Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch
Professor
Journalism research • journalism culture • comparative methodology
About the person
Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch is Chair and Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication Studies and Media Research at LMU Munich. A 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).