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I am an Associate Professor of Communication working at the Institute of Communication Studies and Media Research, University of Munich in Germany. A former journalist in the early 1990s, I have studied Journalism, Arabic Studies/Oriental Philology and Indonesian Studies at the University of Leipzig, Germany and Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. I have earned my Ph.D. in 2004 from the Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany where I held various positions between 2002 and 2006. Prior to my move to University of Munich I have worked at the University of Zurich, Switzerland (2006-2009).

I have edited und published six books, including the Handbook of Journalism Studies (Routledge, 2009, with Karin Wahl-Jorgensen) and the Handbook of Comparative Communication Research (Routledge, 2012, with Frank Esser). In addition, my work has been published in many of the field's most recognized journals, including Communication Research, Communication Theory, European Journal of Communication, International Communication Gazette, International Journal of Press/Politics, Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and Mass Communication & Society.

I have founded and chaired the International Communication Association's Journalism Studies Interest Division and are currently Vice Chair of the European Communication Research and Education Association's Journalism Studies Section.