Prof. Dr. Christoph Neuberger
About
Christoph Neuberger is doing research at the Weizenbaum Institute on news mediation on platforms and in journalism. He is a professor of media and communication studies with a focus on "digitalization and participation" at Freie Universität Berlin. Previously, he taught as a professor at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich (2011-2019) and at the University of Münster (2002-2011). He was a visiting professor at the University of Leipzig (2001-2002) and a guest professor at the University of Zürich (2018). Studies (journalism), doctorate and habilitation (communication science) at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. He has led a large number of empirical research projects and has been a reviewer on media regulation issues.
Awards
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling Prize for Outstanding Scientific Achievement of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2016)
- Best Journal Article of the German Association for Media and Communication Studies (2014)
- Theory Prize of the German Association for Media and Communication Studies (2013/14)
- Prize of the Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt for Interdisciplinary Research (2001)
Positions
Christoph Neuberger holds the following positions at the Weizenbaum Institute:
- Scientific Managing Director
- Member of the Board
- Director
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Principal Investigator, Research Group: Digital News Dynamic
Contact
Fields of Research
Christoph Neuberger conducts research on:
- Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere
- Media and Journalism
- Knowledge Transfer
- Science Communication
Memberships, committees and functions
- Beirat Rat. Agora Digitale Transformation (seit Oktober 2025) https://agoradigital.de/rat/
- Beirat. Science Communication Hub (seit Januar 2024) https://aha.bayern/ueber-aha-wissenschaftskommunikation-bayern/beirat/
- Jury Fritz Thyssen Foundation Prize for Social Science Essays. Fritz Thyssen Foundation (seit Januar 2023) https://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/fundings/preis-der-fritz-thyssen-stiftung-fuer-sozialwissenschaftliche-aufsaetze/
- Beirat European New School of Digital Studies (ENS). European University Viadrina (seit Januar 2023)
- Mitglied subworking group on law and ethics. Platform for Learning Systems (seit Januar 2022) https://www.plattform-lernende-systeme.de/ag-3.html
- Sprecherin Working Group Technology and Society. Acatech German Academy of Science and Engineering (seit Januar 2022) https://www.acatech.de/akademie/organisation/themennetzwerke/themennetzwerk-gesellschaft-und-technik/arbeitskreis-technik-und-gesellschaft/
- Wissenschaftlicher Beirat. Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) (seit Januar 2021) https://www.bpb.de/die-bpb/ueber-uns/organisation/51247/der-wissenschaftliche-beirat-der-bpb/
- Auswahlausschuss State Research Prize. Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg) (seit Januar 2020)
- Excellence Council. Freie Universität Berlin (seit Januar 2020) https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/einrichtungen/gremien-kommissionen/exzellenzrat/index.html
- Wissenschaftlicher Beirat. Mainz Media Institute (seit Januar 2020) https://www.mainzer-medieninstitut.de/beirat/
- Ordentliches Mitglied. Acatech (German Academy of Science and Engineering) (seit Januar 2018) https://www.acatech.de/person/christoph-neuberger-8915/
- Ordentliches Mitglied. Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften) (seit Januar 2017) https://badw.de/gelehrtengemeinschaft/mitglieder.html
More Information
Christoph Neuberger in the media
Interview with Christoph Neuberger: “How Digital Technologies are Shaping Our Society and What We Can Do About It” (2023)
Publications
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