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Democracy in Russia The Russian Media Program advocates young, independent journalists [...]

Transatlantic friends US-German relations are at the center of the US-American Media Program [...]

In the Middle Kingdom The Asian Media Program focuses on international understanding among China and Germany [...]

Reading matter for media junkies Selected book publications from IMCH researchers [...]

Awakening in Africa The African Media Program supports the development of democratic institutions in Africa [...]

Focus: Latin America The Latin American Media Program supports democratic voices in South America [...]

Research & Development The Media Lab researches and consults to media and public spheres in Germany and abroad [...]

21.04.2012 German TV news: Debate about terrorism coverage and ethics IMCH Director Steffen Burkhardt explains the problems of news coverage of terrrorist attacks. […]
16.04.2012 Challenges for young journalists in St. Petersburg The German-Russian Media Program 2012 starts with new fellowships for international journalism students. […]
02.04.2012 Robert Bosch Stiftung and IMCH announce new China scholarships German journalists can apply for the exchange program "Media Ambassadors China-Germany" […]
14.03.2012 Congratulations: Tsinghua University has a new Dean Professor Liu Binjie manages the School of Journalism and Communication in Beijing, partner with the IMCH. […]
02.02.2012 Max Weber and the demystification of the media world Book publication: IMCH expert Siegfried Weischenberg presents new history of media and mass communication studies […]
04.01.2012 The German-Russian Media Program goes into a new round The IMCH offers five exchange scholarships to promising young journalists from Germany. […]
05.12.2011 Transatlantic Talks – Hamburg’s new lecture series Kick-off event with U.S. Consul General Inmi Patterson and Steffen Burkhardt, Director of the IMCH […]
01.12.2011 „Nachrichten-Journalismus“: New standard work in Eastern Europe Textbook by IMCH expert Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg is translated into Russian and Armenian. […]
23.10.2011 IMCH builds intercultural bridges in Hamburg The exhibition "Afrikaner in Hamburg" in the Völkerkunde-Museum delivers insight into the African life in Hamburg. […]
21.09.2011 Facebook-revolution at Global Politics Summer School Jordan IMCH expert Swenja Kopp discusses the relationship between media and politics in the 21st century. […]
23.08.2011 Your vote for the campaign “Schools for Africa” Education as precondition for advancement: Help to bring children in Africa to school. […]
08.08.2011 Deadly journalism: Study about press freedom in Mexico Laura Schneider spoke with Mexican journalists about their life-threatening working conditions. […]
22.07.2011 “Summer School Cambodia 2011” in Phnom Penh Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg is responsible for the topics "media and journalism". […]
10.06.2011 Opportunities for university-based journalism education Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg presented theses on the situation of university journalism at the DGPuK conference. […]
10.05.2011 New Asian cooperation with top Chinese university The IMCH started a cooperation with the Thomson Reuters Global Journalism Institute of Tsinghua University. […]
28.04.2011 “China-Germany Media Ambassadors” scholarship program Dr. Steffen Burkhardt of the IMCH was in Peking as a member of the five-person selection committee. […]
18.03.2011 Chernobyl article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung IMCH fellow Urs Spindler wrote a story about the forgotten heroes of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. […]
13.03.2011 New York Times: Upheaval in German journalism IMCH Director Steffen Burkhardt talks with the New York Times about media power in Germany. […]
09.03.2011 Cooperative agreement with Universidad Alberto Hurtado The renowned journalism school of the UAH in Santiago de Chile is a new cooperating partner of the IMCH. […]
15.02.2011 Interview training for students from Hamburg 130 students from Hamburg had their first journalism experience during an IMCH-interview training session. […]
13.02.2011 Innovative methods for framing research Matthias Potthoff presented a methodical innovation in the empirical collection of media frames. […]
21.01.2011 New study: Freelance journalists in Germany The working conditions and the remuneration of freelance journalists are frequently abysmal. […]
15.01.2011 Freedom of the press in Zambia Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg discussed freedom of the press with young journalists in Zambia. […]
18.12.2010 Media training for the school year 2010/11 IMCH director Dr. Steffen Burkhardt compiled a set of teaching and workbook materials on the subject of media. […]
08.12.2010 WikiLeaks and the call for quality journalism Dr. Steffen Burkhardt: "With the WikiLeaks disclosure, a new era in the Information Age has begun." […]
03.11.2010 The origins of journalism research In "Die Zeit" Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg wrote about the First German Sociology Congress in October 1910. […]
25.10.2010 Scholarships: German-African Media Program The IMCH announces scholarships for “Town Twinning 2.0 – Hamburg meets Dar es Salaam”. […]
22.10.2010 Journalism and the struggle for attention in new media Dr. Steffen Burkhardt presented current research results at a radio symposium on Swiss Radio DRS in Zurich. […]
20.10.2010 The emergence of modern journalism in Germany Thomas Birkner presented the results of his PhD thesis "The Monologue of Time." […]
16.10.2010 Communication studies lectures at the ECREA annual conference Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg and Dr. Steffen Burkhardt presented current research projects of the CJCS. […]
12.10.2010 New focus: Democratic journalism in Africa Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, President of the University of Hamburg, supports the IMCH's new African exchange program. […]
11.10.2010 The future of journalism education It will concentrate more strongly on international discourse and the intergration of multimedia offerings in the future. […]
11.10.2010 Social Media News from the World Editors Forum As part of a pilot project, ten international students blogged and tweeted for the 17th WEF. […]
10.10.2010 IMCH launch party with Günter Grass, winner of the Nobel Prize The Chair of Journalism and Communication Studies bundles its worldwide ties in the IMCH. […]

Focus: Africa

The African Media Program supports the development of democratic institutions in Africa […]

Focus: USA

US-German relations are at the center of the US-American Media Program […]

Focus: Asia

The Asian Media Program focuses on international understanding among China and Germany […]

Focus: Latin America

The Latin American Media Program supports democratic voices in South America […]

Focus: Russia

The Russian Media Program advocates young, independent journalists […]

Media Lab

The Media Lab researches and consults to media and public spheres in Germany and abroad […]