Matthias Kohring (born 1965) is a German professor for

Media Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...

and Communication studies at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

focusing on the area of

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

Theory, Science journalism,

Public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichk ...

Media, and

Trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another * Trust (bus ...

in Media.

Life and career

After graduating in

and Communication studies,

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and German studies at the

University of Münster The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of stud ...

, Kohring wrote his PhD thesis about the "Function of Science Journalism". In the years from 1996 to 1998, he was a research assistant for an Applied

course at the TU Ilmenau followed by a position as a research assistant in the area of Media studies at the

University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The un ...

. 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 Risk communication und about

trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another * Trust (bus ...

in media. In 2005 and 2006, he worked as a substitute professor for Communication studies at the

. In late 2006, he then accepted a professorship for Communication studies with a main focus on Media sociology and Media psychology. He has been a professor for

und Communication studies at the

since 2010 und is currently dean of the

Mannheim School of Humanities The Mannheim School of Humanities (MSH) is among the oldest of the five schools comprising the University of Mannheim, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The School of Humanities, established in 1963, encompasses the fields of Eng ...

. 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