Verlag (in print) (with T. E. Patterson)
- Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann: Die Schweigespirale. In: Christina Holtz-Bacha, Arnulf Kutsch (eds.): Schlüsselwerke für die Kommunikationswissenschaft (Key Works of Communication Research). Opladen 2002: Westdeutscher Verlag, . 336-339
- Leon Festinger. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. In: Christina Holtz-Bacha, Arnulf Kutsch (eds.): Schlüsselwerke für die Kommunikationswissenschaft (Key Works of Communication Research). Opladen 2002: Westdeutscher Verlag, 139-142
- Herbert Gans: Deciding What’s News. In: Christina Holtz-Bacha, Arnulf Kutsch (eds.): Schlüsselwerke für die Kommunikationswissenschaft (Key Works of Communication Research). Opladen 2002: Westdeutscher Verlag, 149-152
- Der kollektive Irrtum. Der Tod des kleinen Joseph: Warum Sebnitz zum Lehrstück über Journalismus wurde (Collective error. Little Joseph’s death: What Sebnitz taught us about journalism). In: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der TU Dresden 50 (2001), No. 1/ 2, 27-28
- Störfall im Mediensystem. Wie die Medien über die Vorkommnisse in Sebnitz berichteten (Breakdown in the media system. How the media covered the Sebnitz case). In: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der TU Dresden 50 (2001), No. 1/ 2, . 20-26 (with A. Willkommen)
- Der Bundestagswahlkampf 1998 in ost- und westdeutschen Tageszeitungen (The 1998 German campaign in east and west-German dailies. In: Oberreuter, H. (ed.): Umbruch. Wähler, Parteien, Kommunikation. München: Olzog Verlag 2001, 139-59 (with O. Jandura)
- Wahrheit in den Medien. Über den Sinn eines methodischen Objektivitätsbegriffs. (Truth in den media. About a methodological concept of objectivity) In: Die Politische Meinung, No. 381, August 2001, 65-74 (also in: Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik 47 (2001), 349-61
- Lust und Frust mit Medien. Kommunikation und Kommunikationswissenschaft (Gratifications and frust through the media). In: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der TU Dresden 50 (2001), No. 1/ 2, 1-3 (with S. Knobloch)
- Objektivität, Tatsachen, Aussagen, Meinungen (Objectivity, facts, assessments, opinions). In: Gesellschaft für Rechtspolitik Trier (Hrsg.): Bitburger Gespräche, Jahrbuch 1999/I. München: Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 2000, 49-72
- Struktur und Effizienz der Parteien-PR im Wahlkampf 1998 (Structure and efficiency of the parties’ public relations in the German campaign 1998). In: PUBLIC RELATIONS FORUM 6 (2000), Nr. 2, 62-65
- Medienberichterstattung als Grundlage gesellschaftlicher Entscheidungsfindung (Media content as a basis for social decision-making). In: Klaus Pinkau, Christina Stahlberg (eds.): Zukunft der Aufklärung. Eine Publikation der Kar Heinz Beckurts-Stiftung. Stuttgart, Leipzig: S. Hirzel Verlag 1999, 9-21
- Journalismus und journalistisches Berufsverständnis (Journalism and professional role definition of journalists). In: Jürgen Wilke (ed.): Mediengeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau, 1999, 489-517
- Mediennutzung in der Informationsgesellschaft. (Media Use in the Information Society). In: Walter A. Mahle (ed.): Kultur in der Informationsgesellschaft. Konstanz: Universitätsverlag Konstanz 1998, 25-35
- Einleitung. Legitimität und Effizienz von PR (Introduction: Legitimacy and Efficiency of Public Relations). In: Wolfgang Donsbach (Hrsg.). Public Relations in Theorie und Praxis. Grundlagen und Arbeitsweisen der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in verschiedenen Funktion. München: Reinhard Fischer 1997, 7-20
- Wie Massenmedien Wahlen beeinflussen (How the news media influence elections). In: Heinrich Oberreuter (ed.): Parteiensystem am Wendepunkt.? Wahlen in der Fernsehdemokratie. München and Landsberg am Lech 1996, 121-136 (with B. Klett)
- Der Medien Tenor. Kontinuierliche Inhaltsanalyse der deutschen Nachrichtenmedien (The Media Tenor. Continuous content analysis of the German news media). PLANUNG UND ANALYSE No. 2/1996, 58-63
- Repräsentation politischer Positionen im Mediensystem aus der Sicht deutscher und amerikanischer Journalisten (Representation of political positions in the media system in the views of German and US journalists). In: Walter Hömberg & Heinz Pürer (eds.): Medien-Transformation. Zehn Jahre dualer Rundfunk in Deutschland. Konstanz: UVK Medien Verlagsgesellschaft, 1996, . 343-356 (with C. von Blomberg and J. Wolling)
- Der Medientenor im Wahlkampf (Media Tenor in the Election Campaign). In: DIE POLITISCHE MEINUNG 40 (1995), No. 303, 91-95
- Mit kleinen Schritten voran. Zum Stand der Medienwirkungsforschung zu Beginn der neunziger Jahre (Progress in small steps: the state-of-the-art of media effects research at the beginning of the nineties). In: Otfried Jarren (ed.): Medien und Journalismus 2. Eine Einführung. Opladen 1995, 51-74
- Redaktionelle Kontrolle in der regionalen und überregionalen Tagespresse. Ein internationaler Vergleich (Editorial control at regional and national newspapers. An international comparison) In: Beate Schneider, Kurt Reumann, Peter Schiwy (eds.): Publizistik. Beiträge zur Medienentwicklung (Festschrift für Walter J. Schütz). Konstanz 1995, 421-437 (with J. Wolling)
- Medien und Politik. Ein internationaler Vergleich (Media and politics. An international comparison). In: Klaus Armington, Roger Blum (eds.): Das öffentliche Theater. Politik und Medien in der Demokratie. Bern, Stuttgart, Wien 1995, 17-39
- Die Realität des Fernsehzuschauers: die Illusion des Augenzeugen (The Reality of the TV Viewer: The Illusion of the Eyewitness. In: Bodo Franzmann, Werner D. Fröh¬lich, Hilmar Hoffmann, Balz Spörri, Rolf Zitzlsperger (eds.): Auf den Schultern von Gutenberg. Berlin, München: Quintessenz-Verlag 1995, 252-263 (with A. Mattenklott, H. B. Brosius)
- Mehr Vielfalt oder "more of the same" durch mehr Kanäle? Möglichkeiten zum Unterhal¬tungsslalom im deutschen Fernsehen zwischen 1983 und 1991 (More Variety or More-of-the through more television channels). In: Louis Bosshart/Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem (eds.): Medienlust und Mediennutz. Unterhaltung als öffentliche Kommunikation, München 1994, 229-247 (with D. Dupré)
- Journalist. In: Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Winfried Schulz, Jürgen Wilke (eds.): Publizistik-Massenkommunikation (Fischer-Lexikon), New edition, Frankfurt am Main 1994, 64-91
- Rundfunk (Broadcasting). In: Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Winfried Schulz, Jürgen Wilke (eds.): Publizistik-Massenkommunikation (Fischer-Lexikon), New edition, Frankfurt am Main 1994, 475-518 (with R. Mathes)
- Täter oder Opfer - die Rolle der Massenmedien in der amerikanischen Politik. In: Bezie¬hungsspiele - Medien und Politik in der öffentlichen Diskussion. Fallstudien und Analysen von Wolfgang Donsbach, Otfried Jarren, Hans Mathias Kepplinger, Barbara Pfetsch. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh 1993 , 221-281
- Journalismus versus journalism - ein Vergleich zum Verhältnis von Medien und Politik in Deutschland und in den USA. In: Bezie¬hungsspiele - Medien und Politik in der öffentli¬chen Diskussion. Fallstudien und Analysen von Wolfgang Donsbach, Otfried Jarren, Hans Mathias Kepplinger, Barbara Pfetsch. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh 1993, 283-315
- Redaktionelle Kontrolle im Journalismus. Ein internationaler Vergleich (Editorial control in newsrooms. An international comparison). In: Walter A. Mahle (ed.): Journalisten in Deutschland. Nationale und internationale Vergleiche und Perspektiven. München 1993: Ölschläger, 143-160
- Das Verhältnis von Journalismus und Politik im internationalen Vergleich (The press-politics relationship in international comparison). In: Medien in Europa. Angst als publizistische Strategie. ed. by Bürger fragen Journalisten e.V., Erlangen 1993, 67-82
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- Inhalte, Nutzung und Wirkung politischer Kommunikation (Contents, Exposure and Effects of Political Communication). ÖSTERREICHISCHE ZEIT¬SCHRIFT FÜR POLITIKWISSEN-SCHAFT 22 (1993), 389-407
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- Aktivität und Passivität von Journalisten gegenüber Public Relations (how journalists handle public relations material). In: PUBLIZISTIK 37 (1992), 151-165 (with H. Barth)
- Die Selektivität der Rezipienten. Faktoren, die die Zuwendung zu Zeitungsinhalten beeinflussen (Audience selectivity. Factors influencing exposure to newspaper content. In: Winfried Schulz (eds.): Medienwirkungen. Einflüsse von Presse, Radio, Fernsehen auf Individuum und Gesellschaft. Weinheim (1992)
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- Programmvielfalt im dualen Rundfunksystem (Program Choice in German Television). BAROMEDIA, August 1992, 10-23 (with Danièle Dupré)
- Verspätete Einheit? Zur Rolle des Journalismus in der Deutschlandpolitik (Delayed Unification. The Role of Journalism in Inner-German Politics). MEDIEN UND ZEIT 7 (1992), No. 2, . 8-10 (with Bettina Klett)
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- La Radiodiffusion et la télévision en République Fédérale d`Allemagne (Radio and television in Germany). In: Pierre Albert, Wolfgang S. Freund, Ursula E. Koch (eds.): Allemagne-France. Deux paysage médiatiques - Frankreich-Deutschland. Medien im Vergleich. Frankfurt am Main 1990: Lang, 167-186
- Aspekte des Meinungsbildungsprozesses - der politische Einfluß der Medien (Aspects of opinion formation. The political influence of the mass media). In: Gerhard Hütter, Hermann Linke (eds.): Informiert bis zur Unmündigkeit? Einfluß und politische Verantwortung der Medien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Herford, Bonn 1990: Maximilian-Verlag, 36-63
- Journalistikstudenten im internationalen Vergleich (Journalism students in an international comparison). In: PUBLIZISTIK 35 (1990), 408-427
- Medien-Ethik aus der Sicht der empirischen Journalismusforschung (Media ethics as seen from the perspective of empirical communication research). In: Wilfried von Bredow (ed.): Medien und Gesellschaft. Stuttgart 1990: Hirzel, 155-174
- Selektivität im Prozeß der Medienwirkungen. Methodischer Neuansatz zu einem klassischen Thema (Selectivity in the process of media effects). In: Jürgen Wilke (ed.): Fortschritte der Publizistikwissenschaft. Freiburg, München 1990: Alber, 129-145
- Wahrnehmung von redaktionellen Tendenzen durch Zeitungsleser (newspaper readers' perception of editorial leanings). In: MEDIENPSYCHOLOGIE 2 (1990), 275-301
- Los Valores Profesionales de los Periodistas Europeos (Professional values of European journalists). In: José Francisco Sánchez (ed.): El Nuevo Mapa Informativo Europeo. Pamplona 1990, 43-75
- Objektivitätsmaße in der Publizistikwissenschaft (Measures of objectivity in communication research). In: PUBLIZISTIK 35 (1990), 18-29
- Interdependencia entre los medios de communicación y la investigación sobre opinión públi¬ca (Interdependence of mass media, public opinion, and public opinion research). In: COMMUNICACION Y SOCIEDAD 2 (1989), Nr. 2, 7-30
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- Formen von Medienwirkungen und Ansätze der Medienwirkungsforschung (Types of media effects and approaches of effects research). In: Siegfried Quandt (ed.): Fachjournalismus im Gespräch. Gießen 1988: University of Gießen, 38 55
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- Der Einfluß von Perspektivwechseln auf die Wahrnehmung eines Redners. In: Hans Mathias Kepplinger et al.: Darstellungseffekte, 1987, 125 135
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- Journalismusforschung in der Bundesrepublik: Offene Fragen trotz 'Forschungsboom' (State-of-the-art of journalism research in Germany). In: Jürgen Wilke (ed.): Zwischenbilanz der Journalistenausbildung. München 1987: Ölschläger, 105 142
- Der Münchner Katholikentag 1984 im Fernsehen (The German Catholic Convention on Television). In: Hans Maier, Otto B. Roegele, Manfred Spieker (eds.): Katholikentage im Fernsehen. Paderborn u.a. 1987: Schöningh, 57 71 (with H. M. Kepplinger)
- Abkehr von globalen Fragen. Zum Stand der Medienwirkungsforschung (Withdrawal from global questions: State of the art of media effects research) In: WEITERBILDUNG UND MEDIEN, November/December 1987, 31 35
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- Medientenor und Bevölkerungsmeinung. Eine empirische Studie zum Image Helmut Kohls (Media tone and public opinion). In: KÖLNER ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR SOZIOLOGIE UND SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE 38 (1986), 247 279 (with H. M. Kepplinger, H. B. Brosius, J .F. Staab)
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- Die Rolle der Demoskopie in der Wahlkampf-Kommunikation (The role of public opinion research in election communication). In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR POLITIK 31 (1984), 388 407
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- Politik als Beruf? Zur Legitimationskrise der Massenmedien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Politics as a profession? - The legitimacy question of German mass media). In: POLITISCHE STUDIEN 32 (1981), 127 136
- Journalisten zwischen Publikum und Kollegen. Forschungsergebnisse zum Publikumsbild und zur In-group-Orientierung von Journalisten (Journalists between audience and colleagues). In: RUNDFUNK UND FERNSEHEN 29 (1981), 168-184.
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- Neue Aufsichtsgremien für Neue Medien? Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und Forschungsfragen für Kontrollgremien lokaler Fernsehanstalten (Structures of advisory boards for the new media of communication). In: Claus Eurich (ed.): Lokales Bürgerfernsehen - und die Erforschung seiner Wirkungen. München 1980: Ölschläger, 129 143
- Studienabbruch: Schicksalsschlag oder Karriereeinstieg? Zwei Umfragen unter ehemaligen Studenten der Fächer Publizistik und Germanistik an der Universität Mainz (Drop-outs: misfortune or career step?). In: PUBLIZISTIK 25 (1980), 555 578 (with B. Emnet and A. Ohliger)
- Aus eigenem Recht. Legitimitätsbewußtsein und Legitimationsgründe von Journalisten (Journalists' attitudes towards legitimacy). In: Hans Mathias Kepplinger (ed.): Angepaßte Außenseiter. Was Journalisten denken und wie sie arbeiten. Freiburg, München 1979: Alber, 29 48
- Kommunikationswissenschaftler ante portas. Journalisten-Einstellungen zur Journalisten-Ausbildung (Journalists' attitudes towards professional training). In: Hans Mathias Kepplinger (ed.): Angepaßte Außenseiter. Freiburg, München 1979: Alber, 210 222
- Zur professionellen Kompetenz von Journalisten (The professional competence of journalists). In: Walter Hömberg (ed.): Journalistenausbildung. Modelle, Erfahrungen, Analysen. München 1978: Ölschläger, 108 121
- Publizistikwissenschaft und Beruf. Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter Absolventen des Instituts für Publizistik Mainz (The role of communication studies for the profession). In: PUBLIZISTIK 23 (1978), 297 306
- Ausbildungs- und Legitimationsdefizite im Journalismus (Competence and legitimacy in journalism). In: RUNDFUNK UND FERNSEHEN 25 (1977), 230 243
Conference papers and Invited Lectures (selection)- Massenmedien und Wahlen – Zur voranschreitenden Professionalisierung von Wahlkampagnen (Media and elections – Increasing professionalization of campaigns). International conference „New challenges for political parties in China and Germany by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and the Communist Party of China. Bejing (November 2003)
- Zwischen Reaktion und Aktion – die Politik der Medien (Between action and reaction – The politics of the news media). Seminar for professional journalists by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Cadenabbia, Italy, (November 2003)
- Freie Berichterstatter oder unfreiwillige Propagandisten? Darstellung des Konzepts der Embedded Journalists und der amerikanischen Medienberichterstattung über den Irak-Krieg in deutschen und amerikanischen Pressemedien (Reporters or propagandists? Evaluation of the ‚embedded journalists’ in the German and American press. Fourndation Demoskopie Allensbach, Konstanz (Oktober 2003)
- Competing Predictions. Statements About Election Outcome in the German News Media Before the German General Election 2002. WAPOR Conference, Prague (September 2003, with Olaf Jandura)
- Die Rolle der Medien in der Politik (The news media’s role in politics). Wirtschaftsbeirat der Union. Munich (July 2003)
- WAPOR Meets SMS. WAPOR Seminar „Public Opinion, Polls, and Policies. Zurich, Switzerland (June 2003)
- Election Polls as a Political and Empirical Problem. University of Wroclaw, Poland (June 2003)
- Der Wahlkampf 2002 im Spiegel der Medien (The campaign as mirrored in the news media). Free University Berlin (June 2003)
- Psychology of News Decisions. Factors Behind Journalists’ Professional Behavior. International Communication Association (ICA), Mass Communication Division, San Diego (May 2003)
- Whose Impressions? Factors Influencing the Perception of Televised Debates in the German General Election. International Communication Association (ICA), Political Communication Division San Diego (May 2003)
- Mediaocracy – The Presentatiopn and Perception of Politics in Media Democracies. AGEE Symposium “The Influence of Media on Politics and Society. Hamburg Law School (May 2003)
- The State of Communication Science. University of Amsterdam (April 2003)
- Meinungsklima und Medienwirkung im Bundestagswahlkampf 2002 (Climate of opinion and media effects in the 2002 campaign. Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (January 2003)
- Das Arztbild in der Öffentlichkeit (The image of medical doctors in public opinion). Chamber of Medical professions, Saxony (January 2003)
- Die Rolle der TV-Duelle (The role of the televised debates in the 2002 campaign). Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing (December 2002)
- Wahlkampf in den Medien - Für und Wider der Fernsehduelle (The campaign in the news media. Pro and cons of televised debates). Forum Politische Bildung. Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing (November 2002)
- Gambling with US-German Relations? What Do the Recent German Elections Tell Us? Brown Bag Talk, Shorenstein Center for the Persse, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard University (November 2002)
- Medien-Wahrnehmung in Ostdeutschland (The perception of the news media in Eastgermany. 10 Jahre „Fakt“. Leipzig (Oktober 2002)
- Haben die Medien den Kanzler gemacht? Die Rolle der Medien im Bundestagswahlkampf 2002 (Have the news media decided about the chancellery?), Urania Dresden (October 2002)
- Demoskopie und Wahlen. Normative und empirische Elemente zu einem Dauerthema. (Polls and elections. Normative and empirical arguments on a never-ending tension). Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Mainz, Germany (2002)
- Debriefing on the German General Election. The British-German Association and the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, London, UK (2002)
- Die richtigen Kommunikationskanäle und –strategien finden (Finding the right communication channels and strategies). Session „Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at the Conference of German Pediatrics, Leipzig, Germany (2002)
- Medias Democracy. How the Media Transform the Political System. ICA conference, Seoul, Korea (2002)
- Effects of Anticipated Cognitive Tasks on Mood Management. ICA conference, Seoul, Korea (2002) (with S. Knobloch)
- Nachrichtenentscheidungen als Interessenpolitik. Legitime und weniger legitime Einflussfaktoren auf journalistisches Handeln (News decisions as interest politics – Legitimate and illegitimate influences on journalists decision-making. Erlanger Media Symposium, Erlangen, Germany (2002)
- Schröder-Bonus statt Kanzler-Malus. Die Fernsehauftritte der Kandidaten von 1998 in den Nachrichten und Nachrichtenmagazinen Schröderbonus instead of incumbent bonus. The candidates of 1998 in the television news). Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Dresden, Germany (2002) (with O. Jandura)
- The Impact of Authenticity in TV News Reports on the Perception of Candidates. Conference of the World Association for Public Research (WAPOR), St. Petersburg, FL, USA (2002)
- Kritik als Theater. Was den Bürger in der Mediengesellschaft interessiert (Criticism as theater - What gets the citizen interested in a media society?). Bavarian Parliament, Munich, Germany (2002)
- News Psychology. Factors Behind Journalists’ News Decision. Symposium “What’s News? The Syracuse University Symposium on the Nature of News”. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (2002)
- Thesen zur Zukunft der Wahlkampfkommunikation (Theses on the future of campaign communication). Symposium of the Academy for Political Education, Tutzing and Munich, Germany (2002)
- Differenzierungen des Intereffikationsmodell ) Differentiations in the Interefficacy-Model). Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Leipzig (2002) (with Arnd Wenzel)
- Was macht ein Thema zur Nachricht (What turns topics to news)?. German-Czech Journalism Symposium, Dresden, Germany (2001)
- Parteien und Politiker in der Mediendemokratie (Parties and politicians in media democracy). Academy for Political Education, Tutzing, Germany (2001)
- Media Democracy. How the Media Transform the Political System. Symposium “Media and Politics” by the Japanese Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, Tokyo (2001)
- Election Surveys and Voting Behavior: Does Empirical Evidence Suggest Legal Restrictions on Polls? Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Rome, Italy (2001)
- Zum Einfluss von Wahlumfragen auf das Wählerverhalten (The influence of election polls on voting behavior). Expertise for the Enquete-Commission of the Austrian Parliament. Vienna, Austria (2001)
- Rezeption von Wahrheit in den Medien (Reception of truth through the media). Symposium „Wissenschaft und Medien“ by the Center for Ethic and Law in Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany (2001)
- The Presentation and Perception of Politics in Media Democracies. Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (2000)
- Agenda Setting at the End of the Millenium - Or: Do We Want Media Agenda Setting? International Conference on the Development of Media Markets, Prague, Czech Republic (2000)
- Rationalität und Irrationalität in der Medienberichterstattung – das Beispiel Wissenschaft (Rationality and irrationality in the media). Europäisches Forum Alpbach, Alpbach, Austria (2000)
- Medienberichterstattung als Grundlage gesellschaftlicher Entscheidungsfindung (Media coverage as basis for social decision-making). Symposium „Zukunft der Aufklärung“ der Karl-Beckurts-Foundation, Bonn, Germany (1999)
- Public Perceptions, Public Opinion and the Media. Symposium der EU-Conserted Action “European Debates on Biotechnology“, University of Jena, Germany (1999)
- Hard to Know. Limitations of Citizens’ Interest and Knowledge in Political News – the Case of the EURO. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Paris, France (1999)
- When Mood Management Fails. A Field Study on the Relationships Between Daily Events, Mood, and Television Viewing. ICA Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA (1999) (with K. Tasche)
- The Psychology of News. Research Roundtable des Joan Shorenstein Centers for the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA (1999)
- Objectivity, Facts, Assertions and Opinions. 35th Bitburg Symposium, Verein für Rechtspolitik, Bitburg, Germany (1999)
- Motivations for Exposure to Political News. The Role of the Media for Knowledge and Opinions Towards the European Currency. Conference “Public Opinion, The Mass Media, and Euroepan and American Foreign Policy”, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (1998)
- Medien - Macht - Politik. Verantwortung in der Demokratie (Media, Power, Politics - Responsibility for Democracy). Bergedorfer Gesprächskreis, Bergedorf, Germany (1996)
- Pluralismus als Leitlinie einer journalistischen Ethik. (Pluralism as Guideline for Journalists’ professional Ethics). French-German Media Colloquium, Paris (1996)
- Professional Norms in the German Newsmedia's Coverage of the 1994 Elections. Jornadas Internacionales de la Informacion. Pamplona, Spain (1995)
- Big Davids and Small Goliaths. The German News Media as Vehicle for the Public Scandalization of a Multinational Company by New Social Movements. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Saint Louis, MO, USA (1998) (with Dietmar Gattwinkel)
- Cynical News. Why Is There so Much Negativism in the Press. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Saint Louis, MO, USA (1998)
- Professional Cultures in Journalism. Workshop on Media and Politics in Europe. Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA (1998)
- Mediennutzung in der Informationsgesellschaft (Media Use in Information Societies). Symposium “Kultur in der Informationsgesellschaft”, Federal Department of the Interior, Boppard, Germany (1997)
- ‘Shared Realities’ in Political Communication. Production, Effects and Functions of Political Media Coverage. Workshop Confidence in Democratic Institutions: America in Comparative Perspective organized by John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Washington, DC, USA (1997)
- Political Attitudes and the Role of the Media in East and West Germany. Joan Shorenstein Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA (1997)
- Chances and Problems of Survey Research in Rural Areas of Tunisia. A Retrospective. Workshop Longterm Consequences of Social Structure Through Mass Media Impact. Saarbrücken, Germany, (1997)
- Plurality Through The News Media: Models and Journalists’ Contribution. School of Communication. Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (1996)
- Survey Research at the End of the 20th Century. Theses and Antitheses. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Tokyo, Japan (1996)
- The Role Of Media Analyses In Adopting New Media Tasks. Conference MEDIA '95 - Experience and Expectations Five Years Later, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (1995)
- Media Trends in the German 'Superwahljahr'. ICA conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA (1995) (with B. Klett)
- How Do Text-picture Relations Affect the Informational Effectiveness of Television Newscasts? ICA conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA (1995) (with H. B. Brosius, Monika Birk)
- Media Thrust in the German Bundestag Election 1994. Content and Effects of the German News Media. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (1995) (with B. Klett)
- Medien und Politik. Ein internationaler Vergleich (Media and Politic. An International Comparison). University of Bern, Switzerland (1994)
- Political Values and Attitudes in East Germany after Unification. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Bakubung, South Africa (1994)
- Guided Perception. Characteristics and Effects of Media Reality. First Wally Langschmidt Memorial Lecture, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Johannesburg, South Africa (1994)
- The Role of the Mass Media for Political Transition in East Germany. Conference of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Berlin, Germany (1994)
- Political Representation in the News Media in a Cross-Cultural Comparison. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), Sydney, Australia (1994)
- Journalists and Democracy in a Comparative Perspective. ICA conference, Sydney, Australia (1994)
- Mediaocracy At Work. How Political Communication Scholars and Journalists in Ger¬many and the U.S. Look at the Media-Politics-Relationship. ICA conference, Sydney, Australia (1994)
- Convergence or Divergence? The Role of German Media after Unification. IAMCR conference, Seoul, Korea (1994)
- Repräsentation politischer Positionen im Mediensystem aus der Sicht deutscher und amerikanischer Journalisten (Representation of political positions in the news media as seen by journalists). Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Munich, Germany (1994) (with J. Wolling, C. v. Blomberg)
- How Do Text-picture Relations Affect the Informational Effectiveness of Television Newscasts? Conference of the World Association for Public Opi¬nion Research (WAPOR), Danvers, MA, USA (1994) (with H. B. Brosius, M. Birk)
- The Political Impact of Television: Some Theses. Conference "Television - Money - Po¬wer", Warsaw, Poland (1993)
- The Guided Eye: Channel and Presentation Effects in Personal and Televised Percep¬tions of An Event. ICA conference, Washington D.C., USA (1993)
- The Media and Politics Relationship in the Eyes of U.S. and German Scholars and Jour¬nalists. Two Comparative Surveys of Newspeople and Political Communication Scholars. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Chicago, IL, USA (1994)
- Die Realität des Fernsehzuschauers: Illusionäre Kontrolle (Television Viewer's Reality: Illusionary Control. Second International Conference on Media Ecology, Mainz, Germany (1992) (with Axel Mattenklott und H.B. Brosius)
- On-the-Job vs. Academic Training: A Comparative Study of Instruc¬tional Alternatives in Journa¬lism Education. Section Professional Education, IAMCR conference, Sao Paolo, Brazil (1992) (with Lee B. Becker and Gerald M. Kosicki)
- Journalists and the Political System - A Comparative Study in Democracies. IAMCR conference, Sao Paolo, Brazil (1992) (with Thomas E. Patterson)
- Patterns of News Reporting and Their Consequences for Public Opinion. A Cross-National Study. IAMCR conference, Sao Paolo, Brazil (1992)
- Interaction Between Media and Recipient Variables in Televi¬sion Effects: Experiments on the Percep¬tion of an Event. IAMCR Conference, Sao Paolo, Brazil (1992) (with Brosius und Mattenklott)
- Mehr Vielfalt oder "more of the same" durch mehr Kanäle? Möglichkeiten zum Unterhaltungsslalom im deutschen Fernsehen zwischen 1983 und 1991 (More choice or more of the same with more channels? Possibilities for an entertainment in German television 1983 to 1991. Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Fribourg, Switzerland (1992)
- Second-hand Reality. A Field Experiment on the Perception of a Campaign Event by Particpants and Television Viewers. ICA conference Miami, FL, USA (1992) (with Hans-Bernd Brosius and Axel Mattenklott)
- Results from Germany. ICA conference, Political Communicat¬ion Division, Panel "Mass Media and Democracy", Miami, FL, USA (1992)
- Mass Media and Democracy: Design of an International Study. ICA conference Miami, FL, USA (with Thomas E. Patterson)
- Journalists' Roles and Newsroom Practices: A Cross-National Comparison. ICA conference Miami, FL, USA (1992) (with Thomas E. Patterson)
- How Unique is the Perspective of Television? Perception of a Campaign Event by Participants and Television Viewers. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, FL (1992) (with Hans-Bernd Brosius and Axel Mattenklott)
- Was wir über Zeitungsrezeption wissen (What we Know about Newspaper Reading. Annual Conference of German Newspaper Publishers Association, Bonn, Germany (1991)
- Journalists and Public Opinion: First Results of a Six-Country Study. Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Luxembourg (1991)
- Rollenverständnis des politischen Journalismus. Methode und erste Befunde einer verglei¬chenden Studie in westlichen Demokratien (Role Perception of Political Journalismus), Free University Berlin, Germany (1991)
- Medienwirkungsforschung in ländlichen Gebieten Tunesiens. Methodische Probleme einer Panel-Studie. (Media effects research in rural areas of Tunisia. Methodological problems of a panel study). Conference Empirical Social Research in Developing Countries, Cologne, Germany (1991)
- Perception of Editorial Leanings by Newspaper Readers. ICA conference. Chicago, IL, USA (1991)
- Role Perceptions of Journalists in a Comparative Perspective. Seminar "L'histoire et politique de la information" am Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), Paris, France (1991)
- Die Bedeutung der Medien im Prozess der öffentlichen Willens- und Meinungsbildung (The Role of the Mass Media in the Process of Opinion Formation). Seminar for Members of Parliament of the East German Bundesländer, Berlin, Germany (1991)
- Changes in the German Broadcasting System. Department of Communica¬tions. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA (1990)
- Media Coverage and Trends in Public Opinion. School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA (1990)
- The Germans' Political Norms in a Historical Perspective. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA (1990)
- Role Perceptions and Professional Norms of Journalists in a Compara¬tive Perspective. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Lancaster, PA, USA (1990)
- Selective Exposure to Political News. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA (1990)
- The State of the Art of Survey Research in Germany. Japanese As¬sociation for Public Opinion Research, Tokyo, Japan (1990)
- Professional Attitudes of Journalists in Germany, Great Britain and the US. Gannett Center for Media Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (1990)
- The Professional Values of European Journalists. Conference "El Nuevo Mapa Informativo Europeo", Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (1989)
- The Interdependence of Media Content, Public Opinion Research and Public Opinion. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (1989)
- Predicting Readers' Selection of Newspaper Content. A Study in Selective Exposure. American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, FL, USA (1989)
- La Radiodiffusion et la Télévision en République Fédérale D'Allemagne. German-French Media Colloquium, Paris, France (1989)
- Does selective exposure prevent from persuasion? A field study on the relevance of cognitive dissonance in readers' selectivity. Southern African Communication Association (SACOMM), Potchefstroom, South Africa (1988)
- Factors influencing exposure to political media content. A field study on the impact of cognitive predispositions on readers' selectivity. IAMCR conference, Bar¬celona, Spain (1988)
- Professional values and gender in British and German journalism. ICA conference, New Orleans, LO, May/June 1988 (with Liesbet van Zoonen)
- NATO and the Warsaw Pact in West-Germans' Cognitive Map. A Long-term Content Analysis of the Magazine DER SPIEGEL and Trends in Public Opinion. Conference "Rethinking National Security: The Public Dimension", Center for International Studies, University of Toronto, Canada (1988)
- Theoretical elements of the spiral-of-silence theory and an empiri¬cal test in the North Carolina-poll 1987. School of Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA (1987)
- L'influence de la télévision sur les connaissances et la perception de la réalité. Seminar "La communication en milieu rural", Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l'Information, Université de Tunis and UNESCO, Hammamet, Tunisia (1987)
- Selective Exposure to Newspaper Content. ICA conference, Montreal, Canada (1987)
- Are Poll Data Hazardous to the Health of Democratic Elections? ICA conference, Montreal, Canada (1987)
- Public Presentation and Public Perception of Helmut Kohl. ICA conference, Montreal, Canada (1987) (with H.M. Kepplinger, H.B. Brosius, J.F. Staab)
- The Influence of Poll Data on Public Opinion - Empirical State-of-the-Art and the Problem of Democratic Theory. ESOMAR-Seminar "Opinion Polls", Strasbourg, France (1986)
- The Impact of Television on Rural Areas of Tunisia. A panel field experiment on changes in social perception, attitudes and roles after the introduction of television. IAMCR conference, New Delhi, India (1986)
- Media Tenor and Public Opinion. A Longitudinal Study of Media Cover¬age and Public Opinion on Chancellor Kohl. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, FL (1986) (with H.M. Kepplinger und H.B. Brosius)
- Comparative Mass Communication Research: Indicators for a Comparison of Journalism in Different Countries. School of Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1984)
- Different Kinds of Journalism in Different Countries? How British, German, and U.S. Journalists Perceive Their Professional and Social Roles. School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, and School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wis¬consin, Madison, WI, (1984)
- Challenges, Problems, and Empirical Evidences of the Spiral of Silence Theory. ICA conference, San Francisco, CA, USA (1984)
- Media Effects in Rural Areas of Tunisia. Results of a Field Experi¬ment. Soviet Academy of Science, Moscow, Soviet Union (1983)
- Probability as a Tool of Social Science: Some Examples of Classical and Current Research. Conference "Fallout from the Probabilistic Revolu¬tion: Applications of Statistics in Policy and Research Design", Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Universität Bielefeld, Germany (1983)
- The Spiral of Silence - Elements of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann’s Theory on Public Opinion Formation. School of Journalism, Univer¬sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA (1982)
- Journalists’ Conceptions of Their Audience. IAMCR conference, Paris, France (1982)
- Les éffets des mass média dans la societé. Institut de Presse et des Sciences sur l`Information der Université Rabat, Morocco (1980)
- Legitimacy Through Competence. IAMCR conference, Caracas, Venezuela (1980)
Teaching ExperienceAcademic Institutions- University of Dortmund, Germany
- University of Mainz, Germany
- Free University Berlin, Germany
- Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
- Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, NY, USA
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Subjects- Introduction to Communication Research
- Journalism
- News Decisions, Objectivity
- Media Effects
- Selective Exposure
- Public Opinion
- Political Communication
- Media and Elections
- Media Systems
- Empirical Methods
- Survey Research
- Experiments
Research Grants- German Research Association (DFG)
- Konrad-Adenauer Foundation
- Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation
- Thyssen Foundation
- Bertelsmann Foundation
- Stiftung Demoskopie
- Verein für Medieninhaltsanalyse
- European Union
- Various corporations
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