Profile
Abstract
Prof. Dr. Marcel Machill is a tenured professor of journalism and international media systems at the University of Leipzig in Germany. When he was appointed in 2002, he became the youngest Full Professor for Journalism in Germany. Until October 2002, he was Head of the department of Media Policy at the Bertelsmann Foundation, where he was responsible for International Media Policy, Internet Governance and Science Journalism.
From 1997 to 1999 Dr. Machill was a McCloy Scholar at Harvard University in Cambridge, USA. Dr. Machill holds academic degrees from three countries: Before going to Harvard and earning a Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (1997-99), he studied journalism and psychology in both Paris, France, and Dortmund, Germany. He holds an MA (1993) from the Centre des Formation des Journalistes (CFJ, Paris), and in 1997 he graduated (“summa cum laude”) with a PhD from the chair of media policy and media economy in Dortmund.
In his research, Dr. Machill strives after combining research results from journalism/media science and computer science. His current focus is on digital gatekeepers, Internet governance, media policy & law, international journalism and online journalism. Professor Machill also worked as a journalist in both print and electronic media: In 1991/1992 he completed a training program with the national public radio broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Cologne and Berlin; he then worked at Radio France Internationale in Paris, and in 1993 presented the first “Europa-Journal”; subsequently, he was a freelance editor with Euronews-TV in Lyon, where he anchored political Live-Reporting (mostly European Parliament). He has engaged in freelance work with various public broadcasting companies like WDR, ORB, and newspapers like Die Zeit, the Frankfurt Rundschau, as well as with the German National Public Television in Washington. In addition to his work as a
journalist, Marcel Machill has been published in many renowned scientific and technical journals (for ex., the Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, The European Journal of Communication, The Journal of Media Economics), and has published more than 20 books. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of JOURNALISM PRACTICE, the scholarly international journal published by Routledge. He speaks fluent French, English and Spanish. His mother tongue is German.
- show detailsAesthetics of media driven truthMachill, MarcelDuration: 09/2017 – 04/2019Funded by: Stiftungen InlandInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Allg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. Mediensysteme
- show detailsSportjournalistische Berichterstattung über regionalen Ligasport (Handball)Machill, MarcelDuration: 10/2016 – 12/2017Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Allg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. Mediensysteme
- show detailsAktuelle journalistische Rundfunksprache unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Phänomens der Wiederholung von SubstantivenMachill, MarcelDuration: 10/2016 – 12/2017Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Allg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. Mediensysteme
- show detailsQuantität und Qualität der journalistischen Berichterstattung über polarisierende politische Diskursthemen im Zeitverlauf und über verschiedene Medienkanäle hinwegMachill, MarcelDuration: 10/2016 – 12/2017Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Allg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. Mediensysteme
- show detailsMachill, M.Rezension zu Reineck, Dennis: Die soziale Konstruktion journalistischer Qualität. Fachdiskurs, Theorie und Empirie (2018)
- show detailsMachill, M.; Steffen, S.; Szombathely, C. v.Singapore in the German Media: Analysis of Media Coverage in German Newspapers and TelevisionProceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Journalism and Mass Communications (JMComm 2014). Singapore: GSTF. 2014. pp. 128–142.
- show detailsMachill, M.; Beiler, M.; Krüger, U.Das neue Gesicht der Öffentlichkeit. Wie Facebook und andere soziale Medien die Meinungsbildung verändern.Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW . 2014.ISBN: ISBN 3-978-940929-31-0
- show detailsMachill, M.; Beiler, M.; Gerstner, J.Suchen, finden, weitergeben. Workshop zur Informationskompetenz im Netz WorkshopDüsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen. 2014.
- show detailsAllg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. MediensystemeBerufsidentität von französischen und deutschen JournalistenStart Date of Collaboration: 01/11/2018Ended on: 20/12/2018External participating organisations: Université Paris Panthéon-Assas PARIS 2 (Paris, France)Involved persons: Machill, Marcel
- show detailsAllg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. MediensystemeEvaluation deutsch-französischer StudiengängeStart Date of Collaboration: 01/11/2018Ended on: 28/02/2019External participating organisations: Deutsch-Französische Hochschule (Saarbrücken)Involved persons: Machill, Marcel
- show detailsGeisteswissenschaftliches Kolleg der Studienstifitung des deutschen VolkesÄsthetik der medialen WahrheitAllg. u. Spezielle Journalistik mit Schwpkt. intern. MediensystemeEvent Organiser: Machill, Marcel24/09/2017 – 05/04/2019
Research fields
Communication and media studies
Specializations
Internet, Neue Medien, Journalismus, Journalistenausbildung, Suchmaschinen, Medienpolitik, Wissenschaftsjournalismus, Medienethik, Google, Facebook, Auslandsreporter, Lokaljournalismus, soziale Medien
Contact for media inquiries
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