Matthias Kohring (born 1965) is a German professor for Media and

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at the University of Mannheim focusing on the area of Journalism Theory,

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, Public Media, and

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in Media.

Life and career

After graduating in Journalism and

, Political science and

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at the University of Münster, Kohring wrote his PhD thesis about the "Function of

Science Journalism Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public. Origins Modern science journalism dates back to '' Digdarshan'' (means showing the d ...

". In the years from 1996 to 1998, he was a research assistant for an Applied Media course at the TU Ilmenau followed by a position as a research assistant in the area of

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at the University of Jena. There he reached his habilitation in 2004 with his work about "Trust in Journalism". He has led several research projects for the DFG as well as for the EU about

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und about

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in media. In 2005 and 2006, he worked as a substitute professor for

at the University of Münster. In late 2006, he then accepted a professorship for

with a main focus on Media sociology and Media psychology. He has been a professor for Media und

at the University of Mannheim since 2010 und is currently dean of the

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. Matthias Kohring is married and father of three children.''Short biography of Matthias Kohring''
Konstruktion von Kommunikation in der Mediengesellschaft. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

Selected bibliography

* Matthias Kohring: ''Vertrauen in Journalismus. Theorie und Empirie'' Universitätsverlag, Konstanz 2004, . * Matthias Kohring: ''Wissenschaftsjournalismus: Forschungsüberblick und Theorieentwurf'' Universitätsverlag, Konstanz 2005, .

References

External links

Biography of Kohring
as published on the page of the University of Mannheim
Publications by Kohring
on the page of the University of Mannheim
Teaching Experience
as published on the page of the University of Mannheim {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohring, Matthias 1965 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Mannheim University of Münster alumni