seit 01/2024: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei Prof. Maurer am Institut für Publizistik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, im DFG Projekt „Konstruktiver Journalismus. Empirische Analysen zum Wirkungspotenzial einer neuen Journalismusform“

seit 03/2023: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei Prof. Schemer am Institut für Publizistik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, im vom BMWK geförderten Projekt ENVIKO „Partizipative Energiewende-Visualisierung und Kommunikation“

07/2021 – 02/2023: Research Manager bei der SevenOne Entertainment Group

03/2019 – 06/2021: Research Consultant bei DCORE, einer Forschungsagentur spezialisiert auf Medienforschung

03/2018 – 02/2019: Research Manager im Innovationteam des Companybuilders Creative Dock

2014 – 2017: Masterstudium Kommunikation (Schwerpunkt Medienmanagement) an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz und Karls-Universität Prag

2010 – 2014: Bachelorstudium Medienkommunikation an der Universität Würzburg

  • Konstruktiver Journalismus
  • Klimakommunikation
  • Kommunikation und Erneuerbare Energien
  • Immersive Medien
  • Computationale Methoden

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2025

  • Mack, M. (2025, October). Constructive Content – Democracy-Promoting Effects? Insights from Research on Constructive Journalism for Public-Interest Platforms. Presented at the Workshop of the Media Structures Network, Mainz.
  • Mack, M. (2025, September). Higher Reach Through Constructive Journalism? A Theoretical Approach to the Usage Potential of Constructive Journalism. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Journalism Division of DGPuK, Münster.
  • Mack, M. & Maurer, M. (2025, September). How Constructive Is Constructive Journalism? A Comparative Content Analysis of Constructive and Established German News Media. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Journalism Division of DGPuK, Münster.
  • Mack, M. (2025, September). How Descriptive Secondary Data Can Be Used for Theory and Hypothesis Development Through Simulation Methods: A Simulation Example on the Influence of News Diversity on Media Trust. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Methods Division of DGPuK, Salzgitter.
  • Mack, M. & Schemer, C. (2025, June). Climate Change on Instagram: Researching Visual Representations with Computer Vision. Presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the ICA, Denver.
  • Mack, M., Jandura, O. & Maurer, M. (2025, June). The Effects of Constructive Journalism – Towards a Theoretical Framework. Presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the ICA, Denver.
  • Mack, M. (2025, June). How Constructive is Constructive Journalism? Investigating Balance, Matter-of-Factness, and Focus on Solutions in German Self-Proclaimed Constructive vs. Established Media. Presented at the Journalism Studies Preconference, 75th Annual ICA Conference, Denver.
  • Mack M. & Jost, P. (2025, March). Same same, or different? The Contribution of Quality, Alternative, Tabloid, and Local Media to Balance and Diversity of the Debate on the „Heizungsgesetz“. Presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the DGPuK, Berlin.

2024

  • Mack, M. (October, 2025). Connecting Research and Practice: Constructive Journalism from a Research Perspective. Presented at the b-future Festival for Journalism and Constructive Dialogue, Bonn.
  • Klein, T., Heinbach, D. & Mack, M. (October, 2025). Interactions and Reach Are Not Enough! – Let’s Start Measuring the Quality of Online Debates Properly. Presented at the b-future Festival for Journalism and Constructive Dialogue, Bonn.
  • Mack, M. & Schemer, C. (2024, September). Visual Framing of Climate Change on Instagram. Presented at the 10th Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Ljubljana.

2018

  • Mack, M. & Kienzler, S. (2018, June). Consumer Attitudes on Immersive Journalism. Presented at the European Media Management Association (emma), Warsaw.
  • Seit 2025: Mitglied im Advisory Board der DFG-Forschungsgruppe Diselma
  • Seit 2024: Gewählter Vertreter des akademischen Mittelbaus im Leitungsgremium des Instituts für Publizistik
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK)
  • European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
  • International Communication Association (ICA)
Keine Kurse für die gewählten Einstellungen und das Semester (WiSe 2025/26) vorhanden.

WiSe 2025/26