Mag. Andreas Riedl

Former Junior Scientist (OeAW/FWF)

Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)
Austrian Academy of Sciences / University of Klagenfurt
1010 Wien, Bäckerstraße 13 / 1. Stock, Austria

Research Interests

Media Quality, Journalism and Democracy, (Gender) Diversity, Mediatization

 

Methodological Expertise

Content Analysis, Survey Research, Mixed Methods, Multivariate Statistics

 

Current Projects

  • Media Performance and Democracy
  • The Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS) – Austria
  • The Development of the Austrian Media System: Market Structures, Journalistic Practices, and News Consumption Patterns


Completed Projects

Academic Education

Since 11.2018: Ph.D. Candidate (Communication Science), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch & Prof. Dr. Carsten Reinemann)

2014 – 2017: Mag. phil., University of Vienna (Communication Science)
Thesis: “Which Journalists for which Democracy? Journalistic Role Perceptions of Austrian Journalists from the Perspective of Democratic Theory” (in cooperation with the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU))

08.2015 – 01.2016: Erasmus+ Scholarship, Karlstad University, Sweden

2011 – 2014: Bakk. phil., University of Vienna (Communication Science)

Professional Career

Since 03.2018: Junior Scientist, Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Klagenfurt (AAU)

03.2021-09.2021: Research Associate, Department of Communication at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz (JGU)

11.2020 - 02.2021: Lecturer at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich ("Applied Media and Market Research")

10.2019 – 12.2019: Lecturer at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) (“Communication Theory”, together with Sabine Funk, ORF)

03.2018 – 06.2018: Lecturer at the Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Department of Media and Communications Science ("Introduction Quantitative Methods the Media and Communication Research")

03.2017 – 02.2018: Media Researcher (Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, BR)

11.2016 – 02.2017: Research Assistant (CMC, ÖAW/AAU)

03.2015 – 01.2017: Tutor for Media Studies and Scientific Thinking (Department of Communication Science, University of Vienna)

06.2016 – 07.2016: Project Employee (Department of Communication Science, University of Vienna)

02.2016 – 06.2016: Intern Market and Media Research (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, ORF)

06.2016 – 07.2016: Project Employee (TV Research Servus TV)

07.2014 – 04.2015: Student Research Assistant / Coder (CMC, ÖAW/AAU)

Fellowship and Awards

2022: Top 2 Faculty Paper Award of the Journalism Studies Division at the 72th Annual International Communication Association Conference

2022: Top 1 Student Paper Award of the Journalism Studies Division at the 72th Annual International Communication Association Conference

2019: Travel grant “International Communication” by the Austrian Research Association (ÖFG) for the 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference

2013-2017: Performance Scholarships, University of Vienna

Memberships in Professional Associations

International Communication Association (ICA)

European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

German Communication Association (DGPuK)

mijofo – Network of Young Scholars in Journalism Studies

NapoKo – Network of Young Scholars in Political Communication

under.docs: Association to Support Young Researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Reviewing and Consulting Activities

2020-2022: Speaker of the Network of Young Scholars in Journalism Studies (mijofo)

Since 2017: Member of Advertising Standards Authority for Austria

Reviewer for “Journalism”, “Journalism Studies”, “Media and Communication”, “Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft”, “Austrian Journal for Sociology (ÖZS)”, International Communication Association (ICA), European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), German Communication Association (DGPuK)

Congress Organisation

10. Kolloquium des Nachwuchsnetzwerk politische Kommunikation (NapoKo) [10th Colloquium of the Network of Young Scholars in Political Communication (NapoKo)] (together with the University of Vienna). Vienna, 28-29 November 2019

Kategorien, Typen und Stereotypen in Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. 2. under.docs Fachtagung zu Kommunikation [Categories, Types and Stereotypes in Humanities and Social Sciences. 2nd under.docs Conference on Communication]. Vienna, 20-22 October 2016

Third Party Projects

2020-2021: Determinanten der demokratischen Qualität des Wiener Hauptstadtjournalismus [Determinants of Journalism’s Democratic Quality: The Case of Austria's Capital Vienna] (funded by the City of Vienna), PI


Publications

Books and Monographs

  • Von der Reflexion zur Dekonstruktion? Kategorien, Typen und Stereoype als Gegenstand junger Forschung. Beiträge zur zweiten under.docs - Fachtagung zu Kommunikation. [From reflection to deconstruction? Categories, types and sterotypes as an object of young research on communication]. / Metzler, Barbara (Herausgeber:in); Himmelsbach, Julia (Herausgeber:in); Bertel, Diotima (Herausgeber:in) et al.
    Wien: danzig & unfried, 2017.
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  • Junge Perspektiven auf Partizipation in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Beiträge zur ersten under.docs - Fachtagung zu Kommunikation [Young perspectives on participation in the past and the present: Contributions to the first under.docs-conference on communication]. / Bertel, Diotima (Herausgeber:in); Himmelsbach, Julia (Herausgeber:in); Krakovsky, Christina (Herausgeber:in) et al.
    Wien: danzig & unfried, 2016.
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Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters

  • Audience expectations of journalism: What’s politics got to do with it? / Riedl, Andreas; Eberl, Jakob-Moritz.
    in: Journalism, Jahrgang 23, Nr. 8, 01.08.2022, S. 1682–1699.
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  • "I can't just pull a woman out of a hat". A mixed methods study on journalistic drivers of women’s representation in political news. / Riedl, Andreas; Rohrbach, Tobias; Krakovsky, Christina.
    in: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Jahrgang n/a, 03.03.2022, S. n/a.
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  • Why bite the hand that feeds you? Politicians’ and journalists’ perceptions of common conflicts. / Maurer, Peter; Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Journalism, Jahrgang 22, Nr. 11, 01.01.2021, S. 2855-2872.
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  • Political TV Interviews in Austria 1981-2016 – Structures and Strategies through Times of Substantial Changes in Media and Politics. / Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Communications, Jahrgang 45, Nr. 2, 18.06.2020, S. 131–155.
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  • Which journalists for which democracy? Liberal-representative, deliberative and participatory roles among Austrian journalists. / Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Journalism Studies, Jahrgang 20, 15.06.2019, S. 1377-1399.
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  • Public nuisance or an asset to democracy? Does the free press aim to provide a public service? An empirical study examining journalistic functions within the normative framework of the EU. / Lohmann, Marie-Isabell; Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Studies in Communication Sciences, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 2, 21.05.2019, S. 215–229.
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  • Anpassung an die Medienlogik? Eine Untersuchung politischer Kommunikationsstrategien von AkteurInnen aus Deutschland und Österreich [Adoption of media logic? An investigation of political communication strategies of actors in Germany and Austria]. / Riedl, Andreas; Maurer, Peter; Mühl, Birgit.
    in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ÖZP), Jahrgang 47, Nr. 1, 31.03.2018, S. 1-16.
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  • Kontakt mit Andersdenkenden im Social Web: Chance oder Gefahr für die politische Partizipation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung österreichischer UserInnen [Disagreement in social media: Chance or threat for political participation? Results of a survey among Austrian users]. / Riedl, Andreas; Bertel, Diotima (Herausgeber:in); Himmelsbach, Julia (Herausgeber:in) et al.
    Junge Perspektiven auf Partizipation in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Beiträge zur ersten under.docs - Fachtagung zu Kommunikation [Young perspectives on participation in the past and the present]. Wien: danzig & unfried, 2016. S. 300-323.
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Other Articles and Book Chapters

  • Country report: Austria. / Mitterstainer, Raoul; Hanusch, Folker; Löhmann, Kim et al.
    Journalism Under Duress: Worlds of Journalism Study Report (Wave 3: 2021–2025) . Munich: WJS Center, 2025. S. 76-79.
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  • Qualität des Nachrichtenangebots in Deutschland. Empirische Kernbefunde aus dem ländervergleichenden Projekt „Media Performance and Democracy“ [Quality of German news coverage]. / Stark, B.; Riedl, A.; Eisenegger, M. et al.
    in: Media Perspektiven, Jahrgang 9, 01.06.2021, S. 430-449.
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  • Medienvertrauen und Informationsverhalten von politischen Zweiflern und Entfremdeten [Media trust and information seeking of people with high political skepticism and low political efficacy]. / Eimeren, Birgit van; Simon, Erk; Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Media Perspektiven, Jahrgang 11, 15.06.2017, S. 438-454.
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Popular Articles and Book Chapters

  • Warum Frauen in politischer Berichterstattung kaum sichtbar sind [Why women are barely visible in political news]. / Riedl, A; Krakovsky, Ch; Rohrbach, T.
    in: DerStandard.at, 23.07.2021.
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  • Erwartungen an die Corona-Berichterstattung: Vom Wachhund zum Schoßhund? [Audience Expectations of Coronavirus Reporting: From Watchdog to Lapdog?]. / Eberl, Jakob-Moritz; Riedl, Andreas; Lebernegg, Noelle S.
    2020.
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  • Was Journalismus mit Anerkennung zu tun hat [What journalism has to do with recognition]. / Herczeg, Petra; Riedl, Andreas.
    in: DerStandard.at, 01.07.2019.
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  • Drei Fragen an … Andreas Riedl [Interview mit Annika Schwabe]. / Riedl, Andreas.
    2019.
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  • Three questions for … Andreas Riedl: Interview with Annika Schwabe. / Riedl, Andreas.
    2019.
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  • Review of: "Die nächste Öffentlichkeit: Theorieentwurf und Szenarien" of Olaf Hoffjann & Hans-Jürgen Arlt. / Riedl, Andreas.
    in: Medien & Zeit, Jahrgang 31, Nr. 2, 15.05.2016, S. 70-72.
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Lectures

Keynotes

Invited Lectures

Other Lectures

  • Zürich

    Vielfalt ist nicht gleich Vielfalt [Diversity does not equal diversity]

    Magin, M. (Contributor), Stark, B. (Contributor), Steiner, M. (Contributor), Riedl, A. (Speaker) & Hofstetter, B. (Contributor)

    8 Apr 2021

  • Zürich

    Contribution to diversity? A comparative analysis of different notions of diversity in public service media and the press in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

    Udris, L. (Contributor), Magin, M. (Contributor), Stark, B. (Contributor), Riedl, A. (Speaker), Steiner, M. (Contributor), Hasebrink, U. (Contributor), Parilla, R. (Contributor), Hofstetter, B. (Contributor), Eisenegger, M. (Contributor) & Jandura, O. (Contributor)

    8 Apr 2021

  • Zürich

    Medienqualität in Zeiten des Wandels: Eine multiperspektivische Analyse in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz [Media quality in times of change: A multi-perspective analysis in Germany, Austria and Switzerland]

    Riedl, A. ((Co-)Author), Steiner, M. (Contributor), Beaufort, M. ((Co-)Author), Eisenegger, M. (Contributor), Hasebrink, U. (Contributor), Hofstetter, B. (Contributor), Hölig, S. (Contributor), Jandura, O. (Contributor), Otfried, J. (Contributor), Kösters, R. (Contributor), Magin, M. (Contributor), Mahrt, M. (Contributor), Oehmer, F. (Contributor), Guix, P. (Contributor), Seethaler, J. ((Co-)Author), Stark, B. (Contributor), Trappel, J. (Contributor), Udris, L. (Contributor) & Weiß, R. (Contributor)

    8 Apr 2021

  • Washington, D.C.

    Why bite the hand that feeds you? Politicians’ and journalists’ perceptions of common conflicts

    Riedl, A. (Speaker) & Maurer, P. (Contributor)

    26 May 2019

  • Washington, D.C.

    What drives the democratic quality of journalistic news coverage?

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    24 May 2019

  • Vienna

    Media logic leads to success in agenda-control in political TV-interviews – Evidence from a long-term study

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    15 Feb 2019

  • Prague

    Who gives whom a voice? Inter-gender interactions in 35 years of political TV-talks

    Riedl, A. (Speaker) & Dollsack, S. (Contributor)

    24 May 2018

  • Malaga

    Does adopting media logic lead to communicative success in political TV interviews? Communicative strategies in thirty yars of televised talks with Austrian party leaders

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    15 Nov 2017

  • San Diego, CA

    Journalistic role perceptions as an expression of democratic potentials? Comparative evidence for the democratic orientation of European journalists

    Riedl, A. (Speaker) & Lauerer, C. (Contributor)

    25 May 2017

  • Düsseldorf

    Journalistische Selbstverständnisse als Ausdruck demokratischer Potentiale? Demokratietheoretisch fundierte Ergebnisse einer Befragung österreichischer JournalistInnen [Journalistic role perceptions as an expression of democratic potentials?]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    1 Apr 2017

  • University of New York in Prague

    Comparing communication strategies of political actors between Austria and Germany: A different significance of media logic for politicians when trying to focus public attention on "Their" issues?

    Riedl, A. (Speaker), Mühl, B. (Contributor) & Maurer, P. (Contributor)

    11 Nov 2016

  • Charles University, Prag

    Changing notions of democracy – changing roles of journalism? Results of a multi-method study in Austria

    Riedl, A. (Speaker), Lohmann, M.-I. ((Co-)Author) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)

    11 Nov 2016

  • Universität Kassel

    Welche JournalistInnen für welche Demokratie? Demokratietheoretisch abgeleitete Selbstverständnisse bei österreichischen JournalistInnen im Spiegel gegenwärtiger journalistischer Wandlungsprozesse [Which journalists for which democracy? ]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    25 Jun 2016

  • Wien

    Kontakt mit Andersdenkenden im Social Web: Chance oder Gefahr für die politische Partizipation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung österreichischer UserInnen [Disagreement in Social Media: Chance or Threat for Political Participation?]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    14 Nov 2015

Popular Lectures

  • Vienna

    Kommunikationswissenschafter Riedl über die "Sommergespräche" [Communication Scholar Andreas Riedl about the "Sommergespräche"] [Interview mit Gaby Konrad]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    31 Jul 2019

  • Vienna

    Studie über "Sommergespräche" [Study about the "Sommergespräche"] [Interview]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker)

    31 Jul 2019

  • Wien

    Medienkonzentration in Österreich: Eine Langzeitanalyse [Media concentration in Austria: A long-term analysis]

    Riedl, A. (Speaker), Lohmann, M.-I. ((Co-)Author) & Seethaler, J. (Speaker)

    29 Mar 2019

  • Wien

    Vorstellung der under.docs - Verein zur Förderung von NachwuchsforscherInnen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften

    Riedl, A. (Speaker) & Möller, L. (Contributor)

    25 Nov 2016