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Overview

Thomas Hanitzsch is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, focusing on subfields such as Communication, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Gender Studies.

The main topics of their work include Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence, Workplace Violence and Bullying, and Policing Practices and Perceptions.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues, including:

  • Publizistik
  • Annals of the International Communication Association
  • Journalism Studies
  • Digital Journalism
  • Journal of Communication

Notable recent papers by Thomas Hanitzsch include:

  • Concepts, causes and consequences of trust in news media - a literature review and framework (2021), published in Annals of the International Communication Association
  • The digital transformation of knowledge order: a model for the analysis of the epistemic crisis (2023), published in Annals of the International Communication Association
  • Conceptualizing Journalists' Safety around the Globe (2023), published in Digital Journalism
  • Kosmopolitische Kommunikationswissenschaft: Plädoyer für eine "tiefe Internationalisierung" des Fachs in Deutschland (2020), published in Publizistik
  • Journalists' Perceptions of Precarity: Toward a Theoretical Model (2023), published in Journalism Studies

Frequent coauthors of Thomas Hanitzsch include Nina Steindl, Magdalena Obermaier, Carsten Reinemann, Abit Hoxha, and Jana Rick, reflecting collaborations across various research projects.

Best Publications

  • Deconstructing Journalism Culture: Toward a Universal Theory

    Thomas Hanitzsch

  • The Handbook of Journalism Studies

    Karin Wahl-Jorgensen;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • MAPPING JOURNALISM CULTURES ACROSS NATIONS: A comparative study of 18 countries

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Folker Hanusch;Claudia Mellado;Maria Anikina

  • Populist disseminators, detached watchdogs, critical change agents and opportunist facilitators Professional milieus, the journalistic field and autonomy in 18 countries

    Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Journalistic Roles and the Struggle Over Institutional Identity: The Discursive Constitution of Journalism

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Tim P. Vos

  • Journalism beyond democracy: A new look into journalistic roles in political and everyday life:

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Tim P Vos

  • Caught in the Nexus: A Comparative and Longitudinal Analysis of Public Trust in the Press:

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Arjen van Dalen;Nina Steindl

  • What Shapes the News around the World? How Journalists in Eighteen Countries Perceive Influences on Their Work

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Claudia Mellado

  • Modeling Perceived Influences on Journalism: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey of Journalists

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Maria Anikina;Rosa Berganza;Incilay Cangoz

  • Journalists as peacekeeping force? Peace journalism and mass communication theory

    Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Handbook of comparative communication research

    Frank Esser;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Determinants of Journalists' Professional Autonomy: Individual and National Level Factors Matter More Than Organizational Ones

    Zvi Reich;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Situating peace journalism in journalism studies: A critical appraisal

    Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Folker Hanusch;Jyotika Ramaprasad;and Arnold S. de Beer

  • On the Why and How of Comparative Inquiry in Communication Studies

    Frank Esser;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Journalists in Indonesia: educated but timid watchdogs

    Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Introduction: On why and how we should do journalism studies

    Karin Wahl-Jorgensen;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Does gender determine journalists’ professional views? A reassessment based on cross-national evidence

    Thomas Hanitzsch;Folker Hanusch

  • Concepts, causes and consequences of trust in news media – a literature review and framework

    Nayla Fawzi;Nina Steindl;Magdalena Obermaier;Fabian Prochazka

  • Journalismus in Deutschland

    Nina Steindl;Corinna Lauerer;Thomas Hanitzsch

  • Situating Peace Journalism in Journalism Studies: A Critical Appraisal

    Thomas Hanitzsch;W Kempf

Frequent Co-Authors

Folker Hanusch
Folker Hanusch University of Vienna
Thorsten Quandt
Thorsten Quandt University of Münster
David H. Weaver
David H. Weaver Indiana University
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University
Mark Deuze
Mark Deuze University of Amsterdam
Mary Beth Oliver
Mary Beth Oliver Pennsylvania State University
Jörg Matthes
Jörg Matthes University of Vienna

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