Member Institutions of the Joint Academic Partnership
The Joint Academic Partnership “Media and Communications” was founded in December
2018 under the umbrella of the Bavarian Academic Forum – BayWISS by University of
Passau, Bundeswehr University Munich and the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm;
University of Passau acts as lead university.
We look forward to new members in our Joint Academic Partnership! If there is a thematic fit, any Bavarian university management can informally apply for a university membership, provided that ideas or partners for cooperation projects are available. A contact partner must be named in the application.
Interested? Don't hesitate to get in touch with our coordinator.
People in our Joint Academic Partnership
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Our Joint Academic Partnership is a platform and network for excellent researchers – experienced senior experts, post-docs and (aspiring) doctoral candidates.
Directors
Each BayWISS Joint Academic Partnership has its headquarters at a Bavarian university and/or University of Applied Sciences. A steering committee with equal representation ensures academic quality at the Joint Academic Partnership and decides upon the admission of doctoral projects and universities, upon the themes, the distribution of funds and questions regarding human resource
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied SciencesProfessor for Economic Journalism (zur Profilseite)
Dr Barbara Brandstetter has been a professor for Economic Journalism at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences since 2011. She is head of the Media & User Experience Competence Centre and is responsible for the focal area of Cross Media in the InformationManagement and Corporate Communications study programme. Barbara Brandstetter has long-standing professional experience as an editor in economic and financial editorial offices
(including Welt, Welt am Sonntag, Berliner Morgenpost). Her thematic focus lies in pension schemes, taxes, insurances, and financial investments. Her fields of research encompass business and consumer journalism, usability & UK as well as media economics. She studied romance studies (linguistics), economics, and journalism in Hamburg, and completed an economic traineeship at Axel Springer school of journalism. Barbara Brandstetter is a member of the administrative council of Stiftung Warentest (leading German consumer safety group), of the advisory committee of Marktwächter Finanzen and on the jury for journalistic prizes. Her reference book “Verbraucherjournalismus” (consumer
journalism) was published in 2014. In 2017, she published the textbook “Wirtschaft – Basiswissen für die Medienpraxis” (Economy – Basic Knowledge for Media Practice) (co-author: Steffen Range). Brandstetter writes a regular column on financial themes (asset issues) in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Projects:
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Ethical dimensions of immersive journalism
from Lukas Kick in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Panama Papers and football leaks. The way in which international research associations and publishing networks are transforming investigative journalism.
from Thomas Eckerl in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn
University of Passau
Direktoriumsmitglied
Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn
University of PassauProfessor Oliver Hahn, PhD, is Professor of Journalism and Vice-Dean for Internationalization and Research in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Passau, Germany. He is specialized in international comparative research of journalism, media and communication. He serves as Co-Vice-Chair of the Journalism Research and Education (JRE) section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and as Liaison Officer to the World Journalism Education Council (WJEC).
Direktoriumsmitglied
Projects:
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Narration research in the delicate balance between (counter-) public spheres, media manipulation and propaganda
from Thorsten Vellmerk in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Panama Papers and football leaks. The way in which international research associations and publishing networks are transforming investigative journalism.
from Thomas Eckerl in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Being German as a framed narrative? A constructive systemic approach.
from Andreas Paulweber in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Ethical dimensions of immersive journalism
from Lukas Kick in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Mass Media and Governance: Issues and Challenges to Free Press in contemporary Pakistan
from Awais Ahmad in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Natascha Zowislo-Grünewald
Bundeswehr University Munich
Prof. Dr. Natascha Zowislo-Grünewald
Bundeswehr University MunichInstitut for organisational communication.
www.strategic-communication-management.de
Projects:
-
Mass Media and Governance: Issues and Challenges to Free Press in contemporary Pakistan
from Awais Ahmad in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Being German as a framed narrative? A constructive systemic approach.
from Andreas Paulweber in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Narration research in the delicate balance between (counter-) public spheres, media manipulation and propaganda
from Thorsten Vellmerk in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Steering Committee
A steering committee with equal representation ensures academic quality at the Joint Academic Partnership and decides upon the admission of doctoral projects and universities, upon the themes and strategic issues.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied SciencesProfessor for Economic Journalism (zur Profilseite)
Dr Barbara Brandstetter has been a professor for Economic Journalism at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences since 2011. She is head of the Media & User Experience Competence Centre and is responsible for the focal area of Cross Media in the InformationManagement and Corporate Communications study programme. Barbara Brandstetter has long-standing professional experience as an editor in economic and financial editorial offices
(including Welt, Welt am Sonntag, Berliner Morgenpost). Her thematic focus lies in pension schemes, taxes, insurances, and financial investments. Her fields of research encompass business and consumer journalism, usability & UK as well as media economics. She studied romance studies (linguistics), economics, and journalism in Hamburg, and completed an economic traineeship at Axel Springer school of journalism. Barbara Brandstetter is a member of the administrative council of Stiftung Warentest (leading German consumer safety group), of the advisory committee of Marktwächter Finanzen and on the jury for journalistic prizes. Her reference book “Verbraucherjournalismus” (consumer
journalism) was published in 2014. In 2017, she published the textbook “Wirtschaft – Basiswissen für die Medienpraxis” (Economy – Basic Knowledge for Media Practice) (co-author: Steffen Range). Brandstetter writes a regular column on financial themes (asset issues) in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Projects:
-
Ethical dimensions of immersive journalism
from Lukas Kick in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Panama Papers and football leaks. The way in which international research associations and publishing networks are transforming investigative journalism.
from Thomas Eckerl in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Ralf Hohlfeld
University of Passau
Prof. Dr. Ralf Hohlfeld
University of Passauchair of communication science (zur Profilseite)
Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationswissenschaft
Projects:
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Political journalists on Twitter: A framing analysis of the Ibiza Affair in German-Austrian comparison
from Maximilian Eder in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Cross-media in public service broadcasting.
from Lea Sophia Lehner in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Ansbach University of Applied SciencesHead of public relation and corporate communication studies (PUK)
Prof. Dr. Annika Sehl
Bundeswehr University Munich
Prof. Dr. Annika Sehl
Bundeswehr University MunichDr Annika Sehl is a Professor for Digital Journalism at the Institute for Journalism in the HAW Department at the Bundeswehr University Munich, and Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. She is Vice Chair of the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association (ICA), and Associate Editor of the International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies (Wiley-ICA) that was published in three volumes in 2019. Her research was published in international peer-reviewed journals such as the European Journal of Communication, Journalism, Journalism Studies, or the International Communication Gazette. As a trained editor (N24), she has practical experience in journalism and for several years sat on the jury for the prestigious Grimme prize. She is currently a member of the local journalists’ project team of the Federal Agency for Civic Educations’ Local Journalists Programme..
Projects:
-
Political journalists on Twitter: A framing analysis of the Ibiza Affair in German-Austrian comparison
from Maximilian Eder in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Cross-media in public service broadcasting.
from Lea Sophia Lehner in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Currently 9 doctoral candidates are active members in our Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media.
Awais Ahmad
University of Passau
Project: Mass Media and Governance: Issues and Challenges to Free Press in contemporary Pakistan
David Castro Lotero
University of Passau
Thomas Eckerl
University of Passau
Andreas Paulweber
Bundeswehr University Munich
Project: Being German as a framed narrative? A constructive systemic approach.
Martin Ruske
Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
Michael Sengl
University of Passau
Thorsten Vellmerk
Bundeswehr University Munich
Alumni
Already 1 members of our Joint Academic Partnership have successfully completed their doctorate.
Maximilian Eder
Bundeswehr University Munich
Currently 6 professors are active members in our Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Barbara Brandstetter
Neu-Ulm University of Applied SciencesProfessor for Economic Journalism (zur Profilseite)
Dr Barbara Brandstetter has been a professor for Economic Journalism at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences since 2011. She is head of the Media & User Experience Competence Centre and is responsible for the focal area of Cross Media in the InformationManagement and Corporate Communications study programme. Barbara Brandstetter has long-standing professional experience as an editor in economic and financial editorial offices
(including Welt, Welt am Sonntag, Berliner Morgenpost). Her thematic focus lies in pension schemes, taxes, insurances, and financial investments. Her fields of research encompass business and consumer journalism, usability & UK as well as media economics. She studied romance studies (linguistics), economics, and journalism in Hamburg, and completed an economic traineeship at Axel Springer school of journalism. Barbara Brandstetter is a member of the administrative council of Stiftung Warentest (leading German consumer safety group), of the advisory committee of Marktwächter Finanzen and on the jury for journalistic prizes. Her reference book “Verbraucherjournalismus” (consumer
journalism) was published in 2014. In 2017, she published the textbook “Wirtschaft – Basiswissen für die Medienpraxis” (Economy – Basic Knowledge for Media Practice) (co-author: Steffen Range). Brandstetter writes a regular column on financial themes (asset issues) in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Projects:
-
Ethical dimensions of immersive journalism
from Lukas Kick in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Panama Papers and football leaks. The way in which international research associations and publishing networks are transforming investigative journalism.
from Thomas Eckerl in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn
University of Passau
Direktoriumsmitglied
Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn
University of PassauProfessor Oliver Hahn, PhD, is Professor of Journalism and Vice-Dean for Internationalization and Research in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Passau, Germany. He is specialized in international comparative research of journalism, media and communication. He serves as Co-Vice-Chair of the Journalism Research and Education (JRE) section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and as Liaison Officer to the World Journalism Education Council (WJEC).
Direktoriumsmitglied
Projects:
-
Narration research in the delicate balance between (counter-) public spheres, media manipulation and propaganda
from Thorsten Vellmerk in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Panama Papers and football leaks. The way in which international research associations and publishing networks are transforming investigative journalism.
from Thomas Eckerl in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Being German as a framed narrative? A constructive systemic approach.
from Andreas Paulweber in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Ethical dimensions of immersive journalism
from Lukas Kick in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Mass Media and Governance: Issues and Challenges to Free Press in contemporary Pakistan
from Awais Ahmad in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Ralf Hohlfeld
University of Passau
Prof. Dr. Ralf Hohlfeld
University of Passauchair of communication science (zur Profilseite)
Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationswissenschaft
Projects:
-
Political journalists on Twitter: A framing analysis of the Ibiza Affair in German-Austrian comparison
from Maximilian Eder in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Cross-media in public service broadcasting.
from Lea Sophia Lehner in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Ansbach University of Applied SciencesHead of public relation and corporate communication studies (PUK)
Prof. Dr. Annika Sehl
Bundeswehr University Munich
Prof. Dr. Annika Sehl
Bundeswehr University MunichDr Annika Sehl is a Professor for Digital Journalism at the Institute for Journalism in the HAW Department at the Bundeswehr University Munich, and Research Associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. She is Vice Chair of the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association (ICA), and Associate Editor of the International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies (Wiley-ICA) that was published in three volumes in 2019. Her research was published in international peer-reviewed journals such as the European Journal of Communication, Journalism, Journalism Studies, or the International Communication Gazette. As a trained editor (N24), she has practical experience in journalism and for several years sat on the jury for the prestigious Grimme prize. She is currently a member of the local journalists’ project team of the Federal Agency for Civic Educations’ Local Journalists Programme..
Projects:
-
Political journalists on Twitter: A framing analysis of the Ibiza Affair in German-Austrian comparison
from Maximilian Eder in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Cross-media in public service broadcasting.
from Lea Sophia Lehner in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
Prof. Dr. Natascha Zowislo-Grünewald
Bundeswehr University Munich
Prof. Dr. Natascha Zowislo-Grünewald
Bundeswehr University MunichInstitut for organisational communication.
www.strategic-communication-management.de
Projects:
-
Mass Media and Governance: Issues and Challenges to Free Press in contemporary Pakistan
from Awais Ahmad in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Being German as a framed narrative? A constructive systemic approach.
from Andreas Paulweber in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media -
Narration research in the delicate balance between (counter-) public spheres, media manipulation and propaganda
from Thorsten Vellmerk in the Joint Academic Partnership Communication & Media
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Our college thrives on a strong network made up of experienced researchers and motivated early careers researchers who work together across different types of universities and achieve excellent results.
Coordinator
Get in touch. We look forward to your questions and ideas for our Joint Academic Partnership Media and Communications.
Mandy Fox
Koordinatorin BayWISS-Verbundkolleg Kommunikation & Medien
Universität Passau
Philosophische Fakultät
Professur für Journalistik
Centre for Media and Communication
Innstr. 33a
94032 Passau
Telephone: +49 851 5092999
kommunikation-medien.vk@baywiss.de