Hans Mathias Kepplinger

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Hans Mathias Kepplinger (born May 20, 1943 in Mainz ) is a retired German communications scientist who worked at the Institute for Journalism in Mainz. He is a student of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann and co-founder of the Media Tenor company .

Life

Kepplinger studied in Mainz, Munich and Berlin. In 1970 he received his doctorate from Hans Buchheim in Mainz. In 1977 he qualified as a lecturer in media studies. In 1978 he received a Heisenberg grant from the German Research Foundation and was visiting professor at several universities until 1982. From 1982 until his retirement in 2011, Hans Mathias Kepplinger was professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz .

Scientific activities

Kepplinger was assistant to Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann's Institute for Journalism in Mainz and worked closely with her in the years that followed. With her he paved the way for the Mainz School , which focuses on examining the effects of the media and in particular regards journalists as individuals.

He has carried out several analyzes of media coverage to examine the interactions between changes in society, their representation in the media and their effects on the population (oil crisis, conscientious objection, politically motivated violence, environmental damage). This includes analyzes of the effect of technical means of representation on television (camera perspectives, editing, sound) and of the non-verbal behavior of politicians on television. In recent years, he has primarily examined the development of political communication in the post-war period, the autonomy of scandals, reporting on climate change and the influence of television on election decisions.

The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) presented Hans Mathias Kepplinger with the Helen Dinerman Award in 2012 for his services to survey research methods. The prize has been awarded annually since 1981 to scientists who have made particular progress in the methods of survey research.

Publications (selection)

  • Silence and scandalization. What journalists think of their own mistakes . Herbert von Halem Verlag, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-86962-284-2 .
  • The mechanisms of scandalization . New edition. Olzog Verlag , Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7892-8248-5 .
  • with Marcus Maurer: Farewell to the rational voter. Why elections are decided on television. Freiburg i.Br. 2005.
  • The mechanisms of scandal. The power of the media and the possibilities of those affected. 2nd Edition. Munich 2005.
  • The dismantling of politics in the information society. Freiburg i. Br. 1998.
  • with Otto Benkert and Katharina Sobota: Psychotropic drugs in conflict. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg et al. 1995, ISBN 3-540-58785-3 .
  • Artificial horizons. Consequences, representation and acceptance of technology in the Federal Republic. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989.
  • Display effects. Experimental studies on the effects of press photos and television films. Karl Alber, Freiburg / Munich 1987, ISBN 3-495-47623-7 .
  • The current coverage of the radio. A content analysis of the evening news and political magazines. Karl Alber, Freiburg / Munich 1985, ISBN 3-495-47580-X .
  • with Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann and Winfried Schulz (eds.): Alber brochure communication. 20 volumes. Karl Alber, Freiburg / Munich 1975 to 1995.
  • with Senja Post: Climate researchers are far from certain. (Results of a climate researcher online survey in Germany) Short version in: Die Welt. September 25, 2007.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ifp.uni-mainz.de ( Memento from April 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ ifp.uni-mainz.de ( Memento from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ wapor.unl.edu

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personal data
SURNAME Kepplinger, Hans Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German communication scientist
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz