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
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Fields of Research
Christoph Neuberger conducts research on:
- Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere
- Media and Journalism
- Knowledge Transfer
- Science Communication
Committees and functions
- Ordinary member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
- Ordinary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW)
- Spokesperson of the working group Technology and Society of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
- Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB)
- Advisory Board of the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) at the European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder)
- Scientific Advisory Board of the Mainz Media Institute
- Excellence Council of the Free University of Berlin
- Member of the Platform for Learning Systems/ subworking group on law and ethics
- Jury for the Fritz Thyssen Foundation Prize for Social Science Essays
- Selection committee for the Baden-Württemberg State Research Prize of the Ministry of Science
- Research and the Arts, jury for the Grimme Research College of the Grimme Institute and the University of Cologne
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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