Volume 73 (2025), Edition 3

This article introduces the special issue „Diversity, Intersectionality, and Gender in Journalism” and situates it within the broader context of German media and communication research. It identifies existing gaps and discusses how the...

This article examines how the far-right terrorist attack in Hanau on February 19, 2020, was covered by national weekly and daily newspapers (Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) as well as in local reporting (Hanauer...

This contribution connects post- and decolonial theoretical perspectives on “representation” with previous communications research to explore how journalism can—or cannot—produce spaces for subversive speaking and listening. Specifically, we...

Around twelve percent of the adult population in Germany has limited literacy skills. This study explores the potential and the challenges of journalistic content presented in Easy and Plain Language – linguistic varieties designed to lower...

Given increasingly precarious working conditions, persistent gender discrimination, and growing concerns about a shortage of skilled labor in journalism, this study explores gender-specific reasons for leaving the profession. Drawing on turnover...

The representation of women in politics and political journalism remains disproportionately low. This paper argues that these disparities are interconnected, as individual journalists exhibit a same-gender preference when deciding who to cover....

Gender research is an important yet comparatively small area within communication science. In relation to journalism, it has primarily focused on examining gender-based similarities and differences among communicators, media coverage, and historical...

Peripheral journalistic actors are increasingly producing and disseminating journalism-like content in digital spaces, blurring journalism’s boundaries. Many of these actors aim to contribute to the diversity of content, perspectives, and...

Amid the ongoing hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), this study investigates how journalistic reporting following the launch of generative AI systems, particularly ChatGPT, addresses the social implications of AI, with a focus on social...