Lectures | Tobias Eberwein

2025

Beacons in unknown territory? How codes of ethics can (and cannot) safeguard free and responsible media. Conference “Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality and Online Platforms”, Charles University, Prague, CZ, 10.-11.2.2025 (with Erik Uszkiewicz, Marie Rathmann & Krisztina Rozgonyi)

2024

The value of differences: A transnational qualitative document analysis on the presence of inclusivity and diversity in codes of ethics. Annual conference of the International and Intercultural Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, AT, 14.-15.11.2024 (with Marie Rathmann, Krisztina Rozgonyi & Christina Krakovsky)
Competing, conquering or correlating? The interplay of concepts on diversity in European legal frameworks, policies and codes of ethical conduct. 10th European Communication Conference in Ljubljana, SVN, 24.-27.9.2024 (with Krisztina Rozgonyi, Sophie Duvekot, Yael de Haan, Kristina Juraite, Marko Milosavljević, Melita Poler Kovačič, Marie Rathmann & Erik Uszkiewicz)
The values we share: Towards an inclusive ethics of dialogic communication. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, 30.6.-4.7.2024 (with Laura Amigo, Sophie Duvekot, Kristina Juraite, Jernej Kaluza, Epp Lauk, Mari-Liisa Parder, Marie Rathmann, Krisztina Rozgonyi & Elina Tolonen)
More true stories: Literary journalism in Europe – towards a transnational history. 18th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at Macquarie University, Sydney, AUS, 27.-30.5.2024
Dialogic communication ethics and accountability. Lecture series “Conflict, competition and cooperation in the digital public sphere”, University of Brasília, BR, 25.4.2024
Europas Mediensysteme am Scheideweg: Lehren aus einer Vergleichsstudie in Schweden, Österreich, Tschechien, Lettland und Bulgarien. 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Universität Erfurt, 13.-15.3.2024 (mit Christina Krakovksy & Christian Oggolder)
Media Monitoring als Chance für die nachhaltige Entwicklung von Mediensystemen: Das Beispiel Österreich. Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik und der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Kommunikations- und Medienethik, Hochschule für Philosophie, München, 22./23.2.2024 (mit Christina Krakovsky & Christian Oggolder)
From accountability to dialogue: A content analysis of ethical codes of public communication in eight European countries. Etmaal 2024, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL, 8./9.2.2024 (with Sophie Duvekot, Yael de Haan, Marie Rathmann & Krisztina Rozgonyi)

2023

Hyperlokale Medien als ambivalente Krisenkommunikatoren: Chance auf Partizipation oder Fake-News-Gefahr? Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Tage, Universität Klagenfurt, AT, 5.7.2023 (mit Florian Woschnagg und Matthias Karmasin)
Media change in Europe as a structure-agency process: Results from a comparative study of Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Sweden. 14th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference, Masaryk University, Brno, CZ, 29.-30.6.2023 (with Peter Berglez, Iveta Jansová, Christina Krakovsky, Lars Nord, Mart Ots, Irene Rapado, Lilia Raycheva, Anda Rožukalne, Ilva Skulte, Alnis Stakle & Lenka Waschková Císařová)
Risks and opportunities of media change: First results from a comparative European study. Research Café, Department of Media and Communications, Universität Klagenfurt, AT, 20.6.2023 (with Christina Krakovsky & Christian Oggolder)
Institutionalization of media and communication research in smaller countries in Europe. 15th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE), Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, LT, 15.-17.6.2023 (with Anda Rožukalne, Ragne Kõuts-Klemm, Zrinjka Peruško, Dina Vozab, Alnis Stakle & Ilva Skulte)
All together now: Fostering inclusive practices of media accountability – Lessons from a comparative study. 15th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE), Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, LT, 15.-17.6.2023 (with Colin Porlezza & Krisztina Rozgonyi)
Mapping media accountability: The case of Austria. Kick-off meeting of the project “Fostering capacity building for civic resilience and participation: Dialogic communication ethics and accountability” (DIACOMET), Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, LT, 13.-14.6.2023 (with Krisztina Rozgonyi & Christina Krakovsky)
Research with(out) values: Institutionalization and impact of media accountability as an academic field. 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Toronto, CA, 25.-29.5.2023 (with Marcus Kreutler & Susanne Fengler)
A tale of two worlds: Günter Wallraff as investigative reporter and literary journalist. 17th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the University of Gdańsk, PL, 18.-20.5.2023
From liability to responsibility and risk management: Public discourses on AI and algorithmic platform governance. The Platform Governance Research Network Conference 2023: Imagining Sustainable, Trustworthy, and Democratic Platform Governance (online), 3.-4.4.2023 (with Krisztina Rozgonyi & Florian Saurwein)
Zwischen zwei Welten:  Günter Wallraff als Literarischer Journalist. Symposium “Schreiben und Arbeit: Günter Wallraffs Reportagen”, TU Dortmund, D, 3.2.2023

2022

Media monitoring potentiality in 14 European countries: Risks and opportunities. 9th European Communication Conference in Aarhus, DK, 19.-22.10.2022 (with Halliki Harro-Loit)
Media and communication research in smaller countries in Europe. 9th European Communication Conference in Aarhus, DK, 19.-22.10.2022 (with Ragne Kõuts-Klemm, Zrinjka Peruško, Dina Vozab, Anda Rožukalne, Alnis Stakle & Ilva Skulte)
Media accountability in Western European countries and Post-Soviet states. 72nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Paris, F, 26.-30.5.2022 (with Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska & Michal Kus)
The rise and fall of the literary reportage in the Interwar period: The case of Joseph Roth. 2nd Transnational Literary Journalism Summer School. Université de Lorraine, Nancy, F, 23.-28.5.2022
Introspection and the public sphere: Joseph Roth revisited. 16th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, CHILE, 12.-14.5.2022
Journalistische Verantwortung unter den Bedingungen von Partizipation und Produsage. Tagung des Interdisciplinary Media Ethics Center (IMEC) in Palma de Mallorca, ESP, 4.-6.5.2022

2021

Ethik in Echtzeit: Herausforderungen für Terrorberichterstattung unter digitalen Vorzeichen am Beispiel von #wienterror. Mediensymposium 2021 (online), Universität Zürich, CH, 10.-11.6.2021 (mit Florian Saurwein und Matthias Karmasin)
Reconstruction of a scandal: The Relotius case. 15th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) (online), hosted by the University of Copenhagen, DK, 20.-22.5.2021

2020

Watching the watchdog: Online discourses about media frauds. 2020 Association of Internet Researchers Conference (online), 27.-31.10.2020
Towards a participatory turn in journalism ethics? Lessons from the ethics of care. Online conference “Responsible Journalism and Communication in Divided and Conflicted Societies”, organized by the University of Coventry, UK, 15.-16.9.2020
Sagen, was sein könnte: Wahrheit und Fälschung im aktuellen Erzähljournalismus. Medienethische Überlegungen am Beispiel des Falls Relotius. Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik und der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“, Hochschule für Philosophie, München, 19.-21.2.2020

2019

Öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk in Europa: Ein kennzahlenbasierter Vergleich zum Verhältnis von Finanzierung und Publikumsleistungen. Ostfalia Medienforum, Salzgitter, 11.12.2019
The value of CSR engagement for start-ups. Lessons from a German case study. 5th CSRCOM Conference, Stockholm School of Economics, S, 18.-20.9.2019 (with Lisa Wolter, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Jana Schamuhn)
User participation is both the problem and the cure! A nuanced view on web-based media accountability processes. 5th World Journalism Education Congress in Paris, F, 9.-11.7.2019
“Don’t feed the troll!” Dysfunctional user participation as a challenge for journalism education. 5th World Journalism Education Congress in Paris, F, 9.-11.7.2019
De-westernizing media accountability research. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the Complutense University of Madrid, ESP, 7.-11.7.2019 (with Susanne Fengler and Dominik Speck)
Public service broadcasting in Europe: Exploring the relationship between funding and audience performance. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Washington, D.C., USA, 24.-28.5.2019 (with Florian Saurwein and Matthias Karmasin)
Literary journalism as journalistic self-observation. How the genre irritates the profession – and thereby reinforces its identity. 14th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA, 9.-11.5.2019
„Troll“ oder „Glaubenskrieger“? Zur Differenzierung dysfunktionaler Formen der Medienkritik in Online-Kommentaren. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“, Hochschule Macromedia, Köln, 21.-22.2.2019

2018

Public service broadcasters in Europe: Exploring the input-impact-relations and their implications for media politics. 7th European Communication Conference in Lugano, CH, 31.10.-3.11.2018 (with Florian Saurwein and Matthias Karmasin)
Memory of the future? Digital archives in public service media. 19th annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) in Montreal, CDN, 10.-13.10. 2018 (with Corinna Gerard-Wenzel)
‘Trolls’ or ‘warriors of faith’? Differentiating dysfunctional forms of media criticism in online comments. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the University of Oregon, USA, 20.-24.6.2018
Media accountability – a global perspective beyond ‘The West’. Introductory talk at theone-day workshop “Media and Transparency – A Global Perspective” following the Herrenhausen Conference at Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, D, 15.6.2018(with Susanne Fengler and Matthias Karmasin)
Digital archiving in public service media: Ethical issues and legal restrictions. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Prague, CZ, 24.-28.5.2018 (with Corinna Gerard-Wenzel)
A participatory turn in journalism ethics: Rethinking objectivity on the grounds of participatory journalism. ICA Pre-conference “’The Participatory Turn’ Ten Years Later: Trust/Distrust and Engagement/Disengagement” in Prague, CZ, 24.5.2018 (with Colin Porlezza)

2017

Kennzahlen des öffentlichen Rundfunks – ein internationaler Vergleich. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Medienökonomie“ und des Netzwerks Medienstrukturen, Fachhochschule St. Pölten, A, 26.-28.10.2017 (mit Florian Saurwein, Nadja Vogl und Matthias Karmasin)
Who let the trolls out? Understanding dysfunctional follow-up communication on journalistic news platforms. Future of Journalism 2017 conference, Cardiff University, UK, 14.-15.9.2017
Literarischer Journalismus in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Zu den Potenzialen narrativer Darstellungsformen in Zeitungen und Zeitschriften. 7. Wiener Seminar für Mitarbeiter/innen der Österreich-Bibliotheken, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, A, 3.-10.9.2017
Lost ground? The ethics of participatory media production. ICA Pre-conference “Ordinary Citizens in the News”, San Diego, USA, 25.5.2017 (with Michal Kus, Colin Porlezza and Sergio Splendore)
Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe durch Smartphones? Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Medienbildung und Empowerment. Workshop „Der Mensch im Digitalen Zeitalter“, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, A, 28.-29.6.2017 (mit Katja Kaufmann)
Verantwortungsfragen im Kontext des Automatisierungstrends: Zunehmende Automatisierung – Verteilte Verantwortlichkeit. Workshop „Der Mensch im Digitalen Zeitalter“, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, A, 28.-29.6.2017 (mit Florian Saurwein)
Literarischer Journalismus in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Zu den Potenzialen narrativer Darstellungsformen in Zeitungen und Zeitschriften. 6. Wiener Seminar für Mitarbeiter/innen der Österreich-Bibliotheken, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, A, 18.-25.6.2017
Searching with the good eye closed. Erich Maria Remarque and the politics of entertainment. 12th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CDN, 11.-13.5.2017
For what it’s worth. Measuring the performance of public service broadcasters in Europe. Annual conference of the European Media Management Association (emma) in Ghent, B, 10.-12.5.2017 (with Matthias Karmasin, Florian Saurwein and Nadja Vogl)
Transformations of media self-regulation – a comparative view. 5th international conference “Comparative Media Studies in Today’s World”, St. Petersburg, RUS, 11.-13.4.2017 (with Susanne Fengler and Matthias Karmasin)
Vernetzung der Medien(selbst)regulierung. Eine vergleichende Analyse von Media-Accountability-Strukturen in 30 europäischen Staaten. 62. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Düsseldorf, 30.3.-1.4.2017 (mit Susanne Fengler und Matthias Karmasin)
Integration through participation? Functions (and failures) of citizen journalism in the digital age. ECREA Journalism Studies Conference in Odense, DK, 23.-24.3.2017 (with Michal Kus, Colin Porlezza and Sergio Splendore)
Integration durch Partizipation? Funktionen (und Fehlleistungen) des digitalen Bürgerjournalismus. Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik und der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“, Hochschule für Philosophie, München, 16.-17.2.2017 (mit Colin Porlezza)
Diskriminierungsschutz oder Denkverbot? Anmerkungen zur Ethik der Kriminalitätsberichterstattung im Zeitalter der Migration. Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik und der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“, Hochschule für Philosophie, München, 16.-17.2.2017

2016

The ethics of citizen journalism: (Dis)continuities in the norms and values of participatory media production. 6th European Communication Conference in Prague, CZ, 9.-12.11.2016 (with Michal Kus, Colin Porlezza and Sergio Splendore)
Ancillary copyright for newspaper publishers: Six recommendations for better media policy in Europe. 6th European Communication Conference in Prague, CZ, 9.-12.11.2016 (with Christian Schäfer-Hock and Matthias Karmasin)
Media accountability in Europe. Results from a 33-country study. ECREA Pre-Conference „Media accountability at the crossroads. European challenges and perspectives“, University of New York in Prague, CZ, 8.11.2016 (with Susanne Fengler and Matthias Karmasin)
The accountable journalist 2.0. Monitoring newsroom responsibility in the digital age. 5th International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business at the Bocconi University, Milan, I, 6.-7.10.2016
What’s good journalism after all? On the transformation of journalistic norms and standards in participatory media production. XXX Convegno SISP, University of Milan, I, 15.-17.9.2016
A vague memory of professionalism. On the role of journalistic standards in the education of citizen journalists. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the University of Leicester, UK, 27.-31.7.2016 (with Michal Kus, Colin Porlezza and Sergio Splendore)
Arguments against ancillary copyright for newspaper publishers – reactionary or not? An analysis of the rhetoric in a significant dispute in modern European media policy. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the University of Leicester, UK, 27.-31.7.2016 (with Christian Schäfer-Hock and Matthias Karmasin)
Into the void: Exploring media ethics in the digital age. International cases and consequences for journalism education. 4th World Journalism Education Congress in Auckland, NZ, 14.-16.7.2016 (with Colin Porlezza and Matthias Karmasin)
Measuring media accountability in Europe: A comparative study of infrastructures of media self-regulation in 30 European states. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Fukuoka, J, 9.-13.6.2016 (with Susanne Fengler, Katja Kaufmann, Janis Brinkmann and Matthias Karmasin)
Both sides of the story. Communication ethics and media accountability in transition. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Fukuoka, J, 9.-13.6.2016 (with Colin Porlezza)
A brief history of story. On the origins of German-language literary journalism. 11th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, BR, 19.-21.5.2016
Integration und Wandel. Entwicklungsoptionen einer Kommunikations- und Medienethik im digitalen Umbruch. 61. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Leipzig, 30.3.-1.4.2016 (mit Colin Porlezza und Matthias Karmasin)

2015

Double standards. Mediatization as a challenge to media ethics. Keynote address at the international conference „Responsibility & Resistance: Ethics in Mediatized Worlds“ at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, A, 10.-11.12.2015 (with Matthias Karmasin)
Ignoreland: How digitization disrupts journalistic ethics and self-regulation. Annual conference of the ECREA Digital Culture and Communication Section in Salzburg, A, 26.-27.11.2015 (with Colin Porlezza and Matthias Karmasin)
Land of confusion? News organizations and ethical guidelines in a digital networked environment. Annual conference of the ECREA International and Intercultural Communication Section in Barcelona, ESP, 19.-20.11.2015 (with Colin Porlezza)
Narrative journalism and emotional trust: How multimedia storytelling affects reader responses. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research (IAMCR) at the Université du Québec in Montréal, CDN, 12.-16.7.2015
Diffusion of the unimitable. Helge Timmerberg and the advent of German Gonzo. 10th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, USA, 7.-9.5.2015
Immer noch #neuland? Medienethik in digitalen Welten – komparativ betrachtet. Gastvortrag am Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung (ZeMKI) der Universität Bremen, 5.5.2015
Journalism’s terra incognita. Exploring the ethics of digital media – a comparative view. ICA Regional Conference in Lodz, PL, 9.-11.4.2015 (with Klaus Bichler, Matthias Karmasin and Colin Porlezza)
Journalistische Ethik-Kodizes im digitalen Wandel. Aktualisierungsbedarf für berufsethische Richtlinien? Ergebnisse einer vergleichenden Drei-Länder-Studie. Jahrestagung der Schweizer Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft in Bern, CH, 13.-14.3.2015 (mit Klaus Bichler, Matthias Karmasin und Colin Porlezza)
Darstellungsformen im Wandel: Crossmediale Genres. Gastvorlesung am Journalistischen Seminar der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 8.1.2015

2014

Teaching big. Educational strategies in the field of data journalism – a comparative study in six European countries. 5th European Communication Conference in Lissabon, P, 12.-15.11.2014 (with Philip Di Salvo, Harmen Groenhart, Michal Kus, Colin Porlezza and Sergio Splendore)
Beyond the system boundary: Towards a transcultural theory of media accountability. 5th European Communication Conference in Lissabon, P, 12.-15.11.2014 (with Susanne Fengler and Matthias Karmasin)
Journalistisches Erzählen im Wandel. Ergebnisse einer Mehrmethodenstudie. 59. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Passau, 28.-30.5.2014
(Selbst-)Regulierung digitaler Öffentlichkeit(en). Medienpolitische Implikationen einer internationalen Vergleichsstudie. 59. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Passau, 28.-30.5.2014 (mit Susanne Fengler und Matthias Karmasin)
Functional deceleration: Aims and effects of journalistic storytelling in the digital age. 9th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) an der American University of Paris, F, 15.-17.5.2014
Journalistic storytelling in transition: The power of narrative – offline and online. Annual conference of the ECREA Journalism Studies Section in Thessaloniki, GR, 28.-29.3.2014
Redaktionelle Transparenz und Vertrauen in Journalismus. Ergebnisse einer komparativen Kommunikatorstudie. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Journalistik/Journalismusforschung in Münster, 20.-22.2.2014 (mit Susanne Fengler und Matthias Karmasin)
Gender or Culture? Zu geschlechtsspezifischen Differenzen von Verantwortungswahrnehmung in europäischen Redaktionen. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik sowie der DGPuK-Fachgruppen „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“ und „Medien, Öffentlichkeit und Geschlecht“ an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München, 13.-14.2.2014 (mit Susanne Fengler und Matthias Karmasin)

2013

Literarischer Journalismus – Rettungsanker für die Printbranche? Zu den Potenzialen narrativer Darstellungsformen in Zeitungen und Zeitschriften. Vortrag und Buchpräsentation im Herbert von Halem Verlag, Köln, 28.11.2013
The missing link. Online media accountability practices and their implications for European media policy. Workshop of the ECREA Communication Law and Policy Section in Manchester, UK, 25.-26.2013 (with Colin Porlezza)
Journalists, journalism education and media accountability. First results of a comparative journalists’ survey in 14 European and Arab countries. 3rd World Journalism Education Congress in Mechelen, B, 3.-5.7.2013
A question of conscience? On the efficacy of media self-regulation in the digital age. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in London, UK, 17.-21.6.2013
What journalism does to love. Erwin Koch and the art of reduction. 8th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the University of Tampere, FIN, 16.-18.5.2013
Grenzenlose Journalismusethik? Journalisten und ihre Einstellung zu Medienselbstkontrolle und Media Accountability – eine internationale Vergleichsstudie. 58. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Mainz, 8.-10.5.2013 (mit Susanne Fengler, Susan Philipp, Judith Pies, Matthias Karmasin, Klaus Bichler, Stephan Ruß-Mohl und Colin Porlezza)
Journalistic quality as wisdom of the crowd? What journalists think about criticism on the social web. International conference „Technologies, Media and Journalism” at the Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, 21.-23.3.2013
Eine Frage des Gewissens? Zur Wirksamkeit journalistischer Selbstregulierung unter den Bedingungen des Medienwandels. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“ und des Netzwerks Medienethik an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München, 14.-15.2.2013 (mit Susanne Fengler, Matthias Karmasin, Colin Porlezza und Stephan Ruß-Mohl)
Media freedom and independence – the role of non-state actors. International conference „Media freedom and independence: Trends and challenges in Europe“ of the MEDIADEM project in Brussels, B, 7.2.2013

2012

Punishment or reward? Towards a practical theory of media accountability. 4th European Communication Conference in Istanbul, TR, 24.-27.10.2012 (with Harmen Groenhart)
Journalists, journalism ethics and media accountability: First results of a comparative journalists’ survey in 14 European and Arab countries. Conference “Journalism Ethics: Individual, institutional or cultural?” at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, GB, 26.-28.9.2012 (with Susanne Fengler)
Journalists’ attitudes towards media self-regulation and media accountability 2.0: First results of a comparative study in 14 European and Arab countries. Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Phoenix (AZ), USA, 24.-28.5.2012 (with Susanne Fengler, Judith Pies, Susan Philipp, Tanja Leppik-Bork, Matthias Karmasin and Klaus Bichler)
Controversy as literary journalism’s defining element: The Nannen Award scandal and its impact on journalistic storytelling in Germany. 7th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the Ryerson University in Toronto, CDN, 17.-19.5.2012
Media Accountability im virtuellen Raum – Abschied von der MediaPolis? 57. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Berlin, 16.-18.5.2012 (mit Susanne Fengler, Matthias Karmasin, Klaus Bichler, Stephan Ruß-Mohl und Colin Porlezza)

2011

Praktisch wirkungslos? Ein internationaler Vergleich zur Krise der journalistischen Selbstkontrolle und deren Überwindung durch webbasierte Formen der Medienbeobachtung. 56. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Dortmund, 2.2011 (mit Judith Pies)
Tradition and alimitation in German literary journalism: Contemporary opinions and perspectives. 6th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, B, 12.5.2011
Zivilgesellschaftliche Medienregulierung. Chancen und Grenzen journalistischer Qualitätssicherung durch das Social Web. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe „Kommunikations- und Medienethik“, der Sektion „Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie“ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie sowie des Netzwerks Medienethik an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München, 17.2011 (mit Janis Brinkmann und Andreas Sträter)

2010

Towards an ethic of foreign correspondence. 3rd European Communication Conference in Hamburg, 15.10.2010
Media blogs: Successful new watchdogs for media in democracies? A cross-cultural overview. 3rd European Communication Conference in Hamburg, 15.10.2010 (with Susanne Fengler)
MAS unlimited? Identifying the key actors of European media self-regulation. ECREA Pre-Conference “Doing global media studies: Comparative methods of transcultural and transnational research” in Bremen, 12.10.2010 (with Julia Lönnendonker and Tanja Leppik-Bork)
Media accountability: Challenges for journalism – and journalism studies. 2nd congress of the Polish Communication Association at the Catholic University Lublin, PL, 15.9.2010 (with Susanne Fengler)
Innovations in media self-regulation and accountability. First findings of a comparative international study. Annual conference of the International Association for Media Communication Research at the Universidade do Minho in Braga, P, 20.7.2010 (with Tanja Leppik-Bork and Julia Lönnendonker)
Medienselbstkontrolle im Wandel. Oder: Brauchen wir einen Presserat für den Online-Journalismus – und wenn ja, wie viele? Fachtagung „Journalismus in einer digitalen Welt“ des Instituts für Zeitungsforschung und des Vereins zur Förderung der Zeitungsforschung in Dortmund, 18.6.2010
Luhmann in Tartu. Or: Is there a system behind media accountability? (Internal) theory-building workshop oft he “Media Accountability and Transparency in Europe” project at the Tartu Ülikool, EST, 10.6.2010
Bringing in structure. A systems-theoretical view on literary journalism. 5th annual conference of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS) at Roehampton University in London, UK, 20.5.2010
Medieninnovationen – neue Chancen für die Medienselbstkontrolle? Erste Ergebnisse einer international vergleichenden Studie. 55. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) an der Technischen Universität Ilmenau, 14.5.2010 (mit Tanja Leppik-Bork und Julia Lönnendonker)
Transparenz und Selbstkritik bei den EU-Nachbarn. Erste Ergebnisse einer europaweiten Studie. Internationale Fachtagung „Medienjournalismus – Probleme und Perspektiven“ in Leipzig, Mediencampus Villa Ida, 30.4.2010 (mit Susanne Fengler)
Innensichten, Außensichten. Medienbeobachtung in Tagespresse und Weblogs. Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft an der Hochschule Luzern, CH, 27.3.2010
Media accountability and transparency in Germany. Inauguration workshop of the „Media Accountability and Transparency in Europe“ project at the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism in Dortmund, 19.2.2010

2009

Journalistische Recherche im Social Web: Neue Potenziale, neue Probleme? Vortrag auf der gemeinsamen Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Kommunikations- und Medienethik sowie des Netzwerks Medienethik an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München, 12.2.2009

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