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Prof. Dr. Klaus Meier, Dipl.-Journ.
Professor of Journalism
at the Faculty for Media with the programmes Science Journalism and Online Journalism
Hochschule Darmstadt, Campus Dieburg
University of Applied Sciences
Max-Planck-Straße 2, 64807 Dieburg, Germany
Tel. +49 / 6151 / 16-9421 oder -9420
E-Mail: km@klaus-meier.net oder meier@h-da.de
Dr. Klaus Meier, * 1968, has been a Professor of Journalism at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt (Germany) since 2001, where he was Head of the Programmes “Online Journalism” (2003 to 2005) and “Science Journalism” (2005 to 2007) and Dean of Study in the Faculty for Media (2007 to 2008).
From 1996 to 2001 he was Assistant Professor at the University of Eichstätt. He also temporarily lectured in journalism at the Universities in Bamberg (2001) and Zürich (2003/04). His research interests include journalism studies, editorial management, innovations in newsrooms, convergence, online journalism, science journalism and journalism education.
His latest publication is the text book “Journalistik” (2007); he also published the books “Internet-Journalismus” (3. ed. 2002), “Ressort, Sparte, Team” (2002) and “Experten im Netz” (1997). He has worked as a coach and consultant in about 40 workshops with several media and journalists in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Singapore and Bangkok. He is a former newspaper and television journalist (1989 to 1993).
Recent publications in English:
(2008) Newsroom innovations and newsroom convergence in Germany. Basic parameters – examples – consequences, in: Stephan Ruß-Mohl and Natascha Fioretti (eds.): Merging Media, Converging Newsrooms. Bellinzona, Switzerland: Casagrande (forthcoming).
(2007/08) Our “IFRA Special Report” on “Cross-media newsrooms in Germany” has been translated into English. If you wish a pdf, please let me know.
(2007) Innovations in Central European Newsrooms. Overview and case study, in: Journalism Practice (Routledge, London), 1 (1), 4-19. Free abstract. For the full paper, please send me a mail.
Current papers at international conferences:
Barcelona, November 25 – 28, 2008: Our panel “Media convergence in Europe” is accepted for the conference 2nd European Communication Conference – focusing on Communication Policies and Culture in Europe of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association).
Madrid, October 3 - 7, 2008: Some participants of the seminar „In search of new readers. Audiences’ tastes have changed. New technologies for new audiences. Social networks and blogs.” wished to download my presentation. Here it is: The changing relationship between journalists and their audiences: Drifting together or drifting apart? As a consequence I appeal for more authenticity through transparency („open the windows and the drawbridge of the fortress newsroom”).
Lugano, May 1, 2008: Annual DGPuK conference “Identity and plurality in the Sciences of Communication”. Presentation “Newsroom Convergence. New models of newspapers’ editorial organization – an international comparison” (together with José A. García Avilés, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain, and Andy Kaltenbrunner, Medienhaus Wien, Austria).
Luzern, March 7/8, 2008: Conference “Merging Media, Converging Newsrooms”. Presentation in the panel “Total Symbiosis or the End of Serios Journalism? The Multi-Channel-Cross-Media-Newsroom”.
„Journalistic story-telling with online multimedia. Challenges, quality criteria, training“. Symposium „New competencies for production and consumption of computer-based media“ to start the new course programme „Computer Mediated Communication“ at Roskilde University, Denmark, Mai 10 to 12th, 2000 (Manuskript).
For more information, please send me a mail.
