Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch
Professor
Journalism research • journalism culture • comparative methodology
About the person
Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch is Professor of Communication in the Department of Media and Communication at LMU Munich. As former journalist, his teaching and research focus on global journalism cultures, the transformation of journalism, and comparative methodology. He is a Fellow and currently President of the International Communication Association (ICA).
Dr. Hanitzsch chaired the Journalism Studies sections of ICA (2004-2006) and the European Communication Research and Education Association (2010-2014). He served as Editor-in-Chief for Communication Theory from 2011 to 2014.
Among his most recent books are "Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe" (Columbia University Press, 2019) and "Handbook of Journalism Studies: Second Edition" (Routledge, 2019). Dr. Hanitzsch is leading the Worlds of Journalism Study, a multinational project tracing journalism‘s cultures and transformation around the world (see https://www.worldsofjournalism.org).