Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Larissa Krainer (Universität Klagenfurt) und Dr. Josef Seethaler (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften) haben die Studie wissenschaftlich betreut und herausgegeben

On 8 October 2025, Andreas Scheu (CMC) took part in an engaging discussion alongside Christian Bertsch (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, ISTA) and Sigrid Stagl (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Scientist of the Year 2024).…

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Félix Arias Robles from the Universitas Miguel Hernández (Spain) for an engaging CMC Talk on “AI Journalism: Uses and Insights.”

The Media Accountability & Media Change research group is delighted to welcome Dr Sally Broughton Micova as a distinguished guest researcher. Sally will be joining the CMC team for several months, bringing with her a wealth of expertise in media and…

On October 9, our newly appointed staff representatives — Eva Tamara Asboth from the Research Group Media, Politics & Democracy, Christina Krakovsky & Charlotte Spencer-Smith from Media Accountability & Media Change, and Johanna Klausing from Science…

From 24–26 September 2025, the Department of Communication (IfK) at the University of Münster hosted the annual conference of the Journalism Studies/Journalism Research Group under the theme “Journalism and Borders”. The event offered an excellent…

Herausgegeben von Josef Seethaler, Marlis Prinzing, Petra Herczeg und Mark Eisenegger. Nomos, 2025

Herausgegeben von Marlis Prinzing, Josef Seethaler, Mark Eisenegger und Patrik Ettinger. Springer VS, 2024

How can democracies remain resilient in the digital age? What role does information content play within complex information ecosystems increasingly shaped by platform logics, personalized algorithms, and globally interconnected media structures?

ICA Top Paper Award for Josef Seethaler and Maren Beaufort

On 11–12 September 2025, Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) hosted the 10th biennial Future of Journalism Conference. This year’s conference focused on the theme “Conflicting Journalisms: Resistance, Struggle, and…

The Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) is delighted to be hosting the DIACOMET Consortium in Vienna from 1–3 September 2025. During this three-day event, over 20 researchers from eight European countries (Austria,…

Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) was represented at this year’s ECPR conference in Thessaloniki

The panel “Media, Democracy and Public Perceptions: Insights from Qualitative Research in Ten European Countries”was held on 14 July 2025 as part of the IAMCR Conference Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet at Nanyang…

The panel “Environmental Activism, Justice and Ethics” took place on 14 July 2025 at the IAMCR Conference Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Have you ever wondered who actually works for the CMC and what we stand for as an institute?

The conference "AI Meets Humanities & Social Sciences", held from 23 to 25 June 2025 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) in Vienna, offered a rich interdisciplinary programme exploring the interface between Artificial Intelligence and research…

As part of the EU-funded project by the International Federation of Journalists Rewriting the story: Gender, media and politics - IFJ, the University of Klagenfurt played a central role in a pioneering international teaching alliance aimed at…

Sie nähten, schrieben – und wählten: Frauenzeitschriften um 1919, wie „Die Wiener Hausfrau“, waren viel mehr als bloße Ratgeber.

Trump und die starken Männer - Dominanz, Härte, Antifeminismus – autoritäre Männer wie US-Präsident Donald Trump inszenieren ein rückwärtsgewandtes Männlichkeitsideal. Was dahintersteckt und wie es Gesellschaft, Politik und Geschlechterrollen…

On 24 June 2025, Dr. Andy Kaltenbrunner, media researcher and Managing Director of Medienhaus Wien, received the Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, presented by Federal…

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At the 75th ICA in Denver, the Media, Politics and Democracy (MEPD) working group was strongly represented with four presentations and a poster

In her solo presentation, “Navigating Uncertainty: Can Service Journalism Bridge the Coverage Gap in Times of Crisis?”, Sandra examined how service journalism can help address public information needs during disruptive events, using COVID-19 as a…

From June 3 to 5, 2025, the 22nd European Media Management Association (emma) conference took place at Luiss Business School in Rome under the theme “Empowering Media Through Sustainable and Human-Centered Innovations.” Eva Tamara Asboth and Andreas…

At the 15th Central And Eastern European Communication And Media Conference (CEECOM), held on 6–7 June 2025, the coastal city of Zadar, Croatia, hosted vital conversations on the future of journalism and media transformation.

Nach dem Amoklauf in Graz erklärt der Medienwissenschaftler, wie verantwortungsvoller Journalismus in Krisensituationen aussieht – und wo klare Grenzen gezogen werden müssen.

At the ECREA Communication & Democracy Section Off-Year Conference, held in Rotterdam on 22–23 May 2025, Marie Rathmann (CMC) presented findings from a joint sub-study of the DIACOMET project. She was joined by her colleague Mari-Liisa Parder from…

Am 15. Mai wurde das vom FWF geförderte Projekt „From Transition to Transformation: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Austria’s Media Industry“ mit einer Veranstaltung im Presseclub Concordia abgeschlossen. Das von der Österreichischen Akademie der…

At our CMC Talk, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Dolors Palau-Sampio (University of Valencia, Spain) for a compelling talk on “The Role of Pseudomedia in Disinformation.”