Institute for Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig

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The Institute for Communication and Media Studies (IfKMW) is a working and research institute of the University of Leipzig for communication and media studies and sub-disciplines such as journalism , PR research , media education and book studies . The institute goes back to the Institute for Newspaper Studies founded in 1916 . This was the first German institute for newspaper studies or newspaper science and marked the beginning of the institutionalized, scientific occupation with journalism and communication in Germany.

profile

The Institute for Communication and Media Studies is divided into seven areas and chairs:

  • Historical and systematic communication science : dealing with the history and theory of communication science;
  • Empirical communication research : media reception and impact research as well as media content and media usage research;
  • Journalism : research into journalism and training in radio, television, online journalism;
  • Media studies and media culture ;
  • Media pedagogy : media competence and appropriation research;
  • Book science ;
  • Communication management and public relations .

Communication and media studies in Leipzig has a high international research reputation. Among other things, basic, scientific models such as the dynamic-transactional approach or the integration model come from Leipzig teachers and researchers . In the area of ​​communication management and public relations , the research focus is on trust and reputation, controlling and the change in public relations, which is examined in the long-term study European Communication Monitor .

history

Erich Everth, journalist and the first full professor for newspaper science in Germany

In November 1916, the economist Karl Bücher created the independent Institute for Newspaper Studies at the University of Leipzig from an existing department of the United Political Science Seminars , with the aim of establishing a professionally oriented range of courses in journalism and the technical production of newspapers. Books thus modeled a scientific preoccupation with communication, as it was later adopted by other German universities. In 1921 the subject of newspaper studies was recognized as a major and doctoral subject at the Philosophical Faculty.

Erich Everth was appointed to the first full professorship for newspaper studies at a German university in 1926 , who theoretically founded newspaper studies as an independent discipline and modern integration science. The attractiveness of the newspaper studies course increased, in the winter semester the subject already registered 128 students. Because he spoke out against bans on the press and in favor of maintaining freedom of the press shortly after the National Socialists came to power , Everth lost the chair.

In 1934 Hans A. Münster , a Berlin newspaper scientist and student of the sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies , took over the chair, which was now called newspaper studies . Münster's teaching fitted into the National Socialist regime. He taught a journalism whose task should be to stabilize National Socialism.

From 1946 until the end of the GDR in 1990, the University of Leipzig was the only university in the GDR that offered academic journalism training. The university trained journalists in line with the socialist ideology and was popularly known as the Red Monastery . On December 11, 1990 the Saxon state government decided to liquidate the journalism section due to the ideological burden and to discontinue the Leipzig journalism training. The enrolled students protested against this with a hunger strike , which caused a stir throughout Germany.

On December 2, 1993, the founding ceremony for the new institutes at Leipzig University took place, including the Institute for Communication and Media Studies .

From 2003 the institute was located at Burgstrasse 21. Since 2019 the institute has been located at Nikolaistraße 27-29.

Former professors

literature

  • Arnulf Kutsch / Stefanie Averbeck: An institute in transition. From newspaper studies to communication and media studies. In: University of Leipzig, Institute for Communication and Media Studies (ed.): Information on the Institute for Communication and Media Studies. Leipzig 2003, pp. 6-11.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: History: Heavily struggled soil . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ IfKMW: Areas . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ IfKMW: Research projects in communication management / PR . Last accessed September 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: Karl books and his study program . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: Everths Zeitungskunde - an integration science . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: Nazi era: journalists as helpers of politics . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: The newspaper science in the service of socialist practice . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Henschke, Maik / David, Johannes (July 12, 2006): From the “Red Monastery” to the Institute for KMW - Leipzig Journalism through the Ages. In: Uncover. Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  9. ^ Ruge, Marcel / Rank, Martin (March 17, 2010): Hunger for the Institute. The fight for the preservation of Leipzig journalism. In: Uncover. Last accessed: July 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ Tim Herden : End of a business trip . In: The Friday of April 24th 2010.
  11. ↑ Kutsch, Arnulf / Averbeck, Stefanie: After the turnaround: a new foundation with obstacles . Last accessed: July 26, 2015.